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Day: January 29, 2026
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg gets green light from Wall Street to keep pouring money into AI
Meta’s stock pop following the company’s latest earnings beat is a sign that investors are OK with hefty AI spending as long as the core business stays strong.
Betting on politics is the new game: More than $200M on wagers increases fears of insider trading
Many of the bets, which have been criticized as unethical, revolve around the actions of the US and Donald Trump
New video appears to show Alex Pretti confronting federal agents 11 days before fatal shooting
Pretti appeared to have his gun on him at the time, though he was only detained briefly
Satya Nadella says Windows 11 reached 1B users during Q2, growing over 45% YoY and at a faster rate than Windows 10 did (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Satya Nadella says Windows 11 reached 1B users during Q2, growing over 45% YoY and at a faster rate than Windows 10 did — Windows 11 hit the milestone in the recent holiday quarter. … Windows 11 now ha…
Samsung’s profit triples, beating estimates as AI chip demand fuels memory shortage
Samsung Electronics reported an over three-fold surge in fourth-quarter profits, hitting a new record and beating analysts’ estimates.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,435 – Al Jazeera
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,435 Al JazeeraRussian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 29, 2026 Institute for the Study of WarRussia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,436 Al JazeeraUkrainian Fla…
‘Why not?’ Immigration freeze on table as deep rift splits Europe
Sharply different policies in neighbouring countries highlight the division over migration and the potential for it to shape some of the continent’s biggest elections.
US cybersecurity chief leaked sensitive files to ChatGPT – Politico
The acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Madhu Gottumukkala, uploaded sensitive government documents
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South Korea’s ‘world-first’ AI laws face pushback amid bid to become leading tech power
The laws have been criticised by tech startups, which say they go too far, and civil society groups, which say they don’t go far enoughSouth Korea has embarked on a foray into the regulation of AI, launching what has been billed as the most comprehensi…