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“Grand Theft Auto VI’ was first announced for fall 2025 before slipping to May 2026 and then again to Nov. 19, 2026, its current planned date... View Source

ExpressVPN is back on sale again, and its two-year plans are up to 78 percent off right now. You can get the Advanced tier for $101 for 28 months. This is marked down from the $382 that this time frame normally costs. On a per-month basis, it works out to roughly $3.59 for the promo period. We’ve consistently liked ExpressVPN because it’s fast, easy to use and widely available across a large globa... View Source

In sending a car-sized rotorcraft to explore Saturn’s moon Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly mission will undertake an unprecedented voyage of scientific discovery. And the work to ensure that this first-of-its-kind project can fulfill its ambitious exploration vision is underway in some of the nation’s most advanced space simulation and testing laboratories. From left, Johns Hopkins APL engineers Tyler Rad... View Source

True AGI expected in 2026 (possibly 2027), with superintelligence by ~2030 surpassing all human intelligence combined. 100X Intelligence density increase will reduce the HBM memory bottleneck. 10X AI gains every year going forward. Reusable rockets will be 30 times faster than planes, move more cargo and there will ten times more giant rockets than large ... Read more... View Source

"It's about the themes of love and sacrifice and family. And maybe asking ourselves, 'What am I going to do that adds quality to this world?'"... View Source

In an interview with Netflix's Tudum, Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker announced today that the sci-fi anthology series will be returning for an eighth season. "Well, luckily it does have a future, so I can confirm that Black Mirror will return, just in time for reality to catch up with it," Brooker said. "That chunk of my brain has already been activated and is whirring away." Brooker didn't... View Source

Chinese industrial robot maker Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. is considering a second listing in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter, joining a wave of firms drawn to the city’s sizzling market... View Source

Dell's XPS 14 now costs over $2,000. An AMD executive predicts that PC builders will likely make piecemeal upgrades this year, instead of building entirely new systems. And new AI supercomputers from NVIDIA and AMD are gobbling up the RAM market. At CES 2026, it was hard not to notice the dire year ahead for the computing industry, one that will likely lead to higher prices and more limited a... View Source

NASA will return four astronauts to Earth early from the International Space Station due to a medical concern with one of the Crew-11 astronauts. Here's the latest news... View Source

Lego’s new sets will make Star Wars sound effects for you. | Image: Lego It may have been one of the smallest devices announced at CES 2026, but Lego's new Smart Brick was also one of the most talked about debuts of the show. We've recognized it as the "Best in show" in our CES 2026 awards, and following the Smart Play system's launch earlier this week, the first three sets featuring the new Smart... View Source

WASHINGTON, DC—This week, NASA's new administrator, Jared Isaacman, said he has "full confidence" in the space agency's plans to use the existing heat shield to protect the Orion spacecraft during its upcoming lunar mission. Isaacman made the determination after briefings with senior leaders at the agency and a half-day review of NASA's findings with outside experts. "We have full confidence in th... View Source

Star Capital is considering holding German defense technology firm Vincorion’s initial public offering in Frankfurt as soon as the first quarter of this year, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

Clicks is an apologetically gadgety company, making gear that feels charmingly out-of-place in a world where almost every smartphone out there is an all-screen slab. That was obviously two years ago when the company first revealed its keyboard case that brought tactile typing to the iPhone and eventually other Android devices. Rather than that being a one-off curiosity, the company had two new ann... View Source

3 Min Read I am Artemis: Dave Reynolds Dave Reynolds, the booster manager for SLS (Space Launch System), works inside the Next Generation Booster Avionics Mockup at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Reynolds is responsible for the design, development, and flight of the boosters for the rocket that carry NASA’s Orion spacecraft and astronauts to the Moon as part of the Art... View Source

New models suggest that Europa has very little tectonic activity at its seafloor, which is potentially catastrophic news for the hopes of finding alien life within its ocean... View Source

Shadowheart contemplates a powerful artifact in Baldur’s Gate 3 Following some controversy, the developers at Baldur's Gate 3 creator Larian Studios have further clarified their use of generative AI. CEO Swen Vincke and other Larian developers held an AMA on Reddit where they answered users' questions about the team's next title, Divinity. They also fielded questions related to reports that the st... View Source

FYI.AI Chief Executive Officer and founder will.i.am sits down with Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the music industry. From AI-generated music and copyright debates to the future of creativity and streaming, the Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer explains why he believes we're entering a new creative "renaissance" and why artists may be mo... View Source

Meta has announced three new agreements to purchase nuclear power for its AI infrastructure as well as the Prometheus supercluster, a 1-gigawatt data center being built in Ohio. The social media giant is partnering with power companies Vistra, TerraPower and Oklo to deliver an expected 6.6 gigawatts of generation to its projects by 2035. The company's agreement with TerraPower will fund the d... View Source

A magical encounter in northern Finland blends ancient folklore, swirling auroras and an unexpectedly curious fox... View Source

Apple and Google are being dragged into the uproar around X's AI chatbot that has continued to virtually undress women in images without their consent this week. In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and Ed Markey (D-MA) wrote that "X's generation of these harmful and likely illegal depictions of women and children has shown c... View Source

Meta Platforms Inc. is set to become one of the world’s biggest corporate buyers of nuclear power, striking a series of deals as technology companies rush to lock up electricity for the AI boom... View Source

LG opened CES 2026 by outlining its vision to reduce the physical effort and mental burden of life. Buy enough of the devices it’s presently working on and you’ll exist in an environment of “ambient care,” coddled by the machinery in your home. It sounds positively utopian: When the sensors in your bed know you’ve not slept well and are getting a cold, a robot will wake you with a glass of freshly... View Source

We saw a ton of cool new products at CES 2026, but not all of them made the cut when it came to deciding what was best of show. One of those products that we nevertheless think holds promise is Anker’s AeroFit Pro 2, which are wireless earbuds that can double as open-ear headphones. You pick the mode you want: wedge them into your ears for better sound enhanced by active noise cancellation, or let... View Source

If you paid enough attention, you could find health trackers everywhere at the CES trade show this week. But they didn't necessarily look how you’d expect... View Source

