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- Meta shares rise on stronger-than-expected revenue forecast - Meta reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday and provided stronger-than-expected sales guidance.
- Autonomous trucking startup Waabi raises $750 million to expand into robotaxis - Khosla Ventures, G2 Venture Partners, Uber, Nvidia and Volvo are all investing in Toronto-based, driverless tech startup Waabi.
- Big Tech’s AI data center push is spawning a new heat economy - AI’s energy problem may also be its solution, as cities are increasingly exploring opportunities to repurpose excess heat from data centers.
- Chinese tech giant Tencent plots Middle East cloud expansion as spending in the region booms - Tencent's expansion will likely put it into more direct competition with U.S. giants including Amazon, Microsoft and Google.
- Microsoft's plans for 15 more data centers win approval at former Wisconsin Foxconn site - Microsoft intends to expand in a place where it's been welcomed, months after backing down on a rezoning attempt in an adjacent village when residents objected.
- TikTok uninstalls are up 150% following U.S. joint venture - TikTok's daily average U.S. app uninstalls have increased nearly 150% over the past five days compared to the previous three months, Sensor Tower told CNBC.
- What I want from Apple, Meta and Microsoft in their key earnings reports - All three stocks are regarded as broken, and it's difficult to get more broken.
- Elon Musk says Tesla taking safety supervisors out of some Robotaxi vehicles in Austin - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on X that his EV company has removed human safety monitors from some of its Robotaxi vehicles in Austin.
- OpenAI chair Bret Taylor says AI is 'probably' a bubble, expects correction in coming years - Taylor said the free market will ultimately determine where the value is and which AI players have the best products.
- OpenEvidence, the 'ChatGPT for doctors,' doubles valuation to $12 billion - OpenEvidence, based in Massachusetts, has topped a $12 billion valuation in a funding round led by Thrive and DST.