1. TikTok users freak out over app’s ‘immigration status’ collection — here’s what it means
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-users-freak-out-over-apps-immigration-status-collection-heres-what-it-means/
Summary: TikTok users are freaking out over a mention of "immigration status" data collection, but lawyers explain the disclosure is related to state privacy laws.
2. Chromebooks train schoolkids to be loyal customers, internal Google document suggests
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/867138/google-chromebook-education-expansion-court-filings
Summary: Internal documents revealed as part of a child safety lawsuit hint at Google's plan to "onboard kids" into its ecosystem by investing in schools. In this November 2020 presentation, Google writes that getting kids into its ecosystem "leads to brand trust and loyalty over their lifetime," as reported earlier by NBC News. The heavily-redacted documents, […]
3. Leak: Nvidia is about to challenge ‘Intel Inside’ with as many as eight Arm laptops
Source: https://www.theverge.com/games/867056/leak-nvidia-n1-n1x-laptops-lenovo-dell
Summary: Intel and AMD have split the Windows laptop market for years, but the x86 players may be getting outnumbered. It's not just Apple MacBooks and MediaTek-based Chromebooks using Arm chips anymore. There are finally competent Qualcomm Snapdragon laptops running Windows, and - as soon as this spring - Nvidia will finally power Windows consumer laptops […]
4. Who’s behind AMI Labs, Yann LeCun’s ‘world model’ startup
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/whos-behind-ami-labs-yann-lecuns-world-model-startup/
Summary: Yann LeCun's new venture, AMI Labs, has drawn intense attention since the AI scientist left Meta to found it.
5. Congress doesn’t seem to know if the TikTok deal complies with its law
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/866977/tiktok-deal-congress-china
Summary: TikTok finally closed a deal meant to bring it into compliance with the law that should have banned it a year ago, and the lawmakers who passed that law still don't seem to know what's going on. The company announced Tuesday that its US service is now part of the separate TikTok USDS Joint Venture […]
6. Waymo probed by National Transportation Safety Board over illegal school bus behavior
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/waymo-probed-by-national-transportation-safety-board-over-illegal-school-bus-behavior/
Summary: The NTSB joins the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in investigating Waymo vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses.
7. The Rippling/Deel corporate spying scandal may have taken another wild turn
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/the-rippling-deel-corporate-spying-scandal-may-have-taken-another-wild-turn/
Summary: The Department of Justice may be conducting a criminal investigation. This is arguably the biggest drama between two HR startups ever.
8. What to know about Netflix’s landmark acquisition of Warner Bros.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/what-to-know-about-netflixs-landmark-acquisition-of-warner-bros/
Summary: Learn more about Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros., considered the most historic megadeal in Hollywood, as it continues to develop.
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