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Even if AI could take over every job, humans will invent new work for themselves, because we value human effort and connection, not just output (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

Even if AI could take over every job, humans will inven...

Ben Thompson / Stratechery: Even if AI could take over every job, humans will in...

Nvidia announces native apps for its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service for select Linux distributions and Amazon Fire TV sticks, available in early 2026 (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Nvidia announces native apps for its GeForce NOW cloud ...

Tom Warren / The Verge: Nvidia announces native apps for its GeForce NOW cloud g...

AMD teases its next&generation CDNA 6&based MI500 AI chips built on a 2nm node, claiming 1,000x performance gains over predecessors, launching in 2027 (Reuters)

AMD teases its next&generation CDNA 6&based MI500 AI ch...

Reuters: AMD teases its next-generation CDNA 6-based MI500 AI chips built on a 2...

Lego unveils the Smart Play platform, with a brick powered by a custom chip that connects to compatible minifigures and tags for interactive lights and sounds (Jeremy White/Wired)

Lego unveils the Smart Play platform, with a brick powe...

Jeremy White / Wired: Lego unveils the Smart Play platform, with a brick powered...

A viral Reddit post by a purported developer alleging that a "major food delivery app" exploits drivers appears AI&generated; Uber and DoorDash deny the claims (Elissa Welle/The Verge)

A viral Reddit post by a purported developer alleging t...

Elissa Welle / The Verge: A viral Reddit post by a purported developer alleging ...

Sources: Nvidia has struggled to monetize its Omniverse software and the company shuttered the Omniverse Cloud service in August 2025 due to lack of demand (The Information)

Sources: Nvidia has struggled to monetize its Omniverse...

The Information: Sources: Nvidia has struggled to monetize its Omniverse softwar...

Taiwan says China's cyberattacks on its hospitals, banks, energy, and other infrastructure rose 6% YoY in 2025 to an average of 2.63M attacks a day (Yimou Lee/Reuters)

Taiwan says China's cyberattacks on its hospitals, bank...

Yimou Lee / Reuters: Taiwan says China's cyberattacks on its hospitals, banks, e...

Samsung upgrades its Family Hub refrigerators with AI features, such as voice control to open and close the door and Gemini&powered AI Vision to track inventory (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

Samsung upgrades its Family Hub refrigerators with AI f...

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Samsung upgrades its Family Hub refrigerato...

Samsung co&CEO TM Roh says the company has rolled out Gemini&powered AI features to ~400M mobile devices and aims to boost the figure to 800M in 2026 (Hyunjoo Jin/Reuters)

Samsung co&CEO TM Roh says the company has rolled out G...

Hyunjoo Jin / Reuters: Samsung co-CEO TM Roh says the company has rolled out Gem...

Sources: Cisco is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity company Axonius for $2B; Axonius has raised ~$700M and was valued at $2.6B during earlier rounds (Meir Orbach/CTech)

Sources: Cisco is in advanced talks to acquire cybersec...

Meir Orbach / CTech: Sources: Cisco is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurit...

Hands&on with Xreal's Neo, a $99 battery pack and mini&dock that acts as a passthrough converter so the company's glasses can work with the Nintendo Switch (Scott Stein/CNET)

Hands&on with Xreal's Neo, a $99 battery pack and mini&...

Scott Stein / CNET: Hands-on with Xreal's Neo, a $99 battery pack and mini-dock ...

Sources: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400M; Koi has raised $48M to date (Sophie Shulman/CTech)

Sources: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Isra...

Sophie Shulman / CTech: Sources: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israe...

A new Polymarket account bet $30K on Maduro's capture just hours before Trump's announcement, renewing questions on insider information in prediction markets (Herb Scribner/Axios)

A new Polymarket account bet $30K on Maduro's capture j...

Herb Scribner / Axios: A new Polymarket account bet $30K on Maduro's capture jus...

A look at AVA, an AI chatbot developed by Alaska's court system to provide aid in the probate process, which has been plagued by delays and hallucinations (Jared Perlo/NBC News)

A look at AVA, an AI chatbot developed by Alaska's cour...

Jared Perlo / NBC News: A look at AVA, an AI chatbot developed by Alaska's court...

Fueled partly by US tech companies, governments worldwide are racing to deploy GenAI in schools and universities, even as agencies such as UNICEF urge caution (Natasha Singer/New York Times)

Fueled partly by US tech companies, governments worldwi...

Natasha Singer / New York Times: Fueled partly by US tech companies, governments...

A look at Elon Musk's bet that Tesla's future is in its Optimus humanoid robots, which for now rely on human helpers and still face commercial challenges (Becky Peterson/Wall Street Journal)

A look at Elon Musk's bet that Tesla's future is in its...

Becky Peterson / Wall Street Journal: A look at Elon Musk's bet that Tesla's fut...

The Groq deal shows the challenges Nvidia faces as options to deploy its cash flood narrow; its annual free cash flow has risen from $4.2B in 2020 to $80B+ now (Dan Gallagher/Wall Street Journal)

The Groq deal shows the challenges Nvidia faces as opti...

Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal: The Groq deal shows the challenges Nvidia f...

A deep dive into co&packaged optics, long promised to transform data center connectivity, covering benefits, challenges, architecture, key companies, and more (SemiAnalysis)

A deep dive into co&packaged optics, long promised to t...

SemiAnalysis: A deep dive into co-packaged optics, long promised to transform da...

What to expect at CES 2026: laptops with new chips from Intel, Qualcomm, and AMD, more AI integrations, smart home robotics, smart glasses, and more (The Verge)

What to expect at CES 2026: laptops with new chips from...

The Verge: What to expect at CES 2026: laptops with new chips from Intel, Qualco...

Ilya Lichtenstein, sentenced in Nov. 2024 to five years in prison for hacking Bitfinex, has been released early due to First Step Act, Trump's prison&reform law (CNBC)

Ilya Lichtenstein, sentenced in Nov. 2024 to five years...

CNBC: Ilya Lichtenstein, sentenced in Nov. 2024 to five years in prison for hack...

California launched a free tool on January 1 that lets residents request the deletion of their personal data from over 500 registered data brokers (Michael Kan/PCMag)

California launched a free tool on January 1 that lets ...

Michael Kan / PCMag: California launched a free tool on January 1 that lets resi...

Tech analyst Dan Wang reflects on the Chinese Communist Party vs. Silicon Valley, AI and manufacturing, and how China and the US are building the future (Dan Wang)

Tech analyst Dan Wang reflects on the Chinese Communist...

Dan Wang: Tech analyst Dan Wang reflects on the Chinese Communist Party vs. Sili...

UK crypto buyers are required to share their account details with tax officials starting January 1 or face penalties, as the UK seeks to collect unpaid taxes (Rachel Clun/BBC)

UK crypto buyers are required to share their account de...

Rachel Clun / BBC: UK crypto buyers are required to share their account details ...

How Meta's Reels became a hit, with a $50B+ annual run rate; Sensor Tower: users spend 27 minutes/day on Instagram Reels, 21 on YouTube Shorts, and 44 on TikTok (Meghan Bobrowsky/Wall Street Journal)

How Meta's Reels became a hit, with a $50B+ annual run ...

Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal: How Meta's Reels became a hit, with a $5...

Danish post office delivers last letter, ending 400&year run

Danish post office delivers last letter, ending 400&yea...

It's the end of an era for the Danish post office. Citing a 90 percent drop in l...

Starlink plans to lower its satellites orbiting at ~550km to ~480km in 2026 to improve space safety and reduce the likelihood of debris collisions (Rishabh Jaiswal/Reuters)

Starlink plans to lower its satellites orbiting at ~550...

Rishabh Jaiswal / Reuters: Starlink plans to lower its satellites orbiting at ~5...

Brookfield is launching a cloud company called Radiant and a new $10B AI fund, and plans to acquire up to $100B in land, data centers, and power assets for AI (Miles Kruppa/The Information)

Brookfield is launching a cloud company called Radiant ...

Miles Kruppa / The Information: Brookfield is launching a cloud company called R...

How AI automation can fulfill Thomas Piketty's predictions on rising economic inequality, and why highly progressive taxes on capital can help slow the spiral (Philosopher Count)

How AI automation can fulfill Thomas Piketty's predicti...

Philosopher Count: How AI automation can fulfill Thomas Piketty's predictions on...

SoftBank says it has completed a $22.5B investment in OpenAI, finalizing its up to $40B investment commitment announced in March and taking its stake to ~11% (SoftBank Group Corp.)

SoftBank says it has completed a $22.5B investment in O...

SoftBank Group Corp.: SoftBank says it has completed a $22.5B investment in Open...

Filing: Chinese AI startup MiniMax seeks to raise up to ~$538.5M in a Hong Kong IPO, offering 25.4M shares at a price range of ~$19.40 to ~$21.20 per share (Shivangi Lahiri/Reuters)

Filing: Chinese AI startup MiniMax seeks to raise up to...

Shivangi Lahiri / Reuters: Filing: Chinese AI startup MiniMax seeks to raise up ...

The US Treasury has lifted sanctions on three executives tied to spyware maker Intellexa, reversing a designation imposed by the Biden administration in 2024 (Suzanne Smalley/The Record)

The US Treasury has lifted sanctions on three executive...

Suzanne Smalley / The Record: The US Treasury has lifted sanctions on three exec...

Danish post office delivers last letter, ending a 400&year run to adapt to the digital age

Danish post office delivers last letter, ending a 400&y...

It's the end of an era for the Danish post office. Citing a 90% drop in letter-s...

Sources, PitchBook data, and news reports: the founders of Perplexity, Figure AI, Safe Superintelligence, Harvey, and others joined the nine&figure club in 2025 (Natallie Rocha/New York Times)

Sources, PitchBook data, and news reports: the founders...

Natallie Rocha / New York Times: Sources, PitchBook data, and news reports: the ...

Sources: Satya Nadella is focused on the increasing AI competition from Amazon and Google; Microsoft Deputy CTO Dee Templeton says Nadella is in "founder mode" (Rafe Rosner&Uddin/Financial Times)

Sources: Satya Nadella is focused on the increasing AI ...

Rafe Rosner-Uddin / Financial Times: Sources: Satya Nadella is focused on the in...

Fast delivery apps like Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy are expanding into India's Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, driven by rising incomes and cheap smartphones and data (Bloomberg)

Fast delivery apps like Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy are ...

Bloomberg: Fast delivery apps like Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy are expanding into...

Meta agrees to acquire Singapore&based startup Manus, which makes an AI agent it sells to SMBs; Manus said in December its annual revenue run rate was $125M+ (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)

Meta agrees to acquire Singapore&based startup Manus, w...

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Meta agrees to acquire Singapore-based startup Manus, w...

How diamonds are being converted to quantum sensors by inserting tiny imperfections, opening up potential uses in medicine, brain&computer interfaces, and more (Financial Times)

How diamonds are being converted to quantum sensors by ...

Financial Times: How diamonds are being converted to quantum sensors by insertin...

A look at the rift in the Democratic party over AI and data centers, as pro&business Democrats oppose the fiery, anti&AI politics of the progressive wing (Calder McHugh/Politico)

A look at the rift in the Democratic party over AI and ...

Calder McHugh / Politico: A look at the rift in the Democratic party over AI and...

E&commerce giant Coupang offers €1 billion compensation scheme after massive data breach

E&commerce giant Coupang offers €1 billion compensation...

Over a month after announcing a massive data breach affecting 34 million of its ...

A Kapwing study of the 15,000 top YouTube channels finds 278 of them have only posted AI&generated "slop" videos, amassing 63B+ views and 221M+ subscribers (Aisha Down/The Guardian)

A Kapwing study of the 15,000 top YouTube channels find...

Aisha Down / The Guardian: A Kapwing study of the 15,000 top YouTube channels fi...

Sources: SoftBank is in advanced talks to buy NYSE&listed DigitalBridge, a private equity firm that invests in data centers and digital infrastructure operators (Bloomberg)

Sources: SoftBank is in advanced talks to buy NYSE&list...

Bloomberg: Sources: SoftBank is in advanced talks to buy NYSE-listed DigitalBrid...

Since the GENIUS Act's passage in July, the total value of stablecoins circulating rose from ~$250B to $300B+, as they become the "respectable" face of crypto (Joel Khalili/Wired)

Since the GENIUS Act's passage in July, the total value...

Joel Khalili / Wired: Since the GENIUS Act's passage in July, the total value of...

Global hotel groups are intensifying efforts to get customers to book directly, as they seek to save on online platform commissions and prepare for AI agents (Stephanie Stacey/Financial Times)

Global hotel groups are intensifying efforts to get cus...

Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times: Global hotel groups are intensifying efforts...

Lou Gerstner, a former IBM CEO and chairman credited with turning the company around, died at 83; IBM's market value rose from $29B to ~$168B during his tenure (Patrick Oster/Bloomberg)

Lou Gerstner, a former IBM CEO and chairman credited wi...

Patrick Oster / Bloomberg: Lou Gerstner, a former IBM CEO and chairman credited ...

How executives at humanoid robot startups like Agility Robotics and Weave Robotics are managing safety risks and tempering expectations for the technology (Sean McLain/Wall Street Journal)

How executives at humanoid robot startups like Agility ...

Sean McLain / Wall Street Journal: How executives at humanoid robot startups lik...

Data center developers, facing grid access wait times of up to seven years, are turning to aeroderivative turbines and diesel generators to power the AI boom (Martha Muir/Financial Times)

Data center developers, facing grid access wait times o...

Martha Muir / Financial Times: Data center developers, facing grid access wait t...

Sources: Bengaluru&based quick grocery delivery startup Zepto confidentially files for a ~$1.3B India IPO; Zepto raised $450M at a $7B valuation in October 2025 (Pranav Mukul/The Economic Times)

Sources: Bengaluru&based quick grocery delivery startup...

Pranav Mukul / The Economic Times: Sources: Bengaluru-based quick grocery delive...

Ubisoft says it intentionally shut down Rainbow Six Siege and its in&game Marketplace to resolve an "incident"; reports say hackers breached internal systems (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

Ubisoft says it intentionally shut down Rainbow Six Sie...

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Ubisoft says it intentionally shut down Rain...

The European Commission claims €80B of €120B in post&EU Chips Act investments remain on track, despite the stalled GlobalFoundries&STMicro project in France (Virginie Malingre/Le Monde)

The European Commission claims €80B of €120B in post&EU...

Virginie Malingre / Le Monde: The European Commission claims €80B of €120B in po...

Sources: Peter Thiel and Larry Page may leave CA over a proposed ballot measure, opposed by Newsom, that levies a one&time 5% tax on those with $1B+ in assets (New York Times)

Sources: Peter Thiel and Larry Page may leave CA over a...

New York Times: Sources: Peter Thiel and Larry Page may leave CA over a proposed...

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