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Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI might merge into one company
- Jay Peters
- Jan 29, 2026
SpaceX and xAI, which are both led by Elon Musk, are "in discussions to merge" ahead of SpaceX's IPO that's planned for later this year, Reuters repor...
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Waymo begins service at San Francisco International Airport
- Will Shanklin
- Jan 29, 2026
As fans and media prepare to descend on the Bay Area for Super Bowl LX, what does a high-tech city like San Francisco do? Why, call in the robotaxis,...
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Apple’s second biggest acquisition ever is an AI company that listens to ‘silent speech’
- Richard Lawler
- Jan 29, 2026
Apple's biggest acquisition ever is still its $3 billion Beats buy in 2014, but now the second biggest deal is bringing in Q.ai, a four-year-old AI au...
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Obsbot’s new gimbal webcam doesn’t justify its $350 price
- Cameron Faulkner
- Jan 29, 2026
Webcam company Obsbot recently launched two new gimbal-equipped webcams, the $349 Tiny 3 and the $199 Tiny 3 Lite. It claims that the priciest model i...
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Apple acquires Q.ai for a reported $2 billion
- Anna Washenko
- Jan 29, 2026
Apple has acquired Israel-based startup Q.ai, a move that could provide a much-needed boost to the tech giant's capabilities in artificial intelligenc...
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A Yann LeCun–Linked Startup Charts a New Path to AGI
- Joel Khalili
- Jan 29, 2026
As the world’s largest companies pour hundreds of billions of dollars into large language models, San Francisco-based Logical Intelligence is trying s...
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Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3 billion over ‘flagrant piracy’
- Lawrence Bonk
- Jan 29, 2026
A group of music publishers led by Concord Music Group and Universal Music Group are suing Anthropic, according to a report by Reuters. The suit accus...
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Everything is gambling now: the latest news on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi
- Verge Staff
- Jan 29, 2026
Prediction markets will let you bet on just about anything, from how many tweets Elon Musk will post this week to the next president of the United Sta...
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Google's Project Genie lets you generate your own interactive worlds
- Igor Bonifacic
- Jan 29, 2026
This past summer, Google DeepMind debuted Genie 3. It’s what’s known as a world world, an AI system capable of generating images and reacting as the u...
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How to watch the 2026 Super Bowl: Patriots vs. Seahawks channel, start time, where to stream and more
- Liz Kocan
- Jan 29, 2026
The New England Patriots are headed to the 2026 Super Bowl. (Lauren Leigh Bacho via Getty Images) Lauren Leigh Bacho via Getty Images Drake...
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Maingear's latest retro gaming desktop takes you back to the Quake era
- Will Shanklin
- Jan 29, 2026
Maingear is back with another nostalgia-fueled gaming PC. The Retro98 may look like it's made for playing Quake while you wait for The Phantom Menace...
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Spotify has a group messaging feature now
- Andre Revilla
- Jan 29, 2026
Spotify is adding group chats to the messaging service it premiered last year. In an addendum to the original blog post introducing Messages, the comp...