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- How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market while rivals fell shortby Marina Temkin on January 30, 2026 at 1:33 am
The profitable life-insurance platform was one of the first major tech companies to test the 2026 public markets.
- The iPhone just had its best quarter everby Lucas Ropek on January 29, 2026 at 11:57 pm
Growth in regions like China and India are credited with pushing Apple’s phone sales higher than ever.
- Guys, I don’t think Tim Cook knows how to monetize AIby Amanda Silberling on January 29, 2026 at 11:51 pm
One intrepid Morgan Stanley analyst dared to ask how Apple will make money on its AI investments. The answer will not shock you.
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI in talks to merge, according to reportsby Amanda Silberling, Kirsten Korosec on January 29, 2026 at 10:47 pm
This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and SpaceX rockets together under one corporation.
- Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $50B in OpenAIby Lucas Ropek on January 29, 2026 at 10:11 pm
If a deal materializes, it would mean Amazon is backing competing startups in the race for AI supremacy.