January 16, 2026

The Download: cut through AI coding hype, and biotech trends to watch

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI coding is now everywhere. But not everyone is convinced. Depending who you ask, AI-powered coding is either giving software developers an unprecedented productivity boost or churning out masses of poorly designed code…

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Europe’s drone-filled vision for the future of war

January 6, 2026

Last spring, 3,000 British soldiers of the 4th Light Brigade, also known as the Black Rats, descended upon the damp forests of Estonia’s eastern territories. They had rushed in from Yorkshire by air, sea, rail, and road. Once there, the Rats joined 14,000 other troops at the front line, dug in, and waited for the…

Why AI predictions are so hard

January 6, 2026

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Sometimes AI feels like a niche topic to write about, but then the holidays happen, and I hear relatives of all ages talking about cases of chatbot-induced psychosis, blaming rising electricity prices…

Narwal adds AI to its vacuum cleaners to monitor pets and find jewelry

January 6, 2026

Narwal’s new robo vacuum cleaner switches to quiet mode near a baby’s crib.

AMD unveils new AI PC processors for general use and gaming at CES

January 6, 2026

AMD announced the latest version of its AI-powered PC chips designed for a variety of tasks from gaming to content creation and multitasking.

Insight Partners sued by former vice president Kate Lowry

January 5, 2026

Insight Partners sued by former vice president Kate Lowry.

Microsoft’s Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as ‘slop’

January 5, 2026

Nadella wants us to think of AI as a human helper instead of a slop-generating job killer. New data for 2026 indicates he could be right.

This is Uber’s new robotaxi from Lucid and Nuro

January 5, 2026

The production-intent version, unveiled at CES 2026 on Monday, will be an exceptionally roomy entry into the growing robotaxi market later this year.

Nvidia launches powerful new Rubin chip architecture

January 5, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang officially launched the company’s new Rubin computing architecture, which he described as the state of the art in AI computing.

Boston Dynamics’s next-gen humanoid robot will have Google DeepMind DNA

January 5, 2026

Google’s AI research lab is working with Boston Dynamics to make Atlas act more like a human.

LEGO SMART Bricks introduce a new way to build — and they don’t require screens

January 5, 2026

LEGO developed a custom ASIC chip that allows its new SMART Bricks to pick up on signals from surrounding SMART Tags that dictate how it should make sounds or light up.