There are no recruitment ads for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) running on Spotify at the moment, the streaming service has told Variety. A spokesperson has confirmed the news after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis, but they also clarified that the ads stopped running in late 2025. “The advertisements mentioned were part of a US government recruitment campaign that ra... View Source

The medical evacuation of SpaceX's Crew-11 astronauts from the International Space Station shouldn't interfere with Artemis 2's launch to the moon, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says... View Source

The Champ Stack 10K is one of the first power banks you can safely break in two. | Image: Nimble Accessory maker Nimble announced a new power bank at CES 2026 that will appeal to anyone who's had to reluctantly share or loan their portable charger to someone else. The Champ Stack 10K looks like a typical 10,000mAh power bank that's jumped on the built-in charging cable bandwagon, but it has one in... View Source

Oklo Inc. and Vistra Corp. shares rallied, leading peers higher, after Meta Platforms Inc. agreed to a purchase nuclear power from the companies to run artificial-intelligence data centers... View Source

There were no idle hands at Sharpa's CES booth. The company's humanoid may have been the busiest bot at show, autonomously playing ping-pong, dealing blackjack games and taking selfies with passersby. On display wasn't just the robot and its smarts, but also SharpaWave, a highly dexterous 1:1 scale human hand. The hand has 22 active degrees of freedom, according to the company,... View Source

6 min read NASA’s Pandora Satellite, CubeSats to Explore Exoplanets, Beyond A new NASA spacecraft called Pandora is awaiting launch ahead of its journey to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, and their stars. Along for the ride are two shoebox-sized satellites called BlackCAT (Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope) and SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat... View Source

Mira is a hormone testing kit that I tried out ahead of CES 2026. I had to pee in that cup. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they're going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 10AM ET. Opt in for Optimizer h... View Source

Meta Platforms Inc. agreed to a series of electricity deals to power data centers that could end up totaling more than 6 gigawatts, enough to power a city of about 5 million homes. Will Wade reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

NASA has decided to bring the Crew-11 astronauts home a month earlier than originally planned due to a “medical concern” with one of them. This is the first time in its history that the space agency is cutting a mission short due to a medical issue, but it didn’t identify the crew member or divulge the exact situation and its severity. The astronauts will be heading back to Earth in the coming day... View Source

Kia unveiled the EV2, a small and affordably priced electric vehicle built for the European market. The EV2 made its debut at the Brussels Auto Show, where executives touted it as its "most compact" EV to date. Of course, it was another in a long line of affordable, capable, and impressively designed EVs that won't be available to US customers - at least not right away. And it arrives at a time wh... View Source

On this episode of "Bloomberg Tech: Europe" we take a deep dive into how artificial intelligence is shaking up the music industry. Whether it's artificial artists or remixed records, AI promises to have far-reaching effects on music-making and the streaming business model. FYI.AI CEO and founder will.i.am sits down for an exclusive interview with Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie. The Grammy-winning artis... View Source

Dolby may have announced Dolby Vision 2 a few months ago, but the company gave the new platform its first big reveal at CES 2026. I got the chance to see the improvements in person for the first time, thanks to a variety of demos and Q&A sessions. Dolby Vision 2 will be available this year, but initially, it will be limited. As such, I’ve compiled the info on where the image engine will be ava... View Source

Jupiter reaches opposition overnight on Jan. 10, when it appears its brightest in 2026 opposite the sun in Earth's sky... View Source

This year's CES was an odd one. This is a conference usually dominated by futuristic, expensive TVs and futuristic, expensive cars, but those things weren't what dominated CES 2026. Instead, Las Vegas was filled with new ideas about old gadgets, and showed us a whole lot of really impressive hardware waiting on software to catch up. On this episode of The Vergecast, recorded live at the Brooklyn B... View Source

The dollar rose along with Treasury yields as investors brace for Friday’s US payrolls report and a possible Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The two events may sway the mood of the market in the near term, marking one of the biggest tests for global equities since their rebound from April’s tariff-driven slump. The US payrolls for December is particularly important for th... View Source

Even as CES 2026 wraps up soon, there’s no shortage of standout hardware hiding in plain sight. From genuinely quieter yard tools to ultra-light EVs and companion robots that want to remember your family, Day 3 was all about tech that felt a little more considered — and in some cases, refreshingly practical.If you can’t get enough of CES, be sure to check out our picks for best of CES 2026, which... View Source

Elon Musk's X has partially restricted access to Grok's image editing capabilities amid growing backlash to the flood of nonconsensual, sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors generated by the platform. As of this writing, it no longer generates images as @grok replies for free, but Grok's image editing tools remain readily available for any X user to churn out images, both sexualized and tame... View Source

Andreessen Horowitz has raised more than $15 billion — its biggest ever funding haul — with plans to invest in industries including artificial intelligence, defense and biotech... View Source

Kia has unveiled its new entry level electric vehicle, the EV2. The boxy model strongly resembles the company's Soul (Kia did make an electric Soul at one point) and has very similar dimensions, though it's slightly shorter in height and length. It's not exactly a range monster and will charge a bit slower than the competition. The EV2 launched at the Brussels Motor Show and the com... View Source

Planets, stars, and star clusters, oh my!... View Source

A close up photo of an Asus monitor showing its RGB stripe sub pixel layout. CES is a lot — a deluge of consumer tech surrounded by lots of bad carpeting. The Verge’s on-the-ground team of super nerds covered so many new products and technologies that it’s understandable if it was all a little overwhelming. That’s why we’ve gathered up a collection of trend reports from the s... View Source

European stock investors are preparing for the implications of a US Supreme Court ruling on the legality of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs... View Source

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Olivia Solon addresses the unintended use of AI image generation on Elon Musk’s X... View Source

Another first-party Xbox game is making the leap to PlayStation 5. This time around, Obsidian’s Avowed — one of our favorite games of last year — is crossing the great divide. The fantasy action RPG will hit Sony’s console on February 17, one day shy of the game’s first anniversary. As it happens, an anniversary update is set to go live on all platforms at the same time. This includes a new g... View Source

