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New to AI? Here are five tips to make you more productive at work.
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Their partnership will trial Walker S2 humanoid robots in aircraft manufacturing, signalling a global push into industrial automation.
The post UBTech's Humanoid Robots Step Into Airbus Factories in Global Manufacturing Push appeared first on eWEEK.
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This means an AI system could gradually become less helpful, more deceptive, or even actively harmful without anyone realizing it until it's too late.
The post Anthropic Uncovers AI Personality Crisis as Models Secretly Switch Identities appeared first on eWEEK.
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Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Jan. 20.
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Ready to commit to your health goals this year? These are the products I actually use and recommend.
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Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for Jan. 20, No. 1,676.
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Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Jan. 20, No. 688.
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Industry leaders long critical of San Francisco have fueled an online campaign against a proposed billionaire tax, prompting some of California's richest to relocate.
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AI firm says annualized revenue topped $20 billion in 2025 as compute rose to 1.9 GW. A broader infrastructure push and ad tests aim to fund growth.
The post OpenAI's Revenue Climbs Past $20B as Compute Expansion Powers Rapid Growth appeared first on eWEEK.
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You're probably leaving tons of perks on the table when it comes to your Prime benefits.
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Situations that expose centralization in supposedly decentralized exchanges have become par for the course in crypto.
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NEW RESOURCES BBC: Writer's poems helped boost the abolition campaign. "Letters written by a prominent abolitionist are being digitised, filling in a ‘massive bit of the jigsaw' in the abolition campaign history, […]
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a G4-level geomagnetic storm after a long-duration solar flare erupted a couple of days ago.
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 Even a device as simple as a computer mouse still has plenty of room for improvement. Modern versions are becoming lighter, more ergonomic, and often even look nothing like their traditional counterparts. The NanoFlow i2 Air incorporates some revolutionary features and is now available for backing on Kickstarter.
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Don't take a chance with toxic houseplants. Opt for a pet-safe plant to keep your furry family safe.
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You can still buy the apps individually, but subscribers get access to Final Cut Pro and other Studio tools.
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NEW RESOURCES University of Miami: Preserving the legacy of the first woman US attorney general. "Through a major preservation effort led by University of Miami Libraries, damaged physical media from the Janet […]
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Windows Backup & Restore Tool is a sophisticated yet user-friendly software solution designed for efficient data backup and restoration. This versatile tool operates seamlessly within both the familiar Windows operating environment and the specialized WinPE (Windows Preinstallation Environment), making it suitable for a variety of scenarios. [License: Open Source | Requires:
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Pioneering mathematician Dr. Gladys West has passed away at the age of 95. Her name may not be familiar to you, but her contributions certainly are; West's work laid the foundation for the global positioning system. As you likely know from experience, GPS is now an essential component of industries ranging from aviation and emergency response, as well as ensuring that you get to that dinner date or job interview on time.
— Dr. Gladys B. West (@DrGladysBWest) January 18, 2026
West was born in 1930 in Virginia. Despite the oppression of Jim Crow laws in the south, she was able to pursue higher education at Virginia State College (now named Virginia State University), obtaining bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics. In 1956, West was hired at what is now called the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, VA. Her focus during the 1970s and 1980s was creating accurate models of the Earth's shape based on satellite data, a complex task requiring the type of mathematical gymnastics that would make the average person dizzy. Those models later became the backbone for GPS. West worked at the Dahlgren center for 42 years, retiring in 1998.
As has been the case with so many of the women, particularly those of color, behind tech and science breakthroughs in the US, West's work went largely uncelebrated fo
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The photos of Mount Sharp were taken in the morning and the evening to show what light looks like during different parts of the day.
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Air fryer wings are simple and delicious, but this small mistake can deliver soggy, less than stellar results.
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Elon Musk posted on X that Tesla will be restarting work on Dojo3, the third generation of its in-house supercomputer project. The Dojo team had been disbanded last year as the company prioritized the AI chips that run on board Tesla vehicles. Musk said the company is returning to the project "now that the AI5 chip design is in good shape."
