January 15, 2026

US senators demand answers from X, Meta, Alphabet and others on sexualized deepfakes: In a letter to the leaders of X, Meta, Alphabet, Snap, Reddit and TikTok, several U.S. senators are demanding the companies provide proof that they have "robust protections and policies" in place, and how they plan to curb the rise of sexualized deepfakes on their platforms. Read More

Spotify raises its subscription prices in the U.S. again: Spotify's new price for its individual plan is $12.99 per month Read More

Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise: The massive round was led by existing investor General Catalyst, with participation from other returning backers. Read More

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The FTC's data-sharing order against GM is finally settled: The order, first proposed a year ago, bans GM from collecting and then selling geolocation data to third parties, like data brokers and insurance companies. Read More

Microsoft taps India’s Varaha for durable carbon removal offtake: Microsoft is buying over 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from India's Varaha over the next three years. Read More

Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others: The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content, like Wikipedia, at scale. Read More

OpenAI signs deal, worth $10B, for compute from Cerebras: The collaboration will help OpenAI's models deliver faster response times for more difficult or time-consuming tasks, the companies said. Read More

After Italy, WhatsApp excludes Brazil from rival chatbot ban: WhatsApp is allowing AI providers to continue offering their chatbots to users in Brazil, days after the country's competition agency ordered the company to suspend its new policy that bars third-party, general-purpose chatbots from the app. Read More

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Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.

Mira Murati's startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is losing two of its co-founders to OpenAI: The abrupt change in personnel was in the works for several weeks, according to an OpenAI executive. Read More

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