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Businesses and governments are looking for tools to run AI locally to reduce cloud infrastructure costs and build sovereign capabilities. Quadric, a chip IP startup founded by veterans of early Bitcoin mining company 21E6, is using its on-device inference technology to expand beyond cars and into laptops and industrial devices to drive that change. That expansion is already paying off. CEO Veerbhan Kheterpal (pictured above, center) told TechCrunch in an interview that Quadric’s licensing revenue has increased from about $4 million in 2024 to $15 million to $20 million in 2025. The San Francisco-based company, with offices in Pune, India,…
Trump says Venezuela will receive some revenue from oil salesTrump told CNBC that Venezuela will receive some revenue from the sale of 50 million barrels of oil that it has shipped to the U.S. “We’re going to sell it at the market price,” Trump said. “We’re going to give some to Venezuela. We’re going to keep some.” “They’ll make more money with us than they would have made in 25 years,” the president said. The Trump administration has forced Venezuela to ship crude oil to the U.S. after the capture of former President Nicolas Maduro. The White House is selling…
McLaren boss Andrea Stella said the team will try to make the management competition between drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri “simpler” during the 2026 F1 season.Norris won McLaren’s first drivers’ title since 2008 after a season-long battle with teammate Piastri last year, but both almost missed out as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen surged back into contention in the closing stages and finished two points behind the second-placed Briton. In an attempt to maintain equality within the team, McLaren opted to allow both drivers to fight for the title until the final race, but this approach became known under the…
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 21: Participants watch US President Donald Trump speak from the podium at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesMarkets and some European leaders welcomed the news that U.S. President Donald Trump declined to impose additional tariffs on European countries, but others were confused.President Trump told CNBC on Wednesday that he and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte have “the idea of a deal”, shortly after declaring on Truth Social that he would not proceed with the tax he had threatened to impose on eight…
US President Donald Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on January 21, 2026. Chip Somodevilla | GettyAs Americans prepare for the start of tax season next week, several new tax cuts are on the table as part of President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill.” “We passed the biggest tax cuts in American history, including tax-free tips, tax-free overtime, and social security for our great seniors,” President Trump said Wednesday in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.The One Big Beautiful Bill, which President Trump signed into law last summer, is the sixth…
These are important developments since day 1,428 of Russia’s war against Ukraine.Published January 22, 2026January 22, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareHere’s what happened on Thursday, January 22nd.finding A 52-year-old woman was injured by Russian shelling in the Dniprovsky district of Ukraine’s Kherson region and died in hospital, the district prosecutor’s office announced on the messaging app Telegram. According to Ukraine’s Ukrinform news agency, Russian forces have dropped 768 guided missiles and high-explosive aerial bombs on areas of Ukraine’s Donetsk region still under the control of Ukrainian authorities in the past 10 days, destroying almost all remaining infrastructure,…
Just days ago, European leaders were scrambling to respond to US President Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive rhetoric over control of Greenland, bracing for an avalanche of abuse as he arrived to speak at home. As expected, President Trump spoke at Davos in the Swiss Alps and criticized European officials on a variety of issues. But he also ruled out annexing coveted Danish territory by force, lowering his temperature on an issue that threatens the future of the NATO military alliance. He then went a step further with talks with NATO chief Mark Rutte, after which he announced that he would…
Manchester United have fallen to the bottom of the Deloitte Football Money League, with Liverpool becoming Britain’s highest paid club for the first time.The Red Devils were once considered the blueprint for commercial success in football, finishing first in the Money League in 10 of its 29 editions, most recently winning the title in 2017. However, due to United’s absence from the Champions League in 2024-25, their broadcasting revenue has fallen from €258m (approximately £216.72m) to €206m (approximately £172.9m), resulting in them dropping to eighth in the 2026 table. The club’s matchday revenue is expected to be even lower this…
Big tech companies and startups want to use generative AI to build software and hardware for kids. Many of these experiences are limited to text or audio, which children may not find appealing. Three former Google employees hope to overcome that hurdle with Sparkli, an interactive app powered by generative AI. Sparkli was founded last year by Lax Poojary, Lucie Marchand, and Myn Kang. As parents, Poojary and Kang were unable to satisfy their children’s curiosity or provide engaging answers to their questions. “Understandably, kids are very curious, and my son asked me questions about how cars work and how…
In the fight against affordability, President Donald Trump claimed victory over inflation. President Trump said in a speech in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday that the United States has “conquered” inflation and kept consumer prices in check over the past year. President Trump said in a speech to world leaders at the World Economic Forum that the United States has “virtually no inflation.””Food prices, energy prices, airfares, mortgage rates, rent, car payments are all going down, and they’re going down fast,” Trump said in a wide-ranging speech, adding: “We’ve done a hell of a job in 12 months.”But federal data suggests…