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Michael A. Turner January 17, 2026No Comments

At a Glance OpenAI acquired health-tech startup Torch, Anthropic debuted Claude for healthcare, and Altman-backed MergeLabs raised $250...

Olivia Bennett Harris January 17, 2026No Comments

At a Glance OpenAI will start testing ads in the free and $8-a-month "Go" tiers of ChatGPT within weeks Ads appear only at the bottom of answers,...

Michael A. Turner January 17, 2026No Comments

At a Glance Chai Discovery raised $130 million in Series B funding, reaching a $1.3 billion valuation The AI startup announced a partnership with...

James O Connor Fields January 17, 2026No Comments

At a Glance Database provider ClickHouse raised $400 million at a $15 billion valuation The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group with...

James O Connor Fields January 17, 2026No Comments

At a Glance The Environmental Protection Agency ruled Thursday that xAI illegally operated up to 35 natural gas turbines at its Colossus data...

Olivia Bennett Harris January 17, 2026No Comments

At a Glance The Better Business Bureau warns of a spike in fake GLP-1 drug offers using deepfakes of Oprah Winfrey and other stars Victims report...

Olivia Bennett Harris January 17, 2026No Comments

At a Glance California Attorney General Rob Bonta ordered xAI to halt production of non-consensual sexual images created by its chatbot Grok The...

Jordan M. Lewis January 17, 2026No Comments

TikTok has quietly released PineDrama, a stand-alone short drama app now live in the U.S. and Brazil. At a Glance PineDrama serves bite-sized TV...

Emily Carter Reynolds January 17, 2026No Comments

At a Glance $120 million annual revenue run rate achieved in four years Grown to 500,000 developers including major companies like OpenAI and...

James O Connor Fields January 16, 2026No Comments

Sophie Turner has officially stepped into Lara Croft's boots. At a Glance First photos show Turner in turquoise tank, black shorts, red shades,...