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Inside the turmoil at Thinking Machines; sources say Meta discussed buying TML, and CTO Barret Zoph had been in talks since October 2025 about an OpenAI return (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/technology/thinking-machines-ai-startup-o…

The Drama at Thinking Machines, a New A.I. Start-Up, Is Riveting Silicon Valley
Defections, secret conversations, deal talks that fizzled and a battle for control: The turmoil at Thinking Machines Lab is the artificial intelligence industry’s latest drama.

New Books Network: "Information Literacy and Critical Thinking: Using Perspective Transformation to Break Information Bubbles" https://newbooksnetwork.com/information-literacy-and-critical-thinking

SPRIND Bürgerhackathon: Deutschland, was nervt?
Beschweren ausdrücklich erwünscht! Die Agentur für Sprunginnovation lädt zum ersten bürgerschaftlichen Hackathon nach taiwanischem Vorbild ein.
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🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros:
🎵 Free Stuff
#NowPlaying #EdwardSharpe #TheMagneticZeros
https://themagneticzeros.bandcamp.com/track/free-stuff
https://open.spotify.com/track/4tWftXm75z9Y7mcKICuweR

This so-called “Trump plan” was not actually written by the Trump administration. As if the content didn’t already make that obvious, the language does.
From @…: https://journa.host/@timkmak/115589626146929389

RE: https://journa.host/@timkmak/115763688059623855
Aw hell, I agree with Lindsey Graham on something? Ugh. I hate this timeline...

Here comes the Sun! ☀️
After a 6-month guest appearance in the exhibition “What the Quantum?!” in the Göttingen science museum @… , our model of the Sun is back home. Thanks for safely transporting the Sun through Göttingen.

And many thanks for the opportunity to shine as part of the exhibition!

Memo: Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines Lab cofounder who rejoined OpenAI last week, will lead OpenAI's enterprise push, as part of a broader reorganization (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-names-former…

OpenAI Names Former TML Staffer Zoph to Oversee Enterprise Push
Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines Lab cofounder who rejoined OpenAI in a swirl of controversy last week, will lead the company’s push to sell AI products to businesses, as part of a broader reorganization across the company, OpenAI’s CEO of Applications Fidji Simo told staff on Wednesday. Brad ...

How Chinese tech companies navigate geopolitical tensions: TikTok and Manus adopted a "China shedding" strategy, while Shein and Meituan seek non-US growth (Meaghan Tobin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/business/tiktok-china-technology.ht…

After TikTok Deal, Chinese Firms Search for a New Global Path
Chinese firms must contend with geopolitical tensions and mistrust to do business in the United States. Some are choosing to avoid the U.S. altogether.

Sources: after five Thinking Machines staff left, investors are rattled, potentially impacting fundraising; two researchers quit via Slack during an all-hands (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/thinking-mach…

Thinking Machines Exodus Tests Investor Appetite for a $50 Billion Valuation
The timing couldn’t have been more awkward for Thinking Machines Lab. On Wednesday, during an all-hands meeting at the AI startup, its CEO, Mira Murati, announced that she had fired one of Thinking Machines’ co-founders, its Chief Technology Officer Barret Zoph, for poor performance and speaking ...