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Your smart home data doesn't have to live on someone else's server.
Home Assistant runs entirely on your own hardware, no cloud required.
It's free, open source, and now the #1 project on GitHub by contributors.
Home Assistant runs entirely on your own hardware, no cloud required.
It's free, open source, and now the #1 project on GitHub by contributors.
January 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Your smart home data doesn't have to live on someone else's server.
Home Assistant runs entirely on your own hardware, no cloud required.
It's free, open source, and now the #1 project on GitHub by contributors.
Home Assistant runs entirely on your own hardware, no cloud required.
It's free, open source, and now the #1 project on GitHub by contributors.
Taiwan committed $250B in US investments as part of a new trade deal.
Vice Premier wants Taiwan to be a "close AI strategic partner" with the US. Goal: 40% of Taiwan's chip supply chain in the US by 2036. TSMC already committed $100B.
Vice Premier wants Taiwan to be a "close AI strategic partner" with the US. Goal: 40% of Taiwan's chip supply chain in the US by 2036. TSMC already committed $100B.
January 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Taiwan committed $250B in US investments as part of a new trade deal.
Vice Premier wants Taiwan to be a "close AI strategic partner" with the US. Goal: 40% of Taiwan's chip supply chain in the US by 2036. TSMC already committed $100B.
Vice Premier wants Taiwan to be a "close AI strategic partner" with the US. Goal: 40% of Taiwan's chip supply chain in the US by 2036. TSMC already committed $100B.
Google open-sourced TranslateGemma with support for 55 languages.
The 12B model outperforms a 27B baseline. Runs locally on mobile or cloud, can translate text inside images. Released same day as ChatGPT Translate.
The 12B model outperforms a 27B baseline. Runs locally on mobile or cloud, can translate text inside images. Released same day as ChatGPT Translate.
January 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Google open-sourced TranslateGemma with support for 55 languages.
The 12B model outperforms a 27B baseline. Runs locally on mobile or cloud, can translate text inside images. Released same day as ChatGPT Translate.
The 12B model outperforms a 27B baseline. Runs locally on mobile or cloud, can translate text inside images. Released same day as ChatGPT Translate.
Anthropic analyzed 2M Claude conversations and found AI is changing how people work, not whether they work.
52% augmentation vs 45% automation. Complex tasks get 12x productivity gains. 16% decline in entry-level hiring in AI-exposed sectors.
52% augmentation vs 45% automation. Complex tasks get 12x productivity gains. 16% decline in entry-level hiring in AI-exposed sectors.
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Anthropic analyzed 2M Claude conversations and found AI is changing how people work, not whether they work.
52% augmentation vs 45% automation. Complex tasks get 12x productivity gains. 16% decline in entry-level hiring in AI-exposed sectors.
52% augmentation vs 45% automation. Complex tasks get 12x productivity gains. 16% decline in entry-level hiring in AI-exposed sectors.
OpenAI led a $250M seed round in Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup co-founded by Sam Altman.
Goal: connect brains directly to AI using molecules and ultrasound instead of surgical implants. $850M valuation.
Goal: connect brains directly to AI using molecules and ultrasound instead of surgical implants. $850M valuation.
January 16, 2026 at 5:12 PM
OpenAI led a $250M seed round in Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup co-founded by Sam Altman.
Goal: connect brains directly to AI using molecules and ultrasound instead of surgical implants. $850M valuation.
Goal: connect brains directly to AI using molecules and ultrasound instead of surgical implants. $850M valuation.
66% of physicians now use AI tools, up from 38% two years ago.
The AMA responded with a new policy expanding AI training across medical education, including learning objectives, curricular toolkits, and $12M in grants.
The AMA responded with a new policy expanding AI training across medical education, including learning objectives, curricular toolkits, and $12M in grants.
January 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
66% of physicians now use AI tools, up from 38% two years ago.
The AMA responded with a new policy expanding AI training across medical education, including learning objectives, curricular toolkits, and $12M in grants.
The AMA responded with a new policy expanding AI training across medical education, including learning objectives, curricular toolkits, and $12M in grants.
15 math problems that stumped humans for decades. 11 solved by AI since Christmas.
According to TechCrunch, GPT 5.2 is cracking problems from Paul Erdős's famous collection of 1,000+ unsolved conjectures.
According to TechCrunch, GPT 5.2 is cracking problems from Paul Erdős's famous collection of 1,000+ unsolved conjectures.
January 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
15 math problems that stumped humans for decades. 11 solved by AI since Christmas.
According to TechCrunch, GPT 5.2 is cracking problems from Paul Erdős's famous collection of 1,000+ unsolved conjectures.
According to TechCrunch, GPT 5.2 is cracking problems from Paul Erdős's famous collection of 1,000+ unsolved conjectures.
The Space Force just dropped $27 million on AI that thinks like an enemy.
