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YouTubers sue Snap for alleged copyright infringement in training its AI models

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

The YouTubers claim Snap, like others, used AI datasets meant for research and academic use to train its AI models.

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Vinod Khosla publicly disavows Keith Rabois’ comments on ICE shooting

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

Unwavering Trump loyalist and VC Keith Rabois caused his colleague and his firm’s founder to distance themseves from his comments on ICE.

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Social network UpScrolled sees surge in downloads following TikTok’s US takeover

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

UpScrolled’s TikTok alternative is climbing up the App Store’s top charts.

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AI startup CVector raises $5M for its industrial ‘nervous system’

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

Industrial AI startup CVector built a brain and nervous system for big industry. Now, founders Richard Zhang and Tyler Ruggles are tasked with a bigger challenge: showing customers and investors how this AI-powered software layer translates to real savings on … Continue reading →

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Rad Power Bikes reaches deal to sell itself for $13.2 million

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

A company called Life Electric Vehicle Holdings has emerged as the top bidder for Rad Power’s assets. It’s not clear what the company plans to do with them, though.

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TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok U.S. deal finalized

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on open protocols, has had a busy weekend.

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Anthropic launches interactive Claude apps, including Slack and other workplace tools

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

Claude users will now be able to call up interactive apps inside the chatbot interface, with Cowork integration coming soon.

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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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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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