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Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference


1KTechCrunch / 11h
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.





Hacker Dressed as the Pink Ranger Takes Down White Supremacist Websites Live Onstage
500+Gizmodo / 7h
Now that's a performance that needs an encore.





6 Notepad++ features you should be using
60How-To Geek / 17h
If you deal a lot with code, config files, or big sets of data, you know how important your text editor is. Notepad++ is fast, reliable, and it's easy to load up to make changes to your code. In fact, I use it for minor programs because of how lightweight it is.






Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 CPUs, made using its long-awaited 18A process
Ars Technica - All content / 39min
Intel will formally launch its first Core Ultra Series 3 laptop processors later this month, the company announced at its CES keynote today. Codenamed Panther Lake and targeted, at least for now, at high-end ultraportable PCs, the Core Ultra 3 chips will also be the first to use Intel's 18A manufacturing process, the company's effort to catch up with the chip manufacturing technology of Taiwan Se





How to watch Ivory Coast vs. Burkina Faso online for free
Mashable / 39min
TL;DR: Live stream Ivory Coast vs. Burkina Faso in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations for free on Channel 4 . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . There's only one place left in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations quarter finals. Ivory Coast will face off against Burkina Faso to secure that last spot. We're expecting a thrilling contest between two talented side





How to watch Algeria vs. DR Congo online for free
Mashable / 39min
TL;DR: Live stream Algeria vs. DR Congo in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations for free on Channel 4 . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is slowly creeping towards its dramatic conclusion. The quarter finals beckon for Algeria and DR Congo, but there's not room for both sides. They'll battle it out to progress, and fans can





Hurdle hints and answers for January 6, 2026
Mashable / 39min
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle , then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give





Nvidia announces DLSS 4.5 at CES - but will it be enough to silence the 'fake frames' haters?
Latest from TechRadar / 41min
Nvidia had a lot to talk about at CES 2026, but current GPU prices mean Team Green is starting off the new year on decidedly uneven footing.





NVIDIA announces DLSS 4.5 at CES 2026
Engadget / 41min
Just like last year , NVIDIA has used some of its time on the CES stage to introduce an upgraded version of its real-time image-upscaling technology. The new DLSS 4.5 promises sharper visuals with the 2nd Generation Super Resolution Transformer, which the company says will deliver better temporal stability, reduced ghosting and improved anti-aliasing. The DLSS 4.5 also includes Dynamic Multi Fram





Agibot's humanoid robots can give directions and learn your TikTok dances
Engadget / 1h
For better or worse, CES 2026 is already shaping up to be a big year for humanoid robots. Chinese company Agibot showed up with two: the roughly human-sized A2 and the slightly smaller X2 , both of which were displaying their surprisingly impressive dancing abilities. We watched both robots walk around, wave at passersby and show off their best moves. The larger A2 mostly kept its legs still and





The Handy 2 Pro is an 'overclockable' sex toy
Engadget / 1h
The following article discusses adult themes. One surprising find at CES 2026 comes from OhDoki, the Norwegian makers of The Handy, a smart stroking device. It turned up to the desert with two new products, the Handy 2 and the Handy 2 Pro. Fundamentally, they’re the same device, but the Handy 2 Pro comes with a far bigger battery, taking the usable life from one hour on the standard model all the





CES 2026: Intel's New Chips Are Coming For Your Gaming Handhelds
Lifehacker / 1h
Every year at CES, Intel and AMD announce their newest processors. This year, Intel debuted its first line of chips made with its 18a process , which stands for 18 angstroms, or under 2nm. To make that a little less nerdy, that means these chips can fit a lot of tech into a small area, which means big gains in performance. Colloquially called Panther Lake, the new Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips





Sony Honda Mobility’s Afeela Prototype 2026 puts an SUV spin on its too-familiar sedan at CES
Engadget / 1h
Last year in Las Vegas at CES 2025, Sony Honda Mobility displayed yet another revision of its now-familiar yet still-unreleased Afeela 1 sedan. With a starting price of $89,900 and a maximum range of 300 miles, it didn't seem like a great value proposition. 12 months later, the math still hasn't changed, but would-be buyers now have a slightly taller option to consider. Meet the Afeela Prototype





Missed out on Boxing Day sales? Don't stress, these 5 deals are still going strong
Latest from TechRadar / 1h
Score savings of up to AU$900 on robot vacuums, fitness trackers, ANC headphones and even a dirt-cheap mouse.





CES 2026: Garmin had the nerve to launch a food-tracking feature in Las Vegas
Engadget / 1h
Garmin’s big announcement for CES 2026 wasn’t another fitness watch. Instead, it revealed it is adding food (and calorie) tracking to its Connect app . It combines AI image recognition with a rich food database, so you can monitor your calorie and nutrient intake without leaving the app — and even log some food through its watches. The food tracking works similarly to existing apps like MyFitness





Another look at OhSnap's MCON, a magnetic game controller for your phone
Engadget / 1h
OhSnap won our hearts (and a best of CES award ) last year with the MCON, its tiny Bluetooth game pad that magnetically connects to your phone. At the time, we tried a pre-production unit, but in the year since the MCON has been finalized and went on sale last month. I just got a chance to try the final version here at CES, and just a quick demo was enough to convince me that OhSnap has made some





CES 2026: AMD Just Showed Off 'Helios,' the Hardware That Will Power the AI Content in Your Feeds
Lifehacker / 1h
When you come across an AI video on Instagram, or watch ChatGPT respond to your query, do you ever think about how that content was generated? Beyond the actual programs and prompts, generative AI takes an enormous amount of compute to support, especially as it skyrockets in popularity. As such, AI companies are looking for more power than ever, which means, of course, turning to those that make





Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang CES 2026 Keynote – Next Gen Rueben GPU in Full Production. 5X Blackwell FP
Next Big Future / 2h
Jensen Huang revealed that latest Nvidia technology and applications including the new Ruben GPU chips. Vera Rubin addresses skyrocketing AI computation demand (models 10x larger yearly, reasoning adds compute). Post-training uses reinforcement learning and inference is multi-token. Tokens use increase 5x yearly. Costs decline 10x yearly due to race. NEWS: Nvidia has released a new ... Read more





Cozyla showed off a 4K, 55-inch digital family calendar at CES
Engadget / 2h
New tech at CES often makes categorization hard. Is Cozyla’s latest device a digital family calendar, a TV or a smart home hub? After seeing it, I’d say the answer is, yes? Cozyla calls the Calendar + Max the “largest interactive hub in it’s category.” And indeed, it’s the size of a big flatscreen, but the main interface is just like any other Cozyla device, an Android-based family calendar and p





CES 2026: Dell reveals new ultra-slim and entry-level Alienware gaming laptops
Mashable / 2h
Dell's modern Alienware gaming laptops are powerful and cool-looking machines, but they have a reputation of being hefty and expensive. That may soon change. At CES 2026 Monday, the American tech company unveiled a first, brief look its forthcoming ultra-slim and entry-level gaming laptops set for release later this year. While details about the two devices are still very minimal — Dell hasn't ev





CES 2026: HPs new EliteBoard G1a is a keyboard with a powerful built-in computer
Mashable / 2h
For CES 2026 , HP is debuting the EliteBoard G1a, a keyboard with a modular business Copilot+ PC inside. And this isn't just vaporware; HP says the keyboard PC will hit the market this spring. The all-new HP EliteBoard G1a Next Gen AI PC houses an AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series processor, fans, and dual stereo mics and speakers. Keyboard computers have been around since the late 1970s, though they were





Hyundai and Boston Dynamics May Have Just Stolen the Robot Factory Narrative Away from Tesla
Gizmodo / 2h
The key question isn't who you should root for. It's whose story do you find more plausible.





AMD reheats last year’s Ryzen AI and X3D CPUs for 2026’s laptops and desktops
Ars Technica - All content / 2h
Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and other chip companies usually have some kind of news to announce at CES to kick off the year, but some of those announcements are more interesting than others. Sometimes you see new chips with significant speed boosts and other new technologies, and sometimes you get rebranded versions of old silicon meant to fill out a lineup or make an existing architecture seem newer and





CES 2026: There's a Whole Windows PC in This HP Keyboard
Lifehacker / 2h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. If you're anything like me, you spend 90% of your time using your laptop with it docked and plugged into a monitor (or two). And if you're at that point, you might be wondering why you even bother having a screen attached to your computer at all. If so, HP's got your back. Announced at this year's CES, the HP Eliteboard G1a looks like a normal key





CES 2026: Sony's Keynote This Year Was All About Electric Cars
Lifehacker / 2h
At last year's CES, Sony's press conference showed off products from all over its portfolio, including a first look at The Last of Us season 2 . This year, it was all about the Afeela , an electric car Sony's making in collaboration with Honda that it's been teasing for years, but is now finally getting ready to release. Sony has big plans for Afeela. Previews have been less about hard specs like





AMD unveils new AI PC processors for general use and gaming at CES
27TechCrunch / 2h
AMD announced the latest version of its AI-powered PC chips designed for a variety of tasks from gaming to content creation and multitasking.





