Posted inBreaking News Tech News World News Iran Imposes Historic Internet Blackout Posted by Emily Carter Reynolds January 16, 2026No Comments At a Glance 92 million Iranians have been offline for more than 170 hours The blackout began on January 8 after anti-government protests spread...
Posted inBusiness News Tech News Higgsfield Raises $80M More, Hits $1.3B Valuation Posted by James O Connor Fields January 16, 2026No Comments AI video generation startup Higgsfield has closed an additional $80 million stock sale, extending the $50 million Series A it finished in September...
Posted inBreaking News Business News Tech News Trump Seals $500B Taiwan Chip Pact Posted by Jordan M. Lewis January 16, 2026No Comments The Trump administration has sealed a sweeping semiconductor accord with Taiwan that pours $500 billion into U.S. manufacturing capacity while...
Posted inBreaking News Political News Tech News Racist Zoom-Bomb Shocks Town Board Posted by Robert K. Lawson January 16, 2026No Comments A virtual West Norriton Township board meeting was hijacked this week by intruders who broadcast a racist slur, prompting officials to apologize and...
Posted inBreaking News Corporate News Tech News Verizon Cuts $20 Checks After Epic 10-Hour Blackout Posted by Michael A. Turner January 16, 2026No Comments Verizon will begin issuing $20 credits to customers hit by a nearly day-long cellular outage that knocked out voice and data services across the...
Posted inBusiness News Tech News Startup Defies Copper Crisis With 30% Production Boost Posted by Daniel J. Whitman January 16, 2026No Comments A breakthrough in microbial technology could help avert a looming copper shortage that threatens to derail the global energy transition. At a...
Posted inBusiness News Corporate News Tech News Wikipedia Slams Tech Giants With Billable AI Deals Posted by Jordan M. Lewis January 16, 2026No Comments At a Glance Wikipedia's parent signs paid-content deals with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral AI, and Perplexity Google partnership from 2022 now...
Posted inBusiness News Tech News OpenAI Funds Altman’s BCI Startup in $250M Round Posted by Sarah L. Montgomery January 15, 2026No Comments OpenAI has invested in Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup led by its own CEO Sam Altman, in a move that tightens the already-circular...
Posted inBreaking News Political News Tech News Trump Slaps 25% Tariff on AI Chips Headed to China Posted by Jordan M. Lewis January 15, 2026No Comments At a Glance President Trump signed a 25% tariff on advanced AI semiconductors passing through the U.S. to China Nvidia's H200 and AMD's MI325X are...
Posted inBusiness News Corporate News Tech News Spotify Slaps U.S. Users With Third Price Hike Posted by Sarah L. Montgomery January 15, 2026No Comments Spotify is raising its U.S. Premium plan to $12.99 per month, the third increase in three years, the company confirmed in emails to subscribers. At...