Nvidia introduces DLSS 4.5 and Multi Frame Generation 6X at CES 2026 — updated models can generate higher-quality upscaled frames and more of them, dynamically

tomshardware - Nvidia might not be introducing new gaming GPUs at CES 2026, but version 4.5 of its DLSS upscaler and an upcoming MFG 6x mode promises better image quality and smoother performance.

2 months / tomshardware

Nvidia unveils DLSS 4.5 with a new transformer model, improved visuals, and 6x Dynamic Multi Frame Generation

2 months / techspot

2 months / tomshardware

NVIDIA announces DLSS 4.5 at CES 2026

2 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

Nvidia announces DLSS 4.5 with 6x Frame Generation and improved image quality

2 months / theverge / Tom Warren

Community Testing and Performance Concerns

Community tests confirm DLSS 4.5 yields 20%+ performance loss on older RTX 30 and 20 series GPUs compared to DLSS 4.0 — Nvidia warnings ring true following rollout

2 months / tomshardware

Nvidia Is Pushing the Number of Fake Frames for Games to Ludicrous Levels

2 months / gizmodo / Kyle Barr

Early DLSS 4.5 Testing Reveals Drastically Crisper Details But Older-Gen RTX GPUs Take Nearly 20%+ Performance Hit

2 months / wccftech / Sarfraz Khan

Tech Deep Dives and Driver Enhancements

NVIDIA Releases GeForce 591.74 WHQL Drivers with DLSS 4.5 Support

2 months / techpowerup

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 591.74 Driver Now Available With DLSS 4.5 RTX Super Res Support

2 months / wccftech / Hassan Mujtaba

NVIDIA Announces DLSS 4.5 with Increased Image Quality, 6x FrameGen, and 240 FPS Mode

2 months / techpowerup

NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Official: 6x MFG With Dynamic Frame-Gen For 240Hz+ Gaming, 2nd Gen Super Resolution Transformer Mode With Improved IQ Across All RTX GPUs, Available In 400+ Games

2 months / wccftech / Hassan Mujtaba

AMD Ryzen AI 400 Laptop CPUs Launch: Up To 12 “Zen 5” Cores, 5.2 GHz CPU Clocks, 60 TOPS, 8533 MT/s Memory & 70% Faster Than Lunar Lake At Same TDP

Hassan Mujtaba / wccftech - AMD has officially launched its next-gen Ryzen AI 400 "Gorgon Point" CPUs for laptops, bringing better performance & improved features. AMD Ryzen AI 400 "Gorgon Point" Refreshes Strix With 10-12% Faster Performance, Upgraded Features, & Even More Copilot+…

#ai #hardware #semiconductors #chips #genai #cpus #amd #performance #technology #gadgets

Minisforum Updates Mini PC Lineup With AI X1 Pro-470 “AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470” & MS-02 Ultra “Intel Core Ultra 9 295HX”

2 months / wccftech / Hassan Mujtaba

AMD to Brand its Next-Gen Desktop APUs under Ryzen AI 400 Series

2 months / techpowerup

AMD Announces Ryzen AI 400 Series "Gorgon Point" Mobile Processors

2 months / techpowerup

CES 2026: AMD says You aint seen nothing yet on AI

2 months / mashable

(PR) AMD Introduces Ryzen AI Embedded Processor Portfolio

2 months / techpowerup

AMD ROCm 7.2.2 Adds Support for Ryzen AI 400 CPUs & Unlocks Faster Local Inference Performance

2 months / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

AMD Speeds Up Its Mobile Processors

2 months / cnet / Lori Grunin

AMD's Ryzen AI 400 series includes the first Copilot+ desktop CPU — Team Red refreshes Zen 5 APUs and Strix Halo

2 months / tomshardware

AMD's Ryzen AI 400 chips are a big boost for laptops and desktops alike

2 months / engadget / Devindra Hardawar

AMD Ryzen AI 400 official: Will these laptop chips maintain AMD’s lead?

2 months / theverge / Sean Hollister

AMD Ryzen AI 400 Laptop CPUs Launch: Up To 12 “Zen 5” Cores, 5.2 GHz CPU Clocks, 60 TOPS, 8533 MT/s Memory & 70% Faster Than Lunar Lake At Same TDP

2 months / wccftech / Hassan Mujtaba

Viral Reddit Post About Food Delivery Apps Was an AI Scam

BeauHD / slashdot - A viral Reddit "whistleblower" post accusing a major food delivery app of systemic exploitation is "most likely AI-generated," reports the Verge. From the report: The original post by user Trowaway_whistleblow alleged that an unnamed food delivery company…

#ai #aiethics #genai #food #reddit #scam #media #contentmoderation #delivery

I reposted this a few days ago and it got spread around. It appears to be fabricated. When Casey Newton tried to do follow-up reporting, he was given AI generated fake evidence by the purported whistle-blower. www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...