AMD’s Latest Chips Are Betting Big on Gamers
Gizmodo / 2h
You’re going to be far more interested in AMD’s Ryzen Max than the Ryzen 400 series.





Alienware Upgrades Its Best Gaming Laptop So It Looks as Good as It Feels
Gizmodo / 2h
Also, for the first time in a long time, Alienware is finally making an 'ultra-slim' gaming laptop.





NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for January 6, 2026
Mashable / 2h
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you love gambling. Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints





NYT Strands hints, answers for January 6, 2026
Mashable / 2h
Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're not afraid of heights. Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an a





Wordle today: Answer, hints for January 6, 2026
Mashable / 2h
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're full of energy. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connection





Alienware teases 'covert' ultraslim gaming laptop line and a new budget-friendly option at CES 2026
Latest from TechRadar / 2h
Alienware announced that it will be expanding its gaming laptop portfolio in 2026 with two new classes of product: an ultraslim 'covert' gaming laptop line, and a budget-oriented gaming laptop.





The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D is only one of the chips Team Red announced at CES 2026—and the others might have Intel sweating
Latest from TechRadar / 2h
AMD's next-gen gaming CPU looks powerful, but it might play second fiddle to the new round of Ryzen AI 400 chips in the long run.





Alienware teases new super-slim and entry-level gaming laptops at CES 2026
Engadget / 2h
After relaunching its Area-51 brand with a new 16-inch laptop in 2025 , Alienware is teasing two new laptops at CES 2026 in an attempt to reach an even larger audience. Dell's gaming brand plans to launch both entry-level and ultra-slim models later this year, and in the meantime, it's rolling out updates to its existing desktops and laptops to tide people over. Alienware isn't sharing all the de





AMD's new Ryzen AI Max+ chips and Ryzen 7 9850X3D court desktop enthusiasts at CES 2026
Engadget / 2h
While it's nice to see desktop support in AMD's new Ryzen AI 400 chips, demanding gamers and enthusiasts will likely be more intrigued by the company's next batch of Ryzen AI Max+ chips, as well as the new Ryzen 7 9850X3D with 3D V-Cache. The former will make its way into small desktops and a handful of workhorse laptops, while the latter is another option for gamers who want the speed bump of 3D





AMD's Ryzen AI 400 chips are a big boost for laptops and desktops alike
Engadget / 2h
The whole AI PC trend didn't exactly set the world on fire last year, but, like clockwork, AMD is still ready to deliver a new batch of AI chips at CES 2026. The Ryzen AI 400 processors will offer some slight speed upgrades over last year's chips, and notably, they also include AMD's first Copilot+ processors for desktops. Sure, the Copilot+ program didn't really go anywhere , but as I've argued,





HP's EliteBoard made me believe in keyboard computers again
Engadget / 2h
For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to have a keyboard computer -- that is, a computer where the entire machine was stuffed inside of a keyboard. Maybe I caught a glimpse of the Commodore 64 at an impressionable age, but for whatever reason, the idea has always intrigued me. Now HP is bringing the concept back with its new EliteBoard G1a "Next Gen AI PC." It's an IT administrator's





AMD's best gaming CPU just got a clock boost
How-To Geek / 2h
The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is widely regarded as the best gaming desktop processor available today, with its 3D V-Cache providing an extra performance boost in many games and applications. Now, there's a slightly better version: meet the Ryzen 7 9850X3D.





AMD has two new Ryzen AI Max processors to fight Apple Silicon
How-To Geek / 2h
The AMD Ryzen AI Max series is already an excellent option for compact and powerful PCs, and now AMD introducing more of them at CES 2026. The company just revealed the Ryzen AI Max+ 392 and AI Max+ 388, coming to a compact PC near you.





There's a Ryzen PC hiding in this HP keyboard
How-To Geek / 2h
HP just revealed the EliteBoard G1a Next Gen AI PC at CES 2026, a device that crams a full AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series processor directly into a keyboard chassis. HP is calling this the world's first "AI PC built into a keyboard."





AMD's next-gen laptop processors have arrived
How-To Geek / 2h
AMD has just revealed the Ryzen AI 400 series at CES 2026. It's the company's new lineup of premium laptop processors, with a Zen 5 architecture, CPU boost clocks up to 5.2 GHz, and even more TOPS.





This new OLED Alienware gaming laptop could also be a MacBook Pro alternative
How-To Geek / 2h
Dell has announced the new Alienware 16X Aurora at CES 2026, one of the company's first gaming laptops with anti-glare OLED screens. Beyond gaming, it could also be a potential MacBook Pro competitor if a Windows is a hard requirement.





Hyundai says it will deploy humanoid robots at US factory
27BBC News / 3h
The firm plans to deploy the technology at the same plant that was involved in a huge immigration raid in 2025.





Meta buys Chinese-founded AI start-up Manus
35BBC News / 3h
The tech giant wants to build into its own AI tools which do complex things with minimal interaction.





NAOX's wireless earbuds have a built-in EEG to monitor your brain health
Engadget / 3h
French startup NAOX is at CES with a groundbreaking wearable EEG for clinics and research, but that’s not what we’re interested in today. Because it’s also here showing off a prototype of the consumer version, which incorporates its brain-scanning technology in wireless earbuds. As early as the end of this year, your earbuds could pull double-duty, pumping out tunes and keeping an eye on your bra





Vivoo's toilet computer keeps an eye on your hydration
Engadget / 3h
Urinalysis company Vivoo has rocked up at CES 2026 with two new products designed to keep an eye on your health. The first is the Smart Toilet, which clips onto your bowl and uses optical sensors to monitor your hydration levels. It’s an evolution of the smart toilet product it originally announced back in 2023 , which used a reactive testing strip as part of its process. Here, that feature has b





Peacock is expanding Dolby Vision and Atmos availability for live sports
Engadget / 3h
You’ll be able to watch more live sports programming on Peacock that supports Dolby Vision and Atmos starting this year. At the moment, the only live sports offering you can enjoy with Atmos on the service is Sunday Night Football . Now, Dolby Laboratories has announced at CES that Peacock is expanding the availability of Dolby Vision and Atmos across live sports over the coming year. Peacock wil





3 major takeaways from Nvidia Live at CES 2026
Mashable / 3h
It’s hard to say whether Nvidia has ever truly been subtle with its announcements. At last year’s CES , CEO and founder Jensen Huang stunned the industry with the debut of the GeForce RTX 50 series alongside Nvidia Cosmos , its ambitious world-model initiative. This year’s show was more restrained on the consumer GPU front, but the message to CES 2026 attendees was still unmistakable: Nvidia want





Peacock will be the first streaming service with Dolby Vision 2 HDR and next-gen Atmos audio encoding
Latest from TechRadar / 3h
Finally, we know where you'll be able to find next-gen HDR and motion control





CES 2026: These Smart Glasses Help People With Vision Loss See Much Smaller Detail
Lifehacker / 3h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. “Smart” glasses have been big at CES this year, but the headset that has impressed me most is a device that helps people with central vision loss, including those who are considered “legally blind,” to see what they otherwise couldn’t. At a press event, I met a woman with macular degeneration, Liz Baker, who uses them daily—and I got to try them m





New Google TV Update Is a Serious Bid to Get You to Watch AI Outputs from Your Couch
Gizmodo / 4h
Gemini for TV is getting Nano Banana—an early attempt to answer the question "Will people watch AI stuff on TV"?





CES 2026: This Water Dispenser Uses Facial Recognition to Track Your Cats' Drinking Habits
Lifehacker / 4h
I spent some time with Petkit on the show floor of CES on Monday, where I got to see the company's automatic wet food cat feeder , its newest smart litter box, as well as an AI-powered water dispenser. Of course, a water dispenser should ideally do one thing: dispense fresh water for your pet. The Eversweet Ultra water dispenser, however, adds a number of smart features to the mix, some of which





A.I. Images of Maduro Spread Rapidly, Despite Safeguards
100NYT > Technology / 5h
Deepfakes of Venezuela’s ousted president, Nicolás Maduro, flooded the internet after his capture, in a new collision of breaking news and artificial intelligence.





