12:26 AM PST · January 17, 2026 Elon Musk wants a jaw-dropping $79 billion to $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming the…
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California AG sends Musk's xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes |
3:21 PM PST · January 16, 2026 Earlier this week, the California attorney general’s office announced that it was investigating xAI over reports that the…
Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram |
12:01 PM PST · January 16, 2026 A hacker posted the personal data of several of his hacking victims on his Instagram account, @ihackthegovernment, according…
TikTok quietly launches a microdrama app called 'PineDrama' |
1:11 PM PST · January 16, 2026 TikTok has quietly released a new stand-alone short drama app called PineDrama in the U.S. and Brazil. The…
From OpenAI’s offices to a deal with Eli Lilly — how Chai Discovery became one of the flashiest names in AI drug development |
Drug discovery, the art of identifying new molecules to develop pharmaceuticals, is a notoriously time-consuming and difficult process. Traditional techniques, like high-throughput screening, offer an…
ChatGPT users are about to get hit with targeted ads |
11:54 AM PST · January 16, 2026 An ongoing conversation — both within and outside of the tech community — has been about just how…
Trump administration wants tech companies to buy $15B of power plants they may not use |
11:38 AM PST · January 16, 2026 The Trump administration wants the largest electricity grid to add $15 billion worth of new power generation —and…
How a hacking campaign targeted high-profile Gmail and WhatsApp users across the Middle East |
On Tuesday, U.K.-based Iranian activist Nariman Gharib tweeted redacted screenshots of a phishing link sent to him via a WhatsApp message. “Do not click on…
X is down for the second time this week |
In Brief Posted: 8:29 AM PST · January 16, 2026 Elon Musk’s X is experiencing its second large-scale outage this week. The site and app,…
Italy investigates Activision Blizzard for pushing in-game purchases |
7:02 AM PST · January 16, 2026 Italy has launched two investigations into Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard, alleging the company has engaged in “misleading and aggressive”…