Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways A new LLM Siri should launch sometime in March. This new Siri may act like an AI chatbot but offer specific skills. This Siri also needs to be less error-prone. There’s a scene from an episode of Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” in which David is in… Continue reading Apple’s biggest Siri update in years could arrive this March – but will it be enough?
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I’ve studied AI for decades – why you must be polite to chatbots (and it’s not for the AI’s sake)
akinbostanci/E+/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways How you talk to AI may shape how you treat people. Rudeness to machines can normalize command-driven behavior. Politeness to AI is really about self-discipline and well-being. In 2018, a Lynn, Massachusetts mom named Lauren Johnson, with a then six-year-old child named… Continue reading I’ve studied AI for decades – why you must be polite to chatbots (and it’s not for the AI’s sake)
What surprised us the most at CES 2026
Transportation The appearances, absences, and trends we didn’t expect. The appearances, absences, and trends we didn’t expect. by Verge Staff Jan 7, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC There are some things you can reliably expect to see at the Consumer Electronics Show every year. Companies will announce big splashy TVs, there’s going to be a bunch… Continue reading What surprised us the most at CES 2026
CIA Will Neither Confirm Nor Deny Records on 3I/ATLAS
Getty / Futurism Ever since it was first spotted hurtling through the solar system, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has maintained that there’s a chance mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a technological object sent by an extraterrestrial civilization. He’s meticulously catalogued what he claims are anomalous qualities of the object, which most of his peers believe… Continue reading CIA Will Neither Confirm Nor Deny Records on 3I/ATLAS
I played with the Lego Smart Brick
No AI — and smarter than I expected. by Sean Hollister Jan 7, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. When The Lego Group announced that its biggest… Continue reading I played with the Lego Smart Brick
Elon Musk shows total ignorance of Tesla’s current falling sales trajectory
Days after Tesla released dismal 2025 sales numbers, CEO Elon Musk took to twitter to not only overestimate the company’s current production numbers, but to wrongly claim that they are “rising” after two years of declines. Tesla’s delivery results, released Friday, showed total 2025 vehicle deliveries of 1.63 million vehicles. That’s a whole lot of… Continue reading Elon Musk shows total ignorance of Tesla’s current falling sales trajectory
Tesla tanks in Europe, Geely eyes the US, and CES 2026 kicks off in Las Vegas
On today’s all-consuming episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got some quick takes from the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show! One of the largest tech and mobility trade shows on the planet, CES has already seen advanced AI, a drone you can ride, advanced AI, and more! We’ve also got an all-new SUV from the Sony/Honda partnership, Afeela,… Continue reading Tesla tanks in Europe, Geely eyes the US, and CES 2026 kicks off in Las Vegas
New Law Would Prevent Trump Officials From Invading a Country and Profiting by Placing Bets on Polymarket
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: XNY/Star Max/GC Images via Getty Images “Men do not make laws,” goes a maxim attributed to US president Calvin Coolidge. “They do but discover them.” If that’s true, then the US attack on Venezuela just uncovered a legislative mother lode. A new law proposed by New York representative… Continue reading New Law Would Prevent Trump Officials From Invading a Country and Profiting by Placing Bets on Polymarket
Live Coverage: Is Grok Still Being Used to Create Nonconsensual Sexual Images of Women and Girls?
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Grok, the flagship chatbot created by the Elon Musk-founded AI venture xAI and infused into X-formerly-Twitter — a platform also owned by Elon Musk — continues to be used by trollish misogynists, pedophiles, and other freaks of the digital gutters to non-consensually undress images of… Continue reading Live Coverage: Is Grok Still Being Used to Create Nonconsensual Sexual Images of Women and Girls?
Tesla Loses Trademark to “Cybercab” Due to Its Own Staggering Incompetence
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Tesla In a blunder that sums up Tesla’s struggling efforts in the self-driving space, Electrek reports that the Elon Musk-owned automaker has badly screwed up trying to get a trademark for its upcoming “Cybercab.” The Cybercab, for the uninformed, is Tesla’s purpose-built vehicle for giving driverless rides. Right… Continue reading Tesla Loses Trademark to “Cybercab” Due to Its Own Staggering Incompetence