Rokid introduces display-free AI smartglasses at CES 2026
Engadget / 5h
Smartglasses company Rokid has introduced new display-free AI glasses at CES 2026. Dubbed "Style", the glasses are intended for all-day use and are compatible with users' corrective prescriptions. Style supports multiple AI engines, including ChatGPT and DeepSeek, instead of being locked to any LLM. The glasses can also work with Google Maps and Microsoft AI translation. Style is powered by a dua





This tabletop sleep device and sunrise alarm clock aims to help you put your phone away before bed
Engadget / 5h
"Relaxing" isn't a word anyone is likely to associate with CES. If anything, it is the antithesis of CES, an exhausting and wildly overstimulating marathon event that takes place in the already exhausting and wildly overstimulating Las Vegas. But a demo of Ambient's bedside device, Dreamie, ahead of its appearance at CES-adjacent Pepcom had me properly lulled and ready to go right back to bed. Dr





MSI Wants to Prove It Can Do Business Laptops, Too
Gizmodo / 5h
The new Prestige series seem pretty enticing for creatives, if RAM prices hold.





Stop connecting your gaming PC via HDMI: DisplayPort is better
How-To Geek / 5h
If your monitor is connected to your PC via HDMI, you might want to consider switching to DisplayPort. While the two can be functionally the same if your monitor and graphics card both support HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort is often a better option.





Intel’s New Chips Promise Power and Battery Life in Equal Measure
Gizmodo / 5h
Here are all the details on the Intel Core Ultra Series 3 that you’ll find in practically every laptop this year.





CES 2026: Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo is finally a proper dual-screen gaming laptop
Mashable / 5h
Asus' dual-screen gaming laptop is back with more screen than ever. The Taiwanese tech company unveiled an new ROG Zephyrus Duo with twin 16-inch 3K OLED touchscreens at CES 2026 Monday, marking its first update in three years and a major redesign. Previous ROG Zephyrus Duos released from 2020 to 2023 had 15- to 16-inch displays that were accompanied by a thinner tilted panel called a "ScreenPad





CES 2026: Petkit's Yumshare Daily Feast Is an Automatic Wet Food Feeder for Your Cat
Lifehacker / 5h
I don't have a cat, but I do have a dog, and my dog can be a picky eater. After months of trial and error, the only way we could get him to consistently eat breakfast and dinner was with wet food. There is no scenario in which I or someone watching my dog can outsource the task of feeding him, but that's not the case for cat owners. I know that cats sometimes stay home alone for extended periods





CES 2026: Asus' New Gaming Laptop Looks Like a Gigantic Nintendo DS
Lifehacker / 5h
CES is the time of year for weird computers, and Asus is bringing back an old fan favorite to help fill its unusual form factor quota. Gamers who miss the days of dual screens , get excited: the ROG Zephyrus Duo is returning for 2026, and it's bigger than ever. Looking a bit like a gigantic Nintendo DS, the new ROG Zephyrus Duo stacks two full-sized 3K OLED screens on top of each other, with a st





Dell revives its XPS laptops after a boneheaded rebranding
Engadget / 6h
Last year, Dell killed off all of its PC brands , including the iconic XPS lineup, and replaced them with a simplified naming scheme. It was a move meant to make it easier for people to discern between the company's many brands, but in reality, it just just made the company's lineup even more confusing. We called it an unforced error at the time, but after seeing how much Dell's PC market share f





This $699 5K, Thunderbolt-5 monitor is the perfect partner for your Apple Mac Mini and even comes with a hidden SSD slot
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
The StudioDock Pro combines a 5K display, hub, and storage expansion into a Mac mini-focused monitor offered through crowdfunding.





CES 2026: Intel hopes its Core Ultra Series 3 chips are the start of a comeback
Engadget / 6h
Intel turned up to CES 2026 to herald the birth of the Core Ultra Series 3, a new range of chips offering “exceptional performance.” It says the mobile processors, formerly known as Panther Lake , deliver great graphics and battery life alongside the aforementioned grunt. And that, for the first time, the silicon has been certified for embedded and industrial use cases, including robotics and sma





CES: ASUS made a special Hideo Kojima version of the ROG Flow Z13
Engadget / 6h
Who among us hasn't looked at the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 and said, "That's great and all, but what if it had more Hideo Kojima?" Well, our cries have been heard. Behold, the ROG Flow Z13-KJP, a collaboration between ASUS and Kojima Productions. On the inside, this model is no different than the standard version we reviewed last May. The device takes a Surface Pro-like form factor and beefs it up into





The ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo is big, weird and kind of awesome
Engadget / 6h
A couple years ago ASUS made its first dual-screen laptop in the ZenBook Duo . Now at CES 2026, the company has taken that idea and branched off in a somewhat unexpected way with the ROG Zephyrus Duo, which might just be the world’s first true dual-screen gaming laptop. Unlike a more traditional productivity notebook with two built-in displays, the concept of a dual-screen gaming notebook doesn’t





Asus’ Latest Gaming Laptop Is Twice the Machine With Twice the Screen
Gizmodo / 6h
The new ROG Zephyrus packs an incredible amount of screen for a 16-inch laptop.





CES 2026: Boston Dynamics, Hyundai debut Atlas robot
Mashable / 6h
If someone was to tell you that Hyundai was having a big press conference at CES, the first thing that would come to mind would likely be cars. But, at CES 2026 , Hyundai's big event on Monday was all about Boston Dynamics' robots and the first time its Atlas robot appeared outside the lab and in front of a public audience. The press conference began with a group of Boston Dynamics' well-known Sp





Goodbye Meta, hello XREAL — Asus announces ROG XREAL R1 AR gaming glasses following termination of its Horizon OS headset
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
We finally know who Asus dumped Meta for, but it’s not quite the XR partnership of my dreams.





This new ASUS laptop has two 3K OLED screens, with touch and stylus support
How-To Geek / 6h
ASUS is announcing the 2026 ROG Zephyrus Duo, a powerful dual-screen laptop that finally lets you draw directly on both its 3K OLED touch panels. This machine is rocking the Next Gen Intel Core Ultra Processor and can be configured with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU.





This new ASUS ROG PC has holograms in the case window
How-To Geek / 6h
ASUS has just announced its newest gaming desktop, the ROG G1000, and it comes with a full-color holographic display built right into the side panel. The visuals are made with the ROG AniMe Holo, a full-color hologram technology that blows RGB lighting out of the water.





Boston Dynamics announces production-ready version of Atlas robot at CES 2026
Engadget / 6h
After years of testing its humanoid robot (and forcing it to dance ), Boston Dynamics' Atlas is entering production . The robotics company says the final product version of the robot is being built now, and the first companies that will receive deployments are Hyundai, Boston Dynamics' majority shareholder, and Google DeepMind, the firm's newly minted AI partner. This final enterprise version of





It took guts for Dell to admit its mistake, here's how XPS will make its big comeback
20Engadget / 6h
Last year when Dell decided to kill off the XPS name, it felt like a big mistake. In fact, we said so multiple times . But at CES 2026, Dell is righting wrongs by bringing back its iconic laptop brand and it feels like the right move for both the company and its flagship consumer devices. Even more than the words the letters XPS are meant to represent (Extreme Performance Systems), over the last





CES 2026: Dell XPS is back from the dead
Mashable / 6h
Dell is reviving the XPS laptop brand just a year after replacing it with the "Dell Premium" line. As part of its un-rebranding, the American tech company is launching revamped XPS 14 and XPS 16 laptops with thinner-than-ever designs and unrivaled battery lives. Both PCs will have the XPS logo on their lids for the first time and, crucially, a physical function row, scrapping one of their lineage





This $59 lifetime subscription lets you digitize any DVD
Mashable / 6h
TL;DR: Digitize your DVDs with a lifetime subscription to DVDFab DVD Ripper on sale for $59 (reg. $84.99). Opens in a new window Credit: DVDFab Software DVDFab DVD Ripper for Windows: Lifetime Subscription $58.99 $84.99 Save $26.00 At any point, streaming services can take down your favorite movies and shows. Physical media like DVDs are one alternative, but what happens when you want to watch a





Lifetime AI-driven voice, image, and video generation is just $90
Mashable / 6h
TL;DR: 1ForAll.ai gives you voice generation, voice cloning, image creation, video generation , and unlimited long-form processing — all for a one-time $89.99 (reg. $792). Opens in a new window Credit: 1ForAll 1ForAll AI: Lifetime Subscription (Advance Plan) $89.99 $792 Save $702.01 AI tools don’t have to be overwhelming — or spread across five different platforms. If you’re looking for something





CES 2026: This Asus Gaming Desktop Can Project Custom Holograms
Lifehacker / 6h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. With the rise of streaming culture, a lot of gamers have started investing in computers that don't just play games well, but that look good while doing it. Asus's newest pre-built gaming desktop, the ROG G1000, is pretty by-the-book when it comes to high-end performance, but it's got one major selling point when it comes to those all-important gam





CES 2026: Dell Is Bringing Back XPS, Just One Year After Killing It
Lifehacker / 6h
During last year's CES, Dell killed the brand behind the very first laptop I ever owned, ditching its beloved XPS branding alongside other classic names like Inspiron and Precision. In its place, the company said all of its future (non-gaming) computers would now be known simply as "Dell," either being Dell, Dell Pro, or Dell Pro Max devices. In addition to these, other monikers like Dell Plus an





Insight Partners sued by former vice president Kate Lowry
TechCrunch / 6h
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Jensen Huang Says Nvidia’s New Vera Rubin Chips Are in ‘Full Production’
25Wired / 7h
The chip giant says Vera Rubin will sharply cut the cost of training and running AI models, strengthening the appeal of its integrated computing platform.





