Meta signs deals with three nuclear companies for 6-plus GW of power

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View this email online in your browser  January 09, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Meta signs deals with three nuclear companies for 6-plus GW of power: Two smaller companies, Oklo and TerraPower, along with Vistra, a large energy company, just signed agreements with Meta. Read More The venture firm that ate Silicon Valley just raised another $15 billion: In a blog post published Friday morning, Ben Horowitz writes that "as the American leader in Venture Capital, the fate of new technology in the United States rests partly on our shoulders." It's the kind of statement certain to cause agita at rival firms. Read More Internet collapses in Iran amid protests over economic crisis: Internet monitoring firms and experts say Iran's internet has almost completely shut down, as protests spread through major cities. Read More Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! A message from Fidelity Don't let a spreadsheet cost you your next round. Managing your equity in a spreadsheet might work, until you're raising your next round, onboarding new hires, or navigating your first SAFE. Fidelity Private Shares' free cap table template can provide you with a clean start. And when you're ready to ditch the manual updates, we'll help you scale with confidence. Download Now Afternoon Must-Reads X restricts Grok's image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world's ire: Elon Musk's AI company has restricted Grok's controversial AI image-generation feature to only paying subscribers on X, after the tool invited heated criticism from across the world for letting users generate sexualized images of women and children. Read More Governments grapple with the flood of non-consensual nudity on X: For the past two weeks, X has been flooded with AI-manipulated nude images, created by the Grok AI chatbot — and governments around the world are promising to take action. Read More Anthropic adds Allianz to growing list of enterprise wins: Anthropic announces its first enterprise deal of 2026, which includes building agents for, and giving Claude code to, Allianz. Read More How the Sleepbuds maker, Ozlo, is building a platform for sleep data: Ozlo Sleepbuds are going to have a big year, with new products, AI features, and more. Read More Data security startup Cyera hits $9B valuation six months after being valued at $6B: Cyera raised another $400 million just six months after its last huge round. Read More You missed these chats from Disrupt: Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens. Watch on Cheddar.com Watch on Streaming Last but Not Least CES 2026: Everything revealed, from Nvidia's debuts to AMD's new chips to Razer's AI oddities : CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the show floor open to the public after a packed couple of days occupied by press conferences from the likes of Nvidia, Sony, and AMD and previews from Sunday's Unveiled event.  Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107

X restricts Grok's image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world's ire

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View this email online in your browser  January 09, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 X restricts Grok's image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world's ire: Elon Musk's AI company has restricted Grok's controversial AI image-generation feature to only paying subscribers on X, after the tool invited heated criticism from across the world for letting users generate sexualized images of women and children. Read More The venture firm that ate Silicon Valley just raised another $15 billion: In a blog post published Friday morning, Ben Horowitz writes that "as the American leader in Venture Capital, the fate of new technology in the United States rests partly on our shoulders." It's the kind of statement certain to cause agita at rival firms. Read More CES 2026: Everything revealed, from Nvidia's debuts to AMD's new chips to Razer's AI oddities : CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the show floor open to the public after a packed couple of days occupied by press conferences from the likes of Nvidia, Sony, and AMD and previews from Sunday's Unveiled event.  Read More Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! A message from Fidelity Don't let a spreadsheet cost you your next round. Managing your equity in a spreadsheet might work, until you're raising your next round, onboarding new hires, or navigating your first SAFE. Fidelity Private Shares' free cap table template can provide you with a clean start. And when you're ready to ditch the manual updates, we'll help you scale with confidence. Download Now Morning Must-Reads OpenAI to acquire the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo: OpenAI is acquiring the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo in an all-stock deal, adding to the firm's M&A spree. Read More Internet collapses in Iran amid protests over economic crisis: Internet monitoring firms and experts say Iran's internet has almost completely shut down, as protests spread through major cities. Read More Anduril's Palmer Luckey thinks the future of tech is in the past: Luckey, who initially made his fortune in VR and now runs the defense contractor Anduril, and Ohanian both seemed to agree: Stuff was better in the old days. Read More Governments grapple with the flood of non-consensual nudity on X: For the past two weeks, X has been flooded with AI-manipulated nude images, created by the Grok AI chatbot — and governments around the world are promising to take action. Read More The most bizarre tech announced so far at CES 2026: From an AI panda pet to an anime girl hologram for your desk, here are the wildest products at CES 2026. Read More You missed these chats from Disrupt: Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens. Watch on Cheddar.com Watch on Streaming Last but Not Least Data security startup Cyera hits $9B valuation six months after being valued at $6B: Cyera raised another $400 million just six months after its last huge round. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107