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• US government looks into sanctity of phone records (arstechnica.com)
  Earlier this month we reported on how easy it was to get access to phone …
• Alteryx announces intent to buy Trifacta (zdnet.com)
  It's not just about data prep. The acquisition of Trifacta is designed to accelerate Alteryx's cloud pivot.
• Napster crosses half million subscriber mark on road to... ? (arstechnica.com)
  On paper at least, things look better at Napster. But changing trends are …
• Microsoft confirms boot issues with its latest Windows 11 update. (theverge.com)
  Microsoft has confirmed that the boot failures with its January 2026 Windows 11 update are limited to “commercial” PCs and happened due to…
• Words you've longed to hear: 'Come and be touched by a robot' (zdnet.com)
  Do you think life is stressful? Then walk this way and lie down.
• Amazon shutters palm reading tech for retail. (theverge.com)
  The closure of its physical Amazon Go and Fresh stores also brings an end to the Amazon One palm ID service by June 3rd for retail location…
• Majority of US pharmacists support denying patients access to drugs (arstechnica.com)
  A poll surveying US pharmacists finds that a a majority believe they are …
• Sony confirms first-party PS3 launch titles (arstechnica.com)
  Six games, including Gran Turismo and Everybody's Golf, make up the list of …
• Pandemic cravings: What robots delivered in 2021 by region (zdnet.com)
  People are staying home, bundling up, and fretting about an uncertain future. Here's what they like to eat.
• Grok is the most antisemitic chatbot according to the ADL (theverge.com)
  A new report by the Anti-Defamation League tested six chatbots for antisemitic content. Claude performed the best at detecting and refuting…
• NoReboot attack fakes iOS phone shutdown to spy on you (zdnet.com)
  The PoC malware can be used to hijack microphone and camera functions.
• Mark Zuckerberg, NIMBY. (theverge.com)
  With news that Meta has spent millions on an ad campaign to persuade people that having data centers in their backyard isn’t all that bad,…
• The solution for a more efficient iPod? (arstechnica.com)
  Wolfson Microelectronics develops a more efficient low-powered audio chip.
• Microsoft Teams just got this video feature after 'overwhelming' requests from users (zdnet.com)
  99% of videos aren't watched after 60 days and this new setting should deal with the storage clutter.
• Patching by numbers (arstechnica.com)
  How quick did Microsoft release critical patches in 2005, and does public …
• New Windows 11 preview brings boost for Apple AirPods fans (zdnet.com)
  A new Windows 11 preview brings an improvement for audio when using Apple AirPods and upgrades to File Explorer.
• Ted Lasso season 4 hits Apple TV in the summer (theverge.com)
  Apple has confirmed that season 4 of the soccer sitcom Ted Lasso will start streaming on Apple TV in the summer of 2026.
• Only 1 million PS3s estimated available at launch (arstechnica.com)
  Got burned by the 360 launch? Better get your preorders in early for the PS3...
• Chinese scientist pleads guilty to stealing US agricultural tech (zdnet.com)
  US prosecutors have labeled his actions as "economic espionage."
• PC Gamer puts the smack down on gold farmers (arstechnica.com)
  They're the first to make an issue of gold farming ads, and this won't be the …
• Send Help review: an ode to every worker who has had a bad boss (theverge.com)
  Sam Raimi’s Send Help — in theaters January 30th — is a batshit roller coaster about workplace power dynamics.
• Microsoft's new-look Notepad comes to more Windows 11 users (zdnet.com)
  The Windows 11 Notepad arrives for Windows 11 beta testers.
• Instacart’s “Preference Picker” lets you choose how ripe you’d like your bananas. (theverge.com)
  You can tell your Instacart shopper whether you prefer not ripe, almost ripe, or ripe bananas, as well as receive a photo of the bundle you…
• Old gamers don't die. They just get ported. (arstechnica.com)
  As we've grown up, our taste in games may have changed, but our standards …
• Samsung records its highest yearly revenue to date in 2021 (zdnet.com)
  Samsung recorded its highest annual revenue ever in 2021 thanks to the strong demand for memory chips.
