LEGO SMART Bricks introduce a new way to build — and they don’t require screens
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.
Roundtables: The Deadly Failures of The Virtual Border Wall
The US has spent billions building a “virtual wall” of surveillance towers along its southern border over the past 25 years, promising they will help detect and apprehend border crossers and save lives. But a groundbreaking investigation by MIT Technology Review has documented hundreds of people who moved through areas watched by these towers without…
Nvidia launches Alpamayo, open AI models that allow autonomous vehicles to ‘think like a human’
Nvidia unveiled Alpamayo at CES 2026, which includes a reasoning vision language action model that allows an autonomous vehicle to think more like a human and provide chain-of-thought reasoning.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Offshore wind developers sue Trump administration for halting $25B in projects
The lawsuits seek to reverse the Department of the Interior’s stop-work order which affected five offshore wind projects off the Eastern Seaboard.
The Smart Funding Strategy That Accelerates Growth While Protecting Your Cash Flow
Learn how this asset-backed funding approach helps businesses acquire essential tools, preserve working capital and drive growth.
China’s Hesai will double production as lidar sensor industry shakes out
Hesai said it now plans to build as many as 4 million lidar sensors in 2026, up from 2 million, as it tries to corner a market with one fewer player after Luminar’s bankruptcy.
Don’t Set a New Year’s Resolution. There’s a Better Way to Achieve Your Goals in 2026.
Here’s why not setting a 2026 resolution might actually be better for you.
Ex-Meta AI Chief Slams New Boss as ‘Young’ and ‘Inexperienced’
Yann LeCun warns Meta’s 29-year-old AI officer will trigger staff exodus and says LLMs are a ‘dead end’ for superintelligence.
I Built a Business in a New Country. These 5 Lessons Made the Difference.
When you start connecting, lead with what makes you different and stop undervaluing yourself, you turn being a newcomer into your greatest advantage.
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