Every January, the world of consumer electronics heads to Las Vegas to spend the first full week of the year in the desert presenting, prodding, and gawking at all the new gadgets and gear debuting at CES. The show has once again delivered an avalanche of products, both innovative and vaporous, that will shape the industry in 2026. The Verge's team has been working around the clock to share the ex... View Source

Shares of Netflix Inc. have tumbled since October, when the streaming giant became one of the presumed suitors for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. But despite a 27% plunge in less than three months, the stock still appears to be too expensive to entice investors... View Source

Conceivable’s automated lab has helped bring 19 babies to life. Is it better at IVF than humans are?... View Source

"WIMPs are still the leading candidate for dark matter, but billions of dollars of experiments have been done, only getting stronger and stronger upper limits, so alternative scenarios have to be considered."... View Source

Aurora Therapeutics, cofounded by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, plans to use gene editing and a new FDA regulatory pathway to commercialize treatments for rare diseases... View Source

will.i.am, FYI.AI CEO and founder, discusses artificial intelligence, music rights and why artists deserve control over how their work is used. He explains how licensing could shape the future of AI training, why human-made music stills matters, and why live experiences may become even more valuable in an AI-driven world. He speaks with Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Microsoft is making it a lot faster and easier to add links to text inside Word documents. Instead of having to open a menu item to insert a link or use the CTRL + K keyboard shortcut, you can now simply paste a link on top of the text you want to hyperlink. This new feature reduces the amount of clicks you need to do an everyday task like linking URLs, and it works across Word for the web, Window... View Source

Elon Musk’s XAI has limited Grok’s image-generation tool to paid subscribers on the X social media platform, after the tool drew condemnation for generating undressed images of women and children... View Source

The European Composer & Songwriter Alliance says licensing is a good first step, but has called for greater transparency over the deals major labels are striking with AI music cpmpanies. The group's President, Helienne Lindvall, an award-winning professional songwriter, musician and columnist spoke to Tom Mackenzie about whether the industry can survive and thrive as AI takes hold. (Source: Bl... View Source

Artificial Intelligence is being used across the music industry. One company that's thriving is AudioShake. Its platforms use AI to split audio recordings into individual parts, separating music, voices and effects. Its customers can take recordings that were once locked in their final form, and reimagine, remix and repurpose them. AudioShake's Co-Founder and CEO Jessica Powell spoke to Tom Macken... View Source

French oil-field surveyor Viridien SA could potentially sell its land and marine seismic equipment business, allowing it to focus on reservoir data-processing and possibly cut debt faster... View Source

For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the energy it would take to boil 2 billion Olympic swimming pools... View Source

Razer, the gaming peripherals company, unveiled a series of new products powered by artificial intelligence as it aims for a far-reaching revamp around AI. Dana Wollman is at CES in Las Vegas and got a sneak peak at what's in the pipeline (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s revenue topped estimates, reinforcing hopes of sustained global AI spending in 2026 despite concerns about an industry bubble... View Source

Flutterwave Inc. is betting its purchase of open-banking platform Mono Technologies Nigeria Ltd. will boost earnings and strengthen the case for a potential initial public offering by Africa’s most valuable financial-technology unicorn, its chief executive said... View Source

Showing an aptitude for math from an early age and revering Albert Einstein, Yan Junjie has come a long way from his small-town roots... View Source

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LG Energy Solution Ltd. reported a surprise preliminary operating loss for the fourth-quarter as slowing demand for electric vehicles, including the rollback of subsidies in some markets, darkens the outlook for South Korea’s largest battery maker... View Source

Smart glasses maker Xreal Inc. recently raised $100 million, its chief executive officer said, adding to the firm’s coffers as competition in the category heats up... View Source

Nvidia Corp. tapped Google Cloud executive Alison Wagonfeld as chief marketing officer, a sign the Silicon Valley chipmaker is looking to further raise its profile... View Source

MiniMax, one of China's largest generative AI startups, surged in its trading debut in Hong Kong after raising $619 million in its initial public offering. Co-founder and COO Yeyi Yun says the company plans to use the proceeds for R&D for foundation models. She also discusses overseas expansion plans on Bloomberg's The China Show. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Albert Liu, CEO at Kneron, discusses the company's business strategy and the outlook for the edge AI market. He speaks with Shery Ahn and Annabelle Droulers from the sidelines of the CES trade show on "The Asia Trade". (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

In a move that should surprise nobody, Google is stuffing more Gemini AI into Gmail. A host of new features, some of which are already familiar to Workspace users, are rolling out today for Gmail users in the US. Some are free, while others require a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription.The first premium feature is AI Overviews, the same name as a similar feature in Google Search. Gmail’s version l... View Source

Chi Xu, CEO and co-founder of Xreal, unveiled an upgraded entry-level AR glasses product at CES. He explains how the 1S model improves on the previous Xreal One glasses by increasing the video resolution at a lower price point. He joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech” from CES in Las Vegas. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Star Trek is in a weird place right now. Less than three years ago we were living in a golden age with five shows on the air, all with different styles and intended audiences.  But the universe rapidly contracted, with Picard ending while four other shows were cut short. Strange New Worlds still has another two seasons left, sure, but even that final season got truncated. As it stands, there’... View Source

Steve Jang, managing partner and founder of Kindred Ventures, joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech” from CES in Las Vegas to discuss what trends he’s seeing at the consumer tech conference and how they are shaping his investment strategy. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

When Dell made the decision to kill off its XPS laptop name last year, it felt like a big mistake. We said so, in fact, multiple times. But at CES 2026, the company is righting its past wrongs by resurrecting the iconic laptop brand — and this time, this decision feels like the right move both for Dell as a whole and its flagship consumer devices.Even more than the words the letters XPS are meant... View Source

Chinese startup MiniMax Group Ltd. spent its first three years largely on the sidelines of the generative-AI boom. As rivals chased local ChatGPT clones, the Shanghai-based team tackled a harder problem: building a single model capable of processing text, speech and video... View Source