According to SpaceNews, Slingshot's TALOS system will train satellite operators by simulating how adversaries might actually behave in orbit.
According to SpaceNews, Slingshot's TALOS system will train satellite operators by simulating how adversaries might actually behave in orbit.
January 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The Space Force just dropped $27 million on AI that thinks like an enemy.
According to SpaceNews, Slingshot's TALOS system will train satellite operators by simulating how adversaries might actually behave in orbit.
According to SpaceNews, Slingshot's TALOS system will train satellite operators by simulating how adversaries might actually behave in orbit.
Wikipedia's co-founders can't agree on whether you should trust it.
And AI companies just paid millions to access its content anyway.
And AI companies just paid millions to access its content anyway.
January 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Wikipedia's co-founders can't agree on whether you should trust it.
And AI companies just paid millions to access its content anyway.
And AI companies just paid millions to access its content anyway.
Google's Gemini can now pull your license plate number from a photo you forgot you took.
According to TechCrunch, the new "Personal Intelligence" feature connects Gmail, Photos, Search, and YouTube history for proactive responses.
According to TechCrunch, the new "Personal Intelligence" feature connects Gmail, Photos, Search, and YouTube history for proactive responses.
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Google's Gemini can now pull your license plate number from a photo you forgot you took.
According to TechCrunch, the new "Personal Intelligence" feature connects Gmail, Photos, Search, and YouTube history for proactive responses.
According to TechCrunch, the new "Personal Intelligence" feature connects Gmail, Photos, Search, and YouTube history for proactive responses.
$0 to $10M ARR in a matter of weeks.
According to Reuters, that's how fast Higgsfield scaled before raising $80M at a $1.3B valuation.
According to Reuters, that's how fast Higgsfield scaled before raising $80M at a $1.3B valuation.
January 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
$0 to $10M ARR in a matter of weeks.
According to Reuters, that's how fast Higgsfield scaled before raising $80M at a $1.3B valuation.
According to Reuters, that's how fast Higgsfield scaled before raising $80M at a $1.3B valuation.
Nvidia gets approval to sell H200 chips to China. That's their second-most-advanced AI processor, previously restricted.
Condition: US supply must be sufficient first. Trump wants a 25% fee on sales.
Condition: US supply must be sufficient first. Trump wants a 25% fee on sales.
January 14, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Nvidia gets approval to sell H200 chips to China. That's their second-most-advanced AI processor, previously restricted.
Condition: US supply must be sufficient first. Trump wants a 25% fee on sales.
Condition: US supply must be sufficient first. Trump wants a 25% fee on sales.
Getty has upped its copyright claim against Stability AI to $1.7 billion.
Now claiming 11,383 infringed works. Getty says Stability may have used 12 million images total.
Stability's response: management sees no "probable loss."
Now claiming 11,383 infringed works. Getty says Stability may have used 12 million images total.
Stability's response: management sees no "probable loss."
January 14, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Getty has upped its copyright claim against Stability AI to $1.7 billion.
Now claiming 11,383 infringed works. Getty says Stability may have used 12 million images total.
Stability's response: management sees no "probable loss."
Now claiming 11,383 infringed works. Getty says Stability may have used 12 million images total.
Stability's response: management sees no "probable loss."
America's oldest bank just turned 20,000 employees into AI builders.
BNY Mellon trained nearly its entire workforce to create custom AI agents. No coding required.
BNY Mellon trained nearly its entire workforce to create custom AI agents. No coding required.
January 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
America's oldest bank just turned 20,000 employees into AI builders.
BNY Mellon trained nearly its entire workforce to create custom AI agents. No coding required.
BNY Mellon trained nearly its entire workforce to create custom AI agents. No coding required.
Apple just admitted it can't fix Siri on its own.
A multi-year deal puts Google's Gemini at the foundation of Apple Intelligence. The new model is 1.2 trillion parameters, eight times larger than what Apple currently uses.
A multi-year deal puts Google's Gemini at the foundation of Apple Intelligence. The new model is 1.2 trillion parameters, eight times larger than what Apple currently uses.
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Apple just admitted it can't fix Siri on its own.
A multi-year deal puts Google's Gemini at the foundation of Apple Intelligence. The new model is 1.2 trillion parameters, eight times larger than what Apple currently uses.
A multi-year deal puts Google's Gemini at the foundation of Apple Intelligence. The new model is 1.2 trillion parameters, eight times larger than what Apple currently uses.
Anthropic just launched Cowork: Claude Code capabilities for non-developers.
The goal: bring non-coders closer to what developers can already do with Claude Code.
The goal: bring non-coders closer to what developers can already do with Claude Code.
January 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Anthropic just launched Cowork: Claude Code capabilities for non-developers.
The goal: bring non-coders closer to what developers can already do with Claude Code.
