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TikTok users “absolutely justified” in fearing MAGA makeover, experts say

TikTok’s tech issues abound as censorship fears drive users to delete app.

Report: China approves import of high-end Nvidia AI chips after weeks of uncertainty

Over 400,000 H200 chips coming to tech giants as China tries to balance tech needs with self-reliance.

With Apple’s new Creator Studio Pro, AI is a tool to aid creation, not replace it

Apple’s Creator Studio Pro leverages AI to help creators with tedious tasks—like finding clips or building slides—without trying to do the work for them

Tiny startup Arcee AI built a 400B open source LLM from scratch to best Meta's Llama

30-person startup Arcee AI has released a 400B model called Trinity, which it says is one of the biggest open source foundation models from a US company.

Disrupt 2026: +1 passes are almost gone and only 3 days remain

The TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 +1 passes at 50% off are almost sold out, and this deal ends in 3 days. Register here before this deal ends on Jan 31.

TC Founder Summit 2026 tickets are now live at the lowest prices

TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 unites 1,100 founders and investors in Boston on June 23 for a day focused on real-world scaling. Save up to $300 on your ticket

The AI infrastructure boom shows no sign of slowing down

ASML’s record orders show chipmakers are still betting big on AI data centers.

Anthropic, Apple, OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump

Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement tactics following Minneapolis violence, with one addressing concerns publicly and the other in an internal message.

Meta to test premium subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

In the coming months, Meta is going to explore a premium experience on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp that gives users access to special features and more control over how they share and connect, while keeping the core experiences free.

Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber

Waabi has secured a $750 million Series C round to accelerate autonomous trucking, and another roughly $250 million commitment from Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis exclusively on its platform.

Google pitches Gemini to students studying for India's most competitive college entrance exam

Google's launch of practice tests for JEE follows its recent move to offer full-length SAT practice tests in Gemini.

Everything you need to know about viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot (now Moltbot)

Personal AI assistant Moltbot —formerly Clawdbot — has gone viral in a matter of weeks. But there’s more you should know before jumping on the bandwagon.