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Similarweb: Claude's web audience more than doubled in December 2025 compared with December 2024, as many coders spent their holiday breaks on a "Claude bender" (Bradley Olson/Wall Street Journal)
Bradley Olson / Wall Street Journal : Similarweb: Claude's web audience more th…
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Inside the 2026 National Retail Federation conference in New York City, where integrating AI into retail businesses was the overarching theme on the expo floor (New York Times)
New York Times : Inside the 2026 National Retail Federation conference in New York …
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CoinGecko: over 53% of the 20.2M crypto tokens launched since 2021 are now inactive, with 7.7M tokens failing in Q4 2025, after Oct. 10 "liquidation cascade" (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
Helene Braun / CoinDesk : CoinGecko: over 53% of the 20.2M crypto tokens launched s…
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Similarweb: Threads had 141.5M DAUs on iOS and Android as of January 7, driven by Instagram promotions, while X had 125M DAUs; X continues to lead on the web (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Similarweb: Threads had 141.5M DAUs on iOS and Android a…
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The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data center construction, but there aren't enough skilled workers in the US, such as electricians, to keep up (Caroline Haskins/Wired)
Caroline Haskins / Wired : The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data cen…
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A look at Michael Saylor's Strategy, known for buying bitcoin via creative financing strategies, as its stock trades way below its peak amid the crypto downturn (Rob Copeland/New York Times)
Rob Copeland / New York Times : A look at Michael Saylor's Strategy, known for …
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Luminate 2025 report: the global music industry hit 5.1T streams, up 9.6% YoY and a single-year record; AI artist Xania Monet had 125M on-demand audio streams (Maria Sherman/Associated Press)
Maria Sherman / Associated Press : Luminate 2025 report: the global music industry …
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ZachXBT: a crypto user lost $282M+ in BTC and LTC in a hardware wallet social engineering scam; XMR jumped as the attacker began converting the funds to Monero (Daniel Kuhn/The Block)
Daniel Kuhn / The Block : ZachXBT: a crypto user lost $282M+ in BTC and LTC in a ha…
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Unsealed docs from Elon Musk's OpenAI lawsuit, set for a jury trial on April 27: Sutskever's concerns about treating open-source AI as a "side show", and more (Alex Heath/Sources)
Alex Heath / Sources : Unsealed docs from Elon Musk's OpenAI lawsuit, set for a…
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The US says Taiwanese companies will invest $250B+ in chip production in the US as part of a trade deal, with Taiwanese government guaranteeing $250B in credit (Kif Leswing/CNBC)
Kif Leswing / CNBC : The US says Taiwanese companies will invest $250B+ in chip pro…
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Symbolic.ai, founded by ex-eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Ars Technica cofounder Jon Stokes, partners with News Corp to offer AI tools to WSJ, Barron's, and others (Ben Sherry/Inc)
Ben Sherry / Inc : Symbolic.ai, founded by ex-eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Ars Technica…
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Letter: a top House Republican warns severe DRAM and HBM3E supply shortages may constrain H200 export licenses; Nvidia says it "can serve all approved" orders (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg)
Maggie Eastland / Bloomberg : Letter: a top House Republican warns severe DRAM and …
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Verizon says it is "aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers", as thousands of users report no cellular reception (Jacob Krol/TechRadar)
Jacob Krol / TechRadar : Verizon says it is “aware of an issue impacting wireless v…
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Elon Musk claims he was "not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok" and that Grok was programmed to comply with the laws of any given country (Reuters)
Reuters : Elon Musk claims he was “not aware of any naked underage images generated…
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The US FCC waives a rule that forced Verizon to unlock phones 60 days after they are activated, which could make it harder for people to switch from Verizon (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica : The US FCC waives a rule that forced Verizon to unlock…
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