Tag Archives: TechCrunch

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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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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Nvidia invests $2B to help debt-ridden CoreWeave add 5GW of AI compute

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

CoreWeave will also integrate Nvidia’s products across its platform, including the new Rubin chip architecture.

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SpaceX eyes mid-March for first test of upgraded Starship rocket

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

The launch date had been up in the air after the rocket’s booster stage suffered an explosion during testing in November.

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Nvidia’s new AI weather models probably saw this storm coming weeks ago

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

Nvidia announced three new AI weather tools today. Together, they promise to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts while also making them accessible to more users.

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Apple’s new AirTag is louder and can be found across longer distances

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

Apple’s new AirTag is louder and supports better finding at longer distances.

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