NASA has postponed an International Space Station (ISS) spacewalk that was scheduled for Thursday. "The agency is monitoring a medical concern with a crew member that arose Wednesday afternoon aboard the orbital complex," the agency wrote. On Thursday, NASA added that ending Crew-11's mission early was on the table.The unnamed crew member is stable, according to NASA. Space News not... View Source

Towerborne, a side-scrolling action RPG published by Xbox Game Studios that has been available in early access, will officially launch on February 26th. But instead of launching as a free-to-play, always-on online game as originally planned, Towerborne is instead going to be a paid game that you can play offline. "You will own the complete experience permanently, with offline play and online co-op... View Source

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is burning cash quickly, with losses mounting as it spends to build data centers, recruit talent and develop software that will eventually power humanoid robots, according to internal documents... View Source

TikTok and FIFA are teaming up for World Cup matches. On Thursday, FIFA said its media partners will be able to broadcast “parts of matches” on the social platform. The “preferred platform” partnership will run through the end of 2026.How long the live clips will be is anyone’s guess because “parts of matches” is as specific as the announcement got. We emailed TikTok for clarification and will upd... View Source

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. has picked Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and UBS Group AG to work on the planned initial public offering of global health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson Group, people familiar with the matter said... View Source

Have a hankering for some audiobooks? Audible is holding one heck of a sale right now, giving users three months of access for $3. That's a dollar per month. This is something of a winter tradition for the Amazon-owned platform and the promotion ends on January 21. An Audible subscription grants one audiobook per month to keep. This can be selected from a massive catalog of new releases and b... View Source

Humanoid robots have been folding laundry, lifting boxes and demonstrating new AI-powered capabilities at CES but their future in homes is likely still far away. Jan Liphardt, founder and CEO of OpenMind and professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, discusses the outlook for AI robots with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech” from CES in Las Vegas. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Lumus got a major boost in brand recognition when one of its waveguides was selected for use in the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses. But that already feels like old tech now because at CES 2026, the company brought some of its latest components to the show and based on what I saw, they seem poised to seriously elevate the optical quality of the next wave of high-end smartglasses. When the Meta R... View Source

NASA has decided to bring the four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission home from the International Space Station early due to a medical issue experienced by a crewmember in orbit... View Source

The Pioneer Sphera can be installed into a single-DIN space in your dash. I fully believe that once someone hears Dolby Atmos music in their car, they won't want anything else. The sonic envelopment turns your car cabin into an immersive, engaging experience. Every time I hear a demo - be it in a Rivian, Cadillac, or Mercedes - it leaves me energized and excited. But up to this point, Dolby Atmos... View Source

President Donald Trump met with Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan on Thursday at the White House, where the two men discussed the company’s progress on its new line of processors following the US government’s purchase of shares in the chipmaker... View Source

This year, over 4,000 exhibitors descended on Las Vegas, Nevada to showcase their wares at CES, and the Engadget team was out in full force. The week started with press conferences from the biggest companies at the show, which were often a flurry of AI buzzwords, vague promises and very little in the way of hard news. More than one company even decided to forgo announcing things during their... View Source

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the country will take action against X following reports that the platform's Grok AI chatbot is generating sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors, as reported earlier by The Telegraph and Sky News. "It's disgusting," Starmer says during an interview with Greatest Hits Radio. "X need[s] to get their act together and get this material down. And we will take act... View Source

Stablecoin transactions reached unprecedented heights last year, buoyed by favorable policy in the US under pro-crypto President Donald Trump... View Source

Fender Audio may have announced its new headphones and speakers right before CES, but Las Vegas afforded us the first opportunity to see the brand’s new lineup in person. Fender Audio is a Fender-owned brand from Riffsound that’s designing and making new devices after licensing the name. It’s been a while since the guitar and amplifier company made any general-use speakers of its own, and this new... View Source

Space agency says US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than plannedNasa is cutting short a mission aboard the International Space Station after an astronaut had a medical issue.The space agency said Thursday the US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned. Continue reading... View Source

The compensation of Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook held steady at about $74 million in 2025, with most of the package coming in the form of stock awards... View Source

YouTube introduced some new filters to its advanced search tools today. Possibly the most exciting change is that Shorts are now listed as a content type, so the three-minute-or-less videos can be excluded as results in your searches. This is a welcome update for any of us who have been on the hunt for a long-form explainer only to wade through dozens of ten-second clips before finding anything cl... View Source

"Nothing in my professional training as an X-ray astronomer had prepared me for something like this."... View Source

Bloomberg Tech's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow are live from CES in Las Vegas. They break down China's plans to approve some imports of Nvidia's H200 chips as soon as this quarter, and Anthropic's new round of funding that would value the company at $350 billion. Plus, live conversations from CES with the CEO of Xreal, US State Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg and more. (Source: Blo... View Source

When Meta first announced its display-enabled smart glasses last year, it teased a handwriting feature that allows users to send messages by tracing letters with their hands. Now, the company is starting to roll it out, with people enrolled in its early access program getting it first,I got a chance to try the feature at CES and it made me want to start wearing my Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses more... View Source

The Swedish streaming giant is stepping up its courtship of YouTubers as it pushes deeper into video ... View Source

While wave upon wave of smartglasses and face-based wearables crash on the shores of CES, traditional glasses really haven’t changed much over the hundreds of years we’ve been using them. The last innovation, arguably, was progressive multifocals that blended near and farsighted lenses — and that was back in the 1950s. It makes sense that autofocusing glasses maker IXI thinks it’s time to moderniz... View Source

The Satechi EX3 Wireless Keyboard comes with a number pad and navigation keys. Satechi is launching a new pair of wireless keyboards with a rechargeable battery designed for easy replacement. Despite their ultrathin profiles, the compact Slim EX1 and full-size Slim EX3 both stow the removable battery in a compartment on their undersides. A wireless keyboard with an easily replaceable and rechargea... View Source

It’s time for Sam Altman to start worrying, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Dave Lee says. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Last year Razer showed off Project Ava as a digital assistant that lived inside your computer to help adjust settings or provide gaming tips. But now at CES 2026, the company’s AI companion platform has gotten a major glow-up while moving into some new digs. Now, in lieu of being constrained entirely to your PC’s screen, Razer has given Project Ava a real home in the form of a small tube that... View Source

