January 21, 2026

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Blue Origin's satellite internet network TeraWave will move data at 6 Tbps: The network will be designed for enterprise, data center, and government customers and could offer an alternative to SpaceX's Starlink service. Read More

Apps for boycotting American products surge to the top of the Danish App Store: The boost in downloads comes as Danish consumers have been organizing a grassroots boycott of American-made products, which also included canceling their U.S. vacations and ditching their subscriptions to U.S.-based streaming services, like Netflix. Read More

OpenEvidence hits $12B valuation, with new round led by Thrive, DST: The medical info database has doubled in valuation since last raise in October, despite encroachment from model makers. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

Lemonade launches an insurance product for Tesla Full Self-Driving customers: Lemonade says it worked with Tesla to gain access to previously restricted vehicle telemetry data, but declined to offer specifics. Read More

A timeline of the US semiconductor market in 2025: From leadership changes at legacy semiconductor companies to wishy washy policy around chip exports, a lot happened last year. Read More

Anthropic revises Claude's 'Constitution,' and hints at chatbot consciousness: The newly revised document offers a roadmap for what Anthropic says is a safer and more helpful chatbot experience. Read More

OpenAI aims to ship its first device in 2026, and it could be earbuds: The AI startup is on track to announce its first hardware device in the second half of this year, OpenAI Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane said during an interview at Davos. Read More

Threads rolls out ads to all users worldwide: The company has made it easy for existing advertisers to expand their reach to include Threads by allowing them to automatically place ads through both Meta's Advantage+ program and via manual campaigns. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Apple plans to make Siri an AI chatbot, report says: Siri could look more like ChatGPT than its current state as an integrated feature across Apple products. Read More