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Singapore’s DayOne Raises $2B Funding for AI Infrastructure Ambitions

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Techme101

The firm pioneers a construction methodology which involves assembling facilities from pre-fabricated modules made at a factory. The post Singapore’s DayOne Raises $2B Funding for AI Infrastructure Ambitions appeared first on TechRepublic.

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WhatsApp rolls out new group chat features, including member tags

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Techme101

You can choose a tag that gives others in the group chat more context about who you are.

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Spotify now lets you share what you’re streaming in real time with friends

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Techme101

You can tap a friend’s listening activity to play the track, save it, open the menu, or react with an emoji.

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Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount’s bid again, calls it a ‘leveraged buyout’

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Techme101

The studio’s board unanimously rejected Paramount Skydance’s revised $108.4 billion bid, calling the proposal a “leveraged buyout” that would saddle the company with $87 billion in debt.

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Spotify lowers monetization threshold for video podcasts

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Techme101

Spotify is dropping the minimum episode requirement to three, minimum consumption hours to 2,000, and engaged audience member threshold to 1,000 over the last 30 days.

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Air taxi maker Joby buys new Ohio factory, more than doubles manufacturing footprint as it vies for FAA approval

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Techme101

Joby’s expansion comes as electric air taxi companies race to gain Federal Aviation Administration certification to start flying their aircrafts commercially.

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Trump’s Greenland considerations, Nvidia’s China demand, xAI’s latest funding round and more in Morning Squawk

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Techme101

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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Barclays Enters Stablecoin Space With First-Ever Investment

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Techme101

UK bank has now become a stakeholder in Ubyx, a US startup creating clearing infrastructure for digital currencies. The post Barclays Enters Stablecoin Space With First-Ever Investment appeared first on TechRepublic.

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UK Launches £210M Cyber Action Plan

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Techme101

At the heart of this plan sits a new Government Cyber Unit, designed to coordinate the UK’s scattered cybersecurity efforts into a unified force. The post UK Launches £210M Cyber Action Plan appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Roblox now requires all users globally to complete age checks to access chat

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Techme101

Once users complete an age check, they can access age-based chat, which means they can only communicate with others in a similar age group.

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