• New Horizons expansion has arrived earlier than expected

    January 14, 2026

    For a number of very obvious reasons, we don’t want to roll back the clock to early 2020. No thank you. But if there was a feel-good lockdown story, it was the perfectly timed arrival of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which allowed friends who could no longer meet up IRL to do so virtually on their carefully pruned islands. The game will almost certainly never be as popular as it was back then again, but Nintendo is hoping a good chunk of lapsed islanders will return for its latest DLC drop, which has arrived a day earlier than planned. As…

  • Gemini’s new beta feature provides proactive responses based on your photos, emails, and more

    January 14, 2026

    Google announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new beta feature in the Gemini app that allows the AI assistant to tailor its responses by connecting across your Google ecosystem, starting with Gmail, Photos, Search, and YouTube history. Although Gemini could already retrieve information from these apps, it can now reason across your data to provide proactive results, such as connecting a thread in your emails to a video you watched. Google says this means Gemini understands context without being told where to look. The tech giant notes that this beta experience, called Personal Intelligence, is off by default, as…

  • Our favorite 3-in-1 wireless charger from UGreen is 32 percent off right now

    January 14, 2026

    You can easily spruce up your nightstand or desk by decluttering a bit, replacing some of those annoying charging cables with a good wireless charging setup. One of our favorites that can handle three devices at once is the UGREEN MagFlow Qi2 3-in-1 Charger Station 25W. Normally $140, it’s on sale right now for $95; that’s 32 percent off and only about $5 more than its record-low price. UGREEN This is our top pick for a 3-in-1 charging pad thanks to its versatility. The UGREEN can work equally well as a permanent fixture in your home or act as a…

  • Tesla will only offer subscriptions for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) going forward

    January 14, 2026

    Tesla is removing the option to pay a one-time fee for its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) driver assistance software, CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday. Going forward, the only way to access the feature will be through a monthly subscription The change represents a major break from how Tesla has sold access to the advanced driver assistance suite over the years. It’s also a decision that could have an impact on Tesla’s bottom line, Musk’s ability to unlock the full value of his $1 trillion pay package, and the company’s ever-swirling legal troubles. And it comes as many other global automakers are…

  • NVIDIA rolls out DLSS 4.5 to all RTX GPUs

    January 14, 2026

    Just a week after announcing the latest version of its image-upscaling tech at CES, NVIDIA is rolling out DLSS 4.5. The company released a beta version of the update last week. Starting today, all NVIDIA app users with a GeForce RTX GPU will be able to upgrade to the full release of DLSS 4.5. NVIDIA says DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution (to give its full name) delivers sharper visuals and improved temporal stability. The 2nd Generation Super Resolution Transformer reduces ghosting and improves anti-aliasing in more than 400 games and apps, the company claims. “This second-generation model is our most sophisticated…

  • VoiceRun nabs $5.5M to build voice agent factory

    January 14, 2026

    Nicholas Leonard and Derek Caneja wanted to build AI voice agents, but when they went to build the product, they felt many of these voice agents had design flaws.  Some of these agents were being built with no-code tools, meaning shipping to production was fast, but the quality of the product was often low. Other agents were being made by companies that had the time and resources to spend months building specialized tools. “Developers and enterprises needed an alternative,” Leonard told TechCrunch, adding that he and Caneja also realized that the future of software would be “coded, validated, and optimized…

  • 2026 Nissan Patrol review | CarExpert

    January 14, 2026

    Want a V8-powered SUV that’s equally at home in the bush as it is on the blacktop? They’re hard to find in 2026. Also want space for the whole family, including a third row of seats? The contenders can be counted on one hand, and none of them are cheap. Indeed, the likes of the Y62-generation Nissan Patrol are a dying breed. It’s not for a lack of demand though – Patrol sales topped 6000 last year, making it one of the more popular large SUVs in Australia. Rather, decarbonisation and more specifically emissions standards are set to spell the…

  • Tesla’s Full Self-Driving is switching to a subscription-only service

    January 14, 2026

    Tesla will stop selling its $8,000 Full Self-Driving (FSD) option and make it strictly a monthly subscription service after February 14, CEO Elon Musk announced on his X platform. Musk didn’t reveal the price or why he’s making the switch, though FSD is already available by subscription for $99 per month or $999 per year. The shift could be advantageous for buyers, particularly if they decide to dump their new Tesla or trade it in. It will also allow prospective owners to hedge their bets, as Tesla has overpromised on the feature since it was first announced. Full Self-Driving has…

  • Meta to reportedly lay off 10% of Reality Labs staff

    January 14, 2026

    Meta is laying off 10% of staff in its Reality Labs division, which is core to developing the company’s VR and metaverse products, the New York Times reported. The publication noted that Reality Labs had roughly 15,000 employees, and the job cuts could impact over 1,000 people. Separately, CNBC reported that the company plans to shut down studios such as Armature Studio, Twisted Pixel, and Sanzaru, along with a technical unit called Oculus Studios Central Technology, which was working on VR titles. Business Insider reported that the company’s CTO and head of Reality Labs, Andrew Bosworth, called for the “most…

  • UK scraps digital ID requirement for workers

    January 14, 2026

    The UK government has backtracked on a plan to require all workers to have a digital ID following a backlash. It will no longer be mandatory to register with the digital ID program to prove one has the right to work in the country, as the BBC reports. The government announced the now-scrapped digital ID requirement in September. “You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID,” Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said at the time. “It’s as simple as that.” The government still plans to fully transition to digital right-to-work…