Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy raises $87M ahead of $250M Series B

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Techme101

Type One Energy has raised more than $160 million from investors to date. The new funding will help the company further refine its stellarator technology.

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Robotics software maker Skild AI hits $14B valuation

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Techme101

Skild AI, which is building general-purpose robotic software, just raised a $1.4 billion funding round led by SoftBank.

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AI security firm, depthfirst, announces $40 million series A

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Techme101

The company used an AI-native platform to help companies fight threats.

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US cargo tech company publicly exposed its shipping systems and customer data to the web

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Techme101

Shipping tech company Bluspark left internal plaintext passwords, including those of executives, exposed to the internet, at a time when hacks in the shipping industry are on the rise.

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Leaked Data Exposes Thousands of Border Patrol, ICE Agents After Renee Good Shooting

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Techme101

A reported DHS leak exposed personal details of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol agents after a Minneapolis shooting, raising safety and ethics concerns.
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Inflation data, bank earnings, Saks files for bankruptcy and more in Morning Squawk

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Techme101

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

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Airbnb poaches former Meta GenAI leader to be new technology chief

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Techme101

The new appointment comes amid Airbnb’s massive app redesign, which added catering and personal training.

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X to comply with UK law over Grok deepfakes, Starmer says

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Techme101

The prime minister says he’s been told Elon Musk’s X is taking steps to make it’s in “full compliance with UK law.”

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Get Secure Cloud Storage on a 2TB Lifetime Plan with Internxt for $100

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Techme101

This secure storage platform uses open source code, zero-knowledge file systems, and end-to-end encryption to keep your online data truly private.
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VoiceRun nabs $5.5M to build voice agent factory

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Techme101

VoiceRun, a startup that creates voice agents, raised $5.5 million in a round led by FlyBridge.

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