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541.

Calif. counters FCC attack on DEI with conditions on Verizon/Frontier merger (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-16 | get Google → | tags: billion, fiber, frontier

542.

U.S. slashes Taiwan tariffs in new semiconductor trade deal — Washington to reduce tariffs to 15% in exchange for $500 billion stateside manufacturing investment (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-16 | by Jowi Morales | get Semiconductors → | tags: advanced, america, billion

543.

A $250 billion trade deal will see Taiwan bring more semiconductor production to the US (engadget.com)

2026-01-15 | get Semiconductors → | tags: agreement, billion, cnbc

544.

The Sequel to Subway Surfers Is Launching in February, and You Can Preregister Now (cnet.com)

2026-01-15 | by See Full Bio | get Pikmin → | tags: billion, city, game

545.

Taiwan to invest $250B in US semiconductor manufacturing (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-15 | by Rebecca Szkutak | get Microchip → | tags: additional, billion, deal

546.

AI startup Replit launches feature to vibe code mobile apps (cnbc.com)

2026-01-15 | by Jasmine Wu Deirdre Bosa | get Codepad → | tags: apps, billion, coding

547.

Taiwan Pledges $250 Billion in U.S. Spending in Exchange for Lower Tariffs (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-15 | get Nuclear Reactors → | tags: add new, agreement, agreement taiwan

548.

TSMC 'very nervous' about AI bubble concerns despite another record-setting quarter, but assured of demand — CEO says careless investment 'would be a disaster for TSMC for sure,' company will invest $52-$56 billion in capex (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-15 | by Anton Shilov | get Chipmaker → | tags: billion, foundry, tsmc

549.

'TSMC 'very nervous' about AI bubble concerns despite another record-setting quarter, but assured of demand — CEO says careless investment 'would be a disaster for TSMC for sure,' company will invest $52-$56 billion in capex (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-15 | by Anton Shilov | get Chipmaker → | tags: billion, foundry, tsmc

550.

The US claims it just strongarmed Taiwan into spending $250 billion on American chip manufacturing (theverge.com)

2026-01-15 | by Emma Roth | get Microchip → | tags: billion, chipmaking, percent

551.

Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-15 | by Marina Temkin | get Smart Speaker → | tags: agents, billion, capital

552.

Shareholders sue Oracle over misleading statements related to $300 billion OpenAI data center build-out — disgruntled plaintiffs say the company lied about how much money it needed to borrow (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-15 | by Jowi Morales | get OpenAI → | tags: billion, bonds, money

553.

TSMC delivers another record quarter as profit jumps 35% fueled by robust AI chip demand (cnbc.com)

2026-01-15 | by Dylan Butts | get AI Chip → | tags: billion, demand, quarter

554.

Wikipedia turns 25 and shares a glimpse into the lives of its volunteer editors (theverge.com)

2026-01-15 | by Emma Roth | get Wikipedia editathon → | tags: billion, knowledge, page

555.

Billion-Dollar Idea Generator (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-14 | get Brainstorming Tool → | tags: ai click, billion, billion dollar

556.

Subscriptions carried the app economy as downloads declined in 2025: report (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-14 | by Marcus Mendes | get E-commerce platform → | tags: apps, billion, decline

557.

Cerebras scores OpenAI deal worth over $10 billion ahead of AI chipmaker's IPO (cnbc.com)

2026-01-14 | by Jordan Novet Kate Rooney | get Neural Chip → | tags: andrew feldman, billion, cerebras

558.

App downloads declined again in 2025, but consumer spending soared to nearly $156B (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-14 | by Sarah Perez | get Smartphone → | tags: apps, billion, downloads

559.

Robotics software maker Skild AI hits $14B valuation (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-14 | by Rebecca Szkutak | get Robotics software → | tags: billion, disrupt, disrupt waitlist

560.

This billionaire tax proposal has tech titans threatening to leave California (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-14 | get Smartphone → | tags: billionaires, california, income

561.

Lago (Open-Source Billing) is hiring across teams and geos (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-14 | get Billing system → | tags: billing, getlago, getlago com

562.

Report estimates $17 billion worth of bitcoin was stolen in 2025 alone —massive haul arises from impersonation tactics and the use of AI for scams (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-14 | by Aaron Klotz | get Blockchain → | tags: average, billion, chainalysis

563.

Melinda French Gates says everyone should read this book (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-13 | get Book → | tags: batteries, batteries recent, billionaire

564.

Microsoft Data-Center Pledges Seeking to Address Electricity Prices Draw Trump’s Praise (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-13 | get Data Center → | tags: artificial, artificial intelligence, bills

565.

Microsoft Has a Plan to Keep Its Data Centers From Raising Your Electric Bill (wired.com)

2026-01-13 | by Molly Taft | get Data Center → | tags: bills, centers, country

566.

AI researchers are now studying LLMs as if they were living organisms (techspot.com)

2026-01-13 | get Language Model → | tags: billions, billions parameters, build

567.

Trump Says Microsoft To Make Changes To Curb Data Center Power Costs For Americans (slashdot.org)

2026-01-13 | get Microsoft → | tags: bills, centers, data center

568.

Trump says tech giants, not consumers, must pay higher electricity costs tied to AI data centers (techspot.com)

2026-01-13 | get Artificial Intelligence Data Center → | tags: account, account trump, americans

569.

Trump Claims He and Microsoft Have a Solution for AI-Related Utility Price Spikes (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-13 | get Microsoft Azure → | tags: bills, going, going subsidize

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More than 100 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 — here they are (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-13 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Blockchain → | tags: billion, founded, investors