Brave’s AI Browser Mode Is Here, But It’s Playing It Safe
The privacy-focused Brave browser is launching an AI browsing assistant. It’s available now, but only for brave testers on the Nightly channel with major security caveats.
Flash News
Earnings and Jobs: A Huge Week for Markets
According to The Wall Street Journal, the week of February 2nd is stacked with major financial events. Earnings season continues with Alphabet and Amazon reporting…
Tesla Stock Jumps on Musk Merger Buzz
According to Reuters, shares of Tesla jumped nearly 5% on Friday, January 30th, after reports surfaced of merger talks within Elon Musk's empire. SpaceX is…
Apple Almost Picked Claude Over Google for Siri, Says Report
According to MacRumors, citing Bloomberg's Mark Gurman on the TBPN podcast, Apple was initially planning to rebuild its Siri assistant around Anthropic's Claude AI model.…
Windows 11 Tiling Managers That Are Way Better Than Snap Layouts
According to XDA-Developers, power users tired of Windows 11's basic Snap Layouts have at least four superior third-party options for true tiling window management. These…
US Pushes Allies on Rare Earth Price Fix to Counter China
According to Bloomberg Business, a senior Trump administration official, Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg, says the US will seek a consensus with allies on…
Technology
View AllBusiness
View All
Forget the CAIO, You Need an AI “Magician”
According to ZDNet, there's a major debate over who should own AI strategy, with 60% of companies already having a Chief AI Officer and another…
AI
View AllSoftware
View All
X’s New “Edited” Image Labels Are a Mess Waiting to Happen
According to TechCrunch, Elon Musk has teased a new feature for X that will label "edited visuals," resharing an announcement…
Why 95% of AI Projects Fail and How to Actually Scale Them
According to VentureBeat, organizations are stuck in "proof-of-concept purgatory" with AI, with MIT research estimating a staggering 95% of enterprise…
Meta Pulls the Plug on Teen AI Chatbots
According to Futurism, Meta announced on Friday that it is cutting off teenagers' access to its AI chatbot characters, starting…
Hardware
View All
Apple Might Drop Two MacBook Pro Upgrades This Year. Seriously.
According to Mashable, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple is planning not one, but two separate MacBook Pro upgrades in 2026. The first wave, expected…
Computing
View All
Earnings and Jobs: A Huge Week for Markets
According to The Wall Street Journal, the week of February 2nd is stacked with major financial events. Earnings season continues with Alphabet and Amazon reporting…
The US Wants Your Social Media History to Visit
The US government is proposing a dramatic new rule for tourists. Visitors from about 40 visa-waiver countries would have to provide five years of social media usernames on their ESTA forms.
Microsoft’s “It’s Not a Bug” Stance on .NET Flaw Has Security Pros Fuming
Security researchers at watchTowr disclosed a .NET framework vulnerability enabling remote code execution in enterprise apps. Microsoft’s response? It’s not a bug, and developers should know better than to allow untrusted inputs. The fallout could be widespread.
Samsung’s TriFold phone is now a portable PC monitor
Samsung is adding a clever new feature to its upcoming Galaxy Z TriFold. By connecting to a PC, the massive unfolded screen can function as a portable secondary display.
A Physicist’s Radical Plan to Fix Quantum Physics
According to The Economist, physicist Vlatko Vedral is tackling the century-old “biggest problem” in physics: the inconsistent boundary between the quantum and classical worlds. In a podcast marking 100 years of quantum theory, he lays out a radical vision to build a consistent understanding of the
WPP’s new CEO has a tough road ahead
Cindy Rose took over as WPP’s CEO in September 2024, inheriting a company with sinking morale and a share price at 2009 lows. Her first 100 days saw a major Google partnership but also a profit warning and removal from the FTSE 100 index. Analysts give her a 7.8/10 so far, but say her upcoming strat
Slovakia just flipped the switch on a quantum-secure national network
Slovakia has launched its first national quantum communication infrastructure, a project led by IonQ’s ID Quantique and the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The network uses a hybrid of Quantum Key Distribution and post-quantum cryptography to secure links between critical sites like the Presidential Pal
A Space Solar Startup Just Beamed Power From an Airplane
A startup called Overview Space has come out of stealth after a successful test of its space solar power technology. The company transmitted “multiple thousands of watts” via a near-infrared laser from an aircraft at 5,000 meters to a ground receiver. This is a key step toward its goal of beaming so