2 months / bsky / @tom.eastman.nz / tom.eastman.nz

Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit

2 months / platformer / Casey Newton

Viral Reddit Post About Food Delivery Apps Was an AI Scam

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Viral Reddit post critical of food delivery apps may have been AI-generated

2 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

That viral Reddit post about food delivery apps was an AI scam

2 months / reddit / /u/Franco1875

DoorDash says it banned driver who seemingly faked a delivery using AI

2 months / reddit / /u/MetaKnowing

That viral Reddit post about food delivery apps was an AI scam

2 months / theverge / Elissa Welle

Google TV Is Getting Smarter and It’s Powered by Gemini

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google has announced new Gemini-powered features coming to Google TV, giving users more ways to interact with their TV using voice, photos, and natural language. The updates were previewed at CES 2026, where Google showed how Gemini will make Google TV mo…

#ai #voice #google #genai #media #assistant #gadgets #tv #smarthome #gemini

New Google TV Update Is a Serious Bid to Get You to Watch AI Outputs from Your Couch

2 months / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Gemini will let you change Google TV settings with voice commands

2 months / digitaltrends

Google TV's new Gemini features range from useful to unnecessary

2 months / engadget / Amy Skorheim

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Changing the settings on your Google TV is about to become much easier

2 months / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

Google TV Is Getting Smarter and It’s Powered by Gemini

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Gemini expands on Google TV, bringing Nano Banana and Veo models to your TV

2 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google TV is Getting New Gemini-Powered AI Features

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Google TV Gains Google Photos Support And New Gemini Features

2 months / bgr

Google TV is getting Gemini-powered photo editing at CES

2 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Gemini on Google TV is getting Nano Banana and voice-controlled settings

2 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026

2 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

UK regulator asks X about reports its AI makes 'sexualised images of children'

bbc - Elon Musk's social media platform has warned users not to use Grok to generate illegal content.

#techpolicy #aiethics #genai #government #india #law #contentmoderation #xai #grokai #eu

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Global Regulatory Investigations

Elon Musk's X faces probes in Europe, India, Malaysia after Grok generated explicit images of women and children

2 months / cnbc

Grok under investigation for sexualized deepfake generation

2 months / mashable

EU Condemns Musk’s Grok for Illegal Sexualized Images of Kids

2 months / bloomberg / Olivia Solon

UK regulator asks X about reports its AI makes 'sexualised images of children'

2 months / bbc

UK watchdog in ‘urgent contact’ with Musk’s X over AI-generated sexualized images of children

2 months / politico / Mizy Clifton

France and Malaysia investigate Grok for sexualized deepfakes

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Other Coverage

Grok's AI CSAM Shitshow

2 months / 404media / Jason Koebler

Platform Accountability

Elon Musk's xAI Refuses to Rein In Grok as Non-Consensual Deepfakes Run Wild

2 months / decrypt / Jose Antonio Lanz

X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced

2 months / ycombinator

X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced

2 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Grok apologizes for sharing sexualized images of children

2 months / techxplore

Safe Harbour Policy Threats

From CSAM to Deepfakes: X Faces Safe Harbor Revoke Threat Over Grok’s Obscene Content

2 months / medianama / Azdhan

Centre Mulls Revoking X’s Safe Harbour Over Grok Misuse: Report

2 months / inc42 / Palak Sharma

One-Minute Daily AI News 1/4/2026

2 months / reddit / /u/Excellent-Target-847

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foreign regulators are on it - usa regulators mum on xAI Grok deepfake porn problems… www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/i...

2 months / bsky / @lorak.bsky.social / lorak.bsky.social

With Grok, Elon Musk has, in a perverse way, sort of succeeded at doing something Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman have tried: Running a social media site where AI is integrated and that people actually use. The major downsides? Yeah, a whole lot:

2 months / bsky / @404media.co / 404media.co

We are experiencing world events like the kidnapping of Maduro through the lens of the most depraved AI you can imagine.

2 months / bsky / @404media.co / 404media.co

All of this is bad: AI models are often trained on images of children, AI is used disproportionately against women, X is generally a cesspool, etc. Elon Musk of all people has not shown any indication that he remotely cares about any of this, and has ev

2 months / bsky / @404media.co / 404media.co

And as this is happening in realtime with real world events, mainstream media have demonstrated that they do not know or care to know the first thing about by writing articles about LLMs. There were dozens of articles explaining that “Grok apologizes,” w

2 months / bsky / @404media.co / 404media.co

www.404media.co/groks-ai-csa...

