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Thursday, January 22, 2026

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Epic Games and Google’s Secret $800M Unreal Engine Deal Faces Regulatory Scrutiny (6)

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Inferact Secures $150M Seed Round to Transform AI Inference (6)

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TikTok completes U.S. spinoff deal after prolonged legal battle (41) hot

Deal closure: Securing TikTok’s U.S. future.
Investor stakes: Detailing ownership and financial alliances.
Security shakeup: Data control and algorithm adjustments underway.

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Apple readies an AI‐powered wearable pin reminiscent of AirTag technology (13) hot

Breaking news on Apple's innovative wearable AI pin technology
On-air discussions exploring Apple's AI pin development insights
Expert analysis on Apple's transformative AI wearable tech advancements

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Capital One’s $5.15B Brex acquisition reshapes fintech strategy (13) hot

Deal Announcement Details
Market & Business Strategy
Investor Sentiment
Other Stories

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Microsoft 365 outage disrupts Outlook and related services (11) hot

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Substack expands into video with launch of TV app for livestreams (6)

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Tesla targets public sale of Optimus humanoid robots by 2027 (6)

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Tesla launches unsupervised robotaxi rides in Austin (5)

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Intel earnings beat expectations amid weak Q1 outlook (16) hot

Weak Q1 guidance driving sharp stock reactions
Wafer supply constraints and production shifts
Advanced nodes and foundry expansion updates
CEO pivot limits AI customer growth

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AI Chatbot Grok Generates Millions of Sexualized Images (9)

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Xbox Game Studios unveils Fable reboot with Autumn 2026 launch target (9)

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Apple expands John Ternus’ role amid internal design upheaval (7)

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Forza Horizon 6 set for multi-platform May launch with immersive new features (6)

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Google DeepMind licenses Hume AI tech to boost voice and emotional intelligence (5)

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Alibaba preps IPO for AI chip unit T-Head amid semiconductor surge (4)

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Apple overhauls AI strategy using Google Gemini for Siri evolution (9)

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Google integrates Personal Intelligence into AI Mode for tailored search results (18) hot

Gmail and Photos boost AI Mode for tailored search
Exclusive insights for AI Pro/Ultra subscription rollout details

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AMD Confirms Ryzen 7 9850X3D Launch for Gamers at $499 (7)

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Hollywood Creatives Rally Against AI ‘Theft’ in Copyright Campaign (6)

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1Password enhances platform with new phishing protection feature (4)

In Detail Full day, Thursday, January 22, 2026, Timezone: America/Chicago

Epic and Google Have a Secret $800 Million Unreal Engine and Services Deal

BeauHD / slashdot - A federal judge revealed a previously undisclosed ~$800 million, six-year partnership between Epic Games and Google tied to Unreal Engine services and joint marketing. It raises questions about whether the deal influenced Epic's willingness to settle its …

#gaming #techpolicy #google #android #antitrust #business #judiciary #apps #law #litigation

Epic, Google Strike $800 Million Surprise Deal

6 wks / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Google and Epic Strike Secret $800M Deal Amid Antitrust Case

6 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

“Craft Comes From Artists, Not Software”: Fortnite Dev Fires Back at Director Who Blames Unreal Engine for Lacking Hollywood CGI

6 wks / wccftech / David Carcasole

Epic and Google Have a Secret $800 Million Unreal Engine and Services Deal

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Epic and Google have a secret $800 million Unreal Engine and services deal

6 wks / theverge / Adi Robertson

FTC sceptical of Epic-Google deal

6 wks / globalcompetitionreview / Anusha Rathi

vLLM Team Launches Startup Inferact, Raises $150M to Build AI Inference Engines

pandaily - The founding of Inferact and its massive $150 million seed round signal that AI inference infrastructure is quickly becoming a top priority for both builders and investors.

#ai #startups #cloud #ml #opensource #genai #business #datacenter #developertools

a16z and Lightspeed back vLLM team’s $150M AI inference startup

6 wks / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

Andreessen-Backed Inferact Raises $150 Mn to Develop Next-Gen Commercial Inference Engine

6 wks / analyticsindiamag / Smruthi Nadig

vLLM Team Launches Startup Inferact, Raises $150M to Build AI Inference Engines

6 wks / pandaily

Sunrise Secures $415M in Strategic Funding, Goes All-In on Inference GPUs

6 wks / pandaily

Inferact launches with $150M in funding to commercialize vLLM

6 wks / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Inference startup Inferact lands $150M to commercialize vLLM

6 wks / techcrunch / Marina Temkin

TikTok Strikes Deal to Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga

David McCabe and Emmett Lindner / nytimes - The Chinese parent company for the popular video app said it had struck a deal with a group of non-Chinese investors to create a new American TikTok to avoid a ban in the United States.

