Larry Page loosens business ties to CA amid state’s proposed wealth tax, report
Larry Page is reportedly moving assets out of California over concern the state will vote in a tax on billionaires.
January 2026
Yes, LinkedIn banned AI agent startup Artisan, but now it’s back
Several viral posts noticed that Artisan was banned. But the CEO tells us it wasn’t for the reasons many thought.
Grok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What’s on X
A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok’s official website shows it’s being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors.
A Coding Implementation to Build a Unified Apache Beam Pipeline Demonstrating Batch and Stream Processing with Event-Time Windowing Using DirectRunner
In this tutorial, we demonstrate how to build a unified Apache Beam pipeline that works seamlessly in both batch and stream-like modes using the DirectRunner. We generate synthetic, event-time–aware data…
Roku’s $3 streaming service Howdy will be coming to other platforms, CEO says
At CES 2026, Anthony Wood, Roku’s founder, chairman, and CEO, offered a hint about the future of the company’s newest streaming channel, Howdy, and its ambition to become a broader…
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health, says 230 million users ask about health each week
The feature, which is expected to roll out in the coming weeks, will offer a dedicated space for conversations with ChatGPT about health.
Lux Capital lands $1.5B for its largest fund ever
The 25-year-old firm is an early investor in Anduril, Applied Intuition, and Runway AI.
AI Models Are Starting to Learn by Asking Themselves Questions
An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for itself—might point the way to superintelligence.
AMC previews its new show, ‘The Audacity,’ focused on Silicon Valley
As one of the show’s actors, Billy Magnussen, noted, “Silicon Valley is one of those times in our modern era which is defining humanity. And what better place to make…
Discord’s IPO could happen in March
Discord reportedly filed confidential IPO paperwork and has pinned its hopes on a debut in March.