2 months / bsky / @tepski.tech / tepski.tech

Musk is now peddling paedophilia Anyone remaining on his X site is complicit in this absolute horror

2 months / bsky / @neilmackay.bsky.social / neilmackay.bsky.social

U.K. communications watchdog Ofcom is looking into whether X may be in breach of British online safety regulations following a series of reports that its AI chatbot Grok generated sexually explicit images of children.

2 months / bsky / @politico.eu / politico.eu

Amazon lets some users chat with Alexa+ on the web in bid to take on ChatGPT

cnbc - The company launched Alexa+ last February and it remains in early access.

#ai #cloud #voice #amazon #browsers #genai #apps #technology #assistant #alexa

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Broad Web Expansion Coverage

Amazon's AI Assistant Comes To the Web With Alexa.com

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Amazon Launches Alexa.com for More Wide-Ranging AI Interactions

2 months / cnet / Alex Valdes

Amazon will let you use Alexa+ from the web without a dedicated device

2 months / mashable

Amazon Pushes Alexa Beyond Echo Devices With a Big Web Move

2 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Amazon rolls out its Alexa+ AI assistant to the web

2 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Amazon is rolling out Alexa+ for the web so you can use its assistant without a dedicated device

2 months / engadget / Jackson Chen

Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com

2 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Challenging Rival ChatGPT Moves

Amazon lets some users chat with Alexa+ on the web in bid to take on ChatGPT

2 months / cnbc

Early Access Rollout Updates

Alexa+ Web App is Now Available for All Early Access Users

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Amazon Alexa+ released to the general public via an early access website

2 months / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

Amazon opens Alexa Plus web version for certain users in Early Access

2 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

The Alexa Plus website is now available to everyone in early access

2 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

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Amazon is bringing Alexa+ to the web with a new Alexa.com site, expanding its AI assistant beyond devices and positioning it as a family-focused, agent-style chatbot.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

The new Plaud NotePin S could change how you take notes

digitaltrends - Plaud’s new NotePin S targets on-the-go users with wearable AI notetaking, while its desktop app expands the company’s focus to virtual meetings and hybrid work.The post The new Plaud NotePin S could change how you take notes appeared first on Digital Tre…

#ai #startups #hardware #mobiletech #wearables #voice #genai #gadgets #productivity #updates

Plaud Pursues Plaudits With AI Note-Taking Wearable Launch

2 months / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Plaud launches NotePin S AI notetaker at CES 2026

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

The new Plaud NotePin S could change how you take notes

2 months / digitaltrends

Plaud's latest AI wearable has a button for flagging key moments

2 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

Plaud updates the NotePin with a button

2 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

Plaud launches a new AI pin and a desktop meeting notetaker

2 months / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

Apple Halts Vision Pro Production as Sales Collapse, Pivots to Smart Glasses

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Apple has reportedly halted Vision Pro production and slashed advertising by 95% as sales stall, signaling a strategic pivot toward AI smart glasses.The post Apple Halts Vision Pro Production as Sales Collapse, Pivots to Smart Glasses appeared first on Wi…

#ai #ar #mixedreality #apple #genai #business #manufacturing #spatialcomputing #gadgets #advertising

Apple Halts M5 Vision Pro Production Amid Dismal Sales - TechnoSports Media Group

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Apple Halts Vision Pro Production Amid Sales Slump, Pivots to AI Glasses - WebProNews

2 months / webpronews

Apple Vision Pro’s Online Marketing Budget For Various Countries Has Been Slashed By 95% Due To Poor Sales, Chipset Upgrade For Newer Version Hardly Made A Difference

2 months / wccftech / Omar Sohail

Apple Halts Vision Pro Production as Sales Collapse, Pivots to Smart Glasses

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Here's what to expect at CES 2026

Chris Morris / qz - AI will be all over the place at the closely watched consumer electronics show, with major tech companies trying to differentiate their offerings

#ai #iot #robotics #innovation #genai #technology #gadgets #oled #tv #smarthome

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CES Overview & Trends

What We’re Expecting at CES 2026

2 months / gizmodo / Raymond Wong

CES 2026: How to watch Legos press conference

2 months / mashable

CES 2026: all the news, gadgets, and innovations from the biggest tech show

2 months / theverge / Verge Staff

Here's what to expect at CES 2026

2 months / qz / Chris Morris

CES 2026: The biggest tech trends to watch out for

2 months / mashable

Industry Impact & Regulation

The FCC chair will speak at CES. Will he address the DJI drone ban?

