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Month: January 2026
OnlyFans considering selling majority stake to Architect Capital
This isn’t the first time in recent memory that OnlyFans has been in talks to sell off its business.
Peloton lays off 11 percent of its staff just a few months after launching its AI hardware
Peloton said on Friday that it’s cutting around 11 percent of its staff, mostly impacting “engineers working on technology and enterprise-related efforts,” reports Bloomberg. Last August, Peloton laid off six percent of its workforce and told investors it would continue layoffs globally in 2026, in an attempt to cut at least $100 million of annual … Read more
OpenClaw’s AI assistants are now building their own social network
The viral personal AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has a new shell — again. After briefly rebranding as Moltbot, it has now picked OpenClaw as its new name.
SpaceX-Tesla merger talks puts nearly 20,000 bitcoin in focus
Any deal involving SpaceX and Tesla would quietly consolidate one of the world’s largest corporate bitcoin holdings under a single roof.
A Reddit-like social network for AI agents is getting weird, and memecoin traders are cashing in
Moltbook’s viral posts and strange user behavior memecoins, including MOLT soaring more than 7,000%.
Video game company stock prices dip after Google introduces an AI world-generation tool
Project Genie’s version of Link from an experience I made. | Image: Google The stock prices of some major video game companies, including Take-Two Interactive, Roblox, and Unity, had notable declines on Friday, just a day after Google announced its Project Genie tool that lets users prompt AI to generate interactive experiences, Reuters reports. Take-Two’s … Read more
Informant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a ‘personal hacker’
The hacker allegedly developed zero-day exploits and offensive cyber tools and sold them to several countries, including an unnamed central African government, the U.K., and the United States.
Bitcoin Mining Profits Hit 14-Month Low After Winter Storm Rocks Miners: CryptoQuant
Bitcoin miners are “extremely underpaid” given the price of Bitcoin and current BTC mining conditions, according to a CryptoQuant report.
SoFi posts record Q4 revenue after reentering crypto market
The fintech bank reported record quarterly revenue of $1 billion as it reintroduced crypto trading, launched a stablecoin and rolled out blockchain-based remittances.
European Commission calls on 12 countries to implement crypto tax rules
The commission also singled out Hungary for failing to comply with the EU’s MiCA framework after an amendment to a local law.
Gold Is the Real Bubble, Says Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood—Not AI
Tech investor Cathie Wood isn’t worried about an AI bubble, instead singling out gold as the real ongoing asset bubble.
Instagram might soon let you remove yourself from someone’s Close Friends list
Since the feature’s launch in 2018, users haven’t been able to remove themselves from someone else’s Close Friends list.
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Blue Origin pauses space tourism flights to focus on the moon
The company is trying to take advantage of President Donald Trump’s desire to return astronauts to the lunar surface by the end of his term.
Experts Warn Data Center Backlash Could Slow AI Infrastructure Growth
A new Brookings report says binding community benefit agreements are increasingly necessary as local opposition mounts over AI data centers.
Gold is acting like the hedge Bitcoin promised to be
As the dollar weakens, investors are turning to gold — onchain and off — while Bitcoin increasingly plays a supporting role in hedging currency risk.
Sonos’ Super Bowl sale knocks hundreds off its audio gear
Sonos isn’t exactly synonymous with the Super Bowl, although the brand discounts its gear every year around this time like clockwork. It’s knocking 20 percent off many of its marquee products, including soundbars and standalone speakers — all of which can be paired together to improve sound quality and to put audio in more places … Read more
Changpeng Zhao rejects claims Binance worsened crypto market crash
CZ pushed back on claims that Binance fueled October’s historic $19 billion crypto liquidation event, calling allegations against the exchange “far-fetched.”
Bitcoin Price Holds Steady as Gold Falls and Silver Craters
Bitcoin stays resilient while gold and silver see historic crashes amid Fed chair nomination fears and shifting rate expectations.