Tech

Source: Apple's Google Gemini deal will be a cloud contract where Apple pays Google; another source says OpenAI declined to be Apple's custom model provider (t.co)
2026-1-15 Google Apple

TSMC reports Q4 net profit up 35% YoY to a record ~$16B, handily beating estimates, as it benefited from surging demand for AI chips (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-15 AI 4Q

OpenAI quietly rolls out ChatGPT Translate, a standalone website that currently supports plain text translations across 50+ languages (www.androidauthority.com)
2026-1-15

Sources: China is drafting rules for Nvidia H200 purchases, limiting how many chips local companies can buy and requiring them to justify the need (asia.nikkei.com)
2026-1-15 China Nvidia

GlobalFoundries agrees to acquire Synopsys' ARC processor IP business, which includes ARC-V (RISC-V) and ARC CPU IP, and integrate it into its MIPS business (www.eetimes.com)
2026-1-15

A source close to Thinking Machines alleged that ex-CTO Barret Zoph, who is returning to OpenAI, had shared confidential company information with competitors (www.wired.com)
2026-1-15

Bengaluru-based edtech startup Emversity raised a $30M Series A led by Premji Invest, sources say at a $120M post-money valuation, up from $60M in April 2025 (techcrunch.com)
2026-1-15 Startup

Alibaba links Qwen to its online shopping and travel services, including Taobao, Alipay, Fliggy, and Amap, aiming to build a one-stop AI app for its 100M users (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-15 Alibaba AI Alipay

The Swedish Start-Up Aiming To Conquer America's Full-Body-Scan Craze (science.slashdot.org)
2026-1-15 U.S. Sweden

CoinDesk Data: Binance's market share of spot crypto trading fell to 25% in December, its lowest since 2021, and it is also losing ground in derivatives trading (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-15

ChatGPT's upcoming cross-platform feature is codenamed "Agora" (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-15

Are QWERTY Phones Trying To Make a Comeback? (mobile.slashdot.org)
2026-1-15

Project Eleven, which builds tools to prepare blockchains for post-quantum threats, raised a $20M Series A led by Castle Island at a $120M post-money valuation (www.theblock.co)
2026-1-15 Quantum

Digg Launches Its New Reddit Rival To the Public (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-15 Reddit

Google plans to make Chrome for Android an agentic browser with Gemini (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-15 Android Google Browser Chrome

Cerebras Scores OpenAI Deal Worth Over $10 Billion (slashdot.org)
2026-1-15

Fidji Simo says Barret Zoph, Luke Metz, and Sam Schoenholz are returning to OpenAI, a move which “has been in the works for several weeks” (x.com)
2026-1-15

Thinking Machines parts ways with CTO Barret Zoph, with Soumith Chintala taking over the role; sources say the termination is due to “unethical conduct” (x.com)
2026-1-15

Google's Personal Intelligence links Gmail, Photos and Search to Gemini (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-15 Google Intelligence

X updates Grok to prevent the “editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis” and geoblocks it for all users “where it's illegal” (www.engadget.com)
2026-1-15

DoorDash and UberEats Cost Drivers $550 Million In Tips, NYC Says (news.slashdot.org)
2026-1-15

10 Asteroids That Sneaked Closer Than Our Satellites (listverse.com)
2026-1-15

10 Chance Encounters That Formed Legendary Bands (listverse.com)
2026-1-15

Coinbase pulls support from the US Senate's crypto market structure bill ahead of a key vote; CEO Brian Armstrong says there are “too many issues” with the bill (www.coindesk.com)
2026-1-15 Senate Coinbase

US Approves Sale of Nvidia's Advanced AI Chips To China (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-1-15 China AI Nvidia

OpenAI's hidden ChatGPT Translate tool takes on Google Translate (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-15 Google

Bandcamp Bans AI Music (entertainment.slashdot.org)
2026-1-15 AI

South Korean giant Kyowon confirms data theft in ransomware attack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-15 Korea

YouTube now lets parents set time limits on their kids' YouTube Shorts feed, ranging from 15 minutes to two hours, with an option for zero minutes coming soon (www.theverge.com)
2026-1-15 YouTube

House Sysadmin Stole 200 Phones, Caught By House IT Desk (it.slashdot.org)
2026-1-15

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