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on January 8, 2026 at 12:30 am - Reuters: Arm creates a “Physical AI” unit to focus on robotics and automotive sectors, as part of a reorganization that includes “Cloud and AI” and “Edge” business units  —  Chip technology company Arm Holdings has reorganized the company to create a Physical AI unit …

Arm creates a "Physical AI" unit to focus on robotics and automotive sectors, as part of a reorganization that includes "Cloud and AI" and "Edge" business units (Reuters)

on January 8, 2026 at 12:10 am - Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: Samsung expects Q4 operating profit up 208% YoY to ~$13.8B, vs. ~$12.3B est., and revenue up 23% to ~$64.2B, as demand for AI servers lifted memory chip prices  —  Samsung Electronics Co.'s quarterly profit more than tripled to a record high after global demand for AI servers sharply lifted memory chip prices.

Samsung expects Q4 operating profit up 208% YoY to ~$13.8B, vs. ~$12.3B est., and revenue up 23% to ~$64.2B, as demand for AI servers lifted memory chip prices (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)

on January 7, 2026 at 11:50 pm - Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal: Trump family's World Liberty Financial says its entity World Liberty Trust has applied for a US banking license, which would let it issue the USD1 stablecoin  —  Critics have said World Liberty and its stablecoin pose a major conflict of interest for President Trump

Trump family's World Liberty Financial says its entity World Liberty Trust has applied for a US banking license, which would let it issue the USD1 stablecoin (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)

on January 7, 2026 at 11:10 pm - Wall Street Journal: Sources: Larry Page bought two Miami estates in December and January for a combined $173.4M; Sergey Brin is also said to be in discussions to buy a Miami home  —  The deal comes as high-profile tech investors speak out against a proposed tax on the ultrawealthy in California

Sources: Larry Page bought two Miami estates in December and January for a combined $173.4M; Sergey Brin is also said to be in discussions to buy a Miami home (Wall Street Journal)

on January 7, 2026 at 10:15 pm - Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: WhatsApp rolls out new group chat features: member tags that show user roles, text stickers generated from any word, and custom event reminders  —  WhatsApp on Wednesday said it's rolling out new features to group chats, including member tags, text stickers, and event reminders.

WhatsApp rolls out new group chat features: member tags that show user roles, text stickers generated from any word, and custom event reminders (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)