2 months / mashable

CES 2026's Biggest Story Isn't on the Show Floor

2 months / implicator / Maria Garcia

Innovative Products & Gadgets

MSI MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36 Gaming Monitor Is The World’s First To Feature Samsung’s 5th Gen QD-OLED Panel

2 months / wccftech / Hassan Mujtaba

HP’s CES 2026 lineup leaks, revealing EliteBook, OmniBook, and OMEN AI PCs

2 months / digitaltrends

Here’s how Samsung plans to track brain health using your devices

2 months / digitaltrends

Out of Eggs? A New Fridge Scans Groceries as You Run Low and Adds Them to a List

2 months / cnet / David Watsky

HP plans EliteBook X laptops with AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm chips in one lineup

2 months / techspot

Scientists Made A Breakthrough In LED Tech That Could Change Everything

2 months / bgr

This smart home controller is literally a piece of wood

2 months / theverge / Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Plasma-powered solid-state laptop cooler to debut at CES — new cooler design uses ionized gas and electrical discharge to generate airflow

2 months / tomshardware

MSI Teases Flagship Ultra-Wide MEG X QD-OLED AI Gaming Monitor

2 months / wccftech / Sarfraz Khan

Side Events & Beyond CES

Global Innovation Forum 2026 Brings Cross-Border Startup Pitching to CES

2 months / mediaplaynews / Thomas K. Arnold

China Revealed A Motion Controlled Military Robot For Remote Combat

2 months / bgr

All Other Stories

CES 2026: Do AI companions need jobs? Ludens AIs Cocomo and INU dont think so.

2 months / mashable

What to expect from CES 2026, the annual show of all things tech?

2 months / go

CES 2026: Solver adds configurable haptic buttons to your smartphone

2 months / mashable

Switchbot claims to have the most accessible humanoid housebot at CES 2026

2 months / mashable

CES 2026: This knife has a secret party trick. It vibrates when you cut with it.

2 months / mashable

Samsung Music Studio 5 and 7 hands-on: Unique speaker designs debut at CES 2026

2 months / engadget / Billy Steele

Samsung HW-QS90H soundbar hands-on: Impressive bass performance without a subwoofer

2 months / engadget / Billy Steele

We've kicked off the Better Offline CES experience here in the Palazzo Hotel, and will begin recording episodes tomorrow. If you're a reporter and want to come on the show (or just enjoy our free drinks and tacos!) please DM me or signal me at ezitron.76.

2 months / bsky / @edzitron.com

LG TVs at CES 2026: A stunning Wallpaper set, glorious Micro RGB colors and a better Gallery TV

2 months / engadget / Devindra Hardawar

LG brought back the Wallpaper TV for CES and ditched the companion sound bar

2 months / engadget / Jackson Chen

China’s humanoid robot makers, Hong Kong start-ups set to dazzle CES 2026

2 months / scmp

Watch The AMD “CEO Dr. Lisa Su” Opening CES 2026 Keynote Live Here: Delivering On Next-Gen AI Advancements For Consumers & Enterprises

2 months / wccftech / Hassan Mujtaba

Sweekar turns the Tamagotchi into a physical AI pocket pet that won't die on you

2 months / engadget / Cheyenne MacDonald

Watch The Intel CES 2026 Launch Event Live Here: Panther Lake Official, Refreshed CPUs & New AI Updates Expected

2 months / wccftech / Hassan Mujtaba

CES 2026: These color-changing sunglasses are like something out of a sci-fi movie

2 months / mashable

Japanese startup Ludens AI brought two very adorable robots to CES 2026

2 months / engadget / Karissa Bell

Watch The NVIDIA CES 2026 “CEO Jensen” Special Presentation Live Here: Next-Gen AI, RTX Updates

2 months / wccftech / Hassan Mujtaba

SwitchBot turned up to CES with an AI wearable that records everything you say

2 months / engadget / Daniel Cooper

The Better Offline CES Suite is under construction

2 months / bsky / @edzitron.com

Shure debuts a USB-C version of its MV88 microphone at CES 2026

2 months / engadget / Billy Steele

Narwal's first mattress vacuum heats, taps, UV-blasts and sucks up all the ick living in your bed

2 months / engadget / Amy Skorheim

Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold Hands-On: Way Better Than I Expected https://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-z-trifold-hands-on-way-better-than-i-expected-2000705200

2 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

SwitchBot’s new 7.5" E Ink display seems great for weather nerds

2 months / reddit / /u/Balance-

Yukai Engineering's latest gadget at CES is a fan for babies

2 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

Lutron's new wooden shades work with Apple Home and tilt with the sun

2 months / appleinsider

A new e-reader is entering the US market — welcome the DuRoBo Krono e-reader

2 months / mashable

The Subtle Voicebuds use AI to transcribe your words below a whisper, or in very loud spaces (like the CES show floor)

2 months / engadget / Devindra Hardawar

Belkin Unveils New Qi2 Chargers and Laptop-Class Power Banks Ahead of CES 2026

2 months / iclarified

CES 2026: Belkin Announces Magnetic Ring Power Bank, Modular Dock, and More

2 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Belkin announces a wireless HDMI dongle that doesn't need Wi-Fi access

2 months / engadget / Cheyenne MacDonald

LG reveals its laundry-folding robot at CES 2026

2 months / engadget / Karissa Bell

Matter is front-and-center in Xthing's new lineup of smart locks

2 months / appleinsider

Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold Hands-On: Way Better Than I Expected

2 months / gizmodo / Raymond Wong

SwitchBot's smart home future includes 3D-mapping smart locks, robot assistance

2 months / appleinsider

CES 2026 Live: Tech's Big Event Kicks Off From Las Vegas

2 months / cnet / Mike Sorrentino

Samsung concepts put an OLED screen on a classroom robot and retro music gear

2 months / digitaltrends

LG Unveils CLOiD AI Home Robot That Can Cook, Clean, and Do Laundry

2 months / iclarified

LG Brought a Robot That Cooks, Folds Laundry and Empties the Dishwasher to CES

2 months / cnet / David Watsky

LG says its CLOiD home robot will be folding laundry and making breakfast at CES

2 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

Belkin Unveils 'ConnectAir' Wireless HDMI Adapter That Works Without Wi-Fi or Apps

2 months / iclarified

Samsung Unveils World’s Brightest QD-OLED TV, Reaching 4500 Nits Of Peak Brightness

2 months / wccftech / Sarfraz Khan

Netflix Plans Major CES 2026 Presence Ahead of Warner Bros. Discovery Assets Acquisition

2 months / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Belkin's CES lineup is full of next-gen power solutions, complete with 25W Qi2.2 support

2 months / appleinsider

Begun, the CES posts have…

2 months / bsky / @mgsiegler.com

Belkin's CES 2026 Lineup Can Keep Your Phone Charged for Days (and Protect Its Screen, Too)

2 months / cnet / David Lumb

This Belkin charging case for the Switch 2 has a screen for checking battery life

2 months / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

My CES 2026 Secret Weapon? This New Wearable AI Note-Taking Pin From Plaud

2 months / cnet / Katie Collins

You can charge the battery in Belkin’s new Switch 2 power case without opening it

2 months / theverge / Andrew Liszewski

The Gear We're Using To Cover CES 2026 And Why We're Taking It To Las Vegas

2 months / slashgear

SwitchBot says its humanoid household robot can do your laundry

2 months / theverge / Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

You can unlock SwitchBot’s first deadbolt smart lock with your face

2 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

SwitchBot’s new E Ink display seems great for weather nerds

2 months / theverge / Cameron Faulkner

SwitchBot’s AI audio recorder is a ‘second brain’ for memories

2 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

SwitchBot’s AI-powered desk light looks like a pixel-art snow globe

2 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Narwal Flow 2 robovac announced at CES 2026: Specs, features, price, more

2 months / mashable

Smart home brand Govee was at CES 2026 to highlight its new lineup of smart lighting solutions, with three new models that support Matter and Apple Home.

2 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

CES 2026: Govee Announces New Matter-Connected Ceiling and Floor Lights

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Samsung teases AI OLED Cassette and Turntable — display division stretches the feasible use cases for its latest tech at CES 2026

2 months / tomshardware

Govee’s vision for smart lighting goes beyond illumination

2 months / digitaltrends

You'll have new ways to charge your gear thanks to Baseus

2 months / appleinsider

Xreal's 1S spatial glasses & Neo hub arrive with Real 3D

2 months / appleinsider

Flow 2 robot vacuum anchors Narwal's CES 2026 product refresh

2 months / appleinsider

Xreal Revamps Entry AR Glasses With Lower Price, Better Video

2 months / bloomberg / Chris Welch

Xreal updates its entry-level personal cinema glasses at CES

2 months / engadget / Daniel Cooper

Narwal’s Flow 2 robovac might help you find that earring you lost

2 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Baseus’ new desktop dock includes a Qi2 25W charger

