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Amazon reportedly considering $10 billion investment in OpenAI.
Details are uncertain but reports suggest talks are definitely underway. It could see OpenAI using Amazon’s Trainium chips and selling an enterprise version of ChatGPT. OpenAI inked a $38 billion AI training deal with AWS last month.
Amazon happens to be a major investor in OpenAI’s rival Anthropic.
iRobot’s collapse marks the end of an era. Co-founder Colin Angle calls it a blow for robotics.
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2025 was supposed to be the year Trump and the populist right humbled Big Tech. It didn’t work out like that.
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The fastest growing companies in the world aren’t AI companies, but the startups that supply them with warm bodies.
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Looking to upgrade your Android phone?
We just updated our buying guide for the best Android phones, and the OnePlus 15 stands out as the choice if battery life is your main concern. Want something more affordable? The Pixel 9A is an excellent budget-friendly option.
Kensington is pausing production of its Expert Mouse TB800 EQ trackball.
Some users have reported a potential dead zone in the trackball’s sensor when “interacting with the ball between approximately the 10–1 o’clock positions,” Kensington says in a statement. Inventory may be limited while the company’s “engineering teams are actively evaluating firmware, sensor calibration, and software options to determine what improvements may be possible.”
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The anger over fake songs is boiling over into action.
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Steam’s 2025 Replay is live.
Check out yours by clicking the giant Replay banner on the Steam homepage. For me, Hollow Knight: Silksong has taken up 13 percent of my playtime on Steam games (a trend that could continue next year), but turns out I played a lot of Hades II, too.
Your year in NYT games.
The New York Times games now have their own Spotify Wrapped-like recap of the past year. The recap is accessible in the NYT Games mobile apps or in a mobile browser. You’ll be shocked to learn that Wordle was the NYT’s most-played game in 2025.
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Rian Johnson’s latest mystery trades crowd-pleasing spectacle for something that pushes the series in a new direction.
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Louisiana’s age verification law for social media blocked by judge.
Paul Taske, Co-Director of NetChoice’s Litigation Center, said in a statement:
Today, the First Amendment prevailed in Louisiana. The government lacks authority to restrict access to lawful speech it does not like. As the district court recognized, the First Amendment forbids the government from posting ID-checks outside the library door–and the same is true when it comes to social media.
Redwood Materials is asking for your old rechargeable devices.
The electric vehicle battery recycling and manufacturing venture is rolling out new battery recycling and retreival bins in San Francisco and Nevada to collect old, unused, and unwanted batteries. No special packaging or disassembly required. Inside the bins, a microcontroller uses infrared, ultrasonic, and other sensing tools to scan each item and maintain safe conditions. Any batteries up to 300Wh will be accepted.
This is a great device for a certain kind of notetaker. Otherwise, a regular e-reader or tablet will do.
Victoria Song
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Tune into the Sega Channel.
The Video Game History Foundation just published its latest big project, this time covering the history of Sega’s short-lived digital games service. There are all kinds of fun details, along with ROMs of more than 100 games. Now’s your chance to finally learn about Garfield: Caught in the Act – The Lost Levels.
You’ll still be able to buy a new phone with a headphone jack in 2026.
Motorola is making sure of it with the latest edition of its Moto G Power. It goes on sale in the US on January 8th for $299 and comes with a 5,200mAh battery to justify its name. That, plus 8GB of RAM? In this economy?
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