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #china #government #business #us #tiktok #bytedance #law #regulation

Deal closure: Securing TikTok’s U.S. future. (23)
Investor stakes: Detailing ownership and financial alliances. (6)
Security shakeup: Data control and algorithm adjustments underway. (7)
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Deal closure: Securing TikTok’s U.S. future.

TikTok Continues Operations in US as New Joint Venture

6 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Long-Awaited TikTok Agreement Officially Seals Its Future in the US

6 wks / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

TikTok finalizes deal to create new US entity and avoid ban

6 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

TikTok Finalizes Deal to Form New US Joint Venture

6 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

TikTok Finalizes Deal To Form New American Entity

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

TikTok Avoids US Ban as Joint Venture Deal Officially Closes

6 wks / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

TikTok closes deal to operate in the US

6 wks / sherwood / Claire Yubin Oh

TikTok finalizes US joint venture and avoids ban

6 wks / techzine / Mels Dees

TikTok's long-running US saga ends with a deal that averts a ban

6 wks / techspot

TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity

6 wks / techxplore

TikTok says the deal to create a US entity has been finalized

6 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

TikTok closes deal to split US app from global business. Here's what to know

6 wks / bbc

TikTok finalizes deal to form new American entity

6 wks / npr / The Associated Press

That was a long wait, but TikTok US is finally a done deal

6 wks / siliconangle / James Farrell

TikTok US Deal Closes After Years Of Regulatory Uncertainty via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

6 wks / searchenginejournal / Matt G. Southern

TikTok forms U.S. joint venture, names a CEO

6 wks / cnbc

TikTok Creates Legal Entity to Eventually Maybe Possibly Sell to U.S. Investors (Don’t Call It a Done Deal)

6 wks / gizmodo / Matt Novak

TikTok Finalizes Deal to Keep Operating in the U.S.

6 wks / wsj / Amrith Ramkumar

TikTok finalizes deal for its US entity

6 wks / engadget / Mariella Moon

The TikTok deal is done, finally

6 wks / theverge / Richard Lawler

TikTok Strikes Deal to Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga

6 wks / nytimes / David McCabe and Emmett Lindner

TikTok closes deal to divest U.S. operations

6 wks / axios / Sara Fischer

China and US Approve TikTok Spinoff Sale

6 wks / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Investor stakes: Detailing ownership and financial alliances.

TikTok Seals U.S. Joint Venture Deal with 80% American Ownership

6 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

China’s ByteDance Sells Majority Stake in TikTok U.S. Interests to Investor Group Led by Tech Billionaire Larry Ellison

6 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Oracle (ORCL) Stock: TikTok Partnership Creates New U.S. Joint Venture

6 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Oracle and Silver Lake lead $14 billion rescue of TikTok US operations

6 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Oracle, Michael Dell, named as investors in JV that will run TikTok's US operations

6 wks / theregister / Simon Sharwood

TikTok lands $14B deal to avoid US ban

6 wks / politico / Katherine Long

Security shakeup: Data control and algorithm adjustments underway.

What does a new US TikTok deal mean for users?

6 wks / bbc

TikTok US joint venture seen resembling Apple’s China iCloud deal

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TikTok Deal Will Keep It Online in the US, but Your Experience of the App Might Change

6 wks / cnet / Katie Collins

TikTok forms US joint venture, Oracle to control security

6 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

TikTok deal adds new U.S. owners. Heres what this means for users.

6 wks / mashable

TikTok Finalizes U.S. Joint Venture to Secure App's Operations

6 wks / iclarified

TikTok America is here, but algorithm changes may take time

6 wks / appleinsider

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The deal ends a six-year long political saga that that started in 2020 when President Donald Trump tried to ban the app over national security concerns during his first term.

