The Lego Smart Brick won our Best in Show award at CES 2026, and it was no wonder after watching Lego designer Maarten Simons’ expert demo there. So I thought: why not let you virtually attend the same tech demo I did? Before I left Las Vegas, I snuck back into Lego’s suite to film … Read more
Meta is laying off about 10 percent of its Reality Labs metaverse division, and the cuts apparently include closing down some of its VR gaming studios. It “appears” Twisted Pixel Games, the developer of Marvel’s Deadpool VR, Sanzaru Games, the developer of the Asgard’s Wrath franchise, and Armature Studio, who worked on the Resident Evil … Read more
Dr. Sina Bari, a practicing surgeon and AI healthcare leader at data company iMerit, has seen firsthand how ChatGPT can lead patients astray with faulty medical advice. “I recently had a patient come in, and when I recommended a medication, they had a dialogue printed out from ChatGPT that said this medication has a 45% … Read more
Former Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), recently stated that the UAE generates surplus power in order to cover “three days” of high demand each year, making Bitcoin a buyer of last resort for energy that would otherwise go unused. Stripping away the specifics, the logic holds: mining turns curtailed or stranded electricity into revenue when … Read more
HBO Max Season 2 of “The Pitt” on HBO Max picks up with Dr. Frank Langdon (Patrick Ball) on his first day back at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center following a stint in rehab. Langdon’s journey toward recovery begins in Episode 10 of Season 1 when Dr. Michael “Robby” … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Czechoslovak Group, one of Europe’s largest ammunition makers, is preparing for an imminent launch of a milestone initial public offering in a move that would underline investor appetite for defence groups. The Prague-based company is … Read more
They really Hadid that. Model sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid stepped out for dinner—separately—in Los Angeles, both pairing jeans with a designer handbag to demonstrate two easy ways to dress up denim for a night out with friends or a romantic date. Bella Hadid opted for dark wash boot-cut jeans, a beige top, sleek ponytail … Read more
Apple’s professional creative apps have been slower to jump on the subscription bandwagon than those from Adobe or some of its other competitors, but the company is taking a step in that direction today. Starting on January 28, Apple will start offering an Apple Creator Studio subscription for $12.99 a month, or $129.99 a year. … Read more
Former New York mayor Eric Adams’ new NYC token fell more than 81% within about 30 minutes of its Jan. 12 launch on Solana, wiping out roughly $500 million in peak paper value. The token briefly reached an estimated market cap of $540 million–$600 million. Adams unveiled the project at a Times Square event about … Read more
Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, died today of prostate cancer at 68. Adams satirized the world of cubicle-based IT and engineering in Dilbert, which at its height appeared in 2,000 daily newspapers and was later anthologized in numerous books. Dilbert was an engineer with few social skills, but he always knew … Read more