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Highguard will avoid crossover skins and intrusive ads, developers say — Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net

Highguard will avoid crossover skins and intrusive ads, developers say

Pcgamer reports that Wildlight Entertainment says its free-to-play shooter Highguard will avoid gaudy crossover skins and intrusive ads. The studio says Highguard will have cosmetic-only battle passes that never expire, new heroes and maps free for all, and that the most expensive items at launch—like a legendary bear mount—

Ricursive aims to build A.I. that can improve chip design and itself — Static01.nyt.com

Ricursive aims to build A.I. that can improve chip design and itself

Ricursive Intelligence, a Palo Alto start-up founded by two former Google researchers, is among several efforts in Silicon Valley to build artificial intelligence that can improve itself, the company and investors say. Ricursive is valued at $4 billion and is working with the specialized chips that power today’s chatbots.

Yann LeCun says industry’s focus on L.L.M.s risks a dead end — Static01.nyt.com

Yann LeCun says industry’s focus on L.L.M.s risks a dead end

Yann LeCun, a veteran A.I. researcher and former chief A.I. scientist at Meta, warned in an interview from his home in Paris that many technology companies are on the wrong path to creating intelligent machines and are “marching into a dead end.” Dr. LeCun, a Turing Award winner

Microsoft issues second emergency Windows patch to fix cloud file bug — Zdnet.com

Microsoft issues second emergency Windows patch to fix cloud file bug

Microsoft has released a second out-of-band emergency Windows patch this month, KB5078127, to fix a problem that prevented Outlook and other apps from opening or saving files to cloud storage services such as OneDrive and Dropbox. The KB5078127 update also includes the first out-of-band patch issued on Jan. 17 to

Gmail being reshaped as a proactive AI assistant, Gmail VP tells ZDNET — Zdnet.com

Gmail being reshaped as a proactive AI assistant, Gmail VP tells ZDNET

In an interview with ZDNET, Gmail VP of Product Blake Barnes outlined a vision to evolve Gmail into a proactive assistant system. Google is cautious about changing workflows used by roughly three billion Gmail users, and Barnes emphasized these are exploratory ideas rather than product commitments. Barnes said basic AI

Microsoft probes boot failures after January KB5074109 Windows update — Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net

Microsoft probes boot failures after January KB5074109 Windows update

Pcgamer reports Microsoft is investigating customer reports that some devices fail to boot after installing the January 2026 Windows security update (KB5074109), released January 13, 2026, and later updates. A Microsoft support document says it has received a "limited number of reports of an issue in which devices are

EU opens investigation into X over Grok-generated sexualized images — Static01.nyt.com

EU opens investigation into X over Grok-generated sexualized images

European Union regulators announced an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X after authorities said it had failed to prevent the spread of sexualized images generated by the AI chatbot Grok. The probe will examine whether X violated the Digital Services Act, with regulators alleging the company did

Signal named top private messaging app in ZDNet's 2026 roundup — Zdnet.com

Signal named top private messaging app in ZDNet's 2026 roundup

ZDNet's 2026 guide to private messaging apps names Signal as the best option, highlighting its end-to-end encryption, clear trust verification tools and a nonprofit model that avoids ads, trackers and data‑monetization incentives. The review notes Signal uses the open‑source Signal Protocol for messages, calls and stickers,

Modders release native PC port of Banjo-Kazooie with ultrawide support — Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net

Modders release native PC port of Banjo-Kazooie with ultrawide support

Pcgamer reports that a team of modders led by Wiseguy has quietly released Banjo: Recompiled, a native PC port of the original Banjo-Kazooie, accompanied by a trailer on YouTube and the port and source code published on GitHub. The port runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac but requires players to

Elegance: Manjaro-based Linux with extensive preinstalled multimedia software — Zdnet.com

Elegance: Manjaro-based Linux with extensive preinstalled multimedia software

Elegance is a Linux distribution forked from Manjaro that uses a rolling-release model and ships with a large collection of preinstalled applications. Manjaro provides the core of the operating system — including the Cinnamon desktop, package manager and basic software — while the Elegance developers supply the rest, giving Cinnamon a visual

Hidden Connectivity Labs menu unlocks Wi‑Fi tools on newer Samsung Galaxy phones — Zdnet.com

Hidden Connectivity Labs menu unlocks Wi‑Fi tools on newer Samsung Galaxy phones

ZDNET reports that Samsung phones running One UI 6 or later hide a secret Connectivity Labs menu in the Wi‑Fi settings that exposes a range of advanced network tools. To access it, ZDNET says you must open Settings > Connections > Wi‑Fi > the three‑dot menu >

Pope Leo XIV urges rules on personalized chatbots to curb emotional manipulation — I.insider.com

Pope Leo XIV urges rules on personalized chatbots to curb emotional manipulation

Businessinsider: Pope Leo XIV urged the regulation of chatbots to prevent emotional manipulation and harm, warning specifically against personalized chatbots that can replicate friendly or intimate behavior. The pope wrote that "Overly affectionate chatbots, besides being ever-present and readily available, can become hidden architects of our emotional states, thereby

