1. How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market while rivals fell short
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/how-sequoia-backed-ethos-reached-the-public-market-while-rivals-fell-short/
Summary: The profitable life-insurance platform was one of the first major tech companies to test the 2026 public markets.
2. The iPhone just had its best quarter ever
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/the-iphone-just-had-its-best-quarter-ever/
Summary: Growth in regions like China and India are credited with pushing Apple's phone sales higher than ever.
3. Guys, I don’t think Tim Cook knows how to monetize AI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/guys-i-dont-think-tim-cook-knows-how-to-monetize-ai/
Summary: One intrepid Morgan Stanley analyst dared to ask how Apple will make money on its AI investments. The answer will not shock you.
4. Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI in talks to merge, according to reports
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/elon-musk-spacex-tesla-xai-merger-talks-ipo-reuters/
Summary: This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and SpaceX rockets together under one corporation.
5. It’s a new heyday for gas thanks to data centers
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/870422/data-center-ai-gas-power-surge
Summary: The US is now leading a global surge in new gas power plants being built in large part to satisfy growing energy demand for data centers. And more gas means more planet-heating pollution. Gas-fired power generation in development globally rose by 31 percent in 2025. Almost a quarter of that added capacity is slated for […]
6. Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $50B in OpenAI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/amazon-is-reportedly-in-talks-to-invest-50-billion-in-openai/
Summary: If a deal materializes, it would mean Amazon is backing competing startups in the race for AI supremacy.
7. Apple just had a record-breaking iPhone quarter
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/870319/apple-iphone-best-revenue-ai-q1-2026
Summary: Apple says the iPhone had its "best-ever" quarter, with revenue hitting more than $85.3 billion over the past few months. The company announced the news as part of its Q1 2026 earnings report, which also revealed record-breaking revenue of $143.8 billion, up 16 percent when compared to the same time last year. "The demand for […]
8. Medium gives employees Friday off to participate in national strike protesting ICE
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/medium-gives-employees-friday-off-to-participate-in-national-strike-protesting-ice/
Summary: Activists behind the general strike are calling for "no work, no school, and no shopping" amid a push to defund ICE, which has escalated raids in U.S. cities, killing several people, including two U.S. citizens earlier this month in Minneapolis.
Automated post via TechCognita Automation Framework
Top comments (0)