Trump’s fundraisers asked Microsoft for its White House ballroom donation
Trump’s fundraisers asked Microsoft for its White House ballroom donation

The Trump administration approached Microsoft for its donation to fund the White House’s $300 million ballroom, documents released by Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) office reveal. In response to a Democrat-led letter questioning Big Tech’s involvement in the ballroom’s construction, Microsoft counsel Karen Christian writes that the company “was contacted by a fundraiser for the effort […]

Meta Smart Glasses Could Make Conversations Easier in Noisy Places

Conversation Focus is now available in Early Access on Meta smart glasses, using directional audio to improve speech clarity without amplifying surrounding noise.
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Instagram says it fixed the issue behind shady password reset emails

Numerous Instagram users received suspicious password reset emails amid reports of a massive data scrape. The social media company says it has resolved the issue but denies a data breach.
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Google’s Gemini AI will go shopping for you without hopping between sites and apps

This new agentic shopping experience, accessible in Gemini and AI Overviews, will also includes the convenience of loyalty point rewards while it automatically pulls shipping details from Google Wallet.
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The Atlas humanoid robot attempted a backflip. Here’s what happened

At the recent CES 2026 tech show in Las Vegas, Boston Dynamics showed off the latest version of its advanced Atlas humanoid robot, a machine that it’s been working on for more than a decade. The robot strolled onto the stage with such a natural gait th…

Evotrex says its new RV concept makes its own power – here’s how it works
Evotrex says its new RV concept makes its own power – here’s how it works

Evotrex’ is calling its new PG5 travel trailer a “power-generating RV” that offers glampers extended off-grid operation without giving up the comforts of their electrified homes – but the Anker-backed startup isn’t claiming to create energy out of thin…

Google pulls AI overviews for some medical searches
Google pulls AI overviews for some medical searches

Earlier this month, The Guardian published an investigation that showed Google was serving up misleading and outright false information via its AI overviews in response to certain medical inquiries. Now those results appear to have been removed. According to the original report: In one case that experts described as “really dangerous”, Google wrongly advised people […]

Instagram says it fixed the issue that let someone send all those password reset emails
Instagram says it fixed the issue that let someone send all those password reset emails

If you’re one of the many, many people who received a password reset email from Instagram the other day, the company says it fixed the issue. What was the issue? Unclear. We reached out to Meta for clarification and have yet to receive a response. All we know is that an “external party” triggered the […]

Bladder buster: Buick Electra E7 goes nearly 1,000 miles between stops
Bladder buster: Buick Electra E7 goes nearly 1,000 miles between stops

As long as range anxiety is still a thing, you could make the case that manufacturers posting huge range numbers between stops is only making it worse, convincing hesitant, late-adopters that range is the only stat that matters. That said, with 1600 km…

GameStop is kicking off 2026 by shutting down over 400 stores in 42 states
GameStop is kicking off 2026 by shutting down over 400 stores in 42 states

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen is in line to potentially earn $35 billion in stock options, so long as the company hits a $100 billion market cap. One way to hit that target is by cutting costs, and one way of cutting costs is to close down a bunch of stores. The company closed 590 stores […]