1. Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 won’t be any better
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/meta-burned-19-billion-on-vr-last-year-and-2026-wont-be-any-better/
Summary: The reported financial losses follow a series of layoffs at the VR unit.
2. Halide co-founder Sebastiaan de With is joining Apple’s design team
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/869926/apple-hires-sebastiaan-de-with-design-team-halide-lux
Summary: Sebastiaan de With, known for his work on apps like Halide, Kino, and Orion as the co-founder of Lux, is joining Apple's design team, he announced today. "So excited to work with the very best team in the world on my favorite products," de With says in his post. de With is well-known for his […]
3. Mark Zuckerberg is all in on AI as the new social media
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/869882/mark-zuckerberg-meta-earnings-q4-2025
Summary: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse dreams seem to have been replaced by a new vision: an AI-generated social feed. In an earnings call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg reiterated his belief that AI will become the next big media format, making feeds "more immersive and interactive:" We started with text, and then moved to photos when we […]
4. Windows 11 has reached 1 billion users faster than Windows 10
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/869889/microsoft-windows-11-1-billion-users
Summary: Windows 11 now has 1 billion users. Microsoft hit the milestone during the recent holiday quarter, meaning Windows 11 has managed to reach 1 billion users faster than Windows 10 did nearly six years ago. "Windows reached a big milestone, 1 billion Windows 11 users," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the company's fiscal Q2, […]
5. Zuckerberg teases agentic commerce tools and major AI rollout in 2026
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/zuckerberg-teases-agentic-commerce-tools-and-major-ai-rollout-in-2026/
Summary: Mark Zuckerberg says 2026 will be "a big year for delivering personal super intelligence."
6. Trump energy department loosens rules on nuclear safety
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/trump-energy-department-loosens-rules-on-nuclear-safety/
Summary: The new rules apply to nuclear reactors built on Department of Energy property, which includes several currently being developed by startups.
7. Tesla discontinuing Model S and Model X to make room for robots
Source: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/869872/tesla-model-s-model-x-discontinue-optimus-robot-factory
Summary: Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk said in an earnings call with investors today. No advance word was given about the cancellations, making it an abrupt ending for Tesla's two original flagship EVs. Musk said the reasons for cancelling the vehicle programs was to […]
8. Microsoft gained $7.6B from OpenAI last quarter
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/microsoft-earnings-7-6-billion-openai/
Summary: Microsoft, one of OpenAI's major investors, is benefiting greatly from the AI lab's growth.
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