How to disable ACR on your smart TV to stop viewing data collection — Zdnet.com

How to disable ACR on your smart TV to stop viewing data collection

Most mainstream smart TVs run automatic content recognition (ACR), a background tracking technology that identifies what you watch and sends that information to a central database; ZDNET explains how to disable it. ACR works like a constant, Shazam‑style service, capturing screenshots of whatever is on the screen and matching

GoPro HERO13 Black discounted to $319 on Amazon — Kotaku.com

GoPro HERO13 Black discounted to $319 on Amazon

Kotaku reports the GoPro HERO13 Black is on sale at Amazon for $319, down from its typical $430 retail price. The rugged action camera records 5.3K60 video and captures 27-megapixel photographs, and is described as waterproof, dustproof, and shockproof for use in muddied, snowy, and wet environments, including up

Motorola 2026 Moto G: $200 phone retains last year's hardware, improves camera — Zdnet.com

Motorola 2026 Moto G: $200 phone retains last year's hardware, improves camera

Motorola's 2026 Moto G is available for $200 and largely mirrors last year's model, according to a ZDNET review. The phone keeps a similar midrange design but grows slightly in size (167.15 x 76.40 x 8.44 mm) and weight (202 grams), and adds

0patch offers micropatches to keep Windows 10 secure after Microsoft updates end — Zdnet.com

0patch offers micropatches to keep Windows 10 secure after Microsoft updates end

A ZDNET review says Europe-based security firm 0patch delivers targeted micropatches to help protect Windows 10 systems after Microsoft officially ceased regular updates and security patches for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. 0patch creates tiny, focused updates for specific vulnerabilities when information about those flaws becomes public. The company’

Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen‑8 reviewed as a powerful, upgradeable 16‑inch workstation — Zdnet.com

Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen‑8 reviewed as a powerful, upgradeable 16‑inch workstation

ZDNET reviewed Lenovo's ThinkPad P1 Gen‑8, a flagship 16‑inch workstation that the outlet says is available now with the tandem OLED display and 32GB of RAM for $4,169 (B&H listed $4,299 in the source). The review describes the P1 as a compact

MoCA adapters let you use existing coax outlets for wired home networking — Zdnet.com

MoCA adapters let you use existing coax outlets for wired home networking

MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) adapters let homeowners and renters create wired Ethernet connections using existing coaxial cable outlets, avoiding the need to run new Ethernet cabling through walls. The latest MoCA 2.5 specification supports speeds up to 2.5Gbps. An adapter at each end converts a coax connector

Roku wired video doorbell and chime on sale for $50 — Kotaku.com

Roku wired video doorbell and chime on sale for $50

Kotaku reports the Roku Smart Home Wired Video Doorbell & Chime is on sale at Amazon for $50, down from its regular $70 price. The hardwired doorbell records 1080p HD video and uses an ultrawide-angle lens with a 180° horizontal field of view, plus night vision, motion and sound detection,

Five skills IT jobseekers should develop as AI reshapes the job market — Zdnet.com

Five skills IT jobseekers should develop as AI reshapes the job market

ZDNET reports that AI is reshaping the IT job market and outlines five skills next-generation professionals can use to stand out. Research from Stanford cited by ZDNET suggests workers aged 22 to 25 are seeing the steepest employment declines, with software engineer jobs for that group down nearly 20% in

Experts warn weaponized AI will intensify cyberthreats in 2026 — Zdnet.com

Experts warn weaponized AI will intensify cyberthreats in 2026

Cybersecurity experts told ZDNET they expect weaponized AI to cause unprecedented harm in 2026, with malicious AI agents evading detection and chief information security officers urged to upskill their teams. Those experts say 2025 saw the first large-scale uses of AI in attacks and that 2026 will mark a shift

Reclaim 15GB by moving old Gmail messages to a new archive account — Zdnet.com

Reclaim 15GB by moving old Gmail messages to a new archive account

ZDNET outlines a free method to regain 15GB of Gmail storage by moving older messages into a new archive Gmail account. The article notes that every new Google account includes 15GB of free storage, which is shared with Google Drive and Google Photos. The guide’s first recommendation is to

Sony’s LinkBuds Clip edges out Bose Ultra Open in ZDNET review — Zdnet.com

Sony’s LinkBuds Clip edges out Bose Ultra Open in ZDNET review

Sony has expanded its LinkBuds lineup with a new open-ear model, the LinkBuds Clip, and ZDNET’s Nina Raemont says it wins out over Bose’s Ultra Open for her. She calls the LinkBuds Clip the open earbuds she’d been waiting for and prefers them to the earlier LinkBuds

Best Buy cuts price of LG B5 77-inch OLED to $1,500 (50% off) — Zdnet.com

Best Buy cuts price of LG B5 77-inch OLED to $1,500 (50% off)

Best Buy is selling the 77-inch LG B5 OLED for 50% off, bringing the price to $1,500, ZDNET reported. ZDNET describes the B5 as LG's entry-level OLED model that delivers the brand's signature picture quality at a lower price than flagship models. The TV supports