2 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

Xreal’s entry-level AR glasses get a spec bump and 3D conversion

2 months / theverge / Victoria Song

Jackery's new Explorer 1500 Ultra is a rugged & portable power station

2 months / appleinsider

Three new Matter lights debut from Govee with blended RGBIC at CES 2026

2 months / appleinsider

How to watch the Intel CES 2026 launch event

2 months / engadget / Katie Teague

Govee's CES lineup includes a ceiling lamp that simulates skylights

2 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

CES 2026: Govee Announces New Matter-Connected Ceiling and Floor Lights

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Jackery’s solar-powered Gazebo is a good DIY idea

2 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

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

Satya Nadella starts blogging about AI, wants to move the conversation beyond "slop"

2 months / techspot

Microsoft's Risky Bet That Windows Can Become The Platform for AI Agents

2 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

"Microslop" trends in backlash to Microsoft's AI obsession

2 months / reddit / /u/Ha8lpo321

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

2 months / slashdot / msmash

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now blogging about AI slop

2 months / reddit / /u/aacool

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadell becomes AI influencer, asks us all to move beyond slop

2 months / theregister / Thomas Claburn

Microsoft CEO Defends AI, Urges Critics to Move Beyond ‘Arguments of Slop’ - SE7EN.ws

2 months / se7en

Microsoft's Satya Nadella wants you to stop saying AI "slop" in 2026

2 months / reddit / /u/ZacB_

AI reality check: Why IT leaders must get practical

2 months / informationweek / Rikki Singh

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

OpenAI Accelerates Audio Roadmap for 2026

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

OpenAI's First Device Is a Pen!?

2 months / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

OpenAI Taps Foxconn to Build Jony Ive's AI Device, Drops Chinese Supplier [Report]

2 months / iclarified

OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products

2 months / reddit / /u/NISMO1968

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

who the fuck asked for this no really arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/o...

2 months / bsky / @chronosschiron.bsky.social / chronosschiron.bsky.social

OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products

2 months / arstechnica / Samuel Axon

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

2 months / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

OpenAI’s Future AI Device May Be About the Size of an iPod Shuffle

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

OpenAI Improving Audio AI Models Ahead of Introduction of Personal AI Devices

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

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

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Non-Consensual Image Alterations

How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point

2 months / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

Grok is undressing anyone, including minors

2 months / theverge / Elissa Welle

France to investigate deepfakes of women stripped naked by Grok

2 months / politico / Klara Durand, Océane Herrero, Émile Marzolf

Elon Musk's Grok AI alters images of women to digitally remove their clothes

2 months / bbc

Global outrage as X’s Grok morphs photos of women, children into explicit content

2 months / reddit / /u/F0urLeafCl0ver

Platform Accountability & Liability

MeitY Sends Notice To X Over Grok Non-Consensually Editing, Removing Clothing, From Pictures

2 months / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

Users prompt Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot to remove clothes in photos then 'apologize' for it

2 months / theregister / Matt Rosoff

No, Grok can’t really “apologize” for posting non-consensual sexual images

2 months / arstechnica / Kyle Orland

Grok Responds to User Requests to Create Sexual Images of Women, Raising Platform Liability Concerns

2 months / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

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French and Malaysian authorities are investigating Grok for generating sexualized deepfakes

2 months / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

The Policy Implications of Grok's 'Mass Digital Undressing Spree'

2 months / techpolicy

No, Grok can’t really “apologize” for posting non-consensual sexual images | Letting the unreliable Grok be its own “spokesperson” lets xAI off the hook.

2 months / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

French ministers report Grok's sex-related content on the X platform to prosecutors

2 months / reddit / /u/FinancialGarage245

Several French government ministers have reported the unlawful production of sexualised material without consent to the police and prosecutors. The UK government, which published a high profile strategy on misogyny just before Christmas, has yet to say or

2 months / bsky / @sundersays.bsky.social / sundersays.bsky.social

www.politico.eu/article/fran...

2 months / bsky / @sundersays.bsky.social / sundersays.bsky.social

As Grok is used to spread images of women and girls undressed, misogyny is being encouraged and reinforced by Twitter/X. Good to see the French authorities trying to act, but where is the British government on this? Does it have the stomach for this fight

2 months / bsky / @natashawalter.bsky.social / natashawalter.bsky.social

2026: Hunt Musk. Arrest Musk. Sue Musk. www.politico.eu/article/fran...

2 months / bsky / @h3d1.bsky.social / h3d1.bsky.social

French authorities to investigate Grok nude deepfakes www.politico.eu/article/fran...

