LLMs have burned Billions but couldn’t build another Tailwind
This week brought a total saga: Tailwind laid off 75% of its workforce.This is particularly striking because Tailwind has been…
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Security News This Week: ICE Can Now Spy on Every Phone in Your Neighborhood
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyAfter a federal agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday,…
Total Wireless Promo Codes & Deals: 50% Off Select Plans
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyTotal Wireless, formerly known as Total by Verizon, is a prepaid, no-contract wireless provider…
Replit boss: CEOs can vibe code their own prototypes and don’t have to beg engineers for help anymore
This is a bit of a vent: I've said it before and I will die on this hill: vibe coding…
OpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agents
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyOpenAI is asking third-party contractors to upload real assignments and tasks from their current…
Anthropic cracks down on unauthorized Claude usage by third-party harnesses and rivals
FeaturedCarl Franzen January 9, 2026 Credit: VentureBeat made with Google Nano Banana Pro Anthropic has confirmed the implementation of strict…
AI solves Erdos problem #728 (Terence Tao mathstodon post)
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Measles continues raging in South Carolina; 99 new cases since Tuesday
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How the Sleepbuds maker, Ozlo, is building a platform for sleep data
Ozlo, the maker of comfortable, easy-to-use “sleepbuds” that drown out outside noise so you can get better rest, is turning…
The latest on Grok’s gross AI deepfakes problem
NewsUpdated Today, Jan 9, 2026, 7:13 PM UTCThe latest on Grok’s gross AI deepfakes problemby Verge StaffLinkShareRSSThe launch of an…
US Black Hawk helicopter trespasses on private Montana ranch to grab elk antlers
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The 11 runtime attacks breaking AI security — and how CISOs are stopping them
Louis Columbus January 9, 2026 Enterprise security teams are losing ground to AI-enabled attacks — not because defenses are weak,…
“Ungentrified” Craigslist may be the last real place on the Internet
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&&&&&&&&&&&&&&strJanuary 9, 2026rustperformanceWhile adding a failing test to the Rust compiler, I stumbled upon a peculiar code generation test:pub fn…
X restricts Grok’s image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world’s ire
In Brief Posted: 5:59 AM PST · January 9, 2026 Image Credits:Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto (opens in a new window) / Getty…
Anthropic adds Allianz to growing list of enterprise wins
AI research lab Anthropic continues to land sizable enterprise deals. Its latest entails bringing its large language models to a…
How KPMG is redefining the future of SAP consulting on a global scale
Partner ContentVB Staff January 9, 2026 Presented by SAPSAP consulting projects today involve a vast amount of documentation, multiple stakeholders,…
NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station
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ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, Per Testimony
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyJonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer identified by multiple news outlets as…
Data security startup Cyera hits $9B valuation six months after being valued at $6B
In Brief Posted: 3:59 PM PST · January 8, 2026 Image Credits:jpa1999 / Getty Images Julie Bort Data security startup…