• It's time for Google to pay up: Sonos wins patent dispute (zdnet.com)
  The US International Trade Commission rules against Google in a patent dispute, orders a ban on the importation of Google products that vio…
• Snap is turning its smart glasses team into its own company (theverge.com)
  Snap is launching a separate business for its upcoming Specs augmented reality glasses in a bid to lure new investors to the project.
• If you don't want to make your Guitar Hero controller wireless, don't click here (arstechnica.com)
  As mods go, a wireless Guitar Hero controller is just about up there with "
• Redwood Materials nabs $425 million for battery recycling and energy storage. (theverge.com)
  The company, which was led by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel, says it just closed its series E funding, including participation from Google and o…
• Microsoft: collaborate with us, not Lotus (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft has turned up the heat on IBM by offering a new set of tools that …
• Clean floors don’t have to cost a fortune. (theverge.com)
  While robot vacuums are getting fancier and more sophisticated (there’s now one that can climb stairs!), there are lots of great budget bot…
• Illinois fertility clinic and online pharmacy giant Ravkoo report data breaches (zdnet.com)
  The healthcare companies reported the breaches to state authorities, revealing the leak of troves of sensitive information.
• Microsoft's Linux lab works on Open-Source interoperability (arstechnica.com)
  The little-known Microsoft Linux lab is a curiosity within the company: a unit …
• Mozilla temporarily stops crypto donations over climate impact concerns (zdnet.com)
  Change in course follows outcry from some Mozilla and Gecko founders.
• Apple aims to keep iPhone 18 price flat in face of RAM shortage, Kuo says (theverge.com)
  Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple plans to avoid raising the prices of the iPhone 18 “as much as possible” in the wake of a glob…
• Intelligent Design as Philosophy Fails (arstechnica.com)
  In declaring that Intelligent Design shouldn't be taught in science classes...
• JFrog researchers find JNDI vulnerability in H2 database consoles similar to Log4Shell (zdnet.com)
  JFrog's senior director of security research said the vulnerability has a root cause similar to Log4Shell​.
• Mark Cuban asks for tiered Internet service model (arstechnica.com)
  Mark Cuban wants a tiered Internet, where more important apps get priority.
• This fanny pack robot helped me walk miles (theverge.com)
  We wore the Wirobotics Wim S at CES 2026, using the fanny pack style exoskeleton legs to get around the show in Las Vegas.
• Firefox hits 20 percent mark in Europe (arstechnica.com)
  A European web metrics firm reports that Firefox has more than 20 percent of …
• At CES 2022, Nvidia sets the stage for AI everywhere (zdnet.com)
  Although many of the CES 2022 themes may seem unrelated, there is one underlying technology -- and that's artificial intelligence.
• My favorite folding phone is the one that doesn’t exist yet (theverge.com)
  Somewhere between the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold lies the ideal folding phone.
• iTunes video boosting TV ratings? (arstechnica.com)
  NBC's "The Office" is climbing the charts at the iTunes Media Store and on the …
• PAID CONTENT: Achieving flexibility with no-code and low-code applications (zdnet.com)
  Learn how Neptune Software makes SAP app development possible "in the trenches," empowering business managers and enterprise developers ali…
• This soft humanoid is designed to be ‘physically safe and socially approachable’ (theverge.com)
  Fauna Robotics’ Sprout is a friendly-looking humanoid robot that will start life as a testbed for researchers and developers.
• Beyond Meat’s protein soda might be its last chance and best hope (theverge.com)
  The ‘crisp and refreshing’ protein drink Beyond Immerse is a sign that Beyond Meat is running out of time to turn it around.
• Solo BumbleBee makes Linux eBPF programming easier (zdnet.com)
  Solo's new open-source program BumbleBee will make it much easier to build Linux eBPF programs.
• Accelerate your career with these top physics degree jobs (zdnet.com)
  Physics degree jobs can be found in the classroom, throughout engineering professions, and across the science and technology workforce.
• Reported overprint of BloodRayne film adds insult to injury (arstechnica.com)
  Computer error allegedly sends Boll?s blood-sucker to 5,500 theaters that didn …
• Nuclear power - yes please? (arstechnica.com)
  A new poll shows that attitudes towards nuclear power in the UK are slowly …