2 months / bsky / @stevepeers.bsky.social / stevepeers.bsky.social

feels like a great pretext for countries to justify banning twitter/x if only the political and media classes didn’t continue believing there was some continued value to posting there

2 months / bsky / @parismarx.com / parismarx.com

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 (8)
Public Reactions (1)
Regulatory Backlash (3)
User-Driven Exploitation (1)
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Grok Safeguard Failures

Elon Musk's Grok under fire for generating explicit AI images of minors

2 months / axios / Josephine Walker

xAI admits that Grok generated images of minors in minimal clothing, part of a larger problem with deepfakes

2 months / mashable

Grok Blames ‘Lapses In Safeguards’ After Posting Sexual Images Of Children

2 months / reddit / /u/MetaKnowing

Grok's image editing tool generated sexualized images of children, forcing xAI to acknowledge safety gaps

2 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot blames safeguard ‘lapses’ over child sexual images

2 months / ft

Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children

2 months / cnbc

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

2 months / engadget / Steve Dent

Grok Posts Sexual Images of Minors After ‘Lapses in Safeguards’

2 months / bloomberg / Olivia SolonMark Bergen

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

Samsung's new Freestyle+ will be twice as bright, but one big question remains

2 months / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

Samsung's New AI-Powered Portable Projector Comes For Your TV

2 months / bgr

Samsung’s Freestyle+ projector will bring a brighter picture to your movie nights

2 months / digitaltrends

Samsung unveils Freestyle+ projector ahead of CES 2026

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

(PR) Samsung Unveils the Freestyle+ Ahead of CES 2026, a Smart Portable Screen

2 months / techpowerup

Samsung adds much needed brightness to its Freestyle projector

2 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

DeepSeek Kicks Off the Year With New Paper Introducing the mHC Architecture

pandaily - DeepSeek has unveiled a new research paper proposing mHC, a novel architecture designed to stabilize large-scale model training while preserving performance gains.

#ai #hardware #ml #deepseek #genai #deeptech #compsci #performance #technology #algorithm

IQuest-Coder: A new open-source code model beats Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GPT 5.1 [pdf]

2 months / ycombinator

Tech war: China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026

2 months / scmp

Best of 2025: OpenAI, Labeling DeepSeek ‘State-Subsidized,’ Calls for Ban

2 months / techstrong / Jon Swartz

DeepSeek Unveils ‘mHC’ Architecture to Fix AI Training Instability Amid Chip Bans

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

DeepSeek proposes shift in AI model development with ‘mHC’ architecture to upgrade ResNet

2 months / scmp

Instagram's AI-driven identity crisis

2 months / therundown / Zach Mink

DeepSeek Kicks Off the Year With New Paper Introducing the mHC Architecture

2 months / pandaily

DeepSeek's New Architecture Paper Signals More Than Technical Progress

2 months / implicator / Maria Garcia

DeepSeek develops mHC AI architecture to boost model performance

2 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

The $6.5 Billion Race: Chinese AI Firms Sprint to Hong Kong as the Exit Door Swings Open

Maria Garcia / implicator - Chinese AI firms MiniMax and Zhipu AI race to Hong Kong IPOs at $6.5B valuations despite massive losses. Zhipu burned $271M on $27M revenue in six months. The Manus-Meta deal reveals the emerging pattern: Chinese talent, Singapore HQ, American buyer.

#ai #startups #china #genai #stockmarket #business #asia #economy #technology

Baidu's in-house chip unit Kunlunxin joins wave of Chinese AI firms heading for Hong Kong IPO

2 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Baidu (BIDU) Stock; Gains as Kunlunxin Hong Kong Listing Sparks Investor Optimism

2 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Baidu’s semiconductor unit Kunlunxin files for Hong Kong listing amid AI chip boom in China

2 months / cnbc

Shanghai AI Chipmaker Enflame Technology Completes IPO Tutoring as Tencent Emerges as Largest Shareholder

2 months / pandaily

Baidu Plans Spin-Off of Kunlunxin Chip Unit for Independent Hong Kong Listing

2 months / pandaily

Moonshot AI, one of China’s leading ‘AI Tigers’, raises $500M to fill its AI infrastructure war chest

2 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Zhipu Advances Malaysia’s Sovereign AI Initiative

2 months / pandaily

China’s Moonshot AI raises US$500 million in latest funding round: report

2 months / scmp

Chinese AI Startup MiniMax Eyes $600M IPO Backed by Alibaba and Abu Dhabi

2 months / eweek / Joseph Chisom Ofonagoro

The $6.5 Billion Race: Chinese AI Firms Sprint to Hong Kong as the Exit Door Swings Open

