Meta Axes 1,500 Reality Labs Jobs: $70B Metaverse Bet Fails
Meta cut approximately 1,500 employees—10% of the Reality Labs workforce—from its VR and metaverse division on January 13-14, 2026, shuttering three major VR ...
Designer Babies at $50K: MIT Names Embryo Scoring 2026 Breakthrough
MIT Technology Review just named embryo scoring a “breakthrough technology of 2026.” The same month, ...
Etched AI Raises $500M to Challenge Nvidia With ASICs
Etched AI raised $500 million at a $5 billion valuation this week, positioning the Harvard ...
Tech Hiring 2026: Specialists Replace Generalists
After laying off 500,000 tech workers since ChatGPT’s release in late 2022, companies are rehiring—but ...
OpenAI Acquires Torch for $100M 6 Days After Health Launch
The 6-Day Gap That Reveals Everything On January 13, OpenAI acquired health records startup Torch ...
Harmattan AI Hits $1.4B Valuation: Defense Unicorn in 20 Months
French defense AI startup Harmattan AI closed a $200 million Series B led by Dassault Aviation, valuing the company at $1.4 billion and ...
AI Coding Productivity Paradox: Why Devs Are 19% Slower
A September 2025 study by METR found developers using AI coding tools were 19% slower ...
Claude for Healthcare: Anthropic Responds 5 Days After ChatGPT Health
Anthropic launched Claude for Healthcare on Sunday, January 12, 2026, just five days after OpenAI ...
Google Founders Leave California: Silicon Valley Exodus
Sergey Brin and Larry Page moved $518B wealth out of California in December 2025, avoiding ...
Wearable E-Waste Crisis: PCBs Are 70% Of Problem
Cornell University and University of Chicago researchers dropped a bombshell last week: wearable health devices ...