January 26, 2026

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Anthropic launches interactive Claude apps, including Slack and other workplace tools: Claude users will now be able to call up interactive apps inside the chatbot interface, with Cowork integration coming soon. Read More

Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti: More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their CEOs to call the White House and demand ICE leave our cities. Read More

TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok US deal finalized: Skylight, co-founded by CEO Tori White and CTO Reed Harmeyer, offers a built-in video editor; user profiles; support for likes, commenting, and sharing; and the ability for community curators to create custom feeds for others to follow. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference: Maia comes equipped with over 100 billion transistors, delivering over 10 petaflops in 4-bit precision and approximately 5 petaflops of 8-bit performance — a substantial increase over its predecessor. Read More

Synthesia hits $4B valuation, lets employees cash out: British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series E round of funding that brings its valuation to $4 billion — up from $2.1 billion just a year ago. Read More

Saudi satirist hacked with Pegasus spyware wins damages in court battle: The London High Court awarded the London-based satirist and human rights activist Ghanem Al-Masarir more than £3 million, after finding the Saudi government hacked his phone and was likely behind a physical attack targeting him in London. Read More

Nvidia invests $2B to help debt-ridden CoreWeave add 5GW of AI compute: CoreWeave will also integrate Nvidia's products across its platform, including the new Rubin chip architecture. Read More

Here's the tech powering ICE's deportation crackdown : From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Apple's new AirTag is louder and can be found across longer distances: Apple's new AirTag is louder and supports better finding at longer distances. Read More