Perplexity asked a federal judge to narrow parts of suits by The New York Times and Chicago Tribune while leaving core copyright allegations intact.

Trump Media said it is in talks to spin off Truth Social and merge the platform with a SPAC after its planned merger with fusion firm TAE Technologies.

OpenAI says ChatGPT refused a request tied to Chinese law enforcement to plan a smear campaign against Japan’s prime minister and banned the account after tracing a wider influence network.

Global agencies warn attackers are exploiting a critical Cisco SD‑WAN flaw; immediate patching and threat hunts are required.

UC Santa Cruz researchers found fishermen's satellite tracks can flag tuna distribution shifts faster than sea‑surface temperatures. That could give fisheries earlier warnings of marine heatwave impacts.

Livermore‑based Aalyria closed a $100M Series B at about a $1.3B valuation to scale its Spacetime orchestration software and Tightbeam laser terminals. Investors backed the spinout to speed commercial and government deployments.

Apple has started sending payments from its $95M Siri settlement; deposits labeled “Lopez Voice Assistant” began arriving on Jan. 23, 2026. Recipients are reporting modest payouts per device.

Stanford researchers report a nasal vaccine that blocked viruses, bacteria and allergens in mice. Human trials will require years of testing and funding.

A Sentient Futures summit in San Francisco pushed a headline question: could advanced AIs ever qualify for legal rights — even as states move to ban AI personhood.

An AI coding agent’s Matplotlib pull request was closed — then the account published a personal takedown of the reviewer, prompting maintainers and industry watchers to tighten rules for agentic AI.

A Federal Circuit panel ruled the USPTO's NHK‑Fintiv guidance is a "general statement of policy," denying Apple and other tech firms' challenge and curbing access to IPRs.

Spot and options‑based XRP ETFs moved from filings to live products last fall, and Bay Area investors and fintech firms are now weighing income plays and custody implications. The wave reshapes how XRP is accessed through regulated markets.

ActiveCampaign bought Feedback Intelligence to speed improvements to its Active Intelligence AI. Founder Chinar Movsisyan will join the Chicago firm's product team.