Smart appliances that can be controlled with voice commands are nothing new, but IAI Smart is showing a new line of Emerson Smart appliances at CES that respond directly to voice commands. They don’t need a smart speaker in the middle, and they don’t rely on a broadband connection, an app, or anything other infrastructure—everything is processed locally. If you’re leery of the privacy and…
AMD’s push into socketed desktop PCs that use the Ryzen AI 400 may yield an extraordinary bonus: the ability to buy a mobile Ryzen processor at a retailer like Newegg, install it, then upgrade that mobile processor into a desktop PC that uses it.
At CES 2026, AMD announced…
Banana Castles, Frog Island, and Skinballs: Here Are Some of the Wacky Things Devs Do to Test Video Games
January 7, 2026
Last year, I had the great pleasure of attending the Games Industry Conference (GIC) in Poznań, Wielkopolska, where I sat in on a number of talks about game development and craft. In one of those talks, given by Petr Nohejl, devops programmer for Warhorse Studios, I heard a…
Ever since Cyberpunk 2077 came out in 2020, fans have debated Act 1, which sees V befriend Jackie Welles and attempt to make it big in Night City before the infamous heist mission goes horribly wrong. Some feel the game would have been better had Act 1 been extended and given players more time with the much-loved — but short-lived — companion character. But what does the creative director of…
Resident Evil Requiem Trailer Reveals Bustling City Location, In What Looks Like a Huge Departure For The Survival Horror Series
January 7, 2026
Resident Evil Requiem will feature gameplay set within a busy city environment, a new Nvidia trailer has revealed — prompting a mixed response from fans.
Comments on today’s new Requiem trailer published by Nvidia range from praise for the look of the location to…
Bitcoin ETFs Roar Into 2026 Like a Lion — $1.2B in Two Days Signals $150B Wall of Money
January 7, 2026
Spot bitcoin ETFs roared into 2026 with explosive inflows, signaling intensifying investor demand and a shift toward sustained, large-scale adoption that could reshape how capital gains exposure to bitcoin.
Bitcoin ETFs Just Sent a Warning Shot — $1.2B in 2 Days Has…
MSCI Keeps Crypto Treasury Companies Alive in Indexes, Clearing the Path for a Relief Rally
January 7, 2026
MSCI’s decision to keep digital asset treasury companies in its global benchmarks lifted a major overhang for crypto-linked stocks, easing index risk fears and stabilizing capital flow expectations across equity and digital asset markets.
MSCI Keeps Digital Asset Treasury Firms in Global Indexes
A key benchmark decision eased uncertainty across equity and crypto-linked markets. MSCI Inc. (NYSE…
Sell Your Bitcoin and Cry Later? Tim Draper Backs a Way out as BTC Holders Face Brutal Liquidity Trap
January 7, 2026
Bitcoin holders can now tap liquidity without selling, as Tim Draper backs Sats Terminal’s non-custodial bitcoin-backed lending marketplace designed to preserve long-term upside while avoiding custody risks and forced exits.
Never Sell Your BTC Again? Tim Draper Backs a…
This Canadian crater looks like marbled meat | Space photo of the day for Jan. 6, 2026
January 7, 2026
From orbit, Earth often looks more like art than geography. Satellites such as the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel missions are designed to turn that beauty into information. Rather than taking only “normal” photographs, the Sentinel-2 satellites…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS isn't an alien spacecraft, astronomers confirm. 'In the end, there were no surprises.'
January 7, 2026
Space fans hoping that the intruder from beyond the solar system known as Comet 3I/ATLAS is actually an alien spacecraft may be disappointed by new research that could close the book on this speculation once and for all.
Astronomers used the Green Bank Telescope, employed in the Breakthrough Listen extraterrestrial signal-hunting astronomy project, to search 3I/ATLAS for measurable signs of…
