Rob Pegoraro
@robpegoraro.com
D.C.-based freelance technology journalist covering, and often vexed by, computers, gadgets, and other things that beep. May or may not be notable. He/him. Read: PCMag, Fast Company, etc. Write: [email protected]
I will admit that "Abolish ICE" seemed extreme years ago. Not anymore: This agency has made itself a disgrace and a danger to the United States. Close it, prosecute its leaders and personnel for their crimes, and hand whatever legitimate functions ICE once handled to agencies that will obey the law.
January 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I will admit that "Abolish ICE" seemed extreme years ago. Not anymore: This agency has made itself a disgrace and a danger to the United States. Close it, prosecute its leaders and personnel for their crimes, and hand whatever legitimate functions ICE once handled to agencies that will obey the law.
I'm always so tired after CES that I never have a problem falling asleep on the flight, and it does let me avoid paying for what's usually an expensive hotel night. And yet...
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I'm always so tired after CES that I never have a problem falling asleep on the flight, and it does let me avoid paying for what's usually an expensive hotel night. And yet...
Update: A Zoox robotaxi finally did show up and then shuttled me to my hotel, at no charge as per my first use of the service. No complaints about the ride!
January 8, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Update: A Zoox robotaxi finally did show up and then shuttled me to my hotel, at no charge as per my first use of the service. No complaints about the ride!
TIL that I'm a member of the unorganized militia of Virginia. Feels kinda badass. Can I get a sword for that?
§ 44-1. Composition of militia
law.lis.virginia.gov
January 8, 2026 at 5:30 AM
TIL that I'm a member of the unorganized militia of Virginia. Feels kinda badass. Can I get a sword for that?
It looks like it would be faster to take the NJ Transit 62 bus from Newark Penn, which... man, that's just embarrassing.
January 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
It looks like it would be faster to take the NJ Transit 62 bus from Newark Penn, which... man, that's just embarrassing.
"This has been incredibly disruptive," said Robin Liss, CEO of the kitchen-robot firm Suvie. She said the firm has responded to tariffs by having new factories built in Mexico and Vietnam: "We created a lot of jobs--not in the United States."
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM
"This has been incredibly disruptive," said Robin Liss, CEO of the kitchen-robot firm Suvie. She said the firm has responded to tariffs by having new factories built in Mexico and Vietnam: "We created a lot of jobs--not in the United States."
"Tariffs are taxes," said Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist. "They're a tax. On the American people. Chinese people do not pay tariffs." He added that they fail to promote domestic industries, citing the steel industry "we've been very actively protecting, almost to extinction."
January 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
"Tariffs are taxes," said Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist. "They're a tax. On the American people. Chinese people do not pay tariffs." He added that they fail to promote domestic industries, citing the steel industry "we've been very actively protecting, almost to extinction."
"Tariffs were never our favorite tool to deal with trade," said Jovita Neliupsiene, EU ambassador to the US. She allowed that EU regulations need simplification but rejects that they discriminate against US firms: "Google search has more users in Europe than you have citizens in the United States."
January 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
"Tariffs were never our favorite tool to deal with trade," said Jovita Neliupsiene, EU ambassador to the US. She allowed that EU regulations need simplification but rejects that they discriminate against US firms: "Google search has more users in Europe than you have citizens in the United States."