A blunt question is fueling one of China’s most unexpected app success stories. An app literally called “Are you dead?” has exploded across Chinese app stores, tapping into a quiet fear shared by millions of people who live alone. What […]
Oobit, the Tether-backed mobile payments app, has added support for Phantom wallet, enabling everyday crypto payments for over 15 million users. The integration expands the company’s multi-wallet support ecosystem, bridging the gap between crypto and consumer spending. The integration allows […]
Technology News Today – Your Daily Briefing on the AI, Big Tech, and Startup Shifts Reshaping Markets It’s Wednesday, January 14, 2026, and today’s tech landscape shows just how fast the AI arms race is reshaping Silicon Valley and beyond. […]
Cerebras Systems is back in the spotlight, and the numbers this time are eye-catching. The AI chip startup is in talks to raise roughly $1 billion at a pre-money valuation of $22 billion, according to The Information, citing people familiar […]
Flip is making a strong case that the phone, not chat, is where enterprise AI gets real. The New York-based startup just closed a $20 million Series A round after its Voice AI platform handled more than 300 million customer […]
Voice AI is having its breakout moment — and Deepgram just locked in the capital to ride that wave. The San Francisco-based startup raised $130 million in a Series C round, valuing the company at $1.3 billion, pushing it firmly […]
Defense Unicorns just crossed a major milestone — and it did so with a serious show of investor confidence. The Colorado-based defense software startup has raised $136 million in a Series B round led by Bain Capital, pushing its valuation […]
Apple just made a big move in its AI playbook. The company is partnering with Google in a multi-year deal that will bring Gemini models into Apple’s AI stack, setting the stage for a major Siri overhaul later this year. […]
A German news site pulled the plug on a Tesla buying survey after something didn’t add up. What began as a simple reader poll turned into a cautionary tale about how fragile online voting can be. The survey, published in […]
Fintech startup VelaFi just closed a fresh $20 million Series B, bringing its total funding to $40 million and highlighting a quiet shift in global payments. The round was led by XVC and Ikuyo, with backing from Alibaba Investment, Planetree, […]
Technology News Today – Your Daily Briefing on the AI, Big Tech, and Startup Shifts Reshaping Markets It’s Monday, January 12, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today — from AI and startups to regulation and […]
Late last year, we flagged early signs of an AI bubble as investors began sounding the alarm over sky-high startup valuations. At the time, the artificial intelligence boom was already dominating headlines. Massive funding rounds. Eye-popping deal sizes. Predictions that bordered […]
MiniMax just pulled off a market debut that few startups ever get to enjoy. Shares of the Shanghai-based AI company jumped 109% on their first day of trading in Hong Kong, closing at HK$345 after pricing at HK$165. The move […]
Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI just pulled the plug on free image generation inside Grok, locking the feature behind a paywall after a week of backlash over sexually explicit AI creations circulating on X. The move follows a Reuters investigation […]
Technology News Today – Your Daily Briefing on the AI, Big Tech, and Startup Shifts Reshaping Markets It’s Friday, January 9, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today, from AI and startups to regulation and Big […]
Meta is making a bold energy bet to keep its AI ambitions alive. The company announced on Friday new agreements with three nuclear power providers: Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo, to secure the massive electricity supply needed to run its upcoming […]
AI is now part of everyday business. Teams use it to automate tasks, extract insights from data, and speed up decision-making. Simple tools are built without code. Tailored systems are developed from scratch to match complex workflows. Choosing between a […]
Singapore — Agnes AI, a consumer-first AI platform, today announced the release of three new product features—Group Chat (CoVibe), Filters, and Explore—designed to make AI a shared experience for collaboration, creative expression, and everyday discovery. The rollout expands Agnes AI’s […]
Amazon is learning, again, that convenience for shoppers can come at a cost for sellers. Earlier this year, Amazon quietly rolled out a test called Shop Direct, a feature that lets shoppers browse products from outside Amazon’s own marketplace. In […]
Mobileye is making a sharp turn beyond self-driving cars. The Israeli autonomous driving firm said Tuesday it is acquiring humanoid robotics startup Mentee Robotics in a deal valued at about $900 million, signaling a serious bet on what it sees […]
