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Nvidia just demoed self-driving tech that navigated a Mercedes through Vegas.
Musk says it won't challenge Tesla for 5-6 years. But Nvidia's CEO praised Tesla's approach as "state-of-the-art."
Musk says it won't challenge Tesla for 5-6 years. But Nvidia's CEO praised Tesla's approach as "state-of-the-art."
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Nvidia just demoed self-driving tech that navigated a Mercedes through Vegas.
Musk says it won't challenge Tesla for 5-6 years. But Nvidia's CEO praised Tesla's approach as "state-of-the-art."
Musk says it won't challenge Tesla for 5-6 years. But Nvidia's CEO praised Tesla's approach as "state-of-the-art."
Ford announced an AI assistant that knows your specific vehicle's specs.
Snap a photo of supplies and ask if they'll fit. It calculates based on your truck bed's actual dimensions.
Snap a photo of supplies and ask if they'll fit. It calculates based on your truck bed's actual dimensions.
January 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Ford announced an AI assistant that knows your specific vehicle's specs.
Snap a photo of supplies and ask if they'll fit. It calculates based on your truck bed's actual dimensions.
Snap a photo of supplies and ask if they'll fit. It calculates based on your truck bed's actual dimensions.
Gmail just got its biggest update in 20 years.
Google added AI thread summaries, a Grammarly-style proofreader, and an "AI Inbox" that surfaces tasks you need to handle.
Google added AI thread summaries, a Grammarly-style proofreader, and an "AI Inbox" that surfaces tasks you need to handle.
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Gmail just got its biggest update in 20 years.
Google added AI thread summaries, a Grammarly-style proofreader, and an "AI Inbox" that surfaces tasks you need to handle.
Google added AI thread summaries, a Grammarly-style proofreader, and an "AI Inbox" that surfaces tasks you need to handle.
230 million people already ask ChatGPT health questions weekly.
Now OpenAI launched a dedicated health space where you can connect medical records and wellness apps for personalized answers.
Now OpenAI launched a dedicated health space where you can connect medical records and wellness apps for personalized answers.
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
230 million people already ask ChatGPT health questions weekly.
Now OpenAI launched a dedicated health space where you can connect medical records and wellness apps for personalized answers.
Now OpenAI launched a dedicated health space where you can connect medical records and wellness apps for personalized answers.
Yann LeCun is leaving Meta to start his own AI company, and he's being remarkably candid about what went wrong.
January 7, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Yann LeCun is leaving Meta to start his own AI company, and he's being remarkably candid about what went wrong.
A federal judge just ordered OpenAI to turn over 20 million ChatGPT conversation logs in the ongoing copyright lawsuit with news organizations.
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
A federal judge just ordered OpenAI to turn over 20 million ChatGPT conversation logs in the ongoing copyright lawsuit with news organizations.
A company is opening a pop-up café in NYC where you can take your AI chatbot on a real date.
According to Decrypt, tables will be single-seat with phone stands so your AI companion sits across from you during dinner.
According to Decrypt, tables will be single-seat with phone stands so your AI companion sits across from you during dinner.
January 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
A company is opening a pop-up café in NYC where you can take your AI chatbot on a real date.
According to Decrypt, tables will be single-seat with phone stands so your AI companion sits across from you during dinner.
According to Decrypt, tables will be single-seat with phone stands so your AI companion sits across from you during dinner.
Stanford researchers trained an AI on 585,000 hours of sleep data.
According to Nature Medicine, it can now predict your risk for 130+ health conditions from a single night's sleep study.
According to Nature Medicine, it can now predict your risk for 130+ health conditions from a single night's sleep study.
January 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Stanford researchers trained an AI on 585,000 hours of sleep data.
According to Nature Medicine, it can now predict your risk for 130+ health conditions from a single night's sleep study.
According to Nature Medicine, it can now predict your risk for 130+ health conditions from a single night's sleep study.
"Three months ago, I would have said only someone who's never built anything non-trivial would believe AI can replace developers."