Microsoft’s Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as ‘slop’
47TechCrunch / 7h
Nadella wants us to think of AI as a human helper instead of a slop-generating job killer. New data for 2026 indicates he could be right.





Mercedes-Benz Chases After Tesla’s FSD With MB.Drive Assist Pro
Gizmodo / 7h
Mercedes’ Level 2 advanced driving system now tackles city streets in the all-new electric CLA and other 2026 and beyond cars.





Uber’s Not Done With Self-Driving Cars Just Yet. It’s Designing a New Robotaxi With Lucid and Nuro
Gizmodo / 7h
Uber is back to self-driving taxis with a Nuro-powered driverless Lucid Gravity EV.





Dell Admits It Made a Huge Mistake When It Abandoned XPS
Gizmodo / 7h
Though not all its famed brands are coming back alongside a new XPS 14 and 16.





Intel launches new Core Ultra 300 series processors at CES 2026. Will Panther Lake deliver the win that Intel needs?
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
Intel Panther Lake leaves its cage starting this week.





Dell un-retires its iconic XPS brand at CES 2026: "We're getting back to our roots"
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
Dell announced at CES 2026 that it will be bringing back the iconic XPS brand after briefly retiring it as part of its rebranding effort last year.





Dell XPS 14 2026 and XPS 16 2026
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
The Dell XPS 14 and Dell XPS 16 return in 2026 with a new look and some major improvements over their predecessors





Acer's CES 2026 reveals include laptops, displays, and... a gaming-themed e-scooter, apparently
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
Acer revealed a whole host of new laptops at CES, along with an impressive new esports monitor and an electric scooter.





HyperX is working with brain-scanning company Neurable on a gaming headset that aims to offer 'prevention of tilt' and 'good practice, not crap practice'
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
Exclusive: Neurable's CEO explains how tracking brainwaves will made you better at games, whether you're a pro eSports player or not





Uber reveals the design of its robotaxi at CES 2026
Engadget / 7h
Waymo is getting a good look at the competition as Uber revealed the design of its robotaxi that's due to launch in San Francisco later this year. The upcoming robotaxi is a result of a partnership announced in July between Uber, Lucid and Nuro. The plan is still to deploy at least 20,000 Lucid EVs that will use the Nuro Driver autonomous driving tech and be available through the Uber platform. I





Acer's Predator Helios Neo 16S AI laptop can be outfitted with Intel's new Core Ultra 9 386H CPU
Engadget / 7h
Acer just announced the Predator Helios 16S AI gaming laptop at CES 2026 . This computer is filled with both bells and whistles, making it a decent choice for modern gamers. To that end, the laptop can be equipped with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H processor. This is Intel's upcoming flagship mobile processor that has previously been known as Panther Lake . The Helios 16S AI can also be outfit





Samsung’s Galaxy Book 6 series launches at CES with Intel’s newest chips and a refined design
Engadget / 7h
In addition to huge TVs , compact projectors , Trifolds and more, Samsung announced a new family of laptops at CES called the Galaxy Book 6 series. The company says it’s focused on what matters and on what you, hopefully, want in your next laptop. That means Intel’s latest chips, a cleaner design and battery life that lasts longer than a day. They’re really thin, too. Timed alongside Intel’s CES





MSI unveils new gaming and Prestige business laptops at CES 2026
Engadget / 7h
MSI has presented its refreshed Prestige lineup of business laptops, as well as its next-generation Raider, Stealth and Crosshair gaming models at this year’s CES. The Raider 16 Max HX is a 300w laptop, which the company says its its most powerful gaming model yet. It can supply 175w to its GeForce RTX 5090 or RTX 5080 GPU, while feeding 125w to its Intel Core Ultra 200HX processor at the same ti





Acer goes big on the haptic trackpad for CES with the Swift 16 AI laptop
Engadget / 7h
Acer has a handful of laptop updates at this year's CES show. The headlining item is the addition of the Acer Swift 16 AI to the company's flagship line. This laptop has what the company says is currently the world's largest haptic touchpad at 5.5mm by 109.7mm, and it can support up to MPP 2.5 stylus inputs. The screen is a 16-inch 3K OLED WQXGA+ touch display with HDR, a 120 Hz refresh rate and





CES 2026: HP says the HyperX Omen Max 16 is the most powerful 16-inch gaming laptop in the world
Engadget / 7h
This year HP is making an important change by taking its name off its gaming hardware entirely and letting its HyperX branding take center stage. At CES 2026, the company is celebrating this transition in a big way with Omen Max 16, which is being heralded as the world’s most powerful gaming laptop with fully internal cooling. Now the last part of that claim is a bit of a cop out, but considering





Nvidia Details New A.I. Chips and Autonomous Car Project With Mercedes
25NYT > Technology / 7h
At the CES conference, Jensen Huang, the company’s chief executive, said the more efficient and powerful chip would begin shipping later this year.





This is Uber’s new robotaxi from Lucid and Nuro
34TechCrunch / 7h
The production-intent version, unveiled at CES 2026 on Monday, will be an exceptionally roomy entry into the growing robotaxi market later this year.





Nvidia wants to be the Android of generalist robotics
TechCrunch / 7h
Nvidia unveiled a full-stack robotics ecosystem at CES 2026, including foundation models, simulation tools, and hardware. It wants to be the default platform for robotics.





There's an RTX 5090 and 240Hz OLED in this new HyperX gaming laptop
How-To Geek / 7h
HP's gaming brand, HyperX, just revealed an updated OMEN MAX 16 at CES 2026. It could be an impressive gaming laptop when it arrives, complete with hardware configurations up to an RTX 59090 graphics card, a 240Hz OLED screen, and improved cooling.





Acer Swift Go 16 has a trackpad that doubles as a drawing tablet
How-To Geek / 7h
Acer is making an interesting hardware splash with the new Swift Go 16 AI, a flagship laptop centered around a touchpad that doubles as a drawing tablet for digital creators. This new generation of Copilot+ PCs is powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, but the 16-inch model takes things further.





The Dell XPS 14 and XPS 16 have returned
How-To Geek / 7h
Dell is bringing back its iconic XPS 14 and XPS 16 laptops for 2026, reversing the 'Dell Premium' name change that didn't really work out. You'll have to wait longer for an updated XPS 13, though.





Watch the Jim Henson Company Bring ‘Magic: The Gathering’ to Life
21Gizmodo / 7h
Missing 'Dark Crystal'? This is about as close to the next best thing you'll get for a while.





Nonprofit Behind NPR and PBS Votes to Shut Down After Trump Killed Funding
300+Gizmodo / 7h
As many as 80 public radio stations could close within the next year.





All of HP’s Gaming Laptops Are Now Under the HyperX Umbrella
Gizmodo / 7h
We also got a first look at the improvements in the new HyperX Omen X 16.





Nvidia New Rubin Platform Shows Memory Is No Longer ‘Afterthought’ in AI
Gizmodo / 7h
The company unveiled the platform and more at CES 2026.





Samsung’s Most Powerful Galaxy Book 6 Ultra Shoves Nvidia RTX 5070 and 5060 GPUs Inside
Gizmodo / 7h
The company's new Galaxy Book 6, 6 Pro, and 6 Ultra laptops are all about performance and battery life.





"The entire stack is being changed" - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang looks ahead to the next generation of AI
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
From factories to gaming, AI is coming to the world around us - and Nvidia CEO reveals a bit more on what this will look like.