NASA just postponed a spacewalk because of a medical concern with an astronaut. Here's how the agency has handled such issues in the past... View Source

Last year, Tesla defied its critics by boldly launching a robotaxi service that, by the end of the year, required no human supervision and was available to over 50 percent of the US population. At least that's what Tesla CEO Elon Musk told us would happen by the end of 2025. The reality, of course, was much different. Tesla's "robotaxi" service, as it stands today in Austin and San Francisco, is s... View Source

Health care is shaping up to be a key battleground for the top AI labs this year. But first…... View Source

Perhaps you like the idea of controlling your home appliances with your voice, but aren’t super keen on a data center processing recordings of you. Fair enough. The trade-off for most smart home conveniences is relinquishing at least some of your privacy. Today at CES, I saw a line of voice-controlled home appliances from Emerson Smart that adjust power and setting via voice commands. But commands... View Source

Your guide to February's full Snow Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights... View Source

Gamers, roll up! CES is always jam-packed with new laptop announcements, acting as a barometer for the year's upcoming releases. The proofs of concept at the show display what could potentially come further in the future. 2026 will soon bring us new chip options from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm. While I'm excited to see how the latest horse race shakes out, some of the new designs and form factors di... View Source

Robots, AI and wearable tech are just a few things spotted at CES 2026 in Last Vegas. Samantha Kelly shines the spotlight on all the gadgets that premiered (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

In a new executive order, President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will withdraw from 66 international organizations and bodies, including several focused on tackling climate change. Trump made his disregard for climate change clear when he withdrew the US from the Paris climate agreement for a second time in early 2025, but these new withdrawals further confirm the second Trump... View Source

As part of a few changes to its search filters, YouTube is going to allow you to search specifically for Shorts or longform videos. Right now, a filter-less search shows a mix of longform and short form videos, which can be annoying if you just want to see videos in one format or the other. But in the new search filters, among other options, you can pick to see "Videos," which in my testing has on... View Source

As AI announcements continue to roll out of CES, questions about US export controls and Chinese demand hang over the sector. Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg, founder of the Hill and Valley Forum, discusses AI policy with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech” from CES in Las Vegas. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

As an unabashed fan of electric vehicles, even I have to admit that most of them are pretty boring. Their smooth, quiet and calm demeanors don't offer much in the way of intrinsic personality, which has led to many brands slapping on outré designs and fake engine sounds to try and dial up the excitement.To that end, a pair of offerings coming soon from UK-based EV startup Longbow Motors looks... View Source

Credit: NASA NASA will host a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST on Thursday from the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew. On Jan. 7, the agency announced it was postponing a planned spacewalk originally scheduled for Jan. 8 while teams monitored a medical concern with a crew member currently living and working aboard the orbital laboratory... View Source

Nothing’s Ear (a) come in a bright yellow color, though you can also buy them in black and white. The new year has brought a wave of deals on wireless earbuds and headphones, from the fitness-focused Beats Powerbeats Fit to the open-ear Shokz OpenRun Pro. Now, Nothing has joined in with a sale of its own, offering the Nothing Headphone (1), CMF Headphone Pro, and Nothing Ear (3) earbuds at their l... View Source

Humanoid robot makers in China accounted for the vast majority of the roughly 13,000 units shipped globally last year, far outstripping US companies like Tesla Inc. and Figure AI in sheer volume, according to research firm Omdia... View Source

Cute, alien-inspired companion robots are a fixture at CES, but have I ever seen one with a furry telescoping neck that's also warm to the touch? No, I can't say I have before this year. OlloBot — which had possibly the cutest booth at CES 2026 — is a home robot and "cyber pet" that looks something like if you put ET's head on a penguin's body, plus a splash of fur an... View Source

The clips are filmed from different angles. Some are zoomed in, making them indecipherably grainy, and others are slowed down. Some are 20 seconds while others are longer, sandwiched by commentary from users on social media platforms like X, Bluesky, Reddit, and TikTok. Each video - depicting the moment an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shoots and kills a woman in Minneapolis - is ever... View Source

Paramount Skydance Corp. reaffirmed its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. for $30 a share in cash, insisting its hostile bid is superior to one from Netflix Inc. after multiple rejections. Michelle Davis reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Have you ever wanted to save approximately three seconds and two mouse clicks when shopping online? Microsoft has something special just for you. The company just introduced something called Copilot Checkout at the NRF 2026 retail conference. This is exactly what it sounds like. It's a shopping assistant embedded within Copilot. The feature is rolling out now in the US and integrates with Pay... View Source

Let’s take bets on how much Hayao Miyazaki would hate this. You can't shake a stick without hitting an AI gadget at CES this year, with artificial smarts now embedded in just about every wearable, screen, and appliance across the show floor, not to mention the armies of AI companions, toys, and robots. But those are just the beginning. We've seen AI pop up in much stranger places too, from hair cl... View Source

Samsung SmartTag 2 trackers are back on sale if you're willing to pick up a bundle. Woot has a four-pack down to just $45, which undercuts the previous all-time low we’ve seen on Amazon ($55) by $10. That's a discount of 55 percent from the retail price of $100. It's a compelling opportunity to stock up if you're already in Samsung's ecosystem. We named the SmartTag 2 the... View Source

1 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The primary structure of Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) undergoing assembly, integration, and testing at Lanteris Space Systems in Palo Alto, California, on September 29, 2025. Lanteris Space Systems Development continues on NASA’s Power and Propulsion Element, a solar electric propulsion spacecraft design... View Source

Microsoft is launching a new feature in Copilot that will allow you to make purchases during conversations with the AI chatbot. Now, when you're asking for suggestions about what kind of sneakers you should buy, Copilot can surface a checkout option for the product you choose directly inside the app. An example shared by Microsoft shows someone using Copilot to search for a small lamp for their be... View Source

If you’ve ever bought a bag of spinach only to come home and realize you already had a bag of spinach, you may appreciate this fridge. I had a chance to check out the GE Profile Smart Fridge with Kitchen Assistant at CES and was surprised to find I kinda wanted one. To be perfectly honest, most attempts I’ve seen at the show to “stick some AI in it” are at best amusing but usually completely unnec... View Source

