Is TikTok’s Algo Changing?

Is TikTok’s Algo Changing?

Author: Morning Brew January 27, 2026 Duration: 20:57
I think we have to gird ourselves for a slew of Chinese AI releases in the coming weeks. Are AI inspired layoffs poised to sweep the tech industry? Meta goes with subscriptions. Uber wants to train AI for others. And Dario Amodei has a pretty stark warning about AI. China’s Moonshot Unveils AI Model Ahead of DeepSeek Release (Bloomberg) Pinterest laying off 15% of workforce in push toward AI roles and teams (CNBC) TikTok says a power outage caused a 'cascading systems failure' that messed up its algorithm (BusinessInsider) Meta to test premium subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp (TechCrunch) Uber launches an ‘AV Labs’ division to gather driving data for robotaxi partners (TechCrunch) Thread On The Amodei Essay @aakashgupta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I’m Calling It: The Metaverse Is Over [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:26
More fallout from the Thinking Machines stuff. I’m officially calling it: I think the Metaverse is over, at least at Meta. Cloudflare continues to make an effort to protect the web and creators from AI strip mining. And,…
Ain’t No Drama Like AI Industry Drama [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:55
Apparently their ain’t no drama like AI industry drama, proven once again by some high-profile defections from Thinking Machine Labs. Grok says it’s cleaned up its act. TSMC is winning thanks to AI. More price rises from…
NOT Alright, Alright, Alright [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:13
Nvidia can officially sell its chips in China, but not if China doesn’t let anyone buy them. Tesla will stop selling FSD beginning next month. Matthew McConaughey says NOT alright alright alright to unauthorized AI use o…
Microsoft Pledges To Pay Its Own Way [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:17
Microsoft tries to calm data center buildout backlash. Layoffs come to the Metaverse. Apple has a new creator subscription package. More implications from that Apple/Google AI deal from yesterday. And is Cowork for Claud…
Siri Goes With Gemini [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:41
Apple announces that its going with Google’s Gemini to power Siri later this year, and Google joins the $4T club on the news. Governments around the world are still mad at Grok. AI has essentially killed Stack Overflow b…
Grok Still Groking [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:24
Grok dials back the AI image generation thing. Kinda. xAI just raised all that money cause it kinda has to. Looks like the next Deep Seek model is incoming. Why a16z is officially the biggest VC firm in all the world. An…
ChatGPT Health [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:59
Grok and X have been letting people create some risqué and in some cases, probably illegal images, and governments around the world are getting pissed. Does Google think AI can obviate your email inbox? And would you upl…
CES Day 3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:57
xAI has raised another monster round. Polymarket has yet another controversy around whether a bet should pay out or not. Could the AI datacenter buildout actually disrupt politics in local America? And a sort of roundup…
CES Day 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:15
Nvidia launches its next chip platform. AMD says, hey, us too! Also, did you know Nvidia is building self-driving car platforms? Did you know Dell is bring the XPS brand back? And did you know that the most interesting p…
CES Day 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:05
Coming to you live from Las Vegas with the first of the CES madness. More signs that insider betting on prediction markets is going to become something we’re going to have to live with. Is Reddit bigger than TikTok now,…