The purpose of the Dojo project is to process video recordings and other data from Tesla vehicles and use that to train the "neural net" behind the company's Full Self-Driving software. Last year, however, Musk posted on X that "It doesn't make sense for Tesla to divide its resources and scale two quite different AI chip designs. The Tesla AI5, AI6 and subsequent chips will be excellent for inference and at least pretty good for training. All effort is focused on that."
The AI chips Musk is referring to are ones developed for running FSD onboard Tesla vehicles and are not optimized for training. The AI6 chips will be
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Update your passport from the comfort of your couch.
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Basketball fans can save on NBA League Pass right now, which lets you catch a bunch of out-of-market NBA games via streaming. The League Pass Premium subscription is on sale for $75, down from the usual $160, and League Pass Standard is marked down to $50 from $110. Considering we're almost halfway though the season, the discount makes sense and is a good deal for anyone who wants to keep a close eye on the rest of the games to be played this year.
The Standard plan includes commercials and support for only one device at a time, while the Premium tier offers no commercials, in-arena streams during breaks in the game, offline viewing of full games and concurrent streams on up to three devices at once.
Last year, League Pass added mult
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Meta's Threads is pulling further ahead of Elon Musk's X on mobile, based on recent estimates from analytics firm Similarweb, Forbes reports. In the first stretch of January, Threads averaged roughly 143 million daily active users worldwide on mobile devices, compared with about 126 million for X.
Similarweb's year-over-year snapshot shows Threads growing sharply, up 37.8 percent year-over-year, while X's daily mobile audience fell 11.9 percent across the same period. The picture is more mixed in the US, where X still holds a narrow edge on mobile. Similarweb data puts X at about 21.2 million daily active US mobile users in early January versus roughly 19.5 million for Threads.
However, Threads' US mobile usage has risen substantially faster over the past year, surging almost 42 percent to X's 18 percent. X remains far larger on desktop, where it draws around 150 million daily users or visits worldwide, while Threads' web presence sits at just 9 million.
Forbes also reported on Similarweb data for Bluesky, another competing text-based platform started by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. Dorsey left the board in the summer of 2024, later telling Pirate Wires he believed Bluesky was "literally repeating all the mistakes we made as a company," in reference to Twitter
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If they're going to live and work with us, maybe humanoid robots should talk like us, too.
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 Chrome for iOS will soon feature an option for iPhone users to import their Safari data into Google's mobile browser, avoiding the need to perform the transfer on desktop.
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 Apple's iPhone 18 Pro models will have a front camera cutout in the top-left corner of the screen alongside a new under-display Face ID system, which will see the Dynamic Island software feature relocated to the same corner. That's according to the latest YouTube video from Front Page Tech's Jon Prosser.
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"Let me be clear with you, [USDT] is used a lot for laundering money," the suspect is quoted as saying.
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 MacBook Pro availability is tightening on Apple's online store, with select configurations facing up to a two-month delivery timeframe in the United States.
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If you weren't able to shut down your Windows 11 device recently, Microsoft has rolled out an emergency fix addressing a couple of critical bugs that popped up with its latest January 2026 Windows security update. The latest "out-of-band" update repairs an issue for some Windows 11 devices that would only restart when users tried to shut down or hibernate. The same update restores the ability for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users to log into their devices via remote connection apps.
Microsoft said the inability to shut down or hibernate affected Windows 11 devices using Secure Launch, a security feature that protects a computer from firmware-level attacks during startup. As for the remote connection issue, Microsoft explained in its Known issues page that credential prompt failures were responsible when users tried to log in remotely to affected Windows 10 and 11 devices.
According to WindowsLatest, some lingering issues with the January 2026 Windows security update are still affecting users, like seeing blank screens or Outlook Classic crashing. Back in October, Microsoft had to issue another emergency fix for Windows 11 related to the
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 Amazon is discounting a few models of Apple's M4 Mac mini this weekend, starting at $499.00 for the model with 16GB RAM/256GB SSD, down from $599.00. Discounts reach up to $129 off in these sales, and this time around there is also a discount on the M4 Pro model.