Everything NVIDIA announced at CES 2026
Engadget / 7h
Jensen Huang took to the CES stage on Monday to share the latest from NVIDIA, and while the presentation was more a refresher of technologies the company has been working on for the past few years, there were a couple of notable announcements. NVIDIA announced Alpamayo, a family of open-source reasoning models designed to guide autonomous vehicles through difficult driving situations. The centerp





Hawaiian Airlines set for Oneworld debut in April, pledges $600 million for airport, airplane and lounge upgrades
The Points Guy Articles / 7h
Hawaiian Airlines should be a member of the Oneworld alliance by late April, the carrier announced Monday. It’s a step that’s been in the works ever since Alaska Airlines’ parent company acquired the Honolulu-based carrier in 2024. The move would make Hawaiian, like Alaska, a full-fledged alliance partner of American Airlines and a dozen-plus other global carriers — from British Airways to Hong K





Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold hands-on: Flexing is believing at CES 2026
Engadget / 7h
When I first heard whispers about the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold , I immediately felt conflicted. On one hand it felt like the natural evolution of bi-fold phones like the Z Fold 7 . But on the other, all this fancy tech comes with an even higher price — around $2,500 based on current conversion rates from Korean won — not to mention the added bulk you get from a third folding panel. So even as som





Qualcomm Shows Off AI-Powered Maps, a New Feature to Level Up Self-Driving Cars
Gizmodo / 7h
HERE maps give Qualcomm’s self-driving car demos an AI edge with predictions on road condition beyond the car’s line of sight.





Google TV's new Gemini features range from useful to unnecessary
Engadget / 7h
I met up with a few people from Google at the Encore Villas during CES (which is just 2,500 feet from my hotel but took 28 minutes to walk to, thanks to Vegas’s pedestrian-averse design [also I got lost]). Once there, I saw what “ more Gemini ” will mean for people with a Google TV. The AI integration ranged from useful to probably unnecessary. The most useful bit, for me at least, came at the en





The Company That Just Buys Bitcoin Booked $17 Billion in Q4 Losses
Gizmodo / 7h
Strategy's business model results in wild swings, but since it hasn't sold any bitcoin, these are just paper losses





At CES 2026, Samsung’s AI Living vision leaves no device un-AI’d
Mashable / 7h
If there’s a single through line at CES 2026 , it’s AI living. Every major brand wants you fully embedded in its vision of the smart home — a place where your appliances talk to each other, anticipate your needs, and quietly judge your lifestyle choices. LG even showcased an AI robot butler that resembled R.O.B. from Super Smash Bros ., except this one performs laundry and engages in conversation





Watch the CES 2026 Nvidia keynote livestream now
Mashable / 7h
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a keynote address to help kick off CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The tech world was watching as Huang delivered his speech, considering Nvidia is the primary hardware company that powers the AI boom. Not for nothing, the other major player in that space, AMD, will present a keynote address of its own. In advance of the speech, Nvidia hadn't said what, exactly, would be





NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all
24Ars Technica - All content / 7h
In June, the White House released a budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 that slashed funding for NASA's science programs by nearly 50 percent. Then, in July , the Trump administration began telling the leaders of dozens of space science missions to prepare "closeout" plans for their spacecraft. Things looked pretty grim for a while, but then Congress stepped in. Congress, of course, sets the fed





Under anti-vaccine RFK Jr., CDC slashes childhood vaccine schedule
22Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Under anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., federal health officials on Monday announced a sweeping and unprecedented overhaul of federal vaccine recommendations, abruptly paring down recommended immunizations for children from 17 to 11. Officials claimed the rationale for the change was to align US vaccine recommendations more closely with those of other high-income countries, nam





The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin
Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Californians are getting a new, supercharged way to stop data brokers from hoarding and selling their personal information, as a recently enacted law that’s among the strictest in the nation took effect at the beginning of the year. According to the California Privacy Protection Agency, more than 500 companies actively scour all sorts of sources for scraps of information about individuals, then p





Trust me, you have never seen a mini PC like this — Keebmon is a Ryzen AI-powered PC with a mechanical keyboard, a 21:9 touchscreen display, 64GB RAM, and an 8TB SSD
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
Keebmon is a “folding” mini PC combining a touchscreen, mechanical keyboard, and high-end Ryzen processor with extensive connectivity and upgrades.





Nvidia launches powerful new Rubin chip architecture
22TechCrunch / 7h
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang officially launched the company’s new Rubin computing architecture, which he described as the state of the art in AI computing.





Hilton Hotel Bans ICE Agents, Cancels Reservations, Gets Called Out By DHS
100+One Mile at a Time / 7h
Every once in a while I’ll write about a hotel canceling a guest’s reservation with questionable merit. Well, this has just been taken to the next level, as the federal government is accusing Hilton of canceling reservations of immigration agents. As you’d expect, this is drawing mixed reactions. DHS accuses Hilton of canceling ICE hotel stays The United States Department of Homeland Security (DH





That Video of Happy Crying Venezuelans After Maduro’s Kidnapping? It’s AI Slop
Futurism / 8h
In the wake of the deadly attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of president Nicolás Maduro by the United States, netizens looking to manufacture support for the strikes have found a friend in generative AI. Since the kidnapping, people in the West have been fiercely debating who should control the narrative about the military action. By many accounts , those most impacted by the attacks — Venezuela





US Awards Peter Thiel–Backed Nuclear Startup $900 Million
400+Gizmodo / 8h
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that it is awarding $2.7 billion to three companies to boost domestic uranium enrichment.





Lego’s New ‘Star Wars’ Smart Brick Sets Look Like a Big Risk
Gizmodo / 8h
Lego is using the galaxy far, far away to launch one of its biggest innovations in years... and it's already raising eyebrows.





CES 2026 AMD Keynote livestream: See it live
Mashable / 8h
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Dr. Lisa Su will help get CES 2026 underway on Monday, Jan. 5 by delivering a keynote address. AMD is a major player in the tech world, if perhaps not a household name like Apple or Samsung. It's one of the preeminent chipmakers on the globe, making it increasingly powerful and important in the AI era. OpenAI, in fact, just announced a massive partnership with AMD





Amazon will let you use Alexa+ from the web without a dedicated device
Mashable / 8h
Amazon's new AI -powered version of Alexa just got more useful. Amazon announced during CES 2026 that Alexa+ , the souped up version of Alexa that launched last year, is now usable via a web browser, negating the need for an external smart home device . You can access Alexa+ from the Alexa website , but only if you have an Alexa+ Early Access subscription at the moment. From there, you can type i





New South Korean airline adds fifth destination in US
The Points Guy Articles / 8h
South Korean airline Air Premia is coming to Washington, D.C. The carrier will begin service to Dulles International Airport (IAD) from Seoul's Incheon International Airport (ICN) on April 24, according to IAD operator Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority . Flights will operate Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays on a 320-seat Boeing 787-9. Air Premia describes itself as a "hybrid airl





Boston Dynamics’ next-gen humanoid robot will have Google DeepMind DNA
22TechCrunch / 8h
Google's AI research lab is working with Boston Dynamics to make Atlas act more like a human.





No, Microsoft Office didn't just get renamed to Microsoft 365 Copilot
How-To Geek / 8h
You may have seen posts on social media claiming that Microsoft just changed the name of its Office suite to "Microsoft 365 Copilot." However, that name change probably isn't for the 'Office' you are thinking about, and it's certainly not new.





3 Paramount+ movies you must watch this week (January 5 - 11)
How-To Geek / 8h
I know we're a few days into 2026, but Happy New Year! Now that the dust has settled after Stranger Things madness and my annual holiday screenings of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Inglourious Basterds , it's time to ease into January with some classics and a doc on Paramount+ .





Trump, RFK Jr. Are Officially Tearing Down the Childhood Vaccine Schedule
100+Gizmodo / 8h
Vaccines for diseases like rotavirus and meningococcal disease will no longer be universally recommended by the CDC.





Taiwanese infrastructure suffered over 2.5 million Chinese cyberattacks per day in 2025, report reveals
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
It's all part of a "hybrid war" against the island, a report claims.





The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra might not get any camera upgrades — but that's fine if it means we avoid a price hike
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
It seems that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra could launch with the same quad-camera system as last year’s model, but there could be an excellent reason for the lack of upgrade.





How To Decide Which First & Business Class Flights To Splurge On?
One Mile at a Time / 8h
I’m a big fan of doing everything possible to maximize first & business class flights . I love all the minutiae of the experience, and I’ve written in the past about what I consider the perfect premium flight lengths to be . Along those lines, a reader asked me a question that I think I’ve never addressed, so let me answer that here. In particular, I’m curious if my approach differs from that of





16 years ago, Google launched one of the most important phones in Android history
How-To Geek / 8h
Many phones have come and gone in Android’s nearly 20-year history, but some phones stand out more than others. Phones that changed the landscape. Phones that held a special place in our hearts. One such device is the aptly named Nexus One, and it was released 16 years ago today.





