Amazon documentary ‘Melania’ grosses $7 million in opening weekend
First lady Melania Trump’s documentary “Melania” has exceeded box office expectations, with estimates on Sunday predicting it will gross $7.04 million in its opening weekend. The documentary finished in third place overall over the weekend, behind Sam Raimi’s thriller “Send Help” ($20 million) and YouTuber Mark Fischbacher’s (better known as Mark Plier) video game adaptation […]
Indonesia lifts Grok ban ‘conditionally’
Indonesia follows Malaysia and the Philippines in lifting the ban on xAI’s chatbot Grok. Southeast Asian countries banned Grok for being used to mass create non-consensual sexual images on X (now a subsidiary of xAI), including images of real women and minors. From late December to January, Grok was used to create at least 1.8 […]
Introducing Europe’s new unicorns for 2026
January has been such a long month that five new European unicorns have already been born. From Belgium to Ukraine, several technology startups have raised funding at valuations exceeding $1 billion. But before we take a closer look at who has joined the club, there are two caveats. First: This number includes startups that may […]
Waymo reportedly raises $16 billion funding round
Waymo has nearly completed a new $16 billion funding round that values the robotaxi company at $110 billion, according to the Financial Times. More than three-quarters of that funding will reportedly come from a familiar source: Alphabet, of which Waymo is a subsidiary. (The company was founded as part of Alphabet’s “Moonshot Factory” X.) As […]
SpaceX seeks federal approval to launch 1 million solar-powered satellite data center
SpaceX has asked the Federal Communications Commission to launch a constellation of up to 1 million solar-powered satellites to serve as data centers for artificial intelligence. The company’s application lays out a grand vision, not only describing its planned satellites as “the most efficient way to meet the accelerating demand for AI computing power,” but […]
Nvidia CEO pushes back against reports that his company’s $100 billion OpenAI investment is stalling
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Saturday that recent reports about friction between the company and OpenAI are “nonsense.” Huang’s comments came after the Wall Street Journal published an article late Friday claiming that Nvidia was looking to scale back its investment in OpenAI. The companies announced in September that NVIDIA plans to invest up to […]
HomeBoost’s app shows you where you can save money on your utility bills
A few years ago, Selina Tobaccowala’s daughter started leaving sticky notes around the house telling people to “turn off the lights.” Tobaccowala had just sold his last startup, Gixo, to OpenFit and was looking for a new challenge. “I looked at my kids and thought, ‘Let’s see if there’s something there in terms of sustainability […]
Stripe veteran Lachy Groom’s latest bet, Physical Intelligence, is building Silicon Valley’s most active robot brain
From the street, the only sign I could find that it was Physical Intelligence’s headquarters in San Francisco was the pi symbol on the door, which was a slightly different color than the rest of the building. Once inside, you’ll immediately encounter activity. There’s no reception desk, no logo glowing in the fluorescent lights. Inside, […]
OnlyFans considers selling majority stake to Architect Capital
OnlyFans, a large adult creator network where performers and influencers sell subscription-based content directly to their fans, is considering selling a majority stake in the business to investment firm Architect Capital, people close to the deal told TechCrunch. The deal values the platform at $5.5 billion. Of the $5.5 billion, $3.5 billion will be in […]
OpenClaw’s AI assistant is now building its own social network
The viral personal AI assistant previously known as Clawdbot has a new name again. After a legal challenge from Claude’s maker Anthropic, the company briefly rebranded itself to Moltbot, but has now settled on OpenClaw as its new name. The name change was not ordered by Anthropic, which declined to comment. But this time, Clawdbot’s […]