Friday, Jan 16, 2026
Manus in the Crosshairs: China Moves to Scrutinize Meta’s $2B AI Deal
Chinese regulators have opened a preliminary review into Meta Platforms’ proposed acquisition of AI startup Manus, a move that underscores…
India Takes Aim at Apple: Global Revenue Fines and a New War on Big Tech
India’s legal confrontation with Apple is evolving into a defining test of how far national regulators are willing to go…
Why Microsoft’s Next Data Center Is Becoming a Political Problem
Microsoft has emerged as the company behind a proposed data center project in western Michigan that has sparked local resistance,…
China’s AI Moment: Zhipu Breaks Cover With a $558M IPO
The IPO of Knowledge Atlas Technology JSC, better known as Zhipu, marks a notable inflection point for China’s generative AI…
The U.S. Housing Market Is Cracking: Why Sellers Are Losing Control in 2026
The U.S. housing market has entered 2026 without a burst of momentum, but beneath the surface, important structural shifts are…
Qualcomm’s 2-nm Gamble: Is Samsung Ready for a Comeback?
Qualcomm’s reported discussions with Samsung Electronics over contract manufacturing of two-nanometer chips point to a potentially meaningful shift in the…
The Whistleblower Was Fake: How an AI Hoax Fooled Reddit and Millions Online
A viral Reddit post that claimed to expose exploitative practices inside a major food-delivery platform has since been revealed as…
While Everyone Talks AI, NinjaOne Quietly Builds a $500M Revenue Engine
NinjaOne’s announcement that it has surpassed $500 million in annual recurring revenue marks a significant inflection point not only for…
When AI Sells What Doesn’t Exist: Amazon’s Risky Commerce Experiment
Amazon is testing how far it can push agent-driven commerce, and the early reaction from independent retailers suggests the experiment…
Is the AI Bubble Near? Vista’s CEO Says the Real Money Is Elsewhere
Robert F. Smith believes the next phase of the artificial intelligence boom will not be defined by data centers, chips…
$300 Million, 20,000 Robotaxis: Uber’s Biggest Autonomous Gamble Yet
Uber, Lucid Motors and Nuro used CES 2026 to signal a shift in the robotaxi race – from experimentation to…
Alexa+ Goes Web: Amazon’s Quiet Challenge to ChatGPT
Amazon has taken a meaningful step to reposition Alexa for the generative-AI era by launching Alexa.com, a browser-based interface that…
A 5% Shock: Why California’s Billionaire Tax Is Sparking a Tech Revolt
San Jose has emerged as an unexpected center of resistance to California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax, highlighting a growing internal…
The DeepSeek Scare That Faded: Why AI Markets Didn’t Collapse After All
Nearly a year after DeepSeek sent shockwaves through global AI markets, the episode is increasingly viewed not as a turning…
GM Grows While the Market Cracks: Why the Sales Leader Faces a Tougher 2026
General Motors closed 2025 as one of the few clear outperformers in the U.S. auto market, delivering a result that…