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PS5
The PlayStation 5 has been trucking along for what feels like ages now, and it kind of has been. The console will be celebrating its sixth anniversary this November, and fans have been wondering when the next era for the company will begin. While we're waiting for that shoe to drop, there's big news over in the PlayStation department. According to a Bloomberg report, Sony is going to drastically shift its strategy in the coming years. What that entails will likely anger a lot of fans, and make diehard PlayStation users happy.
Brain
The researchers unveiled their success in August 2025. A few months later, researchers in Japan revealed a "mind captioning" technique capable of generating detailed, accurate descriptions of what a person is seeing or picturing in their mind. It combined three different AI tools with non-invasive brain scans to translate a person's brain activity. Both studies are the latest in a string of breakthroughs that are giving neuroscientists a new window into the inner workings of the human brain and providing opportunities to help people who are unable to communicate in other ways.
Car
Yes, with an official lap time of 2:34.2 around Virginia International Raceway, the 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is now the quickest production car that has ever entered Lightning Lap, beating the Senna's old time by 0.7 seconds. And no, we're not talking about the all-wheel-drive, 1,250-horsepower Corvette ZR1X hybrid. Hopefully, Chevrolet will make one available for next year's Lightning Lap, but this year, our friends over at C/D were forced to settle for the regular ZR1 and its pedestrian 1,064 hp.
Space
Data centers are emerging as a new environmental flashpoint for the tech industry. Public concern is growing over their hunger for power and thirst for water. What’s the tech industry’s reaction to the problem? Put the data centers in space. Space is a great place for data centers because it solves one of the biggest problems with locating data centers on Earth: power, argues Google’s Senior Director of Paradigms of Intelligence, Travis Beals. “The Sun is the ultimate energy source in our solar system, emitting more power than 100 trillion times humanity’s total electricity production,” he explained in a company blog.
GOLD!
Team USA has beaten Canada 2-1 in overtime in the gold medal game of the women's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Megan Keller scored the winning goal 4:07 into the 3-on-3 overtime period. Kristin O'Neill scored the opening goal for Canada on a short-handed breakaway in the first minute of the second period. The Canadians led until just over two minutes remained, when Hilary Knight dramatically forced overtime with a redirection in front of the net after the U.S. had pulled goalie Aerin Frankel.
Solar
Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are investing in renewable energy in a serious way- a sign, perhaps, of rapid changes in the energy market. Most people think of Apple as a company that makes phones, computers and smart watches- not an energy provider. But in August all of that changed when the firm was given permission to sell energy from a Californian solar farm that it acquired last year.
Hackers
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will be a magnet for all types of online threat actors, from nation-state spooks to petty scam artists, according to a report released Monday by Palo Alto Networks. Attackers will include ransomware gangs, predicted the report by Palo Alto’s Unit 42, its threat intelligence and incident response group. “Ransomware is just one type of financial crime that will likely be conducted during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games,” the researchers at Unit 42 reported.
Tik Tok
TikTok is tracking you, even if you don't use the app. Here's how to stop it. TikTok is growing its data harvesting empire, and avoiding the app won’t protect you, but some easy steps can keep you safe. TikTok keeps track of everything you do on its app- no surprises there. What's less obvious is how the company follows you around other parts of the internet that have nothing to do with TikTok. In fact, TikTok collects sensitive and potentially embarrassing information about you even if you've never used the app.
Robot
In China, humanoid robots are serving as Lunar New Year entertainment, with their manufacturers pitching their song-and-dance skills to the general public as well as potential customers, investors and government officials. On Sunday, Shanghai-based robotics start-up Agibot live-streamed an almost hour-long variety show featuring its robots dancing, performing acrobatics and magic, lip-syncing ballads and performing in comedy sketches.
TikTok
TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules over what the bloc's regulator said were its addictive features and was told to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as much as 6% of owner ByteDance's global turnover. The EU watchdog's charges focus on TikTok's addictive design which includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its highly personalized recommender system.
