Friday, January 23, 2026

Avatars and self-expression: Who are you in a game world?
In the real world, you’re wearing sweatpants and wondering if cereal counts as dinner. But in the game world? You’re a glowing cyber-ninja with a flaming sword and neon dragon wings – and that�...

Vimeo begins staff layoffs following Bending Spoons acquisition
Vimeo initiated staff layoffs following its acquisition by Italian technology conglomerate Bending Spoons, Business Insider reported. Bending Spoons acquired Vimeo last year in an all-cash deal valued...

LiveKit nets $1 billion valuation as the engine behind ChatGPT’s voice mode
LiveKit, a developer of infrastructure software for real-time AI voice and video applications, raised $100 million in funding at a $1 billion valuation. Index Ventures led the round, which occurred 10...

Substack goes for the living room with beta TV app launch
Substack launched a beta TV application for Apple TV and Google TV on Thursday, allowing subscribers to view video posts and livestreams created by authors on the platform. The company has increasingl...

Barret Zoph to lead OpenAI’s aggressive commercial pivot
OpenAI has reorganized its leadership, appointing Barret Zoph to head its enterprise artificial intelligence sales efforts in 2026, according to an internal company memo cited by The Information. This...

Google rolls out opt-in “Personal Intelligence” for AI Pro and Ultra users
Google has integrated “Personal Intelligence” into its AI Mode, a conversational Search feature, allowing it to access user Gmail and Google Photos for individualized responses. The company announ...

Oracle and Silver Lake lead $14 billion rescue of TikTok US operations
TikTok completed a deal for its U.S. entity, with parent ByteDance selling a majority stake to a consortium of non-Chinese investors ahead of a Trump administration deadline. ByteDance will retain 20%...

JBL launches AI-powered BandBox amps
JBL introduced two AI-powered practice amplifiers, the BandBox Solo and BandBox Trio, on January 22, 2026. These devices feature onboard Stem AI technology, enabling the isolation or removal of vocals...

AWS and Prime Video hit as Amazon prepares new wave of layoffs
According to Reuters, Amazon plans an additional round of corporate job cuts next week, following an October reduction, as part of its strategy to eliminate 30,000 corporate positions. These layoffs, ...

How Meta Is Reshaping Its Organization for an AI Computing Blitz
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has expanded his direct reports to include the two co-heads of the company’s newly created Meta Compute team, signaling the importance of the new effort to manage ...

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