NASA/Joel Kowsky Artemis II crewmembers (left to right) NASA astronauts Christina Koch, mission specialist; and Victor Glover, pilot; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, commander are led by Bill Owens of the Closeout Crew from the elevator at the 275-foot level of the mobile launcher to the crew access arm as they prepare to bo... View Source

The Vera Rubin Observatory has found 19 new "superfast rotator" asteroids, including the fastest-spinning big space rock ever found... View Source

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, could help make history with a new project unveiled on Wednesday, the Lazuli Space Observatory. As reported by Science, the telescope was announced at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society this week and could be the largest privately funded space telescope in history thanks to investments from the Schmidts. Lazuli's design features a 3.1... View Source

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed action and demanded Elon Musk’s X urgently “get their act together” over sexualized images of children produced by its artificial intelligence tool Grok... View Source

Bose recently announced the pending end of cloud support for its SoundTouch line of home speakers. This will, in effect, turn the smart speakers into dumb speakers as they will no longer have access to many features and any related software updates. Well, there's a spot of good news for SoundTouch owners. The company is turning to an open source model for the software, allowing third parties... View Source

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as incoming coronal mass ejections and high-speed solar winds could trigger geomagnetic storms tonight... View Source

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Every year, TV makers flock to CES in Las Vegas to show off bigger, brighter, and better-looking displays. And every year, the same companies also use the show to throw a bunch of spaghetti against the wall as they try to figure out ho... View Source

One of Elon Musk’s worries was on full display at CES in Las Vegas this week. Chinese-made human-like robots were everywhere across the exhibition floor, playing table tennis, sweeping floors and practicing kung fu... View Source

Xbox will kick off the fourth installment of its Developer Direct event on January 22 at 1PM ET. As usual, we'll get a glimpse at what the upcoming year has in store along with news, new gameplay footage and more directly from the teams behind this year's slate of games. It's officially Developer_Direct season!Join us on January 22 at 10am PT for an exclusive look at Fable, For... View Source

Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return in an epic sci-fi survival sequel to 2020's surprise hit, "Greenland"... View Source

CES is a land of bold announcements of amazing, innovative products and technologies that will revolutionize the world, often set for release in two years' time. Twenty-four months seems to be about the right hype window: close enough to generate excitement and investment, but far enough that everyone forgets about your promises before that deadline quietly comes and goes. It was CES 2018 when Hen... View Source

One reason cybercrime appears to get worse every year is because hackers continually shift their tactics and cannily adopt new technologies. It happened with cryptocurrencies and the malicious code known as ransomware. Now it’s happening with artificial intelligence... View Source

CES 2026 has been a big event for screens of all sizes: TVs, laptops and everything in between. New PC monitors are among the CES announcements, with several companies are using the trade show as an opportunity to update their gaming monitor lineups. Some companies are showing off expanded OLED panels with improved refresh rates, brightness and color production, while others are showing off weirde... View Source

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They’ll launch through Nintendo’s stores in New York and San Francisco. | Image: Nintendo After exclusively launching in Japan last August, Nintendo has announced its My Mario product line will be available in the US starting next month. That includes the interactive Hello, Mario! app featuring an interactive 3D version of Mario's head that reacts to being poked, tugged, and flung around the scree... View Source

Can AI companies actually make a profit? And will a model take your job? Bloomberg Opinion columnist Catherine Thorbecke is looking for answers in 2026. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

CES is famous for ushering in big TVs, faster chips and serious upgrades to the tech we already use every day. It’s also where companies feel emboldened to ask some very strange questions, like whether your toilet should analyze your poop or your nails should change color on command. From experimental laptops to health tech that probably didn’t need a camera, these are the weirdest gadgets we spot... View Source

"We're going to do it in three years, and we're going to do it for a ridiculously low price."... View Source

Woot has an excellent deal on refurbished Sonos Arc SL soundbars, the 2020 model that’s similar to the original Arc aside from not having any microphones. It debuted for $749, but you can get one with a one-year Sonos warranty for $319.99 while supplies last. If this discount doesn’t sell out quickly (which it may), the promotion will end in two days. Definitely a nice deal considering Sonos itsel... View Source

Alphabet Inc. has overtaken Apple Inc. to become the second-most valuable company by market capitalization, a reflection of how the Google parent has emerged as one of the most significant winners of artificial intelligence... View Source

The AirPods Pro 3 are on sale and back at their record low price of $200. This is marked down from $250, a hefty 20 percent discount. This model was just released in September of last year, so consider this a substantial discount for such a recent product. We gave these AirPods a score of 90 out of 100 in our review and we consider them the best wireless earbuds for iPhone users. The third generat... View Source

The personal computer has remained surprisingly resilient to change over the past 15 years. Apple promised a "post-PC" era with the iPad in 2010 and failed to deliver one. Smartphones even overtook laptops as the most popular device to connect to the internet a decade ago, but millions of people still kept buying PCs every year. But this PC resiliency is going to be tested even further this year... View Source

Prior to World War II the vast majority of telescopes built around the world were funded by wealthy people with an interest in the heavens above. However, after the war, two significant developments in the mid-20th century caused the burden of funding large astronomical instruments to largely shift to the government and academic institutions. First, as mirrors became larger and larger to see deepe... View Source

The UK watchdog responsible for classifying and flagging online child sexual abuse material to law enforcement agencies said it found “criminal” images on the dark web allegedly generated by Grok, the artificial intelligence tool tied to Elon Musk’s X... View Source

Nintendo has unveiled the first color variants for the Switch 2 Joy-Cons in light purple and light green, set to arrive on February 12 alongside Mario Tennis Fever. The new controllers are now on pre-order for $100 and include matching wrist-straps.  Other than the colorway, these are standard Joy-Con 2 controllers with motion controls and HD rumble, along with the C Button for GameChat and t... View Source

Solar system comets are often at their brightest as they draw close to the sun... View Source

