• Insta360 releases AI-powered follow-up to its Link webcams

    January 14, 2026

    Insta360, a company most known for its , has released two new AI-powered 4K webcams, the Link 2 Pro and Link 2C Pro, aimed at creators, educators and remote professionals. The company’s goal with these models is “a webcam experience that looks and sounds remarkably close to a professional camera and microphone setup.” Both models use a larger 1/1.3-inch sensor with dual native ISO for improved low-light performance over the , and both support HDR. Insta360 says the audio on both models leverages beamforming technology as well as AI noise canceling to help voices sound clearer in noisy environments. Users…

  • A Resident Evil showcase is taking place on January 15

    January 14, 2026

    Resident Evil Requiem, the first new mainline entry in the series since 2021’s Resident Evil Village, is just over a month away and Capcom is ready to share more details. The publisher will air a Resident Evil Showcase on January 15 at 5PM ET. You’ll be able to watch it on Twitch and YouTube (in English and Japanese). The stream will run for around 12 minutes. It will feature “all the latest info on Resident Evil Requiem,” which will almost certainly include some gameplay ahead of it hitting PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam on February 27.…

  • Google AI Releases MedGemma-1.5: The Latest Update to their Open Medical AI Models for Developers

    January 14, 2026

    Google Research has expanded its Health AI Developer Foundations program (HAI-DEF) with the release of MedGemma-1.5. The model is released as open starting points for developers who want to build medical imaging, text and speech systems and then adapt them to local workflows and regulations. https://research.google/blog/next-generation-medical-image-interpretation-with-medgemma-15-and-medical-speech-to-text-with-medasr/ MedGemma 1.5, small multimodal model for real clinical data MedGemma is a family of medical generative models built on Gemma. The new release, MedGemma-1.5-4B, targets developers who need a compact model that can still handle real clinical data. The previous MedGemma-1-27B model remains available for more demanding text heavy use cases. MedGemma-1.5-4B is multimodal.…

  • 2026 Kia EV6 pricing: Minor price increases for overhauled EV

    January 14, 2026

    The 2026 Kia EV6 will start from $72,660 before on-road costs, with price rises of just $70 across each of the four model grades. The modest price increase coincides with updated exterior styling, cabin tweaks and a larger battery designed to deliver improved driving range. The updated lineup is due in showrooms “imminently”, according to a Kia Australia release. Every EV6 is now fitted with the same 84kWh lithium-ion battery pack, replacing the previously offered 77.4kWh unit. The entry-level Air RWD gains an additional 54km of range, and is now rated at a claimed 582km under the WLTP test cycle.…

  • Star Wars Outlaws developer Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm face layoffs

    January 14, 2026

    We aren’t even two weeks into the new year and Ubisoft is already looking to carry out its second round of layoffs in 2026. The company has informed workers at Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm of a “proposed organizational restructure” that could affect around 55 roles across its two Swedish studios. Workers at Massive (the developer of The Division series, Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora) were offered voluntary buyouts late last year as part of Ubisoft’s ongoing cost-cutting efforts. “This restructure follows the completion of the Voluntary Leave Program launched during the fall of 2025, a finalized…

  • Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp

    January 14, 2026

    Brazil’s competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from using its business API to offer chatbots on the app. The agency has also started an investigation against the company to determine if the policy is anti-competitive. “According to the investigations, there is possible anti-competitive conduct of an exclusive nature that arises from the application of the New WhatsApp Terms (“WhatsApp Business Solution Terms”) imposed by Meta to regulate the access and offer, by providers of artificial intelligence tools, of its technologies to WhatsApp users,” the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE) said. CADE said it would investigate if Meta’s terms are exclusionary to…

  • PHEV drivers “don’t plug them in”, says GM CEO

    January 14, 2026

    General Motors has been slow in rolling out plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) as it still says electric vehicles (EVs) are the endgame. The company’s CEO Mary Barra also pointed out an inconvenient truth about PHEV technology: a lot of owners don’t use them as they’re intended to be used. “What we also know today with plug-in hybrids is most people don’t plug them in,” Ms Barra said at an Automotive Press Association conference this week. “So that’s why we’re trying to be very thoughtful about what we do from a hybrid and a plug-in hybrid perspective. “We’re mainly investing and…

  • Mercedes-Benz S-Class getting AMG-style flat-plane crank V8 in 2026 overhaul

    January 14, 2026

    A significantly updated Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan will reportedly be revealed this year, powered by a more powerful V8 petrol engine the automaker has confirmed will use a flat-plane crankshaft. The new engine is part of what Mercedes-Benz describes as the “most extensive update in one generation”. According to Autocar, the current seventh-generation S-Class is set to receive a major overhaul in the coming weeks, including an updated exterior design, a substantially upgraded cabin, and the aforementioned V8 engine. A flat-plane crankshaft not only gives an internal combustion engine (ICE) a distinctive timbre, but also offers performance advantages such as reduced…

  • Anker’s Solix E10 battery backup can power your entire house in a blackout

    January 14, 2026

    Anker is going up against Tesla in the home battery backup segment with Solix E10 that promises “whole-home backup” at an affordable price. The system delivers enough power to handle heavy-duty air conditioners and other high-power appliances in the event of a blackout. It also claims that the E10 supports DIY-friendly installation thanks to the stackable, plug-and-play design. Each Anker Solix E10 unit can deliver up to 37.2kW of surge power and stacking two boosts that to 66kW. It also comes with a “turbo output” mode that can output 10kW per unit for 90 minutes maximum. That level of power,…

  • Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups

    January 14, 2026

    Superorganism launched in 2023 as what it claims is the first venture capital firm focused on biodiversity, aiming to serve as the conservationist on the cap table for nature-friendly startups. Now, the firm has closed its first fund, securing $25.9 million in capital commitments from Cisco Foundation, AMB Holdings, and Builders Vision, among others, along with individuals like Jeff Jordan, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Superorganism backs companies across three categories: tech that slows or reverses extinction, startups that operate at the intersection of climate and biodiversity, and tools that enable conservationists to do their work more effectively. The firm…