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France bans social media for teens under 15, no phones in school
Posted on Thursday January 29, 2026
Lawmakers in the lower house of the French Parliament passed the bill by a 130 – 21 vote late Monday night, marking a rare show of bipartisan unity in the deeply divided Assemblée Nationale. Nearly all leading French lawmakers expressed strong support for the measure, citing it as the most...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Linux gets a continuity plan for the day Linus Torvalds steps aside
Posted on Thursday January 29, 2026
Linus Torvalds started the Linux project in 1991, developing a Unix-like kernel inspired by Andrew S. Tanenbaum's Minix. Decades later, Linux has become the cornerstone of countless hardware and software products. Torvalds still has the final say on all contributions to the kernel's codebase, but that may eventually change thanks...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Apple iPhone captured seven of the top 10 best-selling phones in 2025
Posted on Thursday January 29, 2026
Apple's iPhone 16 was the best-selling smartphone last year by a wide margin. The iPhone 16 Pro Max captured second place, narrowly beating out the standard iPhone 16 Pro. The newer iPhone 17 Pro Max, launched in September, was the fourth best-selling smartphone in 2025 despite its relatively late arrival.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Tesla to phase out Model S and Model X so it can focus on robots
Posted on Thursday January 29, 2026
The decision ends a major chapter in Tesla's history. The Model S, introduced in 2012, and the Model X, launched in 2015, helped define the premium electric vehicle segment and positioned Tesla as a pioneer in modern automotive design.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Patched WinRAR vulnerability remains a favorite tool for hackers and spies
Posted on Thursday January 29, 2026
The WinRAR vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-8088 was discovered and patched in July 2025, but the popular file archiver continues to suffer from its fallout. According to analysts at Google's Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), the flaw remains a favored target for active exploitation by sophisticated threat actors, including groups linked to...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
How heavy was the first ever 1 GB hard drive?
Posted on Thursday January 29, 2026
Real hard drives have handles – two handles. And no, that's not the BFG.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google introduces agentic AI browsing to Chrome with "Auto Browse"
Posted on Thursday January 29, 2026
The feature marks one of Google's most determined steps toward agentic AI, where software systems carry out tasks through context-aware reasoning and automated control of user interfaces. Auto Browse is now in preview for paid subscribers in the AI Pro and AI Ultra plans, it uses the company's latest Gemini...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Meta Reality Labs posts worst quarter ever: losses hit $6 billion, pushing total to $80 billion
Posted on Thursday January 29, 2026
Reality Labs' $6.02 billion operating loss was even worse than the $5.67 billion analysts had been expecting. The segment managed to record $955 million in sales, which was at least better than the $940.8 million that had been predicted.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Windows 11 hits one billion users in less time than Windows 10
Posted on Thursday January 29, 2026
While adoption was initially gradual, Windows 11's momentum accelerated over the past year. Chief Executive Satya Nadella told investors the user base is up more than 45 percent year-over-year, attributing the growth to Windows 11's role in modernizing the PC ecosystem and strengthening OEM revenue.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Jensen Huang says Nvidia's Vera CPU will challenge Xeon and Epyc in the data center
Posted on Thursday January 29, 2026
This decision represents far more than a new product launch; it is the culmination of Nvidia's push to become a one-stop silicon provider for AI and high-performance computing. The company's strategy is clear: rather than relying on GPUs to accelerate other firms' CPUs, Nvidia now wants its own architecture to...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »