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Resident Evil Village and Like a Dragon Added to PS Plus Extra in January 2026

Kotaku reports Sony revealed the latest games joining PS Plus Extra in January 2026, headlined by Resident Evil Village alongside eight other titles, with Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth serving as a second major addition. The games joining Extra and Premium this month include Resident Evil Village (PS5, PS4), Like

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Haylou S40 review: $51.99 headphones with long battery life and clear sound

ZDNET reviewed the Haylou S40 headphones, which are available on Amazon for $51.99, and found them a strong budget option that surprised the reviewer. The reviewer said pairing over Bluetooth took about 15 seconds and that the out-of-box EQ was fairly flat, delivering music closer to how artists intended.

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Istanbul studio Talemonster raises $30 million for Match Valley

Businessinsider reports that Istanbul-based Talemonster Games, led by CEO and cofounder Irem Sumer, has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Arcadia Gaming Partners and Andreessen Horowitz to support its mobile puzzle game Match Valley. The five cofounders quit their jobs to build Match Valley and previously

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T-Mobile led in 5G coverage on Midwest road trip, ZDNET tests find

ZDNET reporter Adam Doud drove from Chicago to Nashville, testing Verizon, T‑Mobile and AT&T 5G coverage across central Indiana and Illinois and parts of Kentucky and Tennessee, and found T‑Mobile had the most extensive 5G coverage on the route. For the tests Doud used three Google

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Luna’s Slumber Islands let players redecorate blank-canvas islands in ACNH 3.0

Polygon reports that the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update adds Luna’s Slumber Islands, a mode accessed by choosing to sleep in bed that lets players visit blank-canvas islands to redecorate. Slumber Islands require a Nintendo Switch Online subscription and an internet connection while you’re on your

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Verizon Wireless outage leaves US customers offline; cause not yet disclosed

Verizon Wireless customers across the United States experienced a major service disruption beginning around noon ET on Jan. 14, with many users reporting phones stuck in SOS mode and venting frustration on social media. The outage was ongoing as of this writing. Monitoring platform Downdetector logged a surge in error

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Microsoft says it will cover data-center power costs to avoid higher bills

Businessinsider reports Microsoft's president, Brad Smith, said the company will ensure its data-center electricity costs are not passed on to residential customers. In a blog post Smith wrote, "We'll pay our way to ensure our datacenters don't increase your electricity prices," a

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Copilot.cx unveils Copilot Star to let brands offer one smart‑home app

Copilot.cx has introduced Copilot Star, a framework that lets smart‑home manufacturers build a single branded mobile app to control devices across different platforms, ZDNET reported after a demo at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. Copilot Star is designed so users can access each brand’s platform through one

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Xbox Veteran Larry Hryb Departs Unity

Kotaku reports that gaming executive Larry Hryb, known as Major Nelson, is out at game engine maker Unity, where he served as Director of Community and Advocacy. Hryb said on LinkedIn that after nearly three decades at Microsoft he joined Unity in 2024 and "rebuilt their Community and Advocacy

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Verizon wireless outage affects tens of thousands across US

Businessinsider reports a service outage on Monday hit tens of thousands of Verizon users across the US. Verizon said the outage is affecting its wireless voice and data services. Downdetector showed customers began reporting issues at about 12 p.m., with reports reaching almost 180,000 by 12:39 p.

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Verizon mobile and data outage affects over 170,000 users, tracking site shows

Verizon said on Wednesday it was working to restore mobile and data services after more than 170,000 users reported outages to the tracking website Downdetector. Users reported disruptions early Wednesday afternoon, and some said their mobile devices displayed “SOS” in the status bar where their network signal normally appeared.

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UK police chief says Copilot hallucination influenced ban on visiting fans

Businessinsider reports West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford told a Parliamentary committee that officers failed to spot a hallucination from Microsoft's Copilot while preparing security advice for the November 6 Europa League match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aston Villa, and he apologised after initially saying AI

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Chinese DIY PC builders turn to DDR3 as memory prices rise

Pcgamer reports that members of China's DIY PC community are reverting to older DDR3 motherboards as DDR4 and DDR5 memory prices climb. The piece said DDR5-7200 prices have surged and sales have dipped. Citing TrendForce, it noted the average spot price of mainstream DDR4 chips (DDR4 1Gx8 3200

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SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Gen 2 is a modest refresh with louder audio and clearer mic

Gamesradar says the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Gen 2 is a modest refresh of the Arctis Nova 7, keeping the same $179.99 / £179.99 price while offering clearer microphone quality and louder, more power-efficient audio. The headset retains the same core design and 40mm neodymium drivers with a 20–

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Start-up and OpenAI Technology Said to Help Solve an Erdos Problem

Earlier this month, the A.I. start-up Harmonic said its system, Aristotle, had solved an "Erdos problem" with help from OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 Pro, a development that some researchers described as evidence that A.I. can do academic research. Reactions were mixed. Some mathematicians and A.I.

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Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX take early steps toward potential mega IPOs

Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX are preparing to list shares on public markets, a move that could produce some of the largest initial public offerings in history. Anthropic and OpenAI "have taken early steps to go public, people familiar with the companies said," while SpaceX "has interviewed banks

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Blackview Link 8: $219 13-inch Android tablet built for travel

Blackview's Link 8 is available now for $219 and is presented as a thin, light 13-inch Android tablet aimed at travel and everyday use. The tablet measures 8.4 x 11.1 x 0.3 inches and weighs 1.5 pounds (25 ounces). It uses a 12.7-inch,

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Factorio run from 1,250 floppy disks using custom Fluster filesystem

Pcgamer reports that a creator known as DocJade ran Factorio from 1,250 physical floppy disks, using a custom file system to make the game load from removable media. DocJade wrote the Fluster file system in Rust and divided each disk into 512-byte blocks (2,880 blocks per disk), a

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Six expert steps to reduce smart-home hacking risk

ZDNET outlines six measures smart-home users can take to reduce the risk of their devices being hacked, noting that all smart homes are at risk though attacks are opportunistic and not a likely event. Recent reports — including the compromise of 120,000 home security cameras in South Korea for sexploitation

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Clear your Samsung Galaxy Watch cache to reduce lag and battery drain

Clearing the cache on a Samsung Galaxy Watch can speed up a slow device and reduce battery drain; restarting the watch does not clear the cache, so manual steps are needed. Cache is temporary data that builds up as you switch between apps and use features, and that buildup can

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Fire TV remote shortcuts should work on current remotes, but availability varies

ZDNet says the Fire TV remote shortcuts described in its guide should work on all current Fire TV remotes, though availability can vary by device model, Fire OS version and remote. The article notes that some Developer Tools options may be missing on older hardware and that certain accessibility toggles

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Shift Up CEO says generative AI could expand Stellar Blade 2 output

Kotaku reports Shift Up CEO Hyung-tae Kim said during the "2026 Economic Growth Strategy" conference on January 9 — attended by President Lee Jae Myung — that generative AI might be used as the studio develops Stellar Blade 2, and argued that with AI "one person can perform the

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ANCAP will require physical controls or fixed display area for key car functions from 2026

Australian crash testers ANCAP will, from 2026, ask car makers to either offer physical buttons for important driver controls or dedicate a fixed portion of the cabin display screen to those primary driving functions. The guidance responds to a broader shift away from knobs and buttons toward capacitive touch modules

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Eight HDMI tweaks to improve your TV's picture and sound

ZDNET lays out eight HDMI tweaks that can noticeably improve a TV's picture and sound, saying most of them are free and that a few quick checks can prevent HDMI problems and boost performance. The guide urges using the correct HDMI ports: identify high-bandwidth ports labeled with terms

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Patriot says AI wafer demand has driven memory shortages and prices may keep rising

Pcgamer reports that during a live-streamed interview at CES 2026, Kyle Hansen spoke with Patriot marketing manager Shannon Robb about the scale of memory supply pressure driven by AI demand. Robb said AI companies bought "like, 40% of the wafer production," and warned that Patriot "literally just