61 Chinese startup founded by Google engineer claims to have developed its own TPU — reportedly 1.5 times faster than Nvidia's A100 GPU from 2020, 42% more efficient

Larry Page is officially moving business out of California ahead of a proposed billionaire's tax

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Hugh Langley @ Business Insider 1 place · today 17:53 EDT

The Google cofounder has severed ties between California and several of his business entities, including his family office. Read more ›

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7 US troops were hurt in a covert Venezuela raid. Here's what we know about their condition.

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Jake Epstein @ Business Insider 2 place · today 18:55 EDT

A defense official said so few injuries on such a complex raid spoke to the expertise of US forces. Read more ›

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Trump’s January 6 victory lap

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Cameron Peters @ Vox 1 place · today 17:35 EDT

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Today marks five years since the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters. To commemorate the […] Read more ›

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Motorola Razr Fold Book-Style Foldable: Specs, Details, Release Date

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Julian Chokkattu @ Wired 1 place · today 20:00 EDT

At CES 2026, the company also announced a new smartwatch, stylus, Bluetooth tracker, and even a weird AI pendant. Read more ›

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Here's what Greenlanders are saying about Trump's threats to annex the island

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Sarah Andersen,Jessica Orwig @ Business Insider 3 place · today 17:14 EDT

Many Greenlanders are interested in working with the US, but they all bristle at the idea of being bought or taken by force. Read more ›

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Let there be light! Wireless light-based Li-Fi looks to solve some of Wi-Fi’s problems

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Stephen Schenck @ Android Authority 1 place · today 20:10 EDT

While limited by direct line-of-sight, Li-Fi is also a lot less vulnerable to interception and jamming. Read more ›

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says robots are 'AI immigrants' that can address labor shortages — can 'do the type of work that maybe we decided not to do anymore'

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · today 17:14 EDT

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, said that a wave of robots will serve as "AI immigrants" to drive the economy and do the jobs others don't want to do. Read more ›

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China reviews Meta’s $2bn purchase of AI start-up Manus

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Financial Times 1 place · today 20:30 EDT

Commerce ministry assessing whether deal for Chinese-founded group violates technology export controls Read more ›

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Digital Trends CES 2026 Publisher Awards

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Tom Bedford @ Digital Trends 1 place · today 18:31 EDT

Here are 19 products from CES 2026 which need to be seen including home vacuums, pool cleaners and AI companions. Read more ›

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$33 billion Brevan Howard's two biggest funds lagged macro peers last year. Here are the returns.

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Bradley Saacks @ Business Insider · today 19:52 EDT

Last year was a big one for many macro-oriented hedge funds, including Bridgewater and Discovery. Read more ›

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says "the future is neural rendering" at CES 2026, teasing DLSS advancements — RTX 5090 could represent the pinnacle of traditional raster

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · today 18:16 EDT

During a Q&A at CES 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says that the future of graphics is neural rendering, and that the company is "working on things in the lab that are just utterly shocking and incredible." Read more ›

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AMD Ryzen chief teases return of older Zen 3 chips to fight soaring RAM prices — 'That's something we're actively working on right now'

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · today 15:12 EDT

AMD interview suggests it might restart production of DDR4-based AM4 Ryzen desktop processors Read more ›

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Lenovo’s Legion Go 2 Now Comes With SteamOS

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Kyle Barr @ Gizmodo 1 place · today 20:00 EDT

The biggest, costliest, and most enticing handheld now has a better OS and price. Read more ›

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Lenovo is building an AI assistant that ‘can act on your behalf’

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Alex Heath @ The Verge 1 place · today 21:30 EDT

While most attention in the AI race is focused on model builders and cloud platforms, Lenovo sits closer to millions of users than most companies. As the world's top PC maker by volume, Lenovo ships tens of millions of devices every year. What it decides to ship, bundle, and integrate can directly shape how AI […] Read more ›

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Hilton says it is removing a Minnesota hotel from its system over ICE controversy

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Dominick Reuter @ Business Insider · today 11:25 EDT

Hilton said Tuesday that it is removing an independently owned Minnesota hotel from its system after a location denied rooms to ICE employees. Read more ›

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The Laptops Coming This Year From Asus, Dell, Lenovo, HP and Acer video

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Joshua Goldman @ CNET 1 place · today 20:01 EDT

There were a lot of laptops unveiled at the big tech show in Las Vegas for 2026, and here are some of the highlights. Read more ›

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New Moto Things Include a Stylus for the Razr, Revamped Location Tracker

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Mike Sorrentino @ CNET 2 place · today 20:01 EDT

The Moto Pen Ultra will bring handwriting to the upcoming Razr Fold, while the Moto Tag 2 doubles the battery life of its predecessor to two years. Read more ›

