People Are Protesting Data Centers—but Embracing the Factories That Supply Them

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

As the data center backlash grows, support is growing for server factories and the hundreds of jobs they’re expected to bring.

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Elon Musk’s X probed by EU over sexually explicit images on Grok

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

The European Commission on Monday said it opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the spreading of sexually explicit material by the AI chatbot Grok.

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EU investigates Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

The Commission will assess whether “manipulated sexually explicit images” have been shown to users in the EU.

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Gmail Spam Filter Breakdown Affects 1.8B Users

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

The disruption began Saturday (5am Pacific time, Jan .24) affecting approximately 1.8 billion Gmail users worldwide with widespread email misclassification.
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Nvidia and Alphabet VC arms back AI startup Synthesia at $4 billion valuation

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

The British AI video company has raised $200 million in fresh funding.

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TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

Details on the expanded access to location information was published in a new privacy policy for the popular social media app.

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TikTok Avoids US Ban as Ownership Changes Reshape App

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

The deal ends ban threats and uncertainty, but a weekend outage and new terms of service and privacy policies raise questions about the algorithm.
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Synthesia hits $4B valuation, lets employees cash out

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series E round of funding that brings its valuation to $4 billion — up from $2.1 billion just a year ago.

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This founder cracked firefighting — now he’s creating an AI gold mine

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

The nozzle is just the beginning – what company founder Sunny Sethi calls “the muscle on the ground.”

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ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Techme101

Information from the conservative-leaning, AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk’s xAI is beginning to appear in answers from ChatGPT.

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