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The clock is officially ticking. In just five days, the lowest ticket prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and 50% off Plus One Passes exclusive to the first 500 registrants will be gone. And with more than half of the first 500 applications already submitted, the slots are closing fast. If Disrupt is on your must-attend list, here’s your chance to lock in the best deal and get +1 for half price. Register now to save up to $680 on passes and get 50% off your second ticket. This offer ends on January 30th, when the first 500 tickets are won.…
Meta’s 5-gigawatt “Hyperion” data center under construction in Richland Parish, Louisiana, January 9, 2026.MetaRecent analysis suggests that the popular narrative that artificial intelligence is the engine that will keep the U.S. economy afloat is overstated. The AI boom has reshaped market valuations, spurred record bond issuance to finance large-scale investments and data centers, and had a significant impact on gross domestic product (GDP), especially in early 2025. For this reason, many economists and market participants suggested that investment in AI would be a savior for the country’s stagnant economy. But a January report by Prajakta Bhide, U.S. economic strategist at…
After Alex proposed on an Airbnb during a trip to Whidbey Island in Washington – “he pulled out the ring box and asked, ‘Do you want to keep doing what we were doing?'” the couple married in September 2020, with only family in attendance in a small lakeside ceremony. Alex shared on his Instagram post that Sanni had a “beautiful night, clear as always, clear enough of the apocalyptic smoke to have a decent view.” Less than a year later, when she was officiating her best friend’s vows, they found out Sanni was expecting. Sanni told People magazine, “It reminded…
Winter Storm Fern is predicted to have widespread impacts on energy and power production. Here are some stock and energy industry groups to watch as you prepare for this and future storms. Natural Gas Producers Natural gas price fluctuations are severe. A 70% rise in a commodity in less than two weeks is a record. Some natural gas stocks have also seen buyers, with importer Excelrate Energy (EE) soaring 28% this month. ExxonMobil (XOM) is considered an oil company, but it secretly has a large natural gas business. The stock continues to hit new all-time highs, soaring 12% in January.…
Nvidia announced Monday that it has invested $2 billion in CoreWeave to accelerate the data center company’s efforts to add more than 5 gigawatts of AI computing power by 2030. The chipmaker, which is already an investor in CoreWeave, announced it has purchased the company’s Class A stock for $87.20 per share. As part of the partnership, CoreWeave and Nvidia plan to jointly build an “AI factory” (data center) that will use the chipmaker’s products. CoreWeave will also integrate Nvidia’s products across its platform, including its new Rubin chip architecture (scheduled to replace the current Blackwell architecture), Bluefield storage systems,…
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has told Europeans they should “keep dreaming” if they think they can defend themselves without US support. “If anyone here again thinks that the European Union, or Europe as a whole, can protect itself without the United States, keep dreaming. It can’t be done. We can’t do it. We need each other,” Rutte said in a speech to the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday. The NATO chief warned European countries that they would need to increase their defense spending to 10% if they “really want to go it alone”, adding that they would need to…
Taylor Russell isn’t breaking dishes after being mistaken for Rihanna. When a reporter mistook the Bones and All actress for the “Diamonds” hitmaker outside the Dior Paris Fashion Week show on January 26, Taylor reacted unfazed. In a fan-shot video posted to X magazine on January 26, someone behind the camera says, “That’s Taylor, King Russell,” to which Taylor adds, “I’m just her little mini-me.” But that doesn’t mean she wasn’t ready for Rihanna’s arrival. At the end of the light-hearted exchange, Taylor, who previously dated Harry Styles, added: “Yeah, I’m looking forward to meeting her.” For the occasion, the…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 22, 2026 in New York City, USA.Brendan McDiarmid | Reutersof S&P500 Stocks rose on Monday as traders monitored political developments and prepared for a crucial week of important earnings reports and the latest Federal Reserve interest rate decisions.The overall market index rose 0.6%. of Dow Jones Industrial Average It rose by 168 points (0.4%). of Nasdaq Composite Up 0.8% supported by an increase of about 3% apple 2% or more increase meta platform ahead of earnings reports later in the week.President Donald Trump threatened over the…
Microsoft has announced the launch of its latest chip, the Maia 200. The company describes it as a silicon flagship product designed to scale AI inference. The 200 follows the company’s Maia 100, released in 2023, and is technologically equipped to run powerful AI models faster and more efficiently, the company said. Maia has over 100 billion transistors and delivers performance of over 10 petaflops with 4-bit accuracy and approximately 5 petaflops with 8-bit precision. This is a significant improvement over the previous model. Inference refers to the computational process that runs a model, as opposed to the computations required…
TSMC CEO CC Wei and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang interact on stage during TSMC’s annual sports day in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on November 8, 2025. Anne Wang | ReutersDecades ago, when Jensen Huang first met Morris Chan, he said: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. One day Nvidia It will be the chip foundry’s biggest customer. That’s Mr. Huang. Nvidia’s The CEO was asked about this on a recent podcast, and this is a promise he plans to deliver this year. Nvidia will become TSMC’s biggest customer this year, according to analyst forecasts and Huang himself. apple is currently considered to be…