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 We have our first Apple product announcement of 2026, and it's a software subscription known as Apple Creator Studio featuring Apple's video, audio, and image editing apps, as well as some AI-powered features and premium content for iWork apps and Freeform.
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Although X removed Grok's ability to create nonconsensual digitally undressed images on the social platform, the standalone Grok app is another story. It reportedly continues to produce "nudified" deepfakes of real people. And now, Ashley St. Clair, a conservative political strategist and mother of one of Elon Musk's 14 children, has sued xAI for
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OpenAI says ads will not influence ChatGPT's responses, and that it won't sell user data to advertisers.
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You don't need to spend a fortune to stay on top of your health goals while tracking your fitness. These days, even cheap fitness trackers come packed with features that help you monitor your heart rate, track your steps and even analyze your sleep stages. Many budget options now include GPS tracking for those outdoor runs, real-time heart rate tracking to keep you in the right zone during workouts and, thankfully, most work with both iPhone and Android devices.
Some even go beyond basic metrics, providing insights on daily readiness to help you decide if you're up for an intense workout or need a lighter day. From simple step counters to more advanced running watches, affordable fitness trackers offer plenty to support your journey toward better health without breaking the bank.
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 Apple's newly announced partnership with Google to use Gemini models for Siri and Apple Intelligence could be worth as much as $5 billion, according to one analyst's estimate.
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Atomic-6's innovative Space Armor tiles will finally be put to the test later this year.
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X says it is changing its policies around Grok's image-editing abilities following a multi-week outcry over the chatbot repeatedly being accused of generating sexualized images of children and nonconsensual nudity. In an update shared from the @Safety account on X, the company said it has "implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis."
The new safeguards, according to X, will apply to all users regardless of whether they pay for Grok. xAI is also moving all of Grok's image-generating features behind its subscriber paywall so that non-paying users will no longer be able to create images. And it will geoblock "the ability of all users to generate images of real people in bikinis, underwear, and similar attire via the Grok account and in Grok in X" in regions where it's illegal.
— Safety (@Safety) January 14, 2026
The company's statement comes hours after the state of California opened an investigation into xAI and Grok over its handling of AI-generated nudity and child exploitation material. A statement from California Attorney General Rob Bonta cited one analysis that found "more than half of the 20,000 images generated by xAI between Christmas and New Years depicted people in minimal clothing," including some that appeared to be children.
In its update, X said that it has "zero tolerance" for child exploitation and that it removes "high-priority violative content, including Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and non-
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 Apple today introduced a new Apple Creator Studio bundle that offers access to six creative apps, as well as exclusive AI features and content, as part of a single subscription. In the U.S., pricing is set at $12.99 per month or $129 per year.
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 On iOS 18.2 and later, there is a Share Item Location feature in the Find My app that allows you to temporarily share the location of an AirTag-equipped item with others, including employees at participating airlines. This way, if you put an AirTag inside your bags, the airline can better help you find them in the event they are lost or delayed at the airport.
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NEW RESOURCES Library of Congress: What's New Online at the Library of Congress: January 2026. "Interested in learning more about what's new in the Library of Congress digital collections? The Signal shares […]
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 iOS 26.3 will likely be released to the public later this month, but it appears that Apple is preparing to push out another software update in the interim.
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 In a statement shared with CNBC today, Apple confirmed that Google Gemini will power the next-generation version of Siri that is slated to launch later this year.
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Because when you look beyond the glassy surface with its rounded corners and the Start menu in its strict position, the differences are not that insanely big actually. It's not like switching to Mac or Linux, not by a long shot.
In many cases, these are fairly small changes that you can quickly get used to. In many cases, it's even possible to restore or mimic old behavior, and new additions you don't need can often be turned off or hidden.
We recommend: Windows 11 Pro
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