New NASA Chief Pushes Back on Claims Agency Is Trashing Its History
29Gizmodo / 8h
Following reports that closing the agency’s largest research library would result in the loss of precious scientific and historic materials, Jared Isaacman wants to set the record straight.





Why is TikTok so obsessed with 365 buttons?
Mashable / 8h
TikTok is all about buttons in the new year. 365 buttons to be precise. No, not the ones you press in an elevator. Yes, like the ones on your shirt. No, it doesn't really make sense. The whole thing started innocuously enough. People were commenting on a TikTok about rebranding themselves in the new year. Enter TikTokker Tamara, who goes by the handle @flylikeadove . Tamara commented, "I’m gettin





Viral Reddit post critical of food delivery apps may have been AI-generated
Engadget / 9h
A viral Reddit post purportedly from an employee of a "major food delivery app" may actually be an AI-generated hoax, The Verge reports . The post itself, and an image of an employee ID card the poster, u/trowaway_whistleblow, shared with The Verge , where both flagged as being likely AI-generated when run through online AI detectors and AI assistants like Gemini and Claude. Given the inflammator





Google Gemini Is Taking Control of Humanoid Robots on Auto Factory Floors
72Wired / 9h
Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are teaming up to integrate Gemini into a humanoid robot called Atlas.





The Biggest Debate in ‘Stranger Things 5’: Were There 3 Waterfalls?
Gizmodo / 9h
Mike and Eleven wanted to go somewhere with three waterfalls, but did that actually happen?





Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot is now a product and heading to factories in 2028
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
A big leap from prototype to coworker – the robo-future is coming





5 open-source Raspberry Pi projects I'm self-hosting to save money
How-To Geek / 9h
It’s never a bad time to think about saving money, and self-hosting your own software is a great place to start. With the help of my always-on Raspberry Pi, I’m hoping to buck trends and avoid subscriptions by hosting the following projects on my own.





Thermaltake has new 1990s-inspired PC cases and AIO coolers
How-To Geek / 9h
If you're a big fan of 1990s PC hardware design, but you still want your modern tempered glass side panel, Thermaltake might have the PC case for you. The company revealed two new chassis options at CES 2026 inspired by 90s desktops, as well as a cooler that looks like a tiny CRT monitor.





The Hard Numbers Show That the Results of NYC Congestion Pricing Have Been Absolutely Incredible
Futurism / 9h
Surprise! A public policy initiative panned by drivers and pro-car pundits turned out to instead be a roaring success that improved traffic congestion, road safety, and even reduced pollution — a godsend not just for those living in Manhattan, but for transit riders, drivers, and outer-borough residents. Congestion pricing is a policy which charges drivers a toll of up to $9 for using surface-roa





5 new gadgets from CES 2026 that you can buy right now
Mashable / 9h
There's a second acronym constantly looming above the floor of any CES: TBD. That's the most info we have about a good chunk of products announced at CES 2026 so far . "Coming soon" could mean next month to some brands and next year to others. Sometimes, we don't even know if these debuted products will ever make it out of the prototype phase. While no one is asking for LG's laundry-folding robot





TCL unveils its X11L SQD-Mini LED TVs at CES 2026
Engadget / 9h
TCL introduced the next entry in its flagship line of televisions during CES. The X11L SQD-Mini LED Series is available for pre-order now in three sizes. But like much of the gear on show in Las Vegas this week, it doesn't come cheap. The 75-inch model of the X11L costs $7,000, the 85-inch option is $8,000 and the 98-inch model goes for $10,000. That’s more than double the costs of the QD-Mini LE





Anna’s Archive loses .org domain, says suspension likely unrelated to Spotify piracy
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
The primary domain of Shadow library Anna's Archive was taken offline, with annas-archive.org being put under the serverHold status. While Anna's Archive recently made waves with a massive "backup" of Spotify, the shadow library's operator said the music pirating doesn't appear to be connected to the .org domain suspension. Anna's Archive remains available at several other domains. Anna's Archive





Stewart Cheifet, PBS host who chronicled the PC revolution, dies at 87
100+Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Stewart Cheifet, the television producer and host who documented the personal computer revolution for nearly two decades on PBS, died on December 28, 2025, at age 87 in Philadelphia. Cheifet created and hosted Computer Chronicles , which ran on the public television network from 1983 to 2002 and helped demystify a new tech medium for millions of American viewers. Computer Chronicles covered every





Amazon Alexa+ released to the general public via an early access website
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Anyone can now try Alexa+, Amazon’s generative AI assistant, through a free early access program at Alexa.com. The website frees the AI, which Amazon released via early access in February, from hardware and makes it as easily accessible as more established chatbots, like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini . Until today, you needed a supporting device to access Alexa+ . Amazon hasn’t said when t





SanDisk says goodbye to WD Blue and Black SSDs, hello to new “Optimus” drives
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
In late 2023, storage company Western Digital announced plans to split itself into two companies. One, which would still be called Western Digital, would focus on spinning hard drives, which are no longer used much in consumer systems but remain important to NAS devices and data centers. The other, called SanDisk, would handle solid-state storage, including the drives that Western Digital sold to





BioWare’s Anthem will soon be completely unplayable
Ars Technica - All content / 9h
We'll admit that we weren't paying enough attention to the state of Anthem —BioWare's troubled 2019 jetpack-powered open-world shooter—to notice EA's July announcement that it was planning to shut down the game's servers. But with that planned server shutdown now just a week away, we thought it was worth alerting you readers to your final opportunity to play one of BioWare's most ambitious failur





Deepfake AI Pastors Are Stealing From Churchgoers: Report
25Gizmodo / 9h
In the name of the Slop God.





LEGO SMART Bricks introduce a new way to build — and they don’t require screens
TechCrunch / 9h
LEGO developed a custom ASIC chip that allows its new SMART Bricks to pick up on signals from surrounding SMART Tags that dictate how it should make sounds or light up.





Nvidia launches Alpamayo, open AI models that allow autonomous vehicles to ‘think like a human’
TechCrunch / 9h
Nvidia unveiled Alpamayo at CES 2026, which includes a reasoning vision language action model that allows an autonomous vehicle to think more like a human and provide chain-of-thought reasoning.





Solar Orbiter Sets Record Watching Sunspot Region That Sparked Global Auroras
Gizmodo / 9h
Scientists observed the most active solar region in decades for a record-breaking 94 days.





Guide To World Of Hyatt Milestone Rewards: Which Perks Are Best?
500+One Mile at a Time / 9h
World of Hyatt’s Milestone Rewards program offers members rewards for every 10 qualifying elite nights they accrue in a calendar year. This program can confuse some people, so in this post, I’d like to take a close look at how it works, to reflect how this works for the 2026 program year. What are Hyatt Milestone Rewards? With the World of Hyatt Milestone Rewards program, members receive certain





Hackers claim breach of engineering firm, offer sale of info on three major US utilities
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Investigations are underway but the data seems to be quite valuable.





Hurry, you only have a few days to back the world's fastest mini PC — and it even comes with a translucent touchscreen
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
The AquaTouch mini PC integrates high-performance Ryzen components, a translucent touchscreen, user-upgradeable hardware, and modern connectivity in a compact 9-liter case.





Google’s AI Overviews Caught Giving Dangerous “Health” Advice
Futurism / 10h
In May 2024, Google threw caution to the wind by rolling out its controversial AI Overviews feature in a purported effort to make information easier to find. But the AI hallucinations that followed — like telling users to eat rocks and put glue on their pizzas — ended up perfectly illustrated the persistent issues that plague large language model-based tools to this day. And while not being able





The Year Ahead in TV
Gizmodo / 10h
Brand-new shows that take place on familiar turf are a big theme for 2026—a year that's also stuffed full of highly anticipated returns.





United Airlines CEO hints at 'new aircraft types' amid plan to 'shake-up the industry'
100+The Points Guy Articles / 10h
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is hinting at some "surprises" to come from the carrier in 2026. There is a lot on tap from the Chicago-based airline this year. Its new, upgraded Polaris business class (which includes the first class-lite Polaris Studio seats ) is set to debut. It will take delivery of its first long-range Airbus A321XLR narrow-body, which is set to open even more new transatlant





Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron
42Engadget / 10h
A Paris court has found 10 people guilty of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron, wife of President of France Emmanuel Macron, the BBC reports . The judge found that the defendants made false claims about Macron's gender and sexuality, and "malicious remarks" about the 24-year age gap between Macron and her spouse. The defendants, eight men and two women, received a range of sentences, including jail ti





NVIDIA is reportedly bringing back 2021's RTX 3060 GPU because AI is eating all of the newer cards
Engadget / 10h
A reputable leaker has indicated that NVIDIA plans on bringing the RTX 3060 back to market, according to reports by Kotaku and WFCCTech . It first released the GPU at the beginning of 2021 . The leaker Hongxing2020 indicates that NVIDIA will resume production of the 3060 sometime in the next few months. Why is the world's most valuable company reportedly bringing back such an antiquated graphics





Garmin unveils a new rugged cam designed to cover blind spots — and it's the safety device truck drivers need
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
The Garmin dēzl DualView system comprises two rugged exterior cameras and a transmitter, delivering surrounding vehicle alerts and coverage of a truck's remaining blind spots.





