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Daily Tech News Roundup - 2026-01-26

1. This founder cracked firefighting — now he’s creating an AI gold mine
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/25/this-founder-cracked-firefighting-now-hes-creating-an-ai-gold-mine/
Summary: The nozzle is just the beginning – what company founder Sunny Sethi calls "the muscle on the ground.”

2. ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/25/chatgpt-is-pulling-answers-from-elon-musks-grokipedia/
Summary: Information from the conservative-leaning, AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk’s xAI is beginning to appear in answers from ChatGPT.

3. Humans& thinks coordination is the next frontier for AI, and they’re building a model to prove it
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/25/humans-thinks-coordination-is-the-next-frontier-for-ai-and-theyre-building-a-model-to-prove-it/
Summary: Humans&, a new startup founded by alumni of Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and Google DeepMind, is building the next generation of foundation models for collaboration, not chat.

4. Science fiction writers, Comic-Con say goodbye to AI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/25/science-fiction-writers-comic-con-say-goodbye-to-ai/
Summary: Some of the major players in science fiction and pop culture are taking firmer stances against generative AI.

5. Creators and communities everywhere take a stand against ICE
Source: https://www.theverge.com/policy/867451/creators-and-communities-take-a-stand-against-ice
Summary: It's not surprising when the guy who's been yelling about the horrors of late-stage capitalism on Instagram for the last five years turns his ire towards ICE. But something different has been happening over the week or so, following the most recent shootings of civilians by federal agents - even accounts that stay laser focused […]

6. TechCrunch Mobility: RIP, Tesla Autopilot, and the NTSB investigates Waymo
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/25/techcrunch-mobility-rip-tesla-autopilot-and-the-ntsb-investigates-waymo/
Summary: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

7. It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun
Source: https://www.theverge.com/policy/867455/dhs-ice-border-patrol-minneapolis-alex-pretti
Summary: Shortly after federal agents killed Alex Pretti Saturday morning, the Department of Homeland Security began to run with the story that the dead man had been armed and dangerous. He had a gun, DHS said. (A Bellingcat analysis of the video concludes that Pretti was unarmed when he was shot.) He had approached the agents […]

8. Apple will reportedly unveil its Gemini-powered Siri assistant in February
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/25/apple-will-reportedly-unveil-its-gemini-powered-siri-assistant-in-february/
Summary: We’re about to get our first real look at the results of the recently announced AI partnership between Apple and Google.

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