ArsTechnica
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Google reveals Nano Banana 2 AI image model, coming to Gemini today
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Ford is recalling 4.3 million trucks and SUVs to fix a towing software bug
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New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
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New York sues Valve for enabling "illegal gambling" with loot boxes
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A non-public document reveals that science may not be prioritized on next Mars mission
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15 state attorneys general sue RFK Jr. over "anti-science" vaccine policy
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Badge engineering could be worse than this: The 2026 Subaru Uncharted
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ULA isn't making the Space Force's GPS interference problem any easier
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Musk has no proof OpenAI stole xAI trade secrets, judge rules, tossing lawsuit
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The Galaxy S26 is faster, more expensive, and even more chock-full of AI
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Judge doesn't trust DOJ with search of devices seized from Wash. Post reporter
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Could a vaccine prevent dementia? Shingles shot data only getting stronger.
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2026 Lexus RZ 550e review: Likable, but it needs improvement
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RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP PCs
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Trump's MAHA influencer pick for surgeon general goes before Senate
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Pete Hegseth tells Anthropic to fall in line with DoD desires, or else
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Boozy chimps fail urine test, confirm hotly debated theory
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WBD says Paramount’s new higher offer could be “superior” to Netflix's
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Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid
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DJI sues the FCC for “carelessly” restricting its drones
Techmeme
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Dell reports Q4 revenue up 39% YoY to $33.4B, vs. $31.73B est., and forecasts FY 2027 revenue above estimates; DELL jumps 10%+ after hours (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters)
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Block says it is laying off more than 4,000 of its 10,000+ employees; XYZ jumps 19%+ in extended trading (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
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Sources: Meta last week scrapped the most advanced AI chip it was developing, after struggling with the design, and shifted its focus to a less complicated chip (The Information)
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The head of Intel Foundry, Kevin O'Buckley, leaves to join Qualcomm after just two years at the company; Intel Foundry will now be headed by Naga Chandrasekaran (Anton Shilov/Tom's Hardware)
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IDC: global smartphone shipments will fall 12.9% YoY to 1.12B units in 2026, the market's largest-ever decline, as surging memory prices drive up device costs (Kritika Lamba/Reuters)
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Some AI policymakers and lawyers warn that DOD's threats to Anthropic are contradictory and could chill partnerships between the government and Silicon Valley (Brendan Bordelon/Politico)
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Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity is partnering with brands like Gap, Visa, and Tinder to market its World ID human verification product (Patrick Coffee/Wall Street Journal)
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Apple says iPhone and iPad on iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 have become the first consumer devices NATO approved for use up to the "restricted" level of classified data (Elyse Betters Picaro/ZDNET)
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Sources: US semiconductor companies face worsening rare earth shortages, as shipments still rarely make it to the US despite an October 2025 detente with China (Reuters)
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Viture, which ranked top in XR glasses shipments in the US in Q3 2025, per IDC, raised $100M, bringing its funding in the past six months to $200M (Charlie Fink/Forbes)
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A Greek court sentences four people, including spyware maker Intellexa's founder, to prison, for using spyware to target journalists, politicians, and others (Nektaria Stamouli/Politico)
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Driverless truck startup Einride raised a $113M PIPE at a $1.35B pre-money valuation, down from $1.8B initially attached to its upcoming SPAC deal (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
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Encord, whose software helps companies developing AI models manage training data for robots and other uses, raised $60M at a $500M pre-money valuation (Rocket Drew/The Information)
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Google says Nano Banana 2 can create images with a resolution ranging from 512px to 4K, and will become the default image generation model in the Gemini app (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
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Sources: PayPal isn't in talks to sell itself, to Stripe or anyone, and has been preparing for months for a potential activist campaign or unwanted takeover bid (Rohan Goswami/Semafor)