• Liquid AI Releases LFM2.5: A Compact AI Model Family For Real On Device Agents

    January 6, 2026

    Liquid AI has introduced LFM2.5, a new generation of small foundation models built on the LFM2 architecture and focused at on device and edge deployments. The model family includes LFM2.5-1.2B-Base and LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct and extends to Japanese, vision language, and audio language variants. It is released as open weights on Hugging Face and exposed through the LEAP platform. Architecture and training recipe LFM2.5 keeps the hybrid LFM2 architecture that was designed for fast and memory efficient inference on CPUs and NPUs and scales the data and post training pipeline. Pretraining for the 1.2 billion parameter backbone is extended from 10T to…

  • Pebble’s founder might be just the right person to make an AI ring

    January 6, 2026

    Eric Migicovsky has been thinking a lot about friction. Specifically, he’s been thinking about how too much friction in the way of using a device can put people off wearing it altogether. The founder of Pebble is here at CES 2026 with a few new devices from the company he recently started to bring back the beloved smartwatch brand, including the Pebble Round 2 and the Index 01. That second one is a simple ring with a button on it that you push down to talk to Pebble’s AI whenever you want it to help you remember something. In the…

  • Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs reactor magnet, lands deal with Nvidia

    January 6, 2026

    Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) said on Tuesday at CES 2026 that it had installed the first magnet in its Sparc fusion reactor, the demonstration device that it hopes to turn on next year. The magnet is the first of 18 that, when the reactor is complete, will create a doughnut-like shape that will produce a powerful magnetic field to confine and compress superheated plasma. If all goes well, that plasma will release more energy than it takes to heat and compress it. After decades of promise and delay, fusion power appears to be just around the corner — CFS and…

  • All the laptops that caught our eye at CES 2026

    January 6, 2026

    CES remains a key stage for laptop makers to lay out their plans for the year ahead. At CES 2026, that meant new flagship productivity machines, reconsidered gaming notebooks and solid incremental updates across several major lineups. While we’re still seeing embargoes lift and hands-on time on the show floor, the announcements below reflect the most significant laptops we’ve seen so far. Plus, the list will grow as more companies reveal details throughout January 6 and beyond. Samsung Galaxy Book6 series New Samsung Galaxy Book6 laptops offer NVIDIA RTX 50-series GPUs. Samsung announced the Galaxy Book6 family at CES 2026,…

  • Meta pauses international expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses

    January 6, 2026

    Meta is pausing its plans to sell its Ray-Ban Display glasses outside the U.S. due to “unprecedented demand and limited supply,” the company said on Tuesday. Meta had originally planned to launch the glasses in France, Italy, Canada, and the U.K. in early 2026. “Since launching last fall, we’ve seen an overwhelming amount of interest, and as a result, product waitlists now extend well into 2026,” the company said. “Because of this unprecedented demand and limited inventory, we’ve decided to pause our planned international expansion.” Meta says it will continue focusing on fulfilling U.S. orders while it re-evaluates its approach…

  • Everything NVIDIA announced at CES 2026

    January 6, 2026

    Jensen Huang took to the CES stage on Monday to share the latest from NVIDIA, and while the presentation was more a refresher of technologies the company has been working on for the past few years, there were a couple of notable announcements. NVIDIA announced Alpamayo, a family of open-source reasoning models designed to guide autonomous vehicles through difficult driving situations. The centerpiece of the release is Alpamayo 1 , a 10-billion parameter chain-of-thought system NVIDIA says is capable of approaching driving more like a human being would. The model works by breaking down unexpected driving situations into a smaller…

  • Amazon’s Ring doorbells get fire alerts, an app store and new sensors

    January 6, 2026

    Amazon’s augmenting its Ring smart doorbells with new features, including new fire alerts, an app store, and a new set of Ring Sensors. The company said the new Ring Sensors can detect motion, openings, glass breakage, and smoke, and can also monitor carbon monoxide levels, leaks, temperature changes, and air quality. They also let you control lighting and appliances that are connected to your smart home network. Amazon is also adding a new app store to the Ring app to allow users to use its cameras with third-party apps. The store is currently available in the U.S. only, and users…

  • Renault Filante: New Geely-based flagship SUV teased

    January 6, 2026

    Renault Korea has teased its new Filante SUV, which will be the second model from the company to be based on Geely underpinnings. The new flagship SUV will make its debut on January 13, Korean time. From the silhouette teaser (below) we can see that the new SUV will have a quite dramatic side window profile. Filante is French for shooting star, which is alluded to in the badge. The car is also named in honour of the 2025 Filante Record concept and 1954 Étoile Filante. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal.…

  • 2026 Zeekr 7X review | CarExpert

    January 6, 2026

    It’s fair to say that Zeekr Australia probably wasn’t expecting the Zeekr 7X electric SUV to be such a hit. The Chinese auto brand is in its infancy here, and insiders have told me that they’ve been blown away by the reception for this new model, which is a sweet-spot offering for so many buyers in the market for their first EV, or their next one. And in this review, I’ll tell you why the Zeekr 7X could be the ideal first step, or the worthwhile upgrade, you’ve been thinking about. But I’ll also tell you why I wouldn’t buy…

  • Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron

    January 6, 2026

    A Paris court has found 10 people guilty of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron, wife of President of France Emmanuel Macron, the BBC reports. The judge found that the defendants made false claims about Macron’s gender and sexuality, and “malicious remarks” about the 24-year age gap between Macron and her spouse. Of the ten defendants, only one received a firm prison sentence of six months, according to LeMonde. Eight others received suspended sentences (effectively probation in France) of four to eight months, while the 10th person received a fine and was required to attend a sensitivity training course. Three of the “instigators” found…