Called a ‘terrorist sympathizer,’ Replit founder’s AI startup valued $3B
TL;DR Replit founder Amjad Masad, who faced backlash in Silicon Valley after public statements about the Gaza war, has steered…
Most dubious AI uses at CES 2026: clippers, pills and other gadgets
TL;DR AI features were embedded in a wide range of consumer products at CES 2026, often in unexpected places. Examples…
Disney+ will launch short-form vertical videos in the U.S. this year
TL;DR Disney announced at CES 2026 that Disney+ will introduce short-form, vertical video content in the U.S. later this year…
OpenAI acquires Convogo team in all-stock acqui-hire; product wound down
TL;DR OpenAI has hired the founding team of Convogo in an all-stock acqui-hire, bringing the three co-founders into its workforce…
Schmidt Sciences unveils Lazuli: a privately funded space telescope project
TL;DR Schmidt Sciences announced the Lazuli Space Observatory at an American Astronomical Society meeting; the project is backed by Eric…
Tamarind Bio (YC W24) hiring infrastructure engineer to scale model serving
TL;DR Tamarind Bio, a YC W24 startup building computational biology tools, is recruiting an infrastructure engineer to expand its ML…
Satechi unveils Slim EX keyboards with user‑replaceable rechargeable batteries
TL;DR Satechi is launching two new ultrathin wireless keyboards — the compact Slim EX1 and the full‑size Slim EX3 —…
Snowflake announces plan to acquire observability platform Observe
TL;DR Snowflake signed a definitive agreement on Jan. 8 to buy observability vendor Observe, a company built on Snowflake’s databases…
Nintendo brings My Mario toy, apparel and app collection to US stores
TL;DR After a Japan-only debut last August, Nintendo will release its My Mario line in the U.S. on February 19,…