Microsoft's annual Xbox Developer Direct event is taking place on January 22nd this year. The fourth Developer Direct will provide a closer look at two of Microsoft's biggest Xbox games this year, Forza Horizon 6 and Fable, as well as a first in-depth look at Beast of Reincarnation from Game Freak. Playground Games will debut the first gameplay of Forza Horizon 6 during the Developer Direct show,... View Source

China plans to approve some imports of Nvidia’s H200 chips as soon as this quarter, according to people familiar with the situation, giving the company renewed access to a critical market. President Donald Trump demanded a $500 billion increase in annual defense spending and threatened to cut out some companies that would profit from the boost. The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as... View Source

CES 2026’s second day was all about hands on time with new tech. From Lego’s most ambitious play experiment yet to assistive mobility tech, smart home ideas that actually feel affordable and robots that might one day fold your laundry, here’s what stood out most on January 7.Lego Smart PlayLego Star Wars Smart Play: Luke's Red Five X-WingNathan Ingraham for EngadgetLEGO’s new Smart Play syste... View Source

The UK government has asked ministers to find reductions in their departmental spending in order to fund a controversial new digital ID program... View Source

Ahead of a launch later this month, Volvo has teased some impressive details about its upcoming electric crossover. The EX60, which slots between the EX40 and EX90, will offer an EPA range of 400 miles, beating all other Volvos and most EVs in general. It will also be the first Volvo car to use a megacasting process designed to reduce weight and boost manufacturing efficiency.  "With our... View Source

Both NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory caught these two galaxies in a close embrace... View Source

Astronaut aboard the International Space Station is in stable condition, Nasa said, and a spacewalk was canceledNasa is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts, after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the agency said.A Nasa spokesperson said the astronaut wi... View Source

Google is announcing a new AI Inbox view for Gmail that, instead of presenting your emails in a traditional list, uses AI to offer personalized to-dos and summaries of topics you might want to follow from your emails. It's a potentially huge shift in how you might navigate your Gmail, especially if you have a lot to sort through or if you (like me) already use your inbox as a to-do list. In a demo... View Source

New TVs from TCL and Hisense, like the TCL X11L, are closing the performance gap to those from Sony, LG, and Samsung. For all the time that I've been covering technology, there's been a hierarchy when it comes to TV brands. The big three - Sony, Samsung, and LG - have been on top for a while. Pioneer and Panasonic were up there with plasma TVs, and Panasonic is getting back in the game in the Stat... View Source

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Alexandra S. Levine reports on what appears to be the end of the effort to ban TikTok in the US with a sale to American investors... View Source

Disney+ will add vertical videos to its service in the US sometime this year, in hopes that they can entice viewers to engage with its app every day. The company has made the announcement at its Tech + Data Showcase event at CES 2026. Disney first dabbled in vertical content with Verts, which launched for the ESPN app in August 2025, giving it the insight it needed on how its users respond to the... View Source

President Donald Trump has no shame in admitting what he wants to get out of attacking Venezuela and threatening other energy resource-rich nations. "We're gonna get the oil flowing the way it should be," he said January 3rd, soon after his administration stunned the world with what many policy experts and Democratic lawmakers are calling an unlawful incursion into Caracas that led to the arrest o... View Source

"This was many times more energetic than any similar event and more than any known explosion powered by the collapse of a star."... View Source

How two big names in mainstream disaster preparedness helped sell Americans on fear, anxiety and a new generator... View Source

A spate of debt deals backed by European data centers is set to come to market this year as the region strives to catch up with the US in the race to capitalize on the booming artificial intelligence industry... View Source

For years, we’ve been wondering when Samsung would actually bring Ballie, its cute household companion robot, to market and now we finally have our answer: it won’t. After the planned summer 2025 release window came and went, the company has opted not to release the gizmo as a consumer product, at least not for the foreseeable future. According to Bloomberg, Samsung has "indefinitely she... View Source

China plans to approve some imports of Nvidia Corp.’s H200 chips for commercial use, according to people familiar with the situation. The component will be barred from the military, sensitive government agencies, critical infrastructure and state-owned enterprises due to security concerns. Bloomberg's Debby Wu reports. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

The US plans to control future sales of Venezuelan oil indefinitely, with President Donald Trump saying the country will use revenue only to buy US-made goods. Also on the show: Bloomberg News has learned Russia targeted South African video gamers as part of a recruitment drive for its war in Ukraine; Iran's president has ordered security forces not to target peaceful protesters; Saudi Arabia's Ta... View Source

NASA is considering ending a mission on board the International Space Station early after an astronaut suffered a medical emergency... View Source

Volvo is starting to trickle out some details about its upcoming midsize electric SUV, the EX60, before its official debut January 21st. The EX60 will have an estimated range of 400 miles (or 810km based on the generous WLTP standard in Europe). That's significantly more range than any previous Volvo EV - at least until the 434-mile-range ES90 sedan comes out. And the EX60 will be the first vehicl... View Source

Marks & Spencer Plc said it is accelerating its turnaround plan and maintained its profit guidance as the British retailer seeks to recover from last April’s cyberattack... View Source

NASA is evaluating its options for dealing with an astronaut health issue in orbit, one of which is an early end to SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station... View Source

China plans to approve some imports of Nvidia Corp.’s H200 chips as soon as this quarter, according to people familiar with the situation, giving the company renewed access to a critical market... View Source

The race for artificial intelligence and surging defense spending are set to intensify a projected shortage of copper as producers struggle to expand, according to a new study by S&P Global... View Source

Even if you bring home as few bags as possible — using reusable bags, carrying purchases home with your own two hands — soft plastics sill accumulate. I certainly have a collection with one flimsy plastic sack filled with dozens or hundreds of others. I plan to do something with it… eventually. Unfortunately, there aren’t a ton of options for what to do with those soft plastics, as most recycling... View Source

Fresh off a banner year of investments, the Geneva-born venture capital firm is now priming a new generation of leaders. ... View Source

French startup WheelMove demonstrated a compact motorized wheelchair add-on at CES 2026 that not only acts as a power-assist device, but can also lift up a chair's small front wheels so it can ride over rough terrain. The accessory upgrades a manual wheelchair with a 10-inch extra wheel and a 250W motor that can drive at up to six miles per hour (10 kilometers per hour) and handle slopes up t... View Source

