The FCC approves SpaceX's request to deploy an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites, bringing the total to 15,000 satellites worldwide (David Shepardson/Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/fcc-approves-spacex-plan-deploy-additional-7500-starlink-satellites-2026-01-09/
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The FCC approves SpaceX
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The US Commerce Department drops a plan to impose restrictions on Chinese drones to address national security concerns; FCC barred imports in December 2025 (David Shepardson/Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-commerce-department-drops-plan-impose-restrictions-chinese-made-drones-2026-01-09/
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The US Commerce Department drops a plan to impose restrictions on Chinese drones to address national security concerns; FCC barred imports in December 2025
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Boltz, which is developing open frontier AI models for biomolecular research, raised a $28M seed led by Zetta, Amplify, and a16z at a valuation of $125M (Andrew Dunn/Endpoints News)
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Exclusive: An MIT trio built some of biotech’s favorite AI models. Now, they
Boltz raises $28M seed round to develop open-source AI models for drug discovery, partners with Pfizer. Founded by MIT researchers after AlphaFold 3
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Boltz, which is developing open frontier AI models for biomolecular research, raised a $28M seed led by Zetta, Amplify, and a16z at a valuation of $125M
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A deep dive into a16z, which has stakes in 10 of the top 15 private companies by valuation and whose Funds 1-4 totaled $853B in enterprise value at distribution (Packy McCormick/Not Boring)
a16z: The Power Brokers
a16k word essay on a16z on the day of a15b fundraise
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A deep dive into a16z, which has stakes in 10 of the top 15 private companies by valuation and whose Funds 1-4 totaled $853B in enterprise value at distribution
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OpenAI and kids safety group Common Sense Media partner to consolidate competing measures for a California ballot initiative meant to protect kids from chatbots (Maria Curi/Axios) https://www.axios.com/2026/01/09/openai-kids-safety-california-ballot-measure
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OpenAI and kids safety group Common Sense Media partner to consolidate competing measures for a California ballot initiative meant to protect kids from chatbots
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Source: OnePay, the fintech firm behind Walmart's "super app", recently bought back shares from employees at a price that values the startup at more than $4B (Emily Mason/Bloomberg)
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Walmart-Backed ‘Super App’ OnePay Hits $4 Billion Valuation
OnePay, the Walmart Inc.-backed fintech firm behind the “super app” that the world’s largest retailer is incorporating for customers, recentl...
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Source: OnePay, the fintech firm behind Walmart
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Amazon files planning documents in Illinois to construct a 225,000 square foot big-box store, a return to a "Target-like" retail concept it previously shelved (Ann Gehan/The Information) https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/amazon-plans-big-box-retail-store
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Amazon files planning documents in Illinois to construct a 225,000 square foot big-box store, a return to a “Target-like” retail concept it previously shelved
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OpenAI and SoftBank says they will each invest $500M in SB Energy to support the infrastructure company's growth as a data center developer and operator (Bloomberg)
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OpenAI, SoftBank Invest $1 Billion in Stargate Partner SB Energy
OpenAI and SoftBank Group Corp. have jointly invested $1 billion in SB Energy, an infrastructure company that’s working with the tech firms on a ...
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OpenAI and SoftBank say they will each invest $500M in SB Energy to support the infrastructure company
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The UK government says X restricting Grok's image creation to paid users is insulting as it just makes the ability to generate unlawful images a premium service (The Guardian)
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No 10 condemns ‘insulting’ move by X to restrict Grok AI image tool
Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service
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The UK government says X restricting Grok
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The Golden Globes signs a deal with Polymarket, which will provide stats and predictions about the awards show at the official 2026 viewing party (Jordan Moreau/Variety)
Polymarket Becomes Golden Globes' Exclusive Prediction Market Partner
Polymarket has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Golden Globes as the exclusive prediction market partner of the annual awards show.
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The Golden Globes signs a deal with Polymarket, which will provide stats and predictions about the awards show at the official 2026 viewing party
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