6 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

TikTok Finalizes Deal To Form New American Entity https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/23/0817218/tiktok-finalizes-deal-to-form-new-american-entity?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

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TikTok Avoids US Ban as Joint Venture Deal Officially Closes

6 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

The new TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC has been created, and a new US-based algorithm will be put into place which leave users with the choice to stick around or find an alternative.

6 wks / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Succinctly put by @anupamchander.bsky.social: “My worry all along is that we may have traded fears of foreign propaganda for the reality of domestic propaganda" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...

6 wks / bsky / @maryannefranks.bsky.social / maryannefranks.bsky.social

Apple looking to launch AirTag-like AI pin

Dean Daley / mobilesyrup - Apple is working on an AirTag-sized wearable that could launch as early as 2027. According to The Information, the device would feature multiple cameras, speakers and a microphone. The report indicates that this could still be cancelled, as this is in its…

#ai #wearables #apple #genai #airtag #technology #gadgets #findmyiphone

Breaking news on Apple's innovative wearable AI pin technology (5)
Expert analysis on Apple's transformative AI wearable tech advancements (2)
On-air discussions exploring Apple's AI pin development insights (3)
All Other Stories

Capital One just made a $5.15 billion move that could change how businesses manage money

Emily Price / fastcompany - Capital One is buying Brex in a $5.15 billion stock-and-cash deal that underscores how traditional banks are turning to fintech startups to modernize the way businesses manage money.The acquisition, announced Thursday, would bring the San Francisco–based …

#startups #vc #fintech #banking #stockmarket #business #finance #payments #acquisitions #technology

Deal Announcement Details (6)
Investor Sentiment (2)
Market & Business Strategy (3)
Other Stories (1)
All Other Stories

Deal Announcement Details

Capital One nabs Brex for $5.15B

6 wks / paymentsdive / Justin Bachman

Capital One to Acquire Fintech Company Brex for $5.15 Billion

6 wks / decrypt / Jason Nelson

Capital One to acquire corporate card provider Brex in $5.15B deal

6 wks / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Capital One Plans to Acquire Expense Management Platform Brex for $5.15 Billion

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Capital One just made a $5.15 billion move that could change how businesses manage money

6 wks / fastcompany / Emily Price

Capital One agrees to acquire credit card, stablecoin payment enabler Brex

6 wks / coindesk / Helene Braun

Investor Sentiment

Brex Sale to Capital One: A Letdown for Late-Stage Investors But a Big Win for Founders

6 wks / newcomer / Eric Newcomer

Capital One acquires Brex for steep discount to its peak valuation, but early believers are laughing all the way to the bank

6 wks / techcrunch / Connie Loizos

Market & Business Strategy

Capital One’s Brex Deal Signals a Structural Shift in Commercial Cards

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Capital One Targets $2T in Business Payments With Brex Buy

6 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Capital One (COF) Stock: Strong Q4 Performance, Credit Stability, and Brex Deal Spark Bullish Momentum

6 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

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Before everyone sharpens their knives, consider that for the VCs who backed Brex at its outset, the sale is a triumph.

6 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Microsoft 365 Outlook down: Microsoft breaks silence on outage

mashable - Microsoft is sharing updates on the Microsoft 365 outage that took down Outlook and other services on Thursday, Jan. 22.

#cloud #saas #enterprise #microsoft #business #azure #productivity #updates #microsoft365 #office

Microsoft confirmed today that Outlook mobile may crash or freeze when launched on iPad devices due to a coding error.

6 wks / bsky / @bleepingcomputer.com / bleepingcomputer.com

Microsoft: Outlook for iOS crashes, freezes due to coding error

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Microsoft 365 outage drags on for nearly 10 hours during bad night for North American infra

6 wks / theregister / Richard Speed

'Is Microsoft Down?' Outlook and Teams Go Dark in Widespread Outage

6 wks / cnet / Gael Cooper

"An ongoing Microsoft outage is preventing enterprise customers from accessing email inboxes, files, meetings, and other Microsoft cloud services." techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/m...

6 wks / bsky / @socialmedialab.ca / socialmedialab.ca

man i hate outages. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/22/m... but they make me so compassionate about what people are going through in Ukraine and Iran and more with everything from war to dictators suppressing or breaking their internet, electrical, etc. systems.

