The UK government says X restricting Grok's image creation to paid users is insulting as it just makes the ability to generate unlawful images a premium service (The Guardian)
The Guardian : The UK government says X restricting Grok's image creation to pa…
Takedowns and arrests didn't slow down ransomware in 2025
Despite the police's best efforts, ransomware continues to rise with more actors, …
The best soundbars of CES 2026: Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, Audio by Bang & Olufsen, and Icelandic volcanoes
CES 2026 showcased a handful of interesting soundbars, including the LG H7, the first …
ThreatModeler, which helps developers identify vulnerabilities in their applications, acquires IriusRisk, its largest competitor, a source says for $100M+ (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)
Leo Schwartz / Fortune : ThreatModeler, which helps developers identify vulnerabili…
Average organization now reporting over 200 GenAI-related data policy violations each month
Shadow AI remains a key challenge for organizations as employees share more and more s…
Cambodia extradites Chen Zhi, the chairman of online scam conglomerate Prince Group, to China; in October, the US DOJ seized $12B in bitcoin belonging to Chen (Gabriele Steinhauser/Wall Street Journal)
Gabriele Steinhauser / Wall Street Journal : Cambodia extradites Chen Zhi, the chai…
Chinese robot vacuum maker Roborock unveils the Saros Rover, a concept robot vacuum with two wheel-legs to let it climb steps, as robotics dominates CES (Dana Wollman/Bloomberg)
Dana Wollman / Bloomberg : Chinese robot vacuum maker Roborock unveils the Saros Ro…
Crypto thief released early thanks to Trump's First Step Act
Ilya Lichtenstein is coming home after serving time for the Bitfinex hack. from Late…
How to watch Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2026 — it's *FREE* – Team UK vs Team Australia
The DS are back with a new twist: Team UK vs Team Australia. Here's how to watch C…
How to watch 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards online — live stream the film and TV awards ceremony from anywhere
Prepare for a star-studded evening as the CCAs honor the best in film and TV from last…
Sources: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400M; Koi has raised $48M to date (Sophie Shulman/CTech)
Sophie Shulman / CTech : Sources: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israeli…
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)
Jared Perlo / NBC News : A look at AVA, an AI chatbot developed by Alaska's cou…
How to watch Australia vs England: live stream 5th Ashes Test for *FREE* from anywhere
All the ways to watch 5th Ashes Test live streams for FREE from anywhere, as Australia…
The Core 9 Ultra 285K is Intel's fastest CPU and costs under $500 - so why is it so much cheaper compared to AMD $679 Ryzen 9 9950X3D?
Benchmark data places AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D only slightly ahead of Intel’s cheaper and…
Q&A with Kara Swisher on the economics of the AI boom, the upcoming IPOs of SpaceX and OpenAI, Elon Musk, the tech industry's Trump pivot, robotics, and more (Mishal Husain/Bloomberg)
Mishal Husain / Bloomberg : Q&A with Kara Swisher on the economics of the AI bo…
New Year, new site: how to launch on a budget this weekend
How to create a website on a budget before the end of the first weekend of 2026. fro…
Uber rewrote its UK driver contracts to act as an agent rather than a supplier of taxi services outside London, to avoid UK's new 20% "taxi tax" on total fares (Simon Goodley/The Guardian)
Simon Goodley / The Guardian : Uber rewrote its UK driver contracts to act as an ag…
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)
Philosopher Count : How AI automation can fulfill Thomas Piketty's predictions …
A look at US tech laws rolling out in 2026, including California's SB 53 AI transparency law and Virginia's new social media limits for minors, effective today (Adi Robertson/The Verge)
Adi Robertson / The Verge : A look at US tech laws rolling out in 2026, including C…
TechRadar's Year in Review 2025 – the biggest trends in AI, phones, computing, TVs, gaming and more
It's been quite the year for tech! Here's our round up of the biggest trends i…
Ukraine has become a live-fire test range for AI drones like the Bumblebee, provided by a secretive Eric Schmidt-led venture, raising alarms in Kremlin circles (C.J. Chivers/New York Times)
C.J. Chivers / New York Times : Ukraine has become a live-fire test range for AI dr…
Meta buys Manus for $2 billion to power high-stakes AI agent race
Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of Manus signals a major shift toward AI agents that can…
Sources: Uber is in talks to acquire the parking space reservation app SpotHero; the parking app was last valued at $290M (The Information)
The Information : Sources: Uber is in talks to acquire the parking space reservatio…
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