The goal: bring non-coders closer to what developers can already do with Claude Code.
Motional is rebooting its robotaxi plans after years of setbacks.
According to TechCrunch, they're going AI-first, targeting 2026 for driverless service.
According to TechCrunch, they're going AI-first, targeting 2026 for driverless service.
January 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Motional is rebooting its robotaxi plans after years of setbacks.
According to TechCrunch, they're going AI-first, targeting 2026 for driverless service.
According to TechCrunch, they're going AI-first, targeting 2026 for driverless service.
Walmart's drone delivery just got 150x bigger.
According to TechCrunch, Wing is expanding to 150 more stores. Drones deliver in under 30 minutes, straight to your yard.
According to TechCrunch, Wing is expanding to 150 more stores. Drones deliver in under 30 minutes, straight to your yard.
January 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Walmart's drone delivery just got 150x bigger.
According to TechCrunch, Wing is expanding to 150 more stores. Drones deliver in under 30 minutes, straight to your yard.
According to TechCrunch, Wing is expanding to 150 more stores. Drones deliver in under 30 minutes, straight to your yard.
Google just told content creators to stop optimizing for AI.
According to Ars Technica, bite-sized, AI-friendly content hurts your search ranking.
According to Ars Technica, bite-sized, AI-friendly content hurts your search ranking.
January 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Google just told content creators to stop optimizing for AI.
According to Ars Technica, bite-sized, AI-friendly content hurts your search ranking.
According to Ars Technica, bite-sized, AI-friendly content hurts your search ranking.
The CEO of Shopify just showed where AI is headed.
His MRI data required expensive Windows software to view. He asked Claude to build an HTML viewer instead.
Now he can access his own medical records in any browser, for free.
This is the shift: AI removing middlemen between you and your own data.
His MRI data required expensive Windows software to view. He asked Claude to build an HTML viewer instead.
Now he can access his own medical records in any browser, for free.
This is the shift: AI removing middlemen between you and your own data.
January 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The CEO of Shopify just showed where AI is headed.
His MRI data required expensive Windows software to view. He asked Claude to build an HTML viewer instead.
Now he can access his own medical records in any browser, for free.
This is the shift: AI removing middlemen between you and your own data.
His MRI data required expensive Windows software to view. He asked Claude to build an HTML viewer instead.
Now he can access his own medical records in any browser, for free.
This is the shift: AI removing middlemen between you and your own data.
OpenAI is paying contractors to upload actual work files from their jobs to train AI agents.
Not summaries. Real Word docs, spreadsheets, code repos, client deliverables.
Not summaries. Real Word docs, spreadsheets, code repos, client deliverables.
January 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
OpenAI is paying contractors to upload actual work files from their jobs to train AI agents.
Not summaries. Real Word docs, spreadsheets, code repos, client deliverables.
Not summaries. Real Word docs, spreadsheets, code repos, client deliverables.
"AI will replace everyone" sounds good in earnings calls.
One insurer spent $500K and a year just to get started. Their AI cost 3x more than human workers. Result? 5 jobs cut out of 44.
One insurer spent $500K and a year just to get started. Their AI cost 3x more than human workers. Result? 5 jobs cut out of 44.
January 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"AI will replace everyone" sounds good in earnings calls.
One insurer spent $500K and a year just to get started. Their AI cost 3x more than human workers. Result? 5 jobs cut out of 44.
One insurer spent $500K and a year just to get started. Their AI cost 3x more than human workers. Result? 5 jobs cut out of 44.
Counting ancient stones used to take archaeologists days or weeks.
Researchers built an AI that does it in hours from drone images. 84% accuracy.
Researchers built an AI that does it in hours from drone images. 84% accuracy.
January 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Counting ancient stones used to take archaeologists days or weeks.
Researchers built an AI that does it in hours from drone images. 84% accuracy.
Researchers built an AI that does it in hours from drone images. 84% accuracy.
AI data centers use a lot of power.
Researchers developed a way to use radio waves for AI processing that could cut energy consumption significantly.
Researchers developed a way to use radio waves for AI processing that could cut energy consumption significantly.
January 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
AI data centers use a lot of power.
Researchers developed a way to use radio waves for AI processing that could cut energy consumption significantly.
Researchers developed a way to use radio waves for AI processing that could cut energy consumption significantly.
Bloom syndrome is a rare genetic disorder linked to cancer. Diagnosing it means counting chromosome abnormalities by hand.
Tokyo researchers built an AI that matches human expert accuracy at 84%.
Tokyo researchers built an AI that matches human expert accuracy at 84%.
January 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Bloom syndrome is a rare genetic disorder linked to cancer. Diagnosing it means counting chromosome abnormalities by hand.
Tokyo researchers built an AI that matches human expert accuracy at 84%.
Tokyo researchers built an AI that matches human expert accuracy at 84%.