Vision tests are an important part of life, but they aren’t always the most convenient things to work into your schedule. It’s an issue Eyebot thinks it has solved with its kiosk, which shrinks the time taken from 20 minutes to closer to three minutes. Plus, you don’t need to book an appointment where an optician will lean too close in to your face while trial and error-ing corrective lenses. As m... View Source

Last year was full of unexpected science news, from the discovery of a new colour, to the interstellar visitor 3I/Atlas passing by our solar system, and a world-first treatment with a personalised gene editing therapy. So what will this year bring? Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss the big stories likely to hit the headlines and share their predictions for 2026Clips: MSNBC... View Source

JD.com Inc. is considering its first dim sum bond sale, with a potential offering that could raise about 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion), according to people familiar with the matter, joining a slew of Chinese e-commerce companies looking to lock in cheap funding as competition intensifies... View Source

Roblox Corporation, the company behind the popular online game platform Roblox, announced today that age verification will now be required for any users wishing to use in-game chat in all regions where the feature is available. This comes after mounting pressure to protect underage players and lawsuits from multiple state attorneys general like Louisiana and Texas. Starting January 7, players in t... View Source

UK-based biotechnology company Engitix Ltd. has raised a further $25 million from billionaire Michael Platt to help develop its therapies for cancer and fibrosis... View Source

It's been six years since Sony first rolled out its prototype car at CES 2020. It was called the  Vision-S back then, and I remember everyone endlessly debating just how serious the consumer electronics powerhouse was about making a car. Over the subsequent half-decade, Sony has proven it is not only serious, but absolutely hell-bent on making this thing a reality.At CES 2026, we're... View Source

Shashank Samant, Senior Vice President and Executive Chairman at Hitachi, discusses the company's business strategy and the role of AI as a growth driver. He speaks with Shery Ahn on "The Asia Trade". (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

I’m fascinated by AI cooking robots which, as far as I’m concerned, automate the one fun bit of cooking. Sadly, it’s far easier to make something that can stir a pan of ingredients as they cook compared to building something that would successfully peel a carrot. Nosh is the latest unit to use CES to announce itself to the world, gearing up for its launch in the next few months. Like its many riva... View Source

Alex Yang, Co-founder, COO and CFO at Tuya Smart, discusses the company's business strategy and the integration of AI and IoT technologies. He speaks with Annabelle Droulers on "The Asia Trade". (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

I know IKEA is all about small, efficient spaces, but their meeting room inside the Venetian during the company’s first-ever CES was the same size as my (not large) living room. Plenty of people were as excited as I was to see what the Swedish designers brought with them to the show and the room was thick with humans. A bowl full of BELÖNING bars helped ease my mounting claustrophobia and I was ab... View Source

Intel unveiled a new mobile computer processor design, part of a bid to make its products competitive again. Jim Johnson, Senior Vice President of Intel's Client Computing Group, discusses what the new design will do for performance and how it fits in with the company’s strategy. He joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech” from CES in Las Vegas. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Spotify is rolling out more social features to keep people on the platform. It's adding a new tool to its messaging platform that lets users see what their friends and family members are listening to in real time. Once activated, a user's listening activity will be displayed at the top of the chat. The other person in the chat can tap the bar to play a particular track, save it or react... View Source

One of China’s earliest OpenAI rivals expects US artificial intelligence developers to succumb to the same price-based competition that has forced Chinese companies to forgo profits... View Source

Ubisoft is closing a Canadian studio just over two weeks after it unionized. In a dizzying claim, the company told GamesIndustry.biz that the closure of Ubisoft Halifax was part of "company-wide actions to streamline operations" and unrelated to the unionization.On December 22, Ubisoft Halifax announced that 61 of its workers had joined the Game & Media Workers Guild of Canada. At th... View Source

Some bankers in Asia are starting to worry about financing deals that would grant Chinese end-users remote access to advanced US chips amid the escalating battle between the world’s two superpowers for artificial intelligence dominance... View Source

A startup called ReviMo has developed a robotic system that provides a way for people with limited mobility to lift and transfer themselves — like from a bed to a wheelchair, or to the toilet — without the assistance of a caregiver. ReviMo's Niko has two sets of arms: one that forms a "scooping seat" that slides underneath the person to lift them up, and the other encircling their t... View Source

On December 31st, a brand-new account on Polymarket placed a bet: Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela, would be out of office by the end of January. It was the first in a series of increasing bets. On January 3rd, the US bombed the Venezuelan capital, kidnapped Maduro and his wife, and killed at least 80 people along the way. The account cashed out with almost half a million dollars. It... View Source

Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are Meredith Whitney Advisory Group's Meredith Whitney, RiverFront Investment Group's Kevin Nicholson, Atlantic Council's Joseph Webster, Union Square Advisors' Ted Smith, Raymond James' Larry Adam, Amherst's Sean Dobson, Southern... View Source

The latest generation of smartglasses can create huge virtual screens without the need to lug around giant monitors are a real boon to frequent travelers. However, their specs aren’t often tailored to the needs of gamers, so at CES 2026, ASUS and XREAL partnered to make a pair with two very important features you don’t normally get from rivals. The new ROG XREAL R1 AR glasses are based on the... View Source

Disney Plus will be getting a vertical video feed later this year, Disney announced as part of its Global Tech & Data Showcase for advertisers at CES, Deadline reports. According to a Disney announcement cited by Deadline, the company's goal is to "explore its use in a variety of ways across categories, and content types, for a personalized and dynamic feed. That will include expanding across... View Source

Anduril Industries Inc. founder Palmer Luckey said he didn’t oppose regulations on defense companies proposed by President Donald Trump, including limits on compensation... View Source

Apple announced today JPMorgan Chase will be the new issuer for the Apple Card. The official news arrived shortly after The Wall Street Journal reported that the two businesses had reached a deal regarding Apple's credit card service. According to the tech company, the transition to the new provider should take about two years to complete, but customers can continue to use their Apple Cards a... View Source