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How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market while rivals fell short

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Techme101

The profitable life-insurance platform was one of the first major tech companies to test the 2026 public markets.

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Guys, I don’t think Tim Cook knows how to monetize AI

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Techme101

One intrepid Morgan Stanley analyst dared to ask how Apple will make money on its AI investments. The answer will not shock you.

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The iPhone just had its best quarter ever

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Techme101

Growth in regions like China and India are credited with pushing Apple’s phone sales higher than ever.

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Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $50B in OpenAI

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Techme101

If a deal materializes, it would mean Amazon is backing competing startups in the race for AI supremacy.

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI in talks to merge, according to reports

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Techme101

This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and SpaceX rockets together under one corporation.

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Microsoft won’t stop buying AI chips from Nvidia, AMD, even after launching its own, Nadella says 

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Techme101

Microsoft says its own chip leapfrogs those made by other cloud providers like Amazon and Google. But it needs more.

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Medium gives employees Friday off to participate in national strike protesting ICE

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Techme101

Medium gives its employees the option to take the day off to protest on Friday.

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Satya Nadella insists people are using Microsoft’s Copilot AI a lot  

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Techme101

With Microsoft spending many billions on data centers, and rumors that no one is using its AI, CEO Satya Nadella shared some usage numbers.

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Fintech firm Marquis blames hack at firewall provider SonicWall for its data breach

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Techme101

The fintech giant said it plans to “seek recoupment of any expenses” from its firewall provider SonicWall after a 2025 data breach exposed customer firewall configurations.

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI in talks to merge, report says

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Techme101

This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and SpaceX rockets together under one corporation.

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