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Anduril's Palmer Luckey thinks the future of tech is in the past: Luckey, who initially made his fortune in VR and now runs the defense contractor Anduril, and Ohanian both seemed to agree: Stuff was better in the old days. Read More

Internet collapses in Iran amid protests over economic crisis: Internet monitoring firms and experts say Iran's internet has almost completely shut down, as protests spread through major cities. Read More

OpenAI to acquire the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo: OpenAI is acquiring the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo in an all-stock deal, adding to the firm's M&A spree. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

Governments grapple with the flood of non-consensual nudity on X: For the past two weeks, X has been flooded with AI-manipulated nude images, created by the Grok AI chatbot — and governments around the world are promising to take action. Read More

Snowflake announces its intent to buy observability platform Observe: Snowflake is bolstering its data stack to make the platform better suited to the sheer volume of data produced by AI agents. Read More

Nvidia's reportedly asking Chinese customers to pay upfront for its H200 AI chips: Nvidia is now requiring its customers in China to pay upfront in full for its H200 AI chips even as approval stateside and from Beijing remains uncertain. Read More

Gmail debuts a personalized AI Inbox, AI Overviews in search, and more: Gmail is also bringing several AI features that were previously available only to paid users to all users. Read More

The most bizarre tech announced so far at CES 2026: From an AI panda pet to an anime girl hologram for your desk, here are the wildest products at CES 2026. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla's startup triples to $100M valuation: Spangle has raised $15 million in a Series A round to expand its AI-generated shopping experiences. Read More