6 wks / bsky / @lorak.bsky.social / lorak.bsky.social

Microsoft 365 outage cause revealed

6 wks / mashable

Microsoft 365 Outlook down: Microsoft breaks silence on outage

6 wks / mashable

Microsoft 365 outage: Outlook is down. What we know.

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Microsoft 365 hit by outage, preventing access to emails and files

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Microsoft working to fix Outlook email issues

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Substack is launching a TV app, and not everyone is happy

Mia Sato / theverge - Substack announced Thursday it's launching Apple TV and Google TV apps that audiences can use for videos and livestreams - and early reactions suggest not all users are thrilled. Subscribers can watch videos and livestreams from creators they follow, but …

#startups #apple #google #streaming #business #apps #media #tvos #tv

Substack ventures into the world of big-screen TV with new apps

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Substack says it's coming for your TV. Will anyone notice?

6 wks / qz / Catherine Baab

Substack goes for the living room with beta TV app launch

6 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Substack is launching a TV app, and not everyone is happy

6 wks / theverge / Mia Sato

Substack now has a TV app

6 wks / engadget / Will Shanklin

Substack launches a TV app

6 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Elon Musk: Tesla’s Optimus Robot Will Go on Sale in 2027

Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - Elon Musk says Tesla plans to sell its Optimus humanoid robot by 2027, with the AI-powered machines already performing factory tasks.The post Elon Musk: Tesla’s Optimus Robot Will Go on Sale in 2027 appeared first on eWEEK.

#ai #robotics #automation #aiethics #tesla #business #manufacturing #technology #gadgets #elonmusk

You might actually be able to buy a Tesla robot in 2027

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Look forward to checking on these in a few years:

6 wks / bsky / @katie-drummond.bsky.social / katie-drummond.bsky.social

Elon Musk Sure Made Lots of Predictions at Davos

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Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Sell Humanoid Robots to Public by Late 2027

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Elon Musk: Tesla’s Optimus Robot Will Go on Sale in 2027

6 wks / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Tesla (TSLA) Stock Gains as Musk Sets 2026 Timeline for Optimus Robot Sales

6 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi rides

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi trips in Austin, Texas, according to a video posted on X. Elon Musk reposted the video, congratulating Tesla's AI team for the milestone. For months, Tesla's robotaxis in Austin and San Francisco have included …

#robotics #techpolicy #selfdriving #robotaxis #tesla #stockmarket #us #elonmusk #automotive #safety

Tesla Robotaxis now drive without safety monitors in Austin. Or do they?

6 wks / mashable

Elon Musk says Tesla taking safety supervisors out of some Robotaxi vehicles in Austin

6 wks / cnbc

Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi rides

6 wks / theverge / Andrew J. Hawkins

Tesla (TSLA) Stock: Jumps 3.8% as Robotaxi Launch Goes Fully Driverless in Austin

6 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Elon Musk says Tesla Robotaxis are operating without drivers, sending stock higher

6 wks / sherwood / Rani Molla

Intel stock falls 6% after company offers soft first-quarter guidance

cnbc - Intel reported fourth-quarter earnings Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations but offered soft guidance for the current quarter.

#semiconductors #chips #stockmarket #earnings #business #supplychain #intel #manufacturing

Advanced nodes and foundry expansion updates (2)
CEO pivot limits AI customer growth (1)
Wafer supply constraints and production shifts (4)
Weak Q1 guidance driving sharp stock reactions (8)
All Other Stories

Advanced nodes and foundry expansion updates

Intel Gives Rundown on 14A/18A Chips & Advanced Packaging Opportunities, Revealing Customer Commitments Expected to Flow In by H2 2026

6 wks / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

Intel Confirms 14A Wafer Capacity Expansion Only Follows Customer Commitments

6 wks / techpowerup

CEO pivot limits AI customer growth

Intel CEO Blames Pivot Toward Consumer Opportunities as the Main Reason for Missing AI Customers, Says Client Growth Will Be Limited This Year

6 wks / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

Wafer supply constraints and production shifts

Intel shares down 13% as company only manages to shrink losses in latest earnings, demand to outpace 2026 supply — $300 million deficit comes despite more than $20 billion in outside investment from Nvidia and friends