Pokemon
The very first Pokemon games launched in Japan on February 27, 1996, meaning the series 30th Anniversary is this year. Ahead of an anticipated Pokemon Day stream later this month on February 27, The Pokemon Company International has announced that a yearlong campaign to celebrate the 30th Anniversary will begin this weekend with a Super Bowl LX commercial.
Spain
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain on Tuesday announced plans to bar anyone under the age of 16 from accessing social media, the latest in a global push to shield children from potential harm caused by online platforms. “We will protect them from the digital wild west,” Mr. Sánchez said in a speech at the World Governments Summit in Dubai... Last month, Australia became the first country in the world to ban social media for children under 16. Countries including France, Malaysia, Denmark and others are considering or working on similar measures amid growing concerns over online abuse, mental health, and social media addiction.
Playstation
PlayStation maker Sony Interactive Entertainment has been granted a patent for a controller that doesn't have a single physical button, as revealed by some newly published regulatory filings. While the concept lacks many of the traditional inputs typically associated with gamepads, it represents only one possible implementation, as the patent focuses primarily on input technology rather than hinting at future PlayStation controller designs.
Wed 1/28
Artificial intelligence is helping blind people access visual feedback about their bodies, sometimes for the first time- but the emotional and psychological consequences are only just starting to emerge. I am completely blind and always have been. For the past year, my mornings begin with a skincare ritual that takes 20 minutes to apply five different products. I follow it with a photo session that I share with artificial intelligence within an app called Be My Eyes, as if it were a mirror.
Thurs. 1/29
Scientists believe intriguing leopard spots on a rock sampled by the Perseverance rover on Mars last year may have potentially been made by ancient life, NASA announced Wednesday. The team has also published a peer-reviewed paper in the journal Nature about the new analysis, though they say further study is needed. “After a year of review, they have come back and they said, listen, we can’t find another explanation,” said Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy. “So this very well could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars, which is incredibly exciting.”
Fri 1/30
As Americans prepare to once again attempt to reach the moon– something that hasn't been done in more than 50 years– one startup company has grand plans to be the first to put a hotel on Earth's only natural satellite. GRU Space, a San Francisco-based startup, wants to build the first hotel on the moon by 2032, the company announced in a news release on Jan. 12. GRU has even started asking potential customers to put down a $1 million deposit to stay at the yet-to-be-completed structure on the moon. According to the company, the cost to stay in the hotel would be an estimated $416,667 per night.
Gmail
"If you choose, you can change your Google Account email that ends in gmail.com to a new address that ends in gmail.com," reads the English support page. Google wants to allow us to change our @gmail.com email addresses, and even though support for migration isn't live for me just yet, the English support page serves as the 'green light' that one of the digital landscape’s most permanent aspects is finally becoming flexible.
Keyboard PC
HP's New USB Gadget Fits An Entire Computer Inside A Keyboard... An honoree of the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show Innovation Awards, the HP EliteBoard is a portable PC designed specifically for shared and dedicated workspaces, particularly those with a shared pool of available monitors. All you need to do is connect the EliteBoard to a display, and you can get right to work, with all of your files and functions hidden within the keyboard.
NBA
Ever since Apple released the groundbreaking $3,499 Vision Pro headset two years ago, I've been waiting to see what apps and experiences might help me make the most of it. One of them is live sports. Using my headset, I recently watched parts of a basketball game, the LA Lakers versus the Milwaukee Bucks last Friday, part of Apple's first wave of live NBA immersive games that debuted via Spectrum on Jan. 9. After this year's CES show in Vegas, which was full of attempted visions of the future, Apple and Spectrum's NBA presentation was expected -- but not quite immersive enough.
Illusions
Our eyes can frequently play tricks on us, but scientists have discovered that some artificial intelligence can fall for the same illusions. And it is changing what we know about our brains... But what happens when you give a synthetic mind – a machine vision system powered by artificial intelligence – an optical illusion? These systems excel at detail. They are designed to spot the patterns and the blemishes we do not. It is why they have been so effective at spotting the early signs of diseases in medical scans, for example.
