January 20, 2026

ICE becomes one of the most-blocked accounts on Bluesky after its verification: ICE has been verified on Bluesky, and quickly becomes one of the top most-blocked accounts. Read More

Retail startup Another raises a $2.5M seed to help sell excess inventory: Another hopes to help companies address excess inventory before brands opt to sell items to bulk resellers. Corina Marshall, Another's founder, says items sold through such resellers may be deeply discounted, an outcome brands might not want. Read More

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says tariffs are starting to drive up product prices: Jassy said on Tuesday that while Amazon is trying to keep prices low, price hikes may be unavoidable in some cases. Read More

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Humans&, a 'human-centric' AI startup founded by Anthropic, xAI, Google alums, raised $480M seed round: Humans&, a startup that believes AI should empower people, not replace them, has reportedly raised a $480 million seed round at a $4.48 billion valuation. Read More

Trump administration admits DOGE may have misused Americans' Social Security data: The revelation comes as part of a series of corrections in a legal case over DOGE’s access to Social Security Administration data. Read More

Netflix revises offer to pay all cash for Warner Bros. to fend off Paramount: However, the streaming giant is still offering the same $27.75 the companies had agreed on for WBD's movie studio and streaming assets, and the deal continues to value the company at $82.7 billion. Read More

SpaceX didn't properly inspect crane before collapse at Starbase, OSHA says: The federal safety agency has hit SpaceX with a $115,850 fine after finding seven "serious" violations during its investigation. Read More

Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent triples valuation to $300M with $70M fundraise: The funding comes as the startup claims it has scaled ARR to $50 million and is targeting $100 million by April 2026. Read More

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Netflix is rolling out a live voting feature: Netflix said that the feature will work globally, and the platform will tally votes in real time. Viewers will have a limited time to vote, and once that time has lapsed, additional votes won't count. That means if you're watching the show later, you can't participate in the voting. Read More

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