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Everything announced at CES 2026
Engadget - 5 Jan 2026 15:26New VVS Stealer Malware Targets Discord Accounts via Obfuscated Python Code
The Hacker News - 5 Jan 2026 13:18
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Python-based information stealer called VVS Stealer (also styled as VVS $tealer) that's capable of harvesting Discord credentials and tokens. The stealer is s...
Sorry Tamagotchi Fans, Its AI Time
Gizmodo - 5 Jan 2026 04:30
It was only a matter of time before someone took a Tamagotchi-like toy and crammed AI into it.
Asus joins forces with XReal for AR gaming glasses
PC World - 5 Jan 2026 00:00
Wearable displays, once assumed to be the future, are here. In fact theyve been here for years, and theyre beloved by their userswhich are still a tiny, tiny amount of actual people. But if youre one of them, or youre in...
Bitfinex Hack Convict Ilya Lichtenstein Released Early Under U.S. First Step Act
The Hacker News - 5 Jan 2026 15:12
Ilya Lichtenstein, who was sentenced to prison last year for money laundering charges in connection with his role in the massive hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016, said he has been released early. In a pos...
Amazon is rolling out Alexa+ for the web so you can use its assistant without a dedicated device
Engadget - 5 Jan 2026 15:00Your ChatGPT Habit Could Depend on Nuclear Power
Singularity Hub - 5 Jan 2026 15:00
US nuclear capacity is forecast to rise 63 percent in the coming decades thanks largely to data-center demand. The post Your ChatGPT Habit Could Depend on Nuclear Power appeared first on SingularityHub.
Samsung Co-CEO Says Soaring Memory Chip Prices Will 'Inevitably' Impact Smartphone Costs
Slashdot - 5 Jan 2026 14:04
Samsung's co-CEO TM Roh has warned that product price increases are "inevitable" as an unprecedented global memory chip shortage squeezes margins across the company's consumer electronics lineup - from sm...
How did life begin on Earth? New experiments support 'RNA world' hypothesis
SPACE.com - 5 Jan 2026 14:00
The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead of DNA.
The World's Largest 'Smart Transformer' Just Went Online, According To China
Slash Gear - 5 Jan 2026 13:15
Smart transformers are designed to help better manage power for cities, and the largest smart transformer in the world apparently just went online.
The Alfred Jewel: A 1,100-year-old treasure from England's first king that proclaims 'Alfred ordered me to be made'
Live Science - 5 Jan 2026 11:00
This gold-encrusted jewel has an inscription revealing who made it.
XRISM Provides the Sharpest Image to Date of a Rapidly Spinning Black Hole
Universe Today - 5 Jan 2026 01:06
The first results on the iconic active galactic nucleus MCG-6-30-15 captured with the XRISM mission show the most precise signatures yet of its supermassive black holes extreme gravity and the outflows that shape its gal...
Lockins New Smart Locks Never Need Recharging Thanks to Infrared Light
Gizmodo - 5 Jan 2026 00:00
One of them is a two-way video doorbell with palm-scanning authentication, too.
Disable iOS 26 Liquid Glass To Get the Classic Flat Design Back
The Mac Observer - 5 Jan 2026 23:56
Learn how to disable Liquid Glass effects in iOS 26 and get a cleaner, flatter UI on your iPhone using built-in settings. The post Disable iOS 26 Liquid Glass To Get the Classic Flat Design Back appeared first on The Mac...
Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 laptop chips: Panther Lake is go
PC World - 5 Jan 2026 23:53
Intels Core Ultra Series 3 chips, aka Panther Lake, have entered the market, backed by dozens of PC makers. Weve beeen out there shaping what it means for fundamental computing, said Jim Johnson, senior vice president an...
US government overhauls the childhood vaccine schedule in unprecedented move
Live Science - 5 Jan 2026 23:45
Federal health officials are attempting to make the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule more like that of Denmark. Experts say the decision lacks scientific backing.
Boston Dynamics announces production-ready version of Atlas robot at CES 2026
Engadget - 5 Jan 2026 23:40
After years of testing its humanoid robot (and forcing it to dance), Boston Dynamics' Atlas is entering production. The robotics company says the final product version of the robot is being built now, and the first c...
It took guts for Dell to admit its mistake, here's how XPS will make its big comeback
Engadget - 5 Jan 2026 23:32
Last year when Dell decided to kill off the XPS name, it felt like a big mistake. In fact, we said so multiple times. But at CES 2026, Dell is righting wrongs by bringing back its iconic laptop brand and it feels like th...
Startup Trends Shaking Up Browsers, SOC Automation, AppSec
Dark Reading - 5 Jan 2026 23:32
These startups reimagined browser security, pioneered application security for AI-generated code, and are building consensus on agentic vs. human costs.
Sleek New Android Phone Comes With Features Google's Pixel Can't Match
BGR - 5 Jan 2026 23:3016 Home Depot Items Smart Homeowners Should Stock Up On For Winter
Slash Gear - 5 Jan 2026 23:30
No one wants a midnight pipe burst or blackout chill. These vetted Home Depot staples give homeowners the edge for efficient, trouble-free winter living.
Study Shows Teens Use Phones More Than an Hour a Day at School
CNET - 5 Jan 2026 23:29
"These apps are designed to be addictive," says one of the study's authors.