No Room at the Inn: DHS Accuses Hilton of Canceling ICE Hotel Stays in Minneapolis
81View from the Wing / 10h
DHS is accusing Hilton-branded hotels in the Minneapolis area of canceling government-rate reservations and refusing to house immigration personnel, citing a “no ICE” email from a Hampton Inn franchise while activist pressure like “No Sleep for ICE” protests provides a motive for the cnacels. Continue reading ...





Nvidia's CES 2026 keynote live - all the latest news from the GPU and AI superpower
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
What will the GPU giant unveil at CES 2026? We have all the breaking news





CES 2026: Hisense Just Announced the RGB MiniLED Evo
Lifehacker / 10h
Hisense is all about TVs at this year's CES—specifically, how those TVs display color. If the company's keynote is any indication, Hisense is extremely invested in leading the charge in color reproduction. Though its tagline this year is "Innovating a Brighter Life," the pitch is less on how bright their TVs are, and more on how true to life their colors are, especially when it comes to accuratel





LG Sound Suite hands-on at CES 2026: Home theater powered by Dolby Atmos FlexConnect
Engadget / 10h
Dolby introduced its FlexConnect technology a few years ago , vowing that it would allow customers to position soundbars and speakers anywhere in a room. The company said the platform would then reconfigure the sound automatically, taking into account any locations that may be further away from the center sweet spot. At CES 2026, LG is the first to put Dolby Atmos FlexConnect in a soundbar, offer





Cars that just keep going—reliable picks you can count on
How-To Geek / 10h
When you’re shopping for a used car , reliability is king. Sure, used rides cost less than new ones, but there’s always the gamble of how well the previous owner cared for it—and you probably won’t get a full warranty.





Lego debuts Smart Play system that reacts as you play. Heres how it works.
Mashable / 10h
At CES 2026 , Lego has announced the upcoming launch of the Lego Smart Play system, an interactive technology the company is calling the biggest evolution to Lego bricks since the introduction of the Minifigure almost 50 years ago. The new interactive platform will respond to players' actions with appropriate sounds, lights, and behavior, creating a responsive and screen-free play experience. Ava





Working on the go? You can no longer activate Windows with your phone
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
By all accounts, Microsoft isn't letting you activate Windows from your phone anymore, so make sure you have an internet connection.





More Than 40 Million People Use ChatGPT Daily for Healthcare Advice, OpenAI Claims
Gizmodo / 10h
OpenAI wants ChatGPT to be a bigger player in healthcare. First, they need regulators to play ball.





CES 2026 day 1: the 11 best gadgets we've seen so far, from smart lights to LG's new OLEDs
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
CES 2026 has kicked off in style, and we've been busy finding the highlights from the show floor in Las Vegas.





There’s Compelling Evidence That Someone Connected to the Trump Administration Profited Off the Invasion of Venezuela by Placing Large Bets on Polymarket
100+Futurism / 11h
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi have long garnered a reputation for facilitating cheating and insider trading — allowing an athlete, for instance, to place a bet on a game they could then lose on purpose. Now there’s compelling evidence that someone with inside information about the Trump administration’s regime change plans in Venezuela used that foreknowledge to profit massively f





These On-Ear Beats Headphones Are Marked Down by $70
Wired / 11h
What these headphones lack in active noise-canceling, they make up for with big, bold sound.





Samsung CEO Says What We Already Know About the Memory Shortage
Gizmodo / 11h
It's a new year. Start pinching those pennies!





The biggest TV announcements at CES 2026
Engadget / 11h
CES is once again where TV manufacturers lay out their plans for the year ahead, and CES 2026 is shaping up to be a showcase of both familiar rivalries and genuinely new display tech. While OLED and Mini LED remain central to most lineups, Micro RGB has emerged as one of the most talked-about developments at the show so far, especially at the higher end of the market. Below are the TV announcemen





Lego unveils a technology-packed Smart Brick at CES 2026
33Engadget / 11h
Lego bricks come in a ridiculously vast array of sizes and shapes, but the company is unveiling an entirely new take on its classic shape at CES 2026. Meet the Lego Smart Brick, a standard-sized 2 x 4 brick that’s packed with modern technology to enable sets that can respond to how they’re played with or the sets you build. It’s part of a new initiative called Smart Play , which encompasses the S





Google TV’s big Gemini update adds image and video generation, voice control for settings
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Soon, even loafing around on the couch won't help you steer clear of AI. TV makers are busily integrating AI models into the experience, and Google is no different. At CES, the company announced a big expansion of Gemini features on the Google TV platform, starting with TCL smart TVs. Google began integrating Gemini with the TV Streamer box this past fall, but the new expansion brings some of the





X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced
23Ars Technica - All content / 11h
It seems that instead of updating Grok to prevent outputs of sexualized images of minors , X is planning to purge users generating content that the platform deems illegal, including Grok-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). On Saturday, X Safety finally posted an official response after nearly a week of backlash over Grok outputs that sexualized real people without consent. Offering no a





Lego’s Smart Brick Gives the Iconic Analog Toy a New Digital Brain
27Wired / 11h
The new sensor-packed Smart Play Brick will land this spring as part of a special Star Wars collection. The update adds interactive lights and sound to the Lego experience—including the Minifigs.





This Health Band Is Like if Whoop Went Wild With Voice Assistants
Gizmodo / 11h
The Luna Band is all about yelling at your wrist.





The Duffer Brothers Have No Idea Why They Tried to Answer So Many ‘Stranger Things’ Questions Last Week
20Gizmodo / 11h
'I'm, like, fried,' Matt Duffer explained in the wake of the Netflix hit's big finale, which we can certainly understand.





Siri is useless—except for doing these 5 things
How-To Geek / 11h
When Siri first appeared on the iPhone way back in 2011, it felt like the way we would interact with our smartphones was about to change forever. Fast forward nearly 15 years, and all that promise has come to nothing. Siri is still mostly useless, although there are a few instances where it can be genuinely useful.





Review: Four Seasons Philadelphia (One Of The Best US City Hotels)
One Mile at a Time / 11h
For the next portion of our Good Morning Milan, Goodnight Moon trip , Ford, Miles, and I, spent two nights at the 219-room Four Seasons Philadelphia at Comcast Center . I’ve been curious to stay at this hotel since it opened back in 2019. Let’s be honest, when most people think of the best city hotels in the United States, a property in Philadelphia is unlikely to come to mind. However, ever sinc





See LG dramatically reveal its new TVs and robots at CES 2026
Mashable / 11h
LG went all out at CES 2026 and we have videos to prove it. The Korean tech giant held a press conference on Monday morning in Las Vegas to show off its newest gadgets and gizmos, which included a brand new home helper robot named CLOiD . CLOiD moves around on wheels and has two arms with five actuated digits at the end of each that it can use to help out with household tasks, when combined with





The Lego brick just got its biggest upgrade yet with Smart Play — and it's coming to Star Wars sets first
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Similar looks, but supercharged internals





Verge announces world-first motorcycle with solid-state batteries for a 370-mile range and 10-minute charge times
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Verge Motorcycles unlocks ten-minute charge times with world-first all solid-sate battery in a bike.





You Can Play Chess in Hyperbolic Space Now, and It Sucks
Gizmodo / 11h
It may not be particularly fun yet, but it's weird!





Bose is giving away free Ultra Open earbuds — heres how to get a pair
Mashable / 11h
GET FREE EARBUDS : Through Jan. 8 (or while supplies last), you can get a pair of refurbished Bose Ultra Open earbuds for free ($249 value) at Bose.com when you purchase the Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 earbuds . Opens in a new window Credit: Bose Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 earbuds $299 + Get free Bose Ultra Open earbuds (refurbished) Open earbuds are having a moment — just look at the many announcem





They Will Kill You red band trailer: Zazie Beetz kicks butt in massively violent horror comedy
Mashable / 11h
What if Ready or Not looked like a grindhouse movie? Well, sibling filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti — who brought us It: Chapter 1 & 2 as well as Welcome to Derry — give us a look at what that kind of freaky film might look like with the first trailer for They Will Kill You. The Muschiettis are producers on the action-horror-comedy, which is directed by Kirill Sokolov ( No Lookin





Could OpenAI buy Pinterest? Here’s how that would impact users and non-users alike
Mashable / 11h
If OpenAI were to buy Pinterest, it would be a big shift for lots of folks. Now, to be clear, there doesn't seem to be much smoke — at least for now — about OpenAI actually buying Pinterest. The idea surfaced in an article from The Information where staffers predicted what could happen in 2026. Reporter Ann Gehan predicted that OpenAI would buy Pinterest, which is obviously just a bit of prognost





Hisense unveils 3 new TV innovations at CES 2026 — and they’re all about mind-blowing color
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
After revealing RGB mini-LED at CES 2025, Hisense is back with even more RGB TV innovations, including smaller screen sizes.





