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Indonesia and Malaysia announced temporary blocks on Grok after reports that the chatbot produced sexually explicit images of real people.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren told the National Press Club that Democrats should curb tech-sector influence and pursue populist, affordability-focused policies after the 2024 defeat.

After the Gabriel House fire that killed 10 residents, the Assisted Living Residences Commission unanimously approved its final report. Gov. Maura Healey announced she will begin implementing most of the report's regulatory and administrative recommendations and the commission also urged legislative action.

A new Cell study using brain scans from nearly 5,800 children found that stimulant medications like Ritalin and Adderall increase activity in brain reward and wakefulness regions rather than attention circuits, and the drugs helped children with ADHD and those who slept less than recommended.

Two bones held for more than 70 years as woolly mammoth remains at the University of Alaska Museum of the North were radiocarbon-dated and identified by isotope analysis and mitochondrial DNA as belonging to a minke whale and a North Pacific right whale.

Indiana announced the commitment of Tulane wide receiver Shazz Preston via his Instagram post; Preston had 43 catches for 723 yards and four touchdowns last season.

USE.com announced an ongoing presale that emphasizes the USE token’s role in a centralized exchange, including trading fee discounts, staking participation and priority Launchpad access, and said the presale will follow a staged pricing framework.

Meta says it removed nearly 550,000 accounts it believed belonged to under-16s around the time Australia’s Online Safety Amendment Act 2024 took effect; the company urged the government to engage with industry and proposed age verification tools.

Starting January 13, The Sims 4 will add a free Coach Collection that includes nine Coach-inspired in-game items.

Former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announced she will run against incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in this year's midterm elections, citing high living costs and declines in subsistence resources for rural Alaskans. Alaska uses open primaries and ranked-choice voting; the top four finishers in the August primary advance to the November general election.

City health officials reported a person potentially infected with measles passed through Terminal A East at Philadelphia International Airport and 30th Street Station on Jan. 7, and rode a southbound Northeast Regional Amtrak train; Maryland health officials also issued a related alert near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Researchers reviewed more than 1,700 studies and identified 59 primate species with documented same-sex sexual behaviors, and found links between these behaviors and environmental and life-history traits.

Google plans to end Chrome support for macOS 12 Monterey when Chrome 151 ships, making Chrome 150 the last release that will run on macOS 12; Chrome 151 is expected around mid-2026 and will require macOS 13 (Ventura) or newer.

NASA's IXPE observed the white dwarf system EX Hydrae for nearly one week to measure X-ray polarization and examine the system's accretion geometry.

Monique and Spencer Tepe were found dead in their Columbus home on Dec. 30, and their two young children were located in the house unharmed. Authorities arrested Monique’s former husband, Michael David McKee, in Rockford, Illinois, on Jan. 10 on two counts of murder, and he is in custody with a court appearance scheduled Monday.

All living former Federal Reserve chairs publicly condemned an attempt to weaken the Fed's independence after the Justice Department opened a criminal inquiry into Chair Jerome Powell and served grand jury subpoenas related to his Senate testimony.

Researchers report that microinjections of the protein Shugoshin 1 into donated human eggs lowered the share with chromosomal defects from about 53% to 29% overall and from 65% to 44% in eggs from women over 35.

Kelly Clarkson says she has allowed her two children to sleep with her for comfort five months after their father Brandon Blackstock died; Blackstock died Aug. 7, 2025, following a yearslong battle with melanoma.

Argentina repaid the $2.5 billion it drew from a $20 billion currency swap line with the United States, the U.S. Treasury announced; the payment was reported as part of a broader $4.3 billion debt repayment that included bondholder payments.

The Numbers reports Zoe Saldaña's career box office total is nearly $17 billion after Avatar: Fire and Ash, surpassing Scarlett Johansson's reported roughly $16.5 billion; Avatar: Fire and Ash has reported global receipts of about $1.2 billion to date.

Delta Air Lines will resume flights to Greater Binghamton Airport in spring 2026 after a planned pause; the airport credited outreach by Gov. Kathy Hochul, Sen. Chuck Schumer and others for the reversal.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren spoke at the National Press Club calling for a 'big tent' Democratic Party that prioritizes working people over wealthy donors, and she directly criticized figures and groups she said are steering the party away from that path.

The Justice Department has opened a criminal inquiry into the Federal Reserve and issued subpoenas, and Chair Jerome Powell has publicly contested the probe. Analysts say the dispute has made additional interest rate cuts this year less likely.

iOS 26.1 adds a Liquid Glass setting with two choices, Clear and Tinted; Tinted increases opacity and contrast for parts of the interface such as Notification Center and some search bars. The change is meant to give users more control over transparency without altering Light or Dark mode.

Alphabet briefly reached a $4 trillion market capitalization after shares rose on reports that Apple will use Google's Gemini to power new iPhone AI features; it is the fourth company to reach that level.

Anthropic unveiled Claude for Healthcare at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, presenting HIPAA-aligned features and integrations with medical data; the announcement follows OpenAI's recent ChatGPT Health launch.

Project Rene is now described as a mobile-first, social multiplayer life-sim and is not The Sims 5; Maxis says it will coexist with The Sims 4 and that single-player foundations remain.

A review published in Nature Ecology & Evolution found documented same-sex sexual behavior in 59 nonhuman primate species, with repeated occurrences in 23 species. The authors report the behavior appears linked to social roles—easing tension, reducing conflict and building bonds—and to a mix of genetic and environmental or social stressors.

A Samsung-backed survey reported 90% of U.S. respondents use some form of AI on their phones but only 38% realize it. Samsung says it is developing 'ambient AI' that runs across phones, TVs and appliances and expects to reach about 800 million AI-enabled devices by the end of the year.

Europe and China are reported to be close to an agreement that would remove EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, and Geely's Polestar and Zeekr are expanding sales and presence across Europe.