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Microsoft promised consumers won't foot the bill for its data centers. Our interactive map shows where its facilities are located.
Hannah Beckler, Business Insider
Business Insider found where 44 of Microsoft's data centers are located as of 2024. It promised this week consumers won't be on the hook for them.
Jan 14, 2026, 9:48 PM
Apple Picking Google Gemini to Power Siri Was About Buying Time
Imad Khan, CNET
Gemini was the most logical choice for Apple Intelligence, at least until Apple can make its own AI model.
Jan 14, 2026, 7:45 PM
DHS Wants To Harvest Biometric Data From Anyone Helping A Foreigner Stay In This Country Legally
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
We’ve always known the ultimate goal was to subject everyone to biometric collections, whether it’s at border crossings or international airports. At some point, the tech will move inland and become an annoying part of traveling from Point A to B because nati…
Jan 14, 2026, 1:26 PM
Ray tracing has silently become mandatory, but modern GPUs didn't get the memo
Tanveer Singh, XDA Developers
Always-on ray tracing needs more powerful GPUs, not software gimmicks
Jan 14, 2026, 12:00 PM
‘Star Trek Real’: Hegseth Praises Grok for Allowing Users to Fight Wars
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
"We will win this race by becoming an AI-first war-fighting force across all domains," the Defense Secretary said Monday.
Jan 13, 2026, 8:00 PM
Microsoft scrambles to quell fury around its new AI data centers
Justine Calma, The Verge
It looks like the wave of campaigns against data centers are getting under big tech companies' skin - and Microsoft is the latest giant to promise to address frustrations on the ground in communities around their data centers. The company announced a five-poi…
Jan 13, 2026, 3:33 PM
This company is taking $1 million reservations for hotel rooms on the moon
tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) , Tereza Pultarova, Space.com
A California-based start-up wants to open a hotel on the moon by 2032 and is now accepting bookings for the out-of-this world travel experience.
Jan 13, 2026, 11:00 AM
Tracking Insider Trading on Polymarket Is Turning Into a Business of Its Own
Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com
Insider trading on prediction markets is lucrative. Finding and copying said insider trading, also.
Jan 13, 2026, 12:09 AM
Meta Reportedly Cutting About 1,500 VR and AR Jobs Amid Renewed Push to Become an AI Juggernaut
Mike Pearl, Gizmodo.com
AI infrastructure will provides Meta with a "strategic advantage," Zuckerberg said. He once said almost the exact same thing about the metaverse.
Jan 12, 2026, 10:45 PM
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will build 'hundreds of gigawatts' of AI capacity over time
Pranav Dixit, Business Insider
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg launches Meta Compute, a major AI infrastructure initiative led by executives Santosh Janardhan and Daniel Gross.
Jan 12, 2026, 7:26 PM
Nintendo Asked About Spiraling RAM Costs As Fans Worry About A Switch 2 Price Increase
Jeffrey Rousseau, Kotaku
Nintendo isn't ready to comment on hypotheticals The post Nintendo Asked About Spiraling RAM Costs As Fans Worry About A Switch 2 Price Increase appeared first on Kotaku.
Jan 12, 2026, 5:10 PM
The Weirdest Gadgets We Saw at CES 2026
James Pero, Gizmodo.com
As usual, the biggest consumer electronics show in the world did not disappoint in the wacky gadget department.
Jan 12, 2026, 2:15 PM
Links 1/11/2026
Haig Hovaness, Nakedcapitalism.com
Our strategic daily links: Culinary art, weird robots, heating oceans, Venezuela mess, Chinese missiles, Greenland grab, Gaza horrors, Ukraine burning, vanishing privacy, Trumpishness, Musk world, hapless Democrats, immigration troubles, Mr. market, AI, and w…
Jan 11, 2026, 11:55 AM
★ ‘Fuck You, Make Me’ Without Saying the Words
John Gruber, Daringfireball.net
Make the Trump administration object. Make them defend the indefensible — in public. Make clear why the apps were removed from the app stores and force Musk — and Trump, if he chooses — to argue that those things are A-OK by them. In court.
Jan 10, 2026, 9:04 PM
This Week In Techdirt History: January 4th – 10th
Leigh Beadon, Techdirt
Five Years Ago This week in 2021, 60 Minutes aired some pure misleading moral panic about Section 230, while Parler (remember Parler?) was desperately seeking attention by pretending it didn’t need Section 230, and Ajit Pai grew a last-minute backbone and ref…
Jan 10, 2026, 8:00 PM
WATCH: Tri-fold phones and humanoid robots: Top innovations at CES 2026
ABC News
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with PC Mag Editor-in-Chief Wendy Sheehan Donnell about the top products at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, from robots to the weirdest AI tech innovations.
Jan 10, 2026, 5:53 AM
China to probe Meta’s acquisition of AI outfit Manus
Simon Sharwood, Theregister.com
Grab some popcorn for the Xi vs Zuck bout, which may not be the biggest fight on the card Chinese authorities have signalled they’ll likely probe Meta’s planned acquisition of made-in-China AI platform Manus.…
Jan 9, 2026, 3:48 AM
Here’s When Elon Musk Will Finally Have to Reckon With His Nonconsensual Porn Generator
AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com
It would be deeply embarrassing if the law has to go into effect before X acts.
Jan 8, 2026, 10:15 PM
'It's good to scare people sometimes': Anduril founder Palmer Luckey says he 'broadly' backs Trump's new defense regulations
Polly Thompson, Business Insider
"I'd say I'm broadly aligned," Anduril founder Palmer Luckey said in an interview on Wednesday, adding that some of Trump's plans might be "bad moves."
Jan 8, 2026, 11:19 AM
JPMorgan is ditching proxy advisors and turning to AI for shareholder votes in the US
Polly Thompson, Business Insider
The bank is launching an in-house, AI-powered tool called Proxy IQ to support its shareholder voting decisions, leaving human proxy advisors behind.
Jan 7, 2026, 2:22 PM
You won't see Acer Nitro Blaze handheld gaming PCs at CES 2026 — I asked why, and this is what a PR representative told me
rebecca.spear@futurenet.com (Rebecca Spear) , Rebecca Spear, Windows Central
Acer previously revealed three handheld gaming PCs, but none of them are at CES 2026. Here's what an Acer PR representative told me when I asked about these devices.
Jan 6, 2026, 5:00 PM
The robots, phones, and Lego of CES 2026
David Pierce, The Verge
This year's Consumer Electronics Show is only just getting into full swing, and we've already seen a deluge of gadget announcements. There are the staples, of course: gigantic TVs, smart home sensors, phone accessories, weirdly elaborate ways to charge your d…
Jan 6, 2026, 3:03 PM
WATCH: Robots, self-driving cars highlight CES 2026
ABC News
CES is kicking off in Las Vegas, and this year, it's all about the robots.
Jan 6, 2026, 11:33 AM
The AI Power List
Aaron Mok, Business Insider
Business Insider's AI Power List highlights the most powerful people shaping artificial intelligence. See who's driving the next wave.
Jan 6, 2026, 10:20 AM