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Welcome to the Tech Brew Ride Home for Thursday, January 15th, 2026. I'm Brian McCullough today. Apparently there ain't no drama like AI industry drama, proven once again by some high-profile defections from thinking machine labs. Grock says it's cleaned up its act. TSM is winning, thanks to AI. More price rises from Spotify, and why is Ireland missing out on the AI

data center boom? Here's what you missed today in the world of tech.

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Now, there is always drama in the tech industry. You've got huge egos, rivalries, scruges.

But I have to say, the AI industry pretty much takes the cake when it comes to drama.

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