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Google plans to integrate Nano Banana and Veo support into Gemini on Google TV, letting users generate AI videos and modify family photos, first on TCL TVs (www.theverge.com)
2026-1-6 Google AI

As US Communities Start Fighting Back, Many Datacenters are Blocked (news.slashdot.org)
2026-1-6

OpenAI says 40M+ Americans turn to ChatGPT daily for health information, per an analysis of anonymized interactions, seeing it as an “ally” for health care (www.axios.com)
2026-1-5 U.S.

African fintech Flutterwave acquires Nigerian open banking startup Mono, sources say in an all-stock deal valued at $25M to $40M; Mono raised $17.5M since 2020 (techcrunch.com)
2026-1-5 Fintech Startup Africa Nigeria

Sources: Alibaba's Amap will soon launch an AI tool to let restaurants render 3D images by just uploading videos or photos, in a bid to compete with Meituan (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-5 Alibaba AI

Taiwanese prosecutors file additional indictments against Tokyo Electron's Taiwan unit and three other defendants over the alleged theft of TSMC trade secrets (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-5 Taiwan Tokyo

CES 2026: self-driving truck company Kodiak partners with Bosch to develop a hardware and software system to turn standard semi-trucks into autonomous vehicles (techcrunch.com)
2026-1-5 Autonomous Car

Foxconn reports Q4 revenue up 22% YoY to ~$82.7B, above ~$77B est., and record December revenue up 31.8% YoY to ~$27.5B, driven by AI and networking demand (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-5 AI 4Q

Sources: Shanghai-based AI startup MiniMax plans to price its Hong Kong IPO at ~$21, the top of its marketed range, and will stop taking orders a day early (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-5 Hong Kong IPO Startup AI Shanghai

Chinese automotive chipmaker Black Sesame says its Huashan A2000 chip passed the US Commerce and Defense Departments' “relevant reviews” for global sales (www.scmp.com)
2026-1-5 China

A profile of Max Tegmark, the physicist pushing to halt AGI development, who was subpoenaed by OpenAI over the Future of Life Institute's past ties to Elon Musk (www.wsj.com)
2026-1-5 Elon Musk

Samsung updates its TVs to add new AI features, including a Sound Controller feature to independently adjust the volume of dialogue, music, or sound effects (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-5 Samsung AI

A Chinese hospital says Alibaba's PANDA AI tool has analyzed 180,000 CT scans and detected ~24 pancreatic cancer cases since its deployment in November 2024 (www.nytimes.com)
2026-1-5 China Alibaba AI

Satya Nadella says the industry needs to move past slop-vs-sophistication arguments and view AI as a cognitive amplifier, not a human substitute (snscratchpad.com)
2026-1-5 AI

2025 Ends With Release of J. R. R. Tolkein's Unpublished Story (entertainment.slashdot.org)
2026-1-5

Taiwan says China's cyberattacks on its hospitals, banks, energy, and other infrastructure rose 6% YoY in 2025 to an average of 2.63M attacks a day (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-5 China Taiwan Energy

Workstation Owner Sadly Marks the End-of-Life for HP-UX (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-5

Samsung upgrades its Family Hub refrigerators with AI features, such as voice control to open and close the door and Gemini-powered AI Vision to track inventory (www.theverge.com)
2026-1-5 Samsung AI

Samsung co-CEO TM Roh says the company has rolled out Gemini-powered AI features to ~400M mobile devices by 2025, and aims to boost the figure to 800M in 2026 (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-5 Mobile Samsung AI

Starlink says it is providing free broadband service to new and existing customers in Venezuela through February 3, 2026 (www.cnbc.com)
2026-1-5 Venezuela

39 Million Californians Can Now Legally Demand Data Brokers Delete Their Personal Data (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-1-5

PwC's US boss Paul Griggs says PwC decided to “lean in” to crypto work after years of taking a more cautious stance, following Trump's embrace of digital assets (www.ft.com)
2026-1-5 Trump Asset

North Dakota Law Included Fake Critical Minerals Using Lawyers' Last Names (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-1-5

Plaud launches the $179 Plaud NotePin S AI recorder, similar to the $159 NotePin but with a button, alongside a new desktop app for recording meeting audio (www.theverge.com)
2026-1-5 AI

Are Hybrid Cars Helping America Transition to Electric Vehicles? (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-1-5 U.S.

Fleischer Studios Criticized for Claiming Betty Boop is Not Public Domain (slashdot.org)
2026-1-5

US immigration lawyers, talent managers, and creators say influencers and OnlyFans models now dominate O-1B visas, which are reserved for “exceptional” artists (www.ft.com)
2026-1-5 Immigration

'Fish Mouth' Filter Removes 99% of Microplastics From Laundry Waste (news.slashdot.org)
2026-1-5

A Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' Fungus Infected 7,000 Americans in 2025 (science.slashdot.org)
2026-1-5 U.S.

How a crew of crypto-focused hackers moved from SIM swap attacks to coordinated, violent home invasions and kidnappings, targeting small-time crypto investors (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-5

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