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ChatGPT is getting ads soon, starting with free users
Posted on Saturday January 17, 2026
ChatGPT users in the US will start seeing ads in the coming weeks unless they subscribe to the Plus or Pro tiers. The chatbot will not show ads to users who indicate they are under 18 or if it detects that a user is a minor.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The AI crunch is making high-capacity SSDs worth their weight in gold
Posted on Saturday January 17, 2026
Redditor Dark_Marmot recently claimed that Western Digital's most expensive WD Black solid-state drive is worth 70 percent more than 24-karat gold by weight. While average SSD prices remain far below gold territory, quick calculations by TechSpot and Tom's Hardware suggest that some 8TB models have already crossed that threshold, with...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Liquid gears could challenge 5,000 years of mechanical engineering
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
The study, published January 13 in Physical Review Letters, replaces the metal or plastic cogs of conventional gears with controlled flows of liquid. In their experiments, NYU physicists submerged two cylinders in a viscous water – glycerol mixture. When one cylinder rotated, the liquid currents it generated transmitted motion to...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 adds 40 TOPS accelerator to the single-board computer
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
Raspberry Pi has started selling the AI HAT+ 2, an add-on board that represents a significant upgrade over the AI HAT+ model launched in 2024. While the original board could only accelerate certain types of neural network models, the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 is powerful enough to manage and...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Lego's next Zelda set celebrates Ocarina of Time
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
Officially titled The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – The Final Battle, the model (77093) features 1,003 pieces as well as minifigures of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf. The setting is Ganon's ruined castle, where you'll find three hidden Recovery Hearts and other elements from the game such as the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft disrupts cybercrime-as-a-service platform tied to $40M in fraud
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
Microsoft recently announced a civil lawsuit against RedVDS, a prominent cybercrime service responsible for stealing millions of dollars from high-profile targets. RedVDS exemplifies the growing cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) problem, using a subscription-based model to deploy malicious computing resources and coordinate large-scale phishing campaigns.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
DocuSign debuts contract-trained AI to explain documents before you sign them
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
According to an official press release, the AI-powered eSignature features that make dense legal language easier to understand are built on DocuSign's Intelligent Agreement Management platform, which simplifies complex wording and helps ensure accurate, error-free document preparation.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Wikipedia is now getting paid by Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity, and other AI companies
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
As generative AI companies search for cleaner training data, one of the internet's oldest institutions is quietly changing its economic model. The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, has confirmed new agreements with major AI players, including Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral AI, and Perplexity. The deals formalize paid access to the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Gigabyte is considering a handheld gaming PC, but only if it can stand out from the crowd
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
Gigabyte CEO Eddie Lin spoke to PC World about several subjects at CES last week, including the company's stance on joining the handheld PC market.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Scientists create a spray-on powder that seals life-threatening wounds in seconds
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
The agent, known as AGCL powder, was developed through a cross-disciplinary collaboration between materials science and biological engineering, with input from an active-duty South Korean Army Major whose battlefield experience shaped the design's real-world focus.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »