Friday, January 02, 2026




In Detail Full day, Friday, January 02, 2026, Timezone: America/Chicago


Microsoft CEO: Time To Move 'Beyond the Arguments of Slop vs Sophistication'

msmash / slashdot - The tech industry needs to move "beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication" and develop a new "theory of the mind" that accounts for humans now equipped with "cognitive amplifier tools," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote in a year-end reflection blog…

#ai #automation #ml #techpolicy #microsoft #aiethics #genai #business #jobs #technology

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Alleged PS5 Jailbreak Method Spikes Prices for Old Star Wars Game on eBay

Tom Hawking / gizmodo - 'Star Wars Racer Revenge' is selling for hundreds of dollars.

#cybersecurity #ecommerce #gaming #playstation #starwars #cybercrime #pricing #drm #sony #intellectualproperty

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Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 5:20 pm / permalink 17436 / 5 stories in 2 months


Rumor: OpenAI’s New ‘Audio-Based’ Device Could Arrive Very Soon

Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - OpenAI is betting on voice over screens, ramping up audio AI ahead of a new kind of personal device.The post Rumor: OpenAI’s New ‘Audio-Based’ Device Could Arrive Very Soon appeared first on eWEEK.

#ai #hardware #innovation #voice #openai #genai #chatgpt #technology #assistant #gadgets

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Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 17433 / 10 stories in 2 months


Ukrainian soldier's M1 MacBook Air takes direct shrapnel hit, still works despite battle damage — screen cracked and letter 'K' missing but laptop remains functional

tomshardware - An Apple M1 MacBook Air took a shell shrapnel hit and survived, with the laptop still working despite damage to the screen and the letter K on the keyboard missing.

#hardware #apple #defensetech #ukraine #macos #macbook #technology #gadgets #durability #arm

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France to investigate deepfakes of women stripped naked by Grok

Klara Durand, Océane Herrero, Émile Marzolf / politico - Hundreds of women and teenagers have reported their photos published on social media have been “undressed” by Grok.

#ai #computervision #aiethics #genai #law #contentmoderation #grokai #eu #digitalprivacy #regulation

Non-Consensual Image Alterations

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Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 17427 / 19 stories in 2 months


Pebble’s round smartwatch is getting a reboot

Jess Weatherbed / theverge - It's time to reboot another OG Pebble smartwatch - specifically, the round-faced Time Round, which is getting a follow-up more than a decade after its original launch. The new Pebble Round 2 improves upon its predecessor with longer battery life and a lar…

#hardware #mobiletech #innovation #wearables #business #technology #gadgets #watch

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Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 17425 / 15 stories in 2 months


Elon Musk's Grok AI posted CSAM image following safeguard 'lapses'

Steve Dent / engadget - Elon Musk's Grok AI has been allowing users to transform photographs of woman and children into sexualized and compromising images, Bloomberg reported. The issue has created an uproar among users on X and prompted an "apology" from the bot itself. "I deep…

#techpolicy #aiethics #genai #media #technology #contentmoderation #elonmusk #grokai #regulation

Grok Safeguard Failures

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Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 17424 / 23 stories in 2 months


'Clicks Communicator' Unveiled — Will You Carry This With Your iPhone?

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - The company behind the BlackBerry-like Clicks Keyboard accessory for the iPhone today unveiled a new Android 16 smartphone called the Clicks Communicator.The purpose-built device is designed to be used as a second phone alongside your iPhone, with the int…

#startups #hardware #mobiletech #innovation #business #wireless #technology #gadgets #smartphone #bluetooth

Clicks Communicator: Reinventing vintage phone communication

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Clicks Power Keyboard: Tactile accessory with backup battery

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Dual Announcements: Combined smartphone and keyboard innovations

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Tesla reports 418,227 deliveries for the fourth quarter, down 16%

cnbc - Tesla's fourth-quarter deliveries report follows a steep rally in the company's stock in the last few months of 2025.

#government #tesla #stockmarket #earnings #business #us #economy #automotive #ev

Annual Decline & EV Crown Shift

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Q4 Delivery Disappointments

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Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 17422 / 13 stories in 2 months


Apple Announces New Fitness+ Workout Programs, Strava Challenge, and More

Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple today announced a number of updates to Apple Fitness+ and activity with the Apple Watch.The key announcements include:New Year limited-edition award: Users can win the award by closing all three Activity Rings for seven days in a row in January."Qui…

#wearables #digitalhealth #apple #health #fitness #apps #wellness #watchos #updates #applewatch

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Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 17421 / 9 stories in 2 months


Starlink is Bringing Over 9,000 Satellites Closer to Earth — Here’s Why

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - SpaceX’s Starlink is planning a major change to how its satellites orbit Earth, with the goal of making space safer. Yesterday on New Year’s Day, Michael Nicolls, VP of Starlink Engineering at SpaceX, said the company will begin lowering thousands of sate…

#space #aerospace #broadband #telecommunications #elonmusk #satellite #starlink #safety

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LG says that it’s launching the world’s lightest 17-inch RTX laptop — also announces 16-inch ultra-portable laptop with 'dual-AI' functionality

tomshardware - LG announced a 17-inch laptop that fits in the form factor of a 16-inch model while still sporting an RTX 5050 discrete GPU.

#hardware #mobiletech #gaming #nvidia #gpu #performance #technology #gadgets

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Samsung unveils Freestyle+ projector ahead of CES 2026

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Samsung announced the Freestyle+ portable projector ahead of CES 2026 in Las Vegas, upgrading its predecessor with 430 ISO lumens brightness and AI OptiScreen screen optimization features. The Freestyle+ delivers twice the brightness of previous Freestyle…

#ai #mobiletech #innovation #samsung #genai #technology #gadgets #tv

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Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 6:20 am / permalink 17417 / 6 stories in 2 months


China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla as world’s top EV seller for the first time

cnbc - The milestone would cap an extraordinary rise for BYD, a company Tesla's Elon Musk once dismissed by laughing at their products.

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BYD Surges: Overtaking Tesla in global EV sales

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Tesla Slumps: Sales decline amid fierce Chinese challenge

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Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 3:20 am / permalink 17415 / 23 stories in 2 months


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