6 wks / tomshardware

Intel Reallocates PC Production Capacity to Server CPUs Amid Tight Wafer Supply

6 wks / techpowerup

Intel Q4 Beats Estimates as 18A Ships, Supply Constraints Hit Early 2026

6 wks / analyticsindiamag / Siddharth Jindal

Weak Q1 guidance driving sharp stock reactions

INTC stock is plunging today despite Intel earnings that beat Wall Street expectations. Here are 2 reasons why

6 wks / fastcompany / Michael Grothaus

Intel tumbles as pleas for time to deliver its turnaround fall on deaf ears

6 wks / sherwood / Luke Kawa

Intel optimism wanes after disappointing outlook

6 wks / techzine / Erik van Klinken

Intel’s revival hits a bump in the road as its guidance falls short of expectations

6 wks / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Intel stock falls 6% after company offers soft first-quarter guidance

6 wks / cnbc

Intel (INTC) Stock: Earnings and Revenue Beat, Yet Weak Q1 Forecast Weighs

6 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

(PR) Intel Reports Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Financial Results

6 wks / techpowerup

Intel slumps after Q1 guidance disappoints

6 wks / sherwood / Matt Phillips

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www.cnbc.com/2026/01/22/i...

6 wks / bsky / @mmeadway.bsky.social / mmeadway.bsky.social

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok flooded X with millions of sexualized images

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok generated millions of sexualized images on X in just nine days, including an estimated 23,000 depicting children. Authorities in multiple countries are now investigating.The article Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok flooded X with mi…

#techpolicy #aiethics #genai #contentmoderation #xai #elonmusk #grokai

A study on the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok embedded on X estimates it created 3 million sexualized images in 11 days in January, including 23,000 of children.

6 wks / bsky / @politico.eu / politico.eu

Image post - please click to view at origin

6 wks / bsky / @profjacob.bsky.social / profjacob.bsky.social

Grok could have produced 3 million sexual deepfakes in 11 days, says estimate

6 wks / politico / Eliza Gkritsi

Image post - please click to view at origin

6 wks / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Elon Musk’s Grok Generated 23K Sexualized Images of Children, Says Watchdog

6 wks / decrypt / Jose Antonio Lanz

Asking Grok to delete fake nudes may force victims to sue in Musk's chosen court

6 wks / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Grok created three million sexualized images, research says

6 wks / techxplore

Grok is still producing millions of sexualized images of adults and children

6 wks / mashable

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok flooded X with millions of sexualized images

6 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Fable is Coming to Xbox, PC, and PS5 in Autumn 2026

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Fable, the most-anticipated game from Xbox Game Studios got a proper gameplay reveal today, and it will launch on Xbox, PC, and PS5 in Autumn 2026.The post Fable is Coming to Xbox, PC, and PS5 in Autumn 2026 appeared first on Thurrott.com.

#gaming #entertainment #xbox #videogames

Your Fable reboot preview is here, open world Albion looks gloriously chaotic

6 wks / digitaltrends

“We Nicked It From The Office”: Fable Lead Confirms In-Game Mockumentary Style

6 wks / wccftech / Alessio Palumbo

Beast of Reincarnation at Developer_Direct: Game Freak's AAA Souls-Like RPG Gets Mid-2026 Cross-Platform Launch

6 wks / techpowerup

(PR) Xbox Developer_Direct Dives Deep into Fable's Open World & Comedic Elements

6 wks / techpowerup

Fable will let you be a heartless landlord this fall

6 wks / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

Fable Launches in Autumn 2026 for PC/PS5/Xbox and Looks Amazingly Faithful to the Originals

6 wks / wccftech / Alessio Palumbo

Fable is Coming to Xbox, PC, and PS5 in Autumn 2026

6 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Fable is coming to PS5 when it finally launches this fall

6 wks / theverge / Jay Peters

Fable is coming to Xbox, PC and PS5 in autumn 2026

6 wks / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

John Ternus solidifies his role as Apple CEO-apparent amid design team shakeup

appleinsider - John Ternus, SVP of hardware engineering, has reportedly taken over Apple's design teams and cemented his position as the likely long-term replacement of CEO Tim Cook.John TernusTernus has long been rumored as a potential successor for Cook, and he has ta…

#hardware #innovation #apple #business #culture #ux #timcook #ternus

Yeah, This Guy’s Looking Like the Frontrunner for New CEO of Apple

6 wks / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Ternus Now Overseeing Design at Apple, Reports Gurman