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Community tests confirm DLSS 4.5 yields 20%+ performance loss on older RTX 30 and 20 series GPUs compared to DLSS 4.0 — Nvidia warnings ring true following rollout

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Tom's Hardware · today 14:25 EDT

DLSS 4.5 testing by enthusiasts has revealed a 20% or greater performance reduction compared to DLSS 4.0 on RTX 20- and 30-series GPUs. Read more ›

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NYC Wegmans Is Storing Biometric Data On Shoppers' Eyes, Voices and Faces

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BeauHD @ Slashdot 1 place · today 20:25 EDT

schwit1 shares a report from Gothamist: Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data from anyone who enters its supermarkets, according to new signage posted at the chain's Manhattan and Brooklyn locations earlier this month. Anyone entering the store could have data on their face, eyes and voices collected and stored by the Rochester-headquartered supermarket chain. The information is used to "protect the safety and security of our... Read more ›

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Musk’s xAI raises $20bn in funding round that doubles valuation

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Financial Times 2 place · today 16:47 EDT

Announcement comes as scrutiny of chatbot mounts after it created sexualised images of minors Read more ›

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Speed test pits six generations of Windows against each other — Windows 11 placed dead last across most benchmarks, 8.1 emerges as unexpected winner in this unscientific comparison

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 01/04/2026 09:53 EDT

If you're a Windows 11 hater, sit back and enjoy your biases being validated in the most satisfying way possible. A new speed test shows Microsoft's latest OS performing terribly against the five previous Windows versions, placing last in most tests across the board. Read more ›

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For the first time in 5 years, Nvidia will not announce any new GPUs at CES — company quashes RTX 50 Super rumors as AI expected to take center stage

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Tom's Hardware · 01/05/2026 14:13 EDT

Nvidia has just announced on X that its CES 2026 keynote will not include "any new GPUs," breaking a five-year long streak of unveiling new hardware at every Las Vegas show. Instead, the company will likely focus on AI developments. Read more ›

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Blu-ray hits 20 — optical disc format was introduced to the public at CES 2006

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 01/04/2026 08:59 EDT

20 years ago today, the CES in Las Vegas was buzzing with talk of Blu-ray technology, players, and media, and the format isn't dead yet. Read more ›

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Corsair cancels $240 48GB DDR5 memory kit orders due to pricing error — company’s blunder ignites shopper uproar over botched RAM deal

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Tom's Hardware · 01/03/2026 10:40 EDT

Over the past few days, many customers purchased an incorrectly-priced kit of premium DDR5 memory from Corsair's webstore for just $240. Today, the company has cancelled all those orders, saying the memory is out of stock and that the pricing was a mistake. It's safe to say this decision has been met with fierce scrutiny. Read more ›

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Newegg bundles $1,460 128GB DDR5 RAM kit with $50 Starbucks gift card — 'Drink Coffee while you game!!' retailer says as memory hits RTX 5080 pricing

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Tom's Hardware · 01/05/2026 14:31 EDT

Newegg has listed two 128GB G.Skill DDR5 RAM kits with a free $50 Starbucks gift card. Both kits are more expensive than a brand-new RTX 5080, as the DRAM pricing crisis hits DIY PC builders hard. Read more ›

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New York's Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero — devices join drones, guns, and beach balls on prohibited items list

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Tom's Hardware · 12/31/2025 07:45 EDT

The invitation to Mayor-elect Mamdani's inauguration lists Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero as prohibited items but does not provide a reason. Read more ›

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China's president Xi Jinping calls Taiwan reunification "unstoppable" — military drills around the island escalate in area and deployments

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Tom's Hardware · 01/01/2026 14:49 EDT

China calls Taiwan reunification "unstoppable" as military drills proceed. Read more ›

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PCIe card housing AMD chipset unlocks more connectivity on any motherboard, including Intel models — or you can give any B650 motherboard the top-tier connectivity of X670

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 12/31/2025 06:30 EDT

Open-source expansion card brings AMD's B650 chipset expansion capabilities to any system that has a PCIe 4.0 x4 expansion slot. Read more ›

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Microsoft silently kills Windows and Office phone activation and forces online activation with a Microsoft account — Windows users are now herded into an online-only portal for activation

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Tom's Hardware · 01/03/2026 13:22 EDT

Microsoft has somehow put the cap on yet another way to circumvent its internet-powered setup process, and this time it's on a build that they haven't even supported for a while! Production activation via call is still listed in Microsoft's support docs, but a new YouTube video running Windows 7 shows it now redirects you to the online portal. Read more ›

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Finnish authorities seize ship and crew after undersea cable cut, pursuing criminal charges — Finnish special forces board ship, detain all 14 crewmembers

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Tom's Hardware · 12/31/2025 12:25 EDT

The cable was damaged for the fourth time in less than 1.5 years. Read more ›

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