Today? A developer says Opus 4.5 completely changed his mind.
Today? A developer says Opus 4.5 completely changed his mind.
January 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
"Three months ago, I would have said only someone who's never built anything non-trivial would believe AI can replace developers."
Today? A developer says Opus 4.5 completely changed his mind.
Today? A developer says Opus 4.5 completely changed his mind.
Daniel Kokotajlo, the former OpenAI employee behind the "AI 2027" doom scenario, just pushed back his timeline.
January 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Daniel Kokotajlo, the former OpenAI employee behind the "AI 2027" doom scenario, just pushed back his timeline.
Brain scans just got 3x clearer.
Boston College researchers built an AI that removes noise from fMRI data 200% better than previous methods.
Boston College researchers built an AI that removes noise from fMRI data 200% better than previous methods.
January 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Brain scans just got 3x clearer.
Boston College researchers built an AI that removes noise from fMRI data 200% better than previous methods.
Boston College researchers built an AI that removes noise from fMRI data 200% better than previous methods.
A Reddit "whistleblower" claimed delivery apps calculate "desperation scores" for drivers.
86,000 upvotes. 36 million views on X.
Completely fake. And the AI-generated evidence almost fooled journalists too.
86,000 upvotes. 36 million views on X.
Completely fake. And the AI-generated evidence almost fooled journalists too.
January 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
A Reddit "whistleblower" claimed delivery apps calculate "desperation scores" for drivers.
86,000 upvotes. 36 million views on X.
Completely fake. And the AI-generated evidence almost fooled journalists too.
86,000 upvotes. 36 million views on X.
Completely fake. And the AI-generated evidence almost fooled journalists too.
Your TV can finally understand plain English.
Google announced Gemini for Google TV at CES. Tell it "the screen is too dim" and it adjusts settings automatically. No menu hunting required.
Google announced Gemini for Google TV at CES. Tell it "the screen is too dim" and it adjusts settings automatically. No menu hunting required.
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Your TV can finally understand plain English.
Google announced Gemini for Google TV at CES. Tell it "the screen is too dim" and it adjusts settings automatically. No menu hunting required.
Google announced Gemini for Google TV at CES. Tell it "the screen is too dim" and it adjusts settings automatically. No menu hunting required.
You can now bet on whether your city's home prices will rise or fall.
Polymarket just launched real estate prediction markets. It's the first structured way to trade housing without owning property.
Polymarket just launched real estate prediction markets. It's the first structured way to trade housing without owning property.
January 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
You can now bet on whether your city's home prices will rise or fall.
Polymarket just launched real estate prediction markets. It's the first structured way to trade housing without owning property.
Polymarket just launched real estate prediction markets. It's the first structured way to trade housing without owning property.
Nvidia just shipped free self-driving AI that competes with Tesla's FSD.
Tesla bought billions in Nvidia chips to build FSD.
According to TechCrunch, Nvidia dropped two major announcements at CES 2026:
Tesla bought billions in Nvidia chips to build FSD.
According to TechCrunch, Nvidia dropped two major announcements at CES 2026:
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Nvidia just shipped free self-driving AI that competes with Tesla's FSD.
Tesla bought billions in Nvidia chips to build FSD.
According to TechCrunch, Nvidia dropped two major announcements at CES 2026:
Tesla bought billions in Nvidia chips to build FSD.
According to TechCrunch, Nvidia dropped two major announcements at CES 2026:
Tech founders cashed out $16 billion in 2025, the biggest insider selling year on record.
Bezos led with $5B, Zuckerberg sold $2.6B, Huang $713M, and Musk $610M.
Bezos led with $5B, Zuckerberg sold $2.6B, Huang $713M, and Musk $610M.
January 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Tech founders cashed out $16 billion in 2025, the biggest insider selling year on record.
Bezos led with $5B, Zuckerberg sold $2.6B, Huang $713M, and Musk $610M.
Bezos led with $5B, Zuckerberg sold $2.6B, Huang $713M, and Musk $610M.