DC Comics
DC Comics president and publisher Jim Lee said that the company “will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork,” assuring fans that its future will remain rooted in human creativity. “Not now, not ever, as long as [SVP, general manager] Anne DePies and I are in charge,” Lee said during his panel at New York Comic Con on Wednesday, likening concerns around AI dominating future creative industries to the Millennium bug scare and NFT hype.
Lego
Dubbed the Smart Play system, Lego's new tech is "powered by the LEGO SMART Brick, which is packed with ground-breaking, world-first technologies that means LEGO builds can respond to how they are played with for the first time." Bricks now feature sound and light, and can react to movement. But the announcement has prompted concern. According to the BBC, 'play experts' have expressed unease about Lego, a traditionally analogue product, entering an increasingly digital world. One expert told the BBC Smart Bricks could "undermine what was once great about Legos," harnessing children's own imagination during play.
Vaccum
A stair-climbing robot vacuum isn't a new idea. We saw an early attempt at it with the Dreame X50 Ultra, which was able to overcome thresholds of around two inches. Recently, at IFA 2025, we saw the Eufy Marswalker and Dreame CyberX, which use a system of treads and an additional shell to help the robot get up stairs. However, neither can clean the stairs itself. The Roborock Saros Rover is different; it's a robot with legs, and I mean real legs, not treads or a lift system.
Samsung
Samsung Electronics today unveiled its “Companion to AI Living” vision at The First Look, its CES 2026 event held in the Latour Ballroom at the Wynn Las Vegas. The focus of the event was on AI as Samsung’s philosophy, a foundation that connects the company’s R&D product development, operations and user experience... “Samsung is building a more unified, more personal experience across mobile, visual display, home appliances and services,” said TM Roh. “With our global connected ecosystem, and by embedding AI across categories, Samsung is leading the way to offer more meaningful everyday AI experiences.”
Twister
Paul's presents present particular problems placed parallel to pink poinsettias.
Hollie hangs holly here hopping happy holidays hurry.
Tree trimmers try to trim trees while Tracy tastes treats.
Wrapping warped wreaths risks ruining weather wilted wood.
Youthful yeoman yodel yule yarns while yachting.
Santa seems seriously sick since Sally served sour salmon soup.
Frosty froze frequently, furthermore fell on frozen frost freezing his fiddly thumbs.
AI Personality Test
Researchers have developed the first scientifically validated 'personality test' framework for popular AI chatbots, and have shown that chatbots not only mimic human personality traits, but their 'personality' can be reliably tested and precisely shaped- raising implications for AI safety and ethics. The research team, led by the University of Cambridge and Google DeepMind, developed a method to measure and influence the synthetic 'personality' of 18 different large language models (LLMs)- the systems behind popular AI chatbots such as ChatGPT- based on psychological testing methods usually used to assess human personality traits.
Word
Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year. “It’s such an illustrative word,” said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead of Monday’s announcement. “It’s part of a transformative technology, AI, and it’s something that people have found fascinating, annoying and a little bit ridiculous.”
Disney
Disney is taking a $1 billion equity stake in OpenAI, while also striking a deal that would allow its famous characters be used on Sora, the AI company’s video generation platform. Disney’s investment in OpenAI is the first such major licensing agreement for Sora. Under the agreement, users of OpenAI’s shortform video-generating social media network Sora will be allowed to make videos using more than 200 Disney animated characters.
Disco
Google on Thursday introduced a new AI experiment for the web browser: the Gemini-powered product Disco, which helps to turn your open tabs into custom applications. With Disco, you can create what Google is calling “GenTabs,” a tool that proactively suggests interactive web apps that can help you complete tasks related to what you’re browsing and allows you to build your own apps via written prompts.
Google on Monday said it plans to launch the first of its AI-powered glasses in 2026, as the tech company ramps up its efforts to compete against Meta in a heating consumer market for AI devices. Google plans to release audio-only glasses that will allow users to speak with the Gemini artificial-intelligence assistant, the company said in a blog. Google also said there will be glasses with an in-lens display that show users information such as navigation directions and language translations.
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