DoorDash seems to have confirmed a viral story about a driver using an AI-generated photo to lie about making a delivery.
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Sunday, January 4, 2026
French and Malaysian authorities are investigating Grok for generating sexualized deepfakes
France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning Grok for creating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors.
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Plaud launches a new AI pin and a desktop meeting notetaker
Plaud is going after the likes of Granola to launch a desktop app that records online meetings
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Subtle releases ear buds with its noise cancelation models
Subtle's new $199 earbuds will also let you dictate in any app on desktop or phone
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Saturday, January 3, 2026
Tech billionaires cashed out $16 billion in 2025 as stocks soared
Jeff Bezos led the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, right around the time he was getting hitched to Lauren Sanchez in Venice.
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California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data
A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information.
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Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein credits Trump for early release from prison
Ilya Lichtenstein, who pled guilty to money laundering charges tied to his role in the massive hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, has apparently been released early from prison.
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Friday, January 2, 2026
India orders Musk’s X to fix Grok over “obscene” AI content
India's IT ministry has given X 72 hours to submit an action-taken report.
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Tesla annual sales decline 9% as it’s overtaken by BYD as global EV leader
Tesla annual sales have fallen for the second year in a row, a drop fueled by the removal of the federal tax credit in the U.S. and competition from Chinese automakers.
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Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments
Over the last two years, Nvidia has used its ballooning fortunes to invest in over 100 AI startups. Here are the giant semiconductor's largest investments.
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Pebble reboots its thinnest smartwatch with the Pebble Round 2
Pebble launches a $199 smartwatch with rounded screen that can last up to 2 weeks on one charge.
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The 16 top logistics, manufacturing, materials startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Here is the full list of the logistics, manufacturing, and materials Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.
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In 2026, AI will move from hype to pragmatism
In 2026, here's what you can expect from the AI industry: new architectures, smaller models, world models, reliable agents, physical AI, and products designed for real-world use.
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Clicks debuts its own take on the BlackBerry smartphone, plus a $79 snap-on mobile keyboard
The company behind the add-on mobile keyboards with physical buttons is now doing its own phone.
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Thursday, January 1, 2026
Even as global crop prices fall, India’s Arya.ag is attracting investors — and staying profitable
Arya.ag, an Indian agritech company offering storage facilities near farms and offering lending services to hundreds of thousands of farmers, has drawn investor interest and remained profitable even as global crop prices continue to fall in a volatile commodities market. The investor interest has taken shape in the latest all-equity Series D round from GEF […]
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