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Techmeme - 2026-01-15T11:40:42-05:00

OpenAI says it issued a request for proposals to US-based hardware manufacturers as it seeks to push into consumer devices, robotics, and cloud data centers (Bloomberg) - 2026-01-15T11:40:01-05:00

Amazon files an objection to Saks Global's bankruptcy financing plan, and says its $475M investment in the department store is now effectively "worthless" (CNBC) - 2026-01-15T11:20:01-05:00

Brain-computer interface startup Merge Labs, which Sam Altman co-founded, raised $252M from OpenAI, Bain Capital, and others (Ike Swetlitz/Bloomberg) - 2026-01-15T10:50:27-05:00

AI video startup Higgsfield raised an $80M Series A extension from Accel and others at a $1.3B+ valuation, and reports a $200M annualized revenue run rate (Krystal Hu/Reuters) - 2026-01-15T09:25:01-05:00

Boston-based Tulip, which offers an AI-powered frontline operations platform used by 60K workers, raised a $120M Series D led by Mitsubishi at a $1.3B valuation (Forbes) - 2026-01-15T09:15:00-05:00

Researchers discover WhisperPair, a set of vulnerabilities in Google's Fast Pair protocol affecting 17 audio device models from 10 brands; Google has patched (Wired) - 2026-01-15T08:50:15-05:00

BlackRock raises $12.5B as part of its Microsoft partnership to bankroll data centers and energy infrastructure, bringing it closer to its $30B goal from 2024 (Silla Brush/Bloomberg) - 2026-01-15T08:35:00-05:00

Bitmine, the largest corporate holder of ether, invests $200M in MrBeast's Beast Industries, set to close on January 19; Bitmine holds ~4M ETH valued at ~$13.6B (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk) - 2026-01-15T08:25:01-05:00

India's Supreme Court rules Tiger Global's $1.6B Flipkart stake sale to Walmart in 2018 is subject to taxes, a ruling that may shape future cross-border deals (Reuters) - 2026-01-15T08:05:01-05:00

Anthropic researchers say rich countries' higher AI adoption risks deepening economic disparities and widening living standard gaps, assuming productivity gains (Financial Times) - 2026-01-15T07:40:06-05:00

AWS signs a two-year supply deal with Rio Tinto to access its Arizona copper mine, the US' first new source in 10+ years, as AI data centers create huge demand (Ryan Dezember/Wall Street Journal) - 2026-01-15T07:25:02-05:00

Spotify plans to raise its Premium subscription by $1 to $12.99/month in the US, its first US price hike since July 2024, and increase it in Estonia and Latvia (Molly Schuetz/Bloomberg) - 2026-01-15T07:05:02-05:00

Sources: the US cyberattack that plunged Caracas into darkness during the Maduro mission shows its offensive capabilities; Senators plan to question officials (New York Times) - 2026-01-15T07:00:48-05:00

Wikimedia celebrates Wikipedia's 25th anniversary, marking its growth from 100 pages to 65M+ articles with nearly 15B monthly views, and releases a docuseries (Emma Roth/The Verge) - 2026-01-15T06:45:01-05:00

Berlin-based Parloa, which develops AI customer service agents for Booking.com and others, raised $350M at a $3B valuation, taking its total raised to $560M+ (Financial Times) - 2026-01-15T06:30:00-05:00