Turn on This Setting to Protect Your Privacy When Letting Someone Else Use Your iPhone
Lifehacker / 11h
Your phone is a one-stop shop for a lot of your personal information, from day-to-day activities logged in your calendar and email to financial data accessed via banking apps. If you let someone else use your device—whether you're showing a friend a collection of photos or allowing a stranger to make an emergency call—there's a lot you don't want them to be able to see. If you're an iPhone user,





What are Micro RGB TVs and why are they everywhere at CES 2026?
Engadget / 11h
Micro RGB TVs first arrived last year with little fanfare and a confusing name, so you may have mistaken it for other panel tech or not even noticed. That is not likely to be the case this year, though — it’s the hot new “luxury” display technology and is all over the place at CES 2026 . So why do we even need these new TVs and how are they different from OLED, Micro LED and Mini LED models? Here





This AI-Powered Drink Machine Slops You Up Some Generative Booze
Gizmodo / 11h
I could use a stiff serving of AI slop right about now.





Crypto thief released early thanks to Trump's First Step Act
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Ilya Lichtenstein is coming home after serving time for the Bitfinex hack.





Offshore wind developers sue Trump administration for halting $25B in projects
21TechCrunch / 11h
The lawsuits seek to reverse the Department of the Interior's stop-work order, which affected five offshore wind projects off the Eastern Seaboard.





My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: These Shokz Bone Conduction Headphones
Lifehacker / 12h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Bone conduction headphones are ideal for activities where it is vital to your safety to hear your surroundings. That's because they use a technology that sends audio vibrations through to the inner ear while leaving your ear canals open. Shokz is one of the best brands—if n





Elon Musk Boasts of Dinner With Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Best Friend’
100+Gizmodo / 12h
"2026 is going to be amazing!" tweeted Musk.





LG launches yet another lighter-than-light 17-inch laptop with an RTX 5050 GPU — and I am so confused
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
The latest LG Gram Pro 17 pairs "Aerominum" construction with Nvidia RTX graphics, but with few clear differences from the 2025 model.





Elon Musk After His Grok AI Did Disgusting Things to Literal Children: “Way Funnier”
Futurism / 12h
Last week, Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok began fielding an influx of stunningly inappropriate requests . Though the AI has long been known to have loose guardrails, users suddenly swarmed the AI to generate either nudes or sexually charged images of X users based on photos they posted to the site — and it obliged. Even worse, some of the individuals it took requests for appeared to be minors. The tren





China’s Hesai will double production as lidar sensor industry shakes out
TechCrunch / 12h
Hesai said it now plans to build as many as 4 million lidar sensors in 2026, up from 2 million, as it tries to corner a market with one fewer player after Luminar's bankruptcy.





Amazon just dropped the Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus to a record-low price
Mashable / 12h
SAVE 46%: As of Jan. 5, you can get the Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus for $1,998.99, down from $3,699, at Amazon. That's a 46% discount, or $1,700.01 in savings. Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus $1,998.99 at Amazon $3,699 Save $1,700.01 If you've ever sat through a sudden power outage wishing you had a more reliable way to keep your phone alive or make a cup of coffee, this Jackery deal is a solid find.





Grok under investigation for sexualized deepfake generation
Mashable / 12h
Multiple foreign governments are investigating Elon Musk -owned chatbot Grok for numerous reports of the chatbot generating and spreading nonconsensual, sexualized synthetic images of users. Joining India's IT ministry in the first wave of what could turn into a global crackdown on X 's AI helper, French authorities and Malaysia's Communications and Multimedia Commission issued statements that th





The Final ‘Greenland 2: Migration’ Trailer Promises Gerard Butler Will Save You
Gizmodo / 12h
Technically, it's his character saving his family (again), but who better to guide survivors through the post-apocalypse?





A Stranger Things making-of documentary hits Netflix next week
Engadget / 12h
Netflix just announced the pending release of a Stranger Things documentary , hot on the heels of the series finale . It premieres on January 12. One Last Adventure focuses on the making of season five, so it's not a full series retrospective. This seems similar to what Disney+ does a few weeks after a popular Star Wars or Marvel show drops. Still, it's a documentary about the very last season of





What Home Assistant’s configuration.yaml file does (and why you should care)
How-To Geek / 12h
Despite being almost infinitely customizable, Home Assistant can feel relatively straightforward on a surface level. Sometimes, however, you might find that you need to set up integrations or make changes manually, and at those times, you might be directed to the configuration.yaml file.





It looks like the end is coming for the Apple Vision Pro — I’m not even surprised
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Apple is reportedly dialling back on Vision Pro production and marketing.





2026 is the perfect year for OnePlus to release another folding phone — here's why
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
It’s going to be an interesting year for folding phones – here’s why OnePlus should return to the phone industry’s most exciting market.





Hundreds of Earthquakes Are Rocking One of Earth’s Most Dangerous Glaciers
Gizmodo / 12h
Scientists uncover new evidence of undocumented glacial earthquakes in Antarctica.





CES 2026: Withings' Body Scan 2 Is a Smart Scale With Smartwatch Health Features
Lifehacker / 12h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Withings launched their $600 Body Scan 2 smart scale at CES Unveiled last night—but they're positioning it as a "longevity station" rather than a smart scale. The device has a handle in addition to the footplate, which allows for extra sensors, and the new features include things like hypertension notifications that we've previously seen from smar





NASA Veterans Disgusted by Plans to Shut Down Its Largest Library
Futurism / 12h
Last week, news emerged that NASA’s largest library at its iconic Goddard Space Flight Center (GFSC) in Maryland was being shut down . The optics — especially considering the wider context of the Trump administration’s nakedly anti-science vision for the future of the agency and the shuttering of over a dozen buildings at the center — were bad, to say the least. At least 13 buildings at Goddard,





The DJI Power 1000 V2 is on sale for under $400 to keep you powered up during the next storm
Mashable / 12h
SAVE $300: The DJI Power 1000 V2 portable power station is on sale at Amazon for $399 with the on-page coupon, down from the normal price of $699. That's a 43% discount. Opens in a new window Credit: DJI DJI Power 1000 V2 portable power station $399 at Amazon $699 Save $300 Ice storms, wind storms, and epic rain are all weather events that can cause tons of inconvenience. Even if you get to stay





Just announced: Headphones that twist into speakers
Mashable / 12h
Gone are the days of buying two separate audio devices to listen to music on the go. New audio brand TDM — short for Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter — just debuted the world's "first and only" headphones that can twist into a portable speaker in a matter of seconds. Announced at CES 2026 on Monday, the TDM Neo Hybrid headphones feature a modular design that instantly transforms them from personal over-ea





This Tamagotchi clone is designed to help you keep your plants alive
Engadget / 12h
Tamagotchi ripoffs are alive and well at CES 2026 , and SoildTech's spin on the idea is to stick a virtual pet in the dirt to help you stop killing your plants. Senso combines a plant health sensor and a Tamagotchi-like device, offering insights into the conditions of a houseplant's environment and a gamified way of keeping up with them. If a plant is in need of watering or could use some lightin





Earliest African cremation was 9,500 years ago
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Archaeologists have discovered Africa's oldest known cremation pyre at the base of Mount Hora in Malawi. According to a paper published in the journal Science Advances, radiocarbon testing dates the site to about 9500 years ago, prompting a rethinking of group labor and ritual in such ancient hunter-gatherer communities. Many cultures have practiced some form of cremation. There is a Viking crema





Providers dropping common anesthesia drug that’s also a climate super pollutant
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Desflurane is a common anesthetic used in hospital operating rooms worldwide. It’s also a climate super pollutant. Now, several decades after the drug was first introduced, a growing number of US hospitals have stopped using the anesthetic because of its outsized environmental impact. On January 1, the European Union went a step further, prohibiting its use in all but medically necessary cases. D





Qualcomm’s Next PC Chip Promises Even Better Battery Life Than Before
Gizmodo / 12h
Rounding out the Snapdragon X2 lineup is a mid-range chip that hopes to outperform Intel and AMD.