6 wks / bloomberg / John Gruber

Apple’s John Ternus Appointed ‘Executive Sponsor’ of Design Team, Positioning Him as Tim Cook’s Likely Successor

6 wks / wccftech / Rohail Saleem

One Major Promotion Just Made John Ternus the “Shoe-In” to Replace Tim Cook at Apple

6 wks / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

John Ternus solidifies his role as Apple CEO-apparent amid design team shakeup

6 wks / appleinsider

Apple's John Ternus Takes Over Design in Latest CEO Succession Move

6 wks / macrumors / Juli Clover

Apple Expands John Ternus' Role to Oversee Design in Latest Sign of CEO Succession [Report]

6 wks / iclarified

Forza Horizon 6 launches in May

Jay Peters / theverge - Forza Horizon 6 will launch on Xbox Series X / S and PC on May 19th, Xbox and developer Playground Games announced during Thursday's Developer Direct showcase. If you preorder the Premium Edition, you can play starting May 15th. The game will come to PS5 …

#gaming #microsoft #entertainment #cars #xbox #videogames

Your next road trip is booked: Forza Horizon 6 comes this May

6 wks / digitaltrends

(PR) Playground Games Discusses the Creation of Forza Horizon 6's Setting in Japan

6 wks / techpowerup

Multiplayer Pottery Party-Brawler, Kiln, is the Xbox Developer Direct 2026 Secret Game and Double Fine’s Next Title

6 wks / wccftech / David Carcasole

“A World Where Every Road Leads to Discovery”: Forza Horizon 6 Arrives on PC, Xbox Series in May 2026, PS5 “Later This Year”

6 wks / wccftech / David Carcasole

Forza Horizon 6 will hit Xbox Series X/S and PC on May 19

6 wks / engadget / Kris Holt

Forza Horizon 6 launches in May

6 wks / theverge / Jay Peters

Google Deepmind Hires Hume AI CEO and Engineers in Licensing Deal as Voice AI Race Heats Up

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google DeepMind has hired Hume AI CEO Alan Cowen and seven engineers through a licensing deal to integrate emotional intelligence into voice AI technology.The post Google Deepmind Hires Hume AI CEO and Engineers in Licensing Deal as Voice AI Race Heats Up…

#ai #ml #voice #google #genai #business #alphabet #deeptech #technology #assistant

Google Pulls Top Talent From AI Voice Firm Hume AI

6 wks / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Why AI Labs Love Pokémon

6 wks / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

Google Recruits Hume CEO Alan Cowen to Bolster Voice AI Efforts

6 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Google Deepmind Hires Hume AI CEO and Engineers in Licensing Deal as Voice AI Race Heats Up

6 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

From invisibility cloaks to AI chips: Neurophos raises $110M to build tiny optical processors for inferencing

6 wks / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

Alibaba Preparing IPO for AI Chip Unit T-head Amid Chinese Semiconductor Listing Boom

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Alibaba reportedly wants to spin off and list its AI chip unit T-Head following employee restructuring, adding to a wave of Chinese semiconductor IPOsThe post Alibaba Preparing IPO for AI Chip Unit T-head Amid Chinese Semiconductor Listing Boom appeared f…

#ai #hardware #semiconductors #china #chips #stockmarket #business #jobs #asia #technology

Alibaba Plans Spin-Off IPO of T-Head as China’s AI Chipmakers Line Up for the Public Markets

6 wks / pandaily

Alibaba Preparing IPO for AI Chip Unit T-head Amid Chinese Semiconductor Listing Boom

6 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Alibaba (BABA) Stock Rises as T-Head Semiconductor Division Plans IPO

6 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Alibaba jumps on report of a potential IPO for its AI chipmaking division

6 wks / sherwood / Claire Yubin Oh

How Craig Federighi is Fixing Apple’s AI Strategy

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Apple is overhauling its AI strategy under Craig Federighi, with Siri set to become a full AI chatbot powered by Google Gemini.The post How Craig Federighi is Fixing Apple’s AI Strategy first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

#ai #ml #voice #apple #google #genai #alphabet #ios #assistant #gemini

The Information: ‘With Google Deal, Apple’s Craig Federighi Plots a Cautious Course in AI’

6 wks / theinformation / John Gruber

Apple is said to be working on a new Siri-powered AI pin, but what that will do and whether anyone wants such a thing is still very much unknown.