2 months / implicator / Maria Garcia

Chinese AI startups beat Silicon Valley to the public markets in a massive IPO wave

2 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

MiniMax Launches IPO, Set to List on HKEX on January 9 with $349M in Cornerstone Commitments

2 months / pandaily

Grayscale Targets AI Crypto Exposure With Proposed GTAO Bittensor ETF

Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Grayscale pushes GTAO ETF conversion as TAO halving fuels renewed demand momentum Spot GTAO ETF plan brings staking rewards and in-kind flows to investors worldwide OTCQX debut sets stage for NYSE Arca listing and future ETF effectiveness ahead TAO p…

#ai #blockchain #fintech #crypto #ml #decentralisation #genai #stockmarket #business #sec

Crypto ETFs head into 2026 with regulatory tailwinds as issuers brace for a crowded year ahead

2 months / theblock / Kyle Baird

Bitwise Files for 11 Crypto ETFs Tracking Bittensor, Tron

2 months / ventureburn / Ekemini

Bittensor (TAO) Price Prediction 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030

2 months / ventureburn / Staff Reporter

Bitwise files for 11 new crypto ETFs tracking Bittensor, Tron and others

2 months / theblock / Danny Park

Grayscale Targets AI Crypto Exposure With Proposed GTAO Bittensor ETF

2 months / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Grayscale files to list Bittensor TAO ETP on NYSE Arca - TradingView — Track All Markets

2 months / tradingview

Grayscale files for first U.S. Bittensor ETP as decentralized AI gains momentum

2 months / coindesk / Olivier Acuna

Grayscale files for spot Bittensor ETF following network’s first halving event

2 months / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Breaking: Grayscale Files S-1 For First Bittensor (TAO) ETF With U.S. SEC - CoinGape

2 months / coingape

Breaking: Grayscale Files S-1 For First Bittensor (TAO) ETF With U.S. SEC - Yahoo Finance

2 months / yahoo

SoftBank Makes Good on $40 Billion OpenAI Investment

PYMNTS / pymnts - SoftBank completed its promised $40 billion investment commitment to OpenAI, CNBC reported Tuesday (Dec. 30), citing unnamed sources. The Japanese investment firm last week gave the artificial intelligence startup a final payment of $22 billion to $22.5 b…

#ai #vc #openai #genai #privateequity #business #technology #softbank

Editor: So the big question here is what did Softbank have to do to make this happen? We already know ~6B of it came from liquidating Nvidia stock, but what else? Selling off more bets? Taking on more debt? It feels like a lot of exposure.

OpenAI merges audio teams, targets new voice architecture by March 2026

2 months / implicator / Robert Brown

SoftBank lifts OpenAI stake to 11% with $41bln investment

2 months / techxplore

SoftBank Completes Full $40 Billion Investment In OpenAI

2 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

SoftBank reportedly finalizes OpenAI investment with $22.5B cash infusion

2 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

SoftBank Completes $40B OpenAI Deal After Months of Buildup

2 months / eweek / eWEEK Staff

SoftBank Makes Good on $40 Billion OpenAI Investment

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

OpenAI Secures Massive $40 Billion Investment

2 months / iphoneincanada / Nehal Malik

Softbank has fully funded $40 billion investment in OpenAI

2 months / reddit / /u/jd5547561

Softbank has fully funded $40 billion investment in OpenAI, sources tell CNBC

2 months / cnbc

TCL’s New Paper-Like Tablet Has a Bunch of AI in It

James Pero / gizmodo - The Note A1 Nxtpaper throws a lot of AI features at the wall.

#ai #hardware #mobiletech #innovation #china #amazon #genai #technology #gadgets

This strange new tablet wants to feel like paper without being E Ink

2 months / pocket-lint / Kelsey Fogarty

TCL’s New Paper-Like Tablet Has a Bunch of AI in It

2 months / gizmodo / James Pero

Amazon Kindle Scribe Fans Should Look At This Overpowered Alternative Before They Buy

2 months / bgr

TCL introduces AI-powered Note A1 Nxtpaper

2 months / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

TCL just launched the Note A1 NXTPAPER, a paper-like tablet coming February 2026

2 months / mashable

TCL introduces its own take on a color Kindle Scribe

2 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

The amount of AI slop and brainrot videos on YouTube is shocking

digitaltrends - A Kapwing study reveals how AI slop has become a global presence on YouTube, with billions of views and growing influence across multiple markets.The post The amount of AI slop and brainrot videos on YouTube is shocking appeared first on Digital Trends.