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European AI has a power problem Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-ai-power-energy-prices-competition

Sequoia to invest in Anthropic, breaking VC taboo on backing rivals: FT Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a blockbuster funding round for Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. It’s a move sure to turn heads in Silicon Valley. Why? Because venture capital firms have historically

TechCrunch Mobility: ‘Physical AI’ enters the hype machine Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.”  Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/18/techcrunch-mobility-physical-ai-enters-the-hype-machine/

Threads edges out X in daily mobile users, new data shows Threads’ daily mobile usage has quietly surpassed X as Meta leans on cross-promotion, creator tools and fast feature rollouts — even as X faces fresh controversies Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/18/threads-edges-out-x-in-daily-mobile-users-new-data-shows/

How YC-backed Bucket Robotics survived its first CES Now, the startup is turning its attention to building the business, fundraising and striking commercial deals. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/18/how-yc-backed-bucket-robotics-survived-its-first-ces/

Moxie Marlinspike has a privacy-conscious alternative to ChatGPT Confer is designed to look and feel like ChatGPT or Claude, but your conversations can’t be used for training or advertising. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/18/moxie-marlinspike-has-a-privacy-conscious-alternative-to-chatgpt/

Why Silicon Valley is really talking about fleeing California (it’s not the 5%) If you’ve been following the billionaire exodus from California with some confusion, here’s what’s actually driving the nervousness: it’s not the 5% rate. As highlighted Friday in the New York Post, the proposed wealth tax would hit

Who gets to inherit the stars? A space ethicist on what we’re not talking about While it’s easy to romanticize space as an escape to a pristine frontier where people will float weightlessly among the stars, it’s worth remembering there are no oceans or mountains or chirpy birds in space.

Trump administration’s legal setbacks are good news for offshore wind — and the grid Three offshore wind projects under construction on the U.S. East Coast are back to building after judges rebuked the Department of the Interior’s actions. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/17/trump-administrations-legal-setbacks-are-good-news-for-offshore-wind-and-the-grid/

Oshen built the first ocean robot to collect data in a Category 5 hurricane  Oshen has signed contracts with multiple government agencies for its C-Star robots to collect ocean data autonomously. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/17/oshen-built-the-first-ocean-robot-to-collect-data-in-a-category-5-hurricane/