Saturday, Jan 17, 2026
Deal or Ban? TikTok’s U.S. Future Slips Into Uncertainty
Efforts to force a sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations have once again slipped into uncertainty, leaving potential buyers and investors…
OpenAI Hires Ex-Google Dealmaker as It Ramps Up Acquisition Strategy
OpenAI has appointed Albert Lee to lead its corporate development function, a move that underscores the company’s shift toward a…
From Payments to Banking: PayPal Makes a High-Stakes Move
PayPal has taken a decisive step toward becoming a full-fledged financial institution, filing an application to establish PayPal Bank with…
‘Slop’ Named Word of the Year as AI Content Floods the Internet
Merriam-Webster’s decision to name “slop” the word of 2025 marks a broader shift in how audiences are reacting to the…
A New CEO, Old Problems: Why Frontier’s Strategy Is Under Pressure
Frontier Group Holdings has replaced its chief executive after nearly a decade, signaling growing strain inside one of the U.S.…
Update Now: What’s Behind Apple and Google’s Urgent Security Patches
Apple and Google have simultaneously pushed security updates across key products after uncovering a cyber operation that compromised an unknown…
Spinny Raises $160 Million in Push to Control India’s Used-Car Market
India’s used-car marketplace Spinny is raising roughly $160 million to fund the acquisition of vehicle servicing platform GoMechanic, a move…
From 45 Minutes to 15: What’s Powering the New Generation of Medical Scanners
For decades, advanced lung scans meant patients lying motionless inside hospital scanners for up to 45 minutes – an experience…
ServiceNow Bets Big: A $7 Billion Deal Instead of an IPO
ServiceNow is in negotiations to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis in a transaction that could be valued at up to $7…
From Search to Spending: How AI Is Pushing Shoppers to Buy More
When a 24-year-old retail tech CEO says she used to spend more than 15 hours a year researching gifts –…
From Nonprofit Dream to AI Powerhouse: OpenAI’s Radical Transformation
When OpenAI launched in December 2015, it positioned itself as a counterweight to commercial AI development. Backed by a $1…
Teen Safety or Online Censorship? Reddit Challenges Australia’s Social Media Law
Reddit has become the first major platform to openly challenge Australia’s new ban on social media use for teenagers under…
CEO Out, Stock Up: Why Lululemon’s Shake-Up Has Wall Street Cheering
Lululemon shares surged in premarket trading Friday after the company announced that CEO Calvin McDonald will step down at the…
From Boring to Billion-Dollar: How Fiber Became the Next Big Food Trend
One of the most visible nutrition trends of the year is quietly facing an unexpected challenger. Protein has dominated consumer…
AI Knows What You Want: How Chatbots Are Taking Over Holiday Shopping
Holiday gift-shopping is quietly getting rewired, and NewsTrackerToday notes the shift isn’t happening in some far-off “future of retail” slide…