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CES promises the robot butler, but delivers better Roombas instead

The do-it-all home robot won’t be here any time soon. The do-it-all home robot won’t be here any time soon. by Dominic Preston Jan 6, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC Dominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. If you listen to… Continue reading CES promises the robot butler, but delivers better Roombas instead

The biggest Nvidia announcements at CES 2026

Vera Rubin, autonomous driving, and all the latest software updates for PC gamers. Vera Rubin, autonomous driving, and all the latest software updates for PC gamers. by Jess Weatherbed Jan 6, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar,… Continue reading The biggest Nvidia announcements at CES 2026

If the War Against the Machines Is Fought Via Martial Arts, Humans Are Gonna Catch an Epic Beat Down

Unitree via X If machines ever fight a war against humans, it’ll probably be fought with modern weapons of war — bullets, bombs, and perhaps plasma weapons a la “The Terminator” — in a conflict, the robots will presumably dominate against us sacks of flesh and blood. Heck, the AI could even just bioengineer a… Continue reading If the War Against the Machines Is Fought Via Martial Arts, Humans Are Gonna Catch an Epic Beat Down

Scientists Discover Impossible Object in Deep Space

Lingxiao Yuan While peering into some of the oldest regions of the known universe — dating back to just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang — an international team of astronomers made a puzzling discovery. As detailed in a paper published the journal Nature, they discovered an extremely hot galaxy cluster that’s far hotter… Continue reading Scientists Discover Impossible Object in Deep Space

Court System Says Hallucinating AI System Is Ready to Be Deployed After Dramatically Lowering Expectations

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images AI’s use in the legal sphere is the gift that keeps on giving. This time, it’s the sobering sense of disappointment that set in after a team building an AI chatbot for Alaska’s court system actually tested it and found out it was a hallucinating disaster,… Continue reading Court System Says Hallucinating AI System Is Ready to Be Deployed After Dramatically Lowering Expectations

ChatGPT Gave Teen Advice to Get Higher on Drugs Until He Died

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images With the mass adoption of AI chatbots comes immense potential for their abuse. These tools which cheer us on endlessly, no matter what we ask it, have already pushed vulnerable people to wild delusions, murder, and suicides. Adding to the list is Sam Nelson, a 19-year-old… Continue reading ChatGPT Gave Teen Advice to Get Higher on Drugs Until He Died

‘Industry’ Takes on the Age Verification Wars

When they decided to take on age verification in their latest season, Industry cocreators Konrad Kay and Mickey Down didn’t anticipate the issue would become such a political football. “It was in the ether of British politics, but it wasn’t front and center when we started writing the scripts or shooting it, and then it… Continue reading ‘Industry’ Takes on the Age Verification Wars

Steve Jobs’ Early Apple Items Are Going Up for Auction—Along With His Bow Ties

Courtesy of RR Auction Coincidentally, that original partnership agreement between Jobs, Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, signed on April 1, 1976, is also up for bid this month at Christie’s. (Wayne got cold feet shortly after the signing and sold his 10 percent stake to the Steves for $800.) It’s among the “works of art, furniture… Continue reading Steve Jobs’ Early Apple Items Are Going Up for Auction—Along With His Bow Ties

Ring and Watch Duty Team Up to Keep a Closer Eye on Wildfires

The new partnership automates crowdsourcing of user video. “Their system will get a ping and say, hey, there’s a fire within a mile of your property, you should know about it,” says John Mills, the CEO of Watch Duty. Users then get the option to share a live feed of the view from their front… Continue reading Ring and Watch Duty Team Up to Keep a Closer Eye on Wildfires