Technology

Optimove announced an AI Marketing Tools Hub that launches with 13 curated tools to guide marketers; the company says teams adopting Positionless Marketing improved campaign execution speed by 88% on average.

Volvo Car said global sales rose 2% year-on-year to 75,049 vehicles in December, while full-year 2025 sales fell 7% to 710,042 units.

Humanoid home robots still encounter major technical hurdles, and some models raise privacy concerns because companies may allow remote human control.

Cambodian officials say Chen Zhi was arrested in Cambodia at China’s request and extradited to China; US prosecutors had sought his arrest after seizing 127,271 bitcoin tied to alleged fraud totaling at least $11 billion.

The article reports the post-quantum cryptography market could grow to about $30 billion by 2034, and that several firms including Quantum Secure Encryption Corp., IonQ, Kyndryl, Accenture and CyberArk are advancing post-quantum and identity-security efforts.

At CES, Tensor showed the Robocar, which can switch between full autonomous mode and a manual driving mode and includes four passenger screens and in-cabin cameras; Tensor plans a limited launch later this year in parts of the US, Europe and the UAE.

Court filings say Google and Character.AI have agreed in principle to mediated settlements with families who sued over alleged harmful interactions between chatbots and minors; details and terms were not disclosed.

A federal judge in California found there is enough evidence to send Elon Musk's 2024 lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman to a jury trial, rejecting motions to dismiss; the trial is scheduled for March.

Nintendo will release its My Mario line in the US starting February 19, 2026, with a free Hello, Mario! app for Switch, Switch 2, iOS and Android and physical items appearing first at Nintendo’s New York and San Francisco stores; the collection will reach select retailers this spring and expand through the year.

A tech expert warned that Gmail Smart Features appearing in two settings may allow email content to be accessed for AI training. Google responded that the reports are misleading and said it does not use Gmail content to train the Gemini model.

At CES 2026 Donut Lab's CEO Marko Lehtimaki said the company's solid-state cells are in production in Finland with initial capacity of about 1 gigawatt-hour, and the company provided claims about higher energy density, faster charging, and long cycle life.

The author uses community Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) builds from GitHub to run Android apps on Windows like native apps, installing from the Play Store or sideloading APKs via Developer Options and ADB; Microsoft ended official WSA support in 2025 but community builds continue to be used.

Northrop Grumman was competitively awarded the Marine Corps' MUX TACAIR CCA program and will integrate its mission systems with Kratos' Valkyrie uncrewed aerial system.

At CES 2026 manufacturers returned slim 'Wallpaper' designs such as LG's W6 and demonstrated high‑brightness, wide‑color displays including TCL's X11L.

Reports say the Venezuela-linked tanker Bella 1 renamed itself Marinera, painted a Russian flag and reflagged to Russia while U.S. surveillance tracked it off Ireland; Reuters reported Russia formally asked the United States to stop the pursuit.

A federal judge approved a preliminary forfeiture order allowing seizure of assets tied to Aimee Bock, including about $3.7 million in bank accounts, a 2013 Porsche and luxury items; the U.S. attorney listed total forfeiture at $5.2 million and Bock is awaiting sentencing after a federal conviction.

Apple and Spectrum will stream select Los Angeles Lakers games in an immersive format to Apple Vision Pro users, beginning with a live Lakers vs. Bucks broadcast on Jan. 9, 2026.

Students used a campus messaging app to share reports as shots were reported; Brown sent an alert at 4:21 p.m., and officials said two students were killed.

Chinese officials are reportedly reviewing Meta's roughly $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus for possible technology control violations, the Financial Times reported; Reuters could not immediately verify the report and Meta and Manus did not comment.

Hisense and TCL have narrowed the performance gap with Sony, Samsung and LG through recent product and technology advances, and multiple manufacturers showed similar art-style TVs at CES this year.

Companies, brokers and trade lawyers are awaiting a Supreme Court decision on whether tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act were lawful, and that outcome could trigger disputes over roughly $150 billion in collected duties.

Federal officials said Claudio Neves Valente confessed on video that he had been planning the Brown University shooting for months; Valente was later found dead in a Salem, New Hampshire storage unit and investigators recovered electronic material. Federal authorities are continuing to investigate his motives.

Volvo says the EX60 will offer an estimated 400-mile WLTP range and an 800-volt fast-charging system able to go from 10–80% in about 19 minutes; production is scheduled to begin in the first half of 2026.

A masked ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good while she sat in an idling SUV in Minnesota, and a former FBI supervisor said the shooting appeared avoidable; the agent was treated and released from a nearby hospital.

At CES, experts raised concerns about the accuracy and privacy of AI-powered health gadgets as the FDA announced eased oversight for some low-risk wellness products.

Samsung reported a preliminary operating profit of 20 trillion won for the December quarter and revenue of 93 trillion won as strong AI-server demand pushed DRAM prices up more than 30% and NAND prices about 20% sequentially.

Sony will offer new DualSense wireless controllers and PS5 console covers in three neon-gradient colors called Techno Red, Remix Green and Rhythm Blue, with preorders starting Jan. 16 and the collection launching March 12.

Asus unveiled the ProArt PX13 convertible (including a GoPro Edition) and the larger ProArt PZ14 detachable at CES 2026; the PX13 offers a 13.3-inch 2880×1800 OLED, stylus support, a trackpad dial pad, and AMD Strix Halo Ryzen AI Max options, while the GoPro Edition adds action-camera–style design touches and one year of GoPro Cloud Plus. Asus said the PX13 models are due in late Q1 or early Q2 2026 and the PZ14 will arrive in mid-to-late Q2, with pricing not finalized.

Microsoft communications chief Frank X. Shaw called a TipRanks report claiming 11,000–22,000 job cuts "100% made up," and the article notes Microsoft cut roughly 9,000 employees in July 2025.

The article reports that Naox introduced Naox Wave earbuds at CES 2026, which use in-ear EEG sensors to capture brain electrical activity and feed data to a companion app; the product is aimed at consumer wellness and is expected to roll out toward the end of 2026.