6 wks / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Is Apple Developing an AI Pin?

6 wks / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

An AI pin is beneath Apple

6 wks / engadget / Devindra Hardawar

Apple's AI pin has a Siri-shaped problem, and that's just the start

6 wks / appleinsider

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Apple's Siri Chatbot May Run on Google Servers

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Apple Intelligence will see sweeping changes as Craig Federighi takes control

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Google adds Personal Intelligence to AI Mode for AI Pro, Ultra users

Erin / testingcatalog - What's new? Google has introduced personal intelligence to AI Mode in search to use Gmail and Google Photos data for tailored results; it is available to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers;

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Google Expands Personal Intelligence Feature to AI Mode in Search

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Google brings its Personal Intelligence personalization technology to AI Mode

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Google Brings Personal Intelligence to AI Mode Search with Gmail and Photos Access

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Google adds Personal Intelligence to AI Mode for AI Pro, Ultra users

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Google adds your Gmail and Photos to AI Mode to enable "Personal Intelligence"

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Gmail and Photos boost AI Mode for tailored search

Google Search can now answer questions using your Gmail and Photos in AI mode

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Google Gemini’s Personal Intelligence Comes to AI Mode in Search

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Google offers users option to plug AI mode into their photos, email for more personalized answers

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Google offers users option to plug AI mode into their photos, email for more personalized answers

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Say Goodbye To Generic Results: Here Comes The Personalized Google Search

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Google Launches Personal Intelligence In AI Mode via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

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Google is bringing Personal Intelligence to AI Mode in Google Search

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Google’s AI Mode can now tap into your Gmail and Photos to provide tailored responses

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Google Search AI Mode can use Gmail and Photos to get to know you

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AI Mode in Google search can now pull context from your other apps

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The company notes that AI Mode doesn’t train directly on your Gmail inbox or Google Photos library. Instead, it trains on specific prompts and the model’s responses.

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AMD Officially Confirms Ryzen 7 9850X3D MSRP: $499 - Launching on January 29

techpowerup - AMD has just announced that the much-anticipated Ryzen 7 9850X3D desktop gaming CPU will launch on January 29, with a suggested retail price of $499. This newcomer will sit just above its 8-core sibling in Team Red's current-gen 3D V-Cache-augmented line …

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Here’s when you can buy AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D and how much it’ll cost

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AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU will arrive on January 29 and cost $499

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AMD's next gaming champ to debut at $499, and you can already buy it ahead of launch — Ryzen 7 9850X3D is $30 more expensive than the Ryzen 7 9800X3D

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AMD Officially Confirms Ryzen 7 9850X3D MSRP: $499 - Launching on January 29

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AMD’s faster Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU arrives on January 29th for $499

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AMD Announces Ryzen 7 9850X3D at $499; New 8-Core/16-Thread Fastest Zen 5 Gaming Processor To Launch On 29th January

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Hollywood actors and artists just made a move against AI slop

Sarah Fielding / fastcompany - A new campaign launches today against AI’s sticky fingers on copyrighted material.The Human Artistry Campaign’s “Stealing Isn’t Innovation” movement launches today with over 800 signatories. Those include many Hollywood actors, including Scarlett Johansso…

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'Stealing Isn't Innovation' campaign suggests that there's an ethical way to rip off human creativity

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Scarlett Johansson, REM, and other artists call for an end to AI slop and theft

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Hollywood actors and artists just made a move against AI slop

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'Stealing Isn't Innovation': Hundreds of Creatives Warn Against an AI Slop Future

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A-List creatives sign up to fight AI, say it enables 'theft at a grand scale'

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Artists and writers push back on AI training with 'Stealing Isn’t Innovation' campaign

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1Password introduces built-in phishing protection

Ian Barker / betanews - Phishing attacks come from all kinds of angles and AI is making them harder than ever to spot as you can no longer rely on the old giveaways like poor grammar. What’s more it only needs a momentary lapse of judgment to fall victim and give away key detail…

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1Password introduces built-in phishing protection

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My Go-To Password Manager 1Password Rolls Out Phishing Feature to Warn of Possible Scams

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1Password adds an extra layer of phishing protection

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1Password is introducing a new phishing prevention feature

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