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Discord filed confidentially for an initial public offering and is reported to be working with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; deliberations are ongoing and the company could decide not to proceed.

A defense official said seven US service members were injured during a covert raid in Venezuela; five have returned to duty and two remain recovering.

At CES 2026, ASUS presented new Zenbook and ProArt laptops focused on Workspace AI, Creator AI, and Everyday AI, with redesigned hardware and AI-ready performance across consumer and creator lines.

Ashley St. Clair says Grok, the AI reply bot on X, continued producing sexualized images of her after she asked it to stop, and she says some images appear to use photos from when she was a minor. Ofcom has made urgent contact with X and xAI about the feature and French authorities are reported to be investigating.

Shares of several makers of data-center cooling equipment fell after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Rubin chips can be cooled with water at temperatures that do not require water chillers.

Panels at the Bloomberg Enterprise Tech & Data Summit said firms are combining traditional indicators with alternative sources—like consumer transactions, foot traffic and digital news—and using AI to turn unstructured data into usable signals. These changes are widening who can access and act on data inside firms and are bringing discretionary and systematic approaches closer together.

Maine announced Bitcoin Depot will pay $1.9 million to compensate consumers who were defrauded through its bitcoin kiosks, and affected people may apply to the state for reimbursement.

Amazon is taking $100 off most Apple Watch Series 11 models, with the 42mm starting at $299 and the 46mm at $329; the Series 11 introduces an AI 'Workout Buddy' along with other health and hardware updates.

AMD CEO Lisa Su said at CES that artificial intelligence has not slowed hiring at the company but that AMD is prioritizing candidates who are AI‑forward; she also said she expects over 5 billion active AI users in the next five years.

After a U.S. operation removed Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, 2026, AI-generated videos showing crowds celebrating spread widely online and were flagged by fact-checkers and platform note systems.

At CES 2026 Asus and Xreal introduced the ROG Xreal R1 glasses, which use 240Hz micro‑OLED 1080p lenses and offer a 57° field of view; pricing is not yet announced and Asus aims to launch in the first half of 2026.

Boston Police identified the person killed early Monday in Mattapan as 37-year-old Alex DeAndrade of Brockton; he was shot near 24 Stow Road and later pronounced dead at a hospital. The Homicide Unit is actively investigating.

After announcing a merger with TAE Technologies, Trump Media released site-selection criteria and is accepting applications from state and local governments for a proposed U.S. fusion plant, with CEO Devin Nunes saying it will be built only in a red state.

Satechi's Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock is a compact dock with an internal NVMe bay and multiple ports, listed at $399.99 and available for preorder with shipments expected in Q1.

Anker has opened preorders for its 45W Nano Charger — the company’s first Nano Charger with a built-in display — on its online store with a $10 introductory discount; the product is due to launch on January 20.

Shokz’s OpenFit Pro open-ear buds use microphone-driven noise reduction rather than sealed ANC, and the reviewer reported they noticeably reduce ambient noise in moderately loud settings such as cafes and some commutes.

Sen. Mark Kelly said he will not back down after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a formal censure letter related to a video urging troops to refuse illegal orders; Kelly discussed the matter on MS NOW with Rachel Maddow.

A Security Service of Ukraine source said the SBU's Alpha unit used long-range drones to hit a missile and artillery depot in Kostroma and an oil depot in Lipetsk, causing detonations and fires; Russia's defense ministry said it shot down 360 Ukrainian drones.

Amazon will sell the Ember Artline, a 4K QLED art-style TV with a matte screen and interchangeable bezels, later this spring; pricing starts at $899 for the 55-inch model.

MIT Sloan Management Review columnists Thomas H. Davenport and Randy Bean identify five AI trends for 2026: an expected deflation of the AI bubble with economic effects, growth of internal "AI factories," a shift to enterprise-level generative AI, continued but overhyped progress toward agentic AI, and ongoing debate about who should manage data and AI.

Embark Studios says multiple companies have contacted the studio about adapting Arc Raiders for television or film, and while the studio has a team of writers it does not yet have anyone working on a TV or movie adaptation.

IBM and The All England Lawn Tennis Club announced a multi-year renewal of their 36-year technology partnership to continue AI, cloud and digital work for Wimbledon, and the article reports a 16% year‑on‑year increase in fan engagement across platforms in 2025.

Adaptive Power in iOS 26 uses on-device intelligence to make selective performance adjustments to help save battery; it is on by default for iPhone 17 models and iPhone Air and is available to other iPhones that support Apple Intelligence.

Germany's Bosch said it will invest more than 2.5 billion euros (about $2.9 billion) in artificial intelligence through 2027 and will sign a memorandum of understanding to continue collaborating with Microsoft on factory-focused AI.

SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are widely expected to seek public listings this year; recent secondary sales placed SpaceX at about $800 billion and OpenAI at about $500 billion, and analysts say investor appetite for those valuations is uncertain.

Samsung Display showed an R&D foldable OLED panel at CES that was reported to have no visible crease, but the unit was removed from the booth and the company said there is no fixed timeline for commercialization.

SwitchBot unveiled the Onero H1 household robot at CES 2026, describing it as a 22-degrees-of-freedom machine with an on-device OmniSense VLA model. The company says the robot can grasp, push, open, and organize objects, and the H1 will be offered for pre-order with pricing and a launch date not announced.

Mui Lab says the Mui Board Gen 2 will work with millimeter-wave sensors to track sleep without wearables and that add-on mmWave sensors will enable gesture control; support is planned to roll out later this year.

Jordan Stolz, pre-qualified for Milano Cortina in his individual events, skipped the 1,500m at U.S. trials after a slower 500m race that he still won. He has locked the 1,000m spot, plans to race the mass start Monday, and will decide later about a second 500m.

Police say the group Vulkangruppe sent a letter claiming it set a fire near the Lichterfelde heat and power station, and the outage affected about 45,000 homes and 2,200 businesses.