TikTok attributes recent glitches to a power outage at a U.S. data center

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

The timing of these outages lines up with the long-awaited creation of a separate U.S. TikTok entity last week.

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VC firm 2150 raises €210M fund to solve cities’ climate challenges

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

Europe-based venture fund 2150 raised the money to invest in climate tech startups that help solve cities’ carbon footprint.

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Why it’s the perfect time to start a position in this industrial stock

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

The Investing Club holds its “Morning Meeting” every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

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Microsoft reveals second generation of its AI chip in effort to bolster cloud business

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

With its newest AI chip, Microsoft plans “wider customer availability” after its initial product was only used for internal projects.

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Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their CEOs to call the White House and demand ICE leave our cities. 

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Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

Maia comes equipped with over 100 billion transistors, delivering over 10 petaflops in 4-bit precision and approximately 5 petaflops of 8-bit performance — a substantial increase over its predecessor.

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Elon Musk’s X Faces EU Inquiry Over Sexualized AI Images Generated by Grok

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

Regulators said the company’s lack of controls had led to the widespread use of deepfakes created with the chatbot Grok.

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Yann LeCun, an A.I. Pioneer, Warns the Tech ‘Herd’ Could Hit a Dead End

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

Yann LeCun helped create the technology behind today’s chatbots. Now he says many tech companies are on the wrong path to creating intelligent machines.

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Silicon Valley Wants to Build A.I. That Can Improve A.I. on Its Own

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

Ricursive Intelligence, founded by two former Google researchers and valued at $4 billion, is among several efforts to automate the creation of artificial intelligence.

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New Videos of the Beckham Feud Are Fake. Nobody Seems to Care.

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

A.I.-generated content of Victoria Beckham has spread as wedding drama has engulfed the celebrity clan and the public has clamored for receipts (even fabricated ones).

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