50% of people who tear their ACL develop arthritis within 15 years.
According to Stanford Medicine, a simple injection might prevent that entirely.
↳ The treatment targets a protein called 15-PGDH that builds up as we age. Block it, and cartilage starts regrowing.
According to Stanford Medicine, a simple injection might prevent that entirely.
↳ The treatment targets a protein called 15-PGDH that builds up as we age. Block it, and cartilage starts regrowing.
January 5, 2026 at 7:27 PM
50% of people who tear their ACL develop arthritis within 15 years.
According to Stanford Medicine, a simple injection might prevent that entirely.
↳ The treatment targets a protein called 15-PGDH that builds up as we age. Block it, and cartilage starts regrowing.
According to Stanford Medicine, a simple injection might prevent that entirely.
↳ The treatment targets a protein called 15-PGDH that builds up as we age. Block it, and cartilage starts regrowing.
Boston Dynamics just put its humanoid robot in a real factory for the first time.
The Atlas robot is now sorting car parts at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. No more lab demos.
The Atlas robot is now sorting car parts at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. No more lab demos.
January 5, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Boston Dynamics just put its humanoid robot in a real factory for the first time.
The Atlas robot is now sorting car parts at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. No more lab demos.
The Atlas robot is now sorting car parts at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. No more lab demos.
Samsung's new refrigerator uses Google Gemini to watch what you put in and take out.
It'll track your food, suggest recipes based on what's inside, and send weekly reports on your eating patterns.
It'll track your food, suggest recipes based on what's inside, and send weekly reports on your eating patterns.
January 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Samsung's new refrigerator uses Google Gemini to watch what you put in and take out.
It'll track your food, suggest recipes based on what's inside, and send weekly reports on your eating patterns.
It'll track your food, suggest recipes based on what's inside, and send weekly reports on your eating patterns.
We shouldn't fear that AI video won't be good enough to match movies and television.
We should fear that it'll be too good.
We should fear that it'll be too good.
January 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
We shouldn't fear that AI video won't be good enough to match movies and television.
We should fear that it'll be too good.
We should fear that it'll be too good.
Exhaust data is the new alpha.
Every action leaves a trace. Most people ignore it. A few people build tools to track it.
Every action leaves a trace. Most people ignore it. A few people build tools to track it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Exhaust data is the new alpha.
Every action leaves a trace. Most people ignore it. A few people build tools to track it.
Every action leaves a trace. Most people ignore it. A few people build tools to track it.
Air Force tanker maintenance hasn't changed in 50 years.
Now an AI system called IRIS is cutting inspection times by 60%. According to Business Insider, technicians are finally getting help for one of the military's dirtiest, most dangerous jobs.
Now an AI system called IRIS is cutting inspection times by 60%. According to Business Insider, technicians are finally getting help for one of the military's dirtiest, most dangerous jobs.
January 5, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Air Force tanker maintenance hasn't changed in 50 years.
Now an AI system called IRIS is cutting inspection times by 60%. According to Business Insider, technicians are finally getting help for one of the military's dirtiest, most dangerous jobs.
Now an AI system called IRIS is cutting inspection times by 60%. According to Business Insider, technicians are finally getting help for one of the military's dirtiest, most dangerous jobs.
Instagram's head just admitted defeat on AI detection.
January 5, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Instagram's head just admitted defeat on AI detection.
A Utah police AI claimed an officer turned into a frog 🐸
According to Fox 13, the software had picked up audio from "The Princess and the Frog" playing on a TV during a call.
According to Fox 13, the software had picked up audio from "The Princess and the Frog" playing on a TV during a call.
January 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM
A Utah police AI claimed an officer turned into a frog 🐸
According to Fox 13, the software had picked up audio from "The Princess and the Frog" playing on a TV during a call.
According to Fox 13, the software had picked up audio from "The Princess and the Frog" playing on a TV during a call.
AI chat by itself are already outdated.
January 4, 2026 at 7:52 PM
AI chat by itself are already outdated.