ISS mission splashes down after medical issue
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Crew-11 astronauts has splashed down into the ocean after...
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California is investigating Grok over AI-generated CSAM and nonconsensual deepfakes
California authorities have launched an investigation into xAI following weeks of reports that the chatbot...
Civilization VII comes to Apple Arcade in February
The App Store is a home for many kinds of apps (including, inexplicably, one that...
28 advocacy groups call on Apple and Google to ban Grok, X over nonconsensual deepfakes
Elon Musk isn't the only party at fault for Grok's nonconsensual intimate deepfakes of real...
Verizon says its service is back after a 10-hour outage
Verizon’s network is experiencing technical issues that are impacting calls and wireless data. Verizon customers...
Netflix will air new video podcasts from Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin this month
Netflix is continuing to double down on podcasts, with the streaming service's announcement that it...
X says Grok will no longer edit images of real people into bikinis
X says it is changing its policies around Grok’s image-editing abilities following a multi-week outcry...
Ryan Hurst cast as Kratos for live-action God of War show
Amazon's upcoming God of War live-action TV adaptation has cast Ryan Hurst as its Kratos....
Verizon outage: Voice and data services down for many customers
Verizon’s network appears to be having technical issues that are impacting calls and wireless data....
The first-gen Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones are $150 off right now
The first-generation Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones are on sale right now for $280, marked down...
The Nintendo Switch 2025 year in review is finally here
We’re almost exactly halfway through January, but Nintendo has clearly taken a better-late-than-never approach to...
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving is switching to a subscription-only service
Tesla will stop selling its $8,000 Full Self-Driving (FSD) option and make it strictly a...
reMarkable E Ink tablet bundles are up to $90 off right now
E Ink tablet maker reMarkable is running a bundle deal right now that can save...
EA delays Battlefield 6 Season 2 to February 17
The second season of Battlefield 6 is being pushed back based on “community feedback.” On...
Taiwan issues arrest warrant for Pete Lau, CEO of OnePlus
Taiwanese officials have issued an arrest warrant for OnePlus CEO Pete Lau on allegations of...
Senate passes Defiance Act for a second time to address Grok deepfakes
The Senate has passed the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE ) Act...
Roblox’s age verification system is reportedly a trainwreck
Roblox's age-verification system was designed as a response to allegations it has a child predator...
Meta has closed three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts
Several of Meta's VR studios have been affected by the company's metaverse-focused layoffs. The company...
Instagram wants you to personalize your Reels algorithm for 2026
Last month, Instagram began rolling out a new set of controls that allowed users to...
Proposed legislation opens the door to robotaxi services in New York
Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving car company, tested its autonomous vehicles in New York City in 2025,...
NBA League Pass is up to 55 percent off right now
NBA League Pass, the streaming service that lets you catch hundreds of out-of-market NBA games,...
Anthropic launches Claude Cowork, a version of its coding AI for regular people
If you follow Anthropic, you're probably familiar with Claude Code. Since the fall of 2024,...
A Resident Evil showcase is taking place on January 15
Resident Evil Requiem, the first new mainline entry in the series since 2021’s Resident Evil...
Proton’s Lumo AI chatbot now has an encrypted space for your projects
Proton’s latest update for Lumo, its privacy-focused chatbot, introduces a feature called Projects. It’s a...