• GameStop reportedly shuts down more than 400 US stores

    January 10, 2026

    Your neighborhood GameStop might be on the chopping block, along with more than 400 other retail locations across the US. As first reported by Polygon, the retailer is pursuing a severe cost-saving measure by closing up several hundred physical locations. According to a blog that keeps track of GameStop closures, there are 410 locations that are confirmed to be closing or are already closed, along with another 11 that are reportedly also on their way, as of January 10. As Polygon indicated, these closings aren’t much of a surprise considering GameStop’s SEC filing for December 2025 indicated that it would…

  • OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs

    January 10, 2026

    OpenAI reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs OpenAI and training data company Handshake AI are asking third-party contractors to upload real work that they did in past and current jobs, according to a report in Wired. This appears to be part of a larger strategy across AI companies that are hiring contractors to generate high-quality training data in the hopes that this will eventually allow their models to automate more white-collar work. In OpenAI’s case, a company presentation reportedly asks contractors to describe tasks they’ve performed at other jobs and upload examples of “real, on-the-job work”…

  • Holden Commodore to Ford Ranger – Australia’s best-sellers over the years

    January 10, 2026

    The Holden Commodore was the best-selling car in Australia from 1998 to 2010. Having passed that honour on to Mazda and then eventually Toyota and now Ford, the once-iconic Australian auto brand never recovered. Going back to 2015, Australia’s best-selling car was the Toyota Corolla with 42,073 deliveries, representing 3.64 per cent of the total market of 1,155,408 vehicles. From there, the baton was passed to the Toyota HiLux, which became the annual leader for seven consecutive years (2016-2022). Then the Ford Ranger took over as the nation’s best-seller in 2023, and continued to hold the top spot in 2024 and 2025. That ‘winner list’ is short, but the underlying sales volumes are not. The…

  • Which brands offer the best new car warranties in Australia?

    January 10, 2026

    UPDATED 11/01/2026 7:30am: This article has been updated to reflect Tesla’s move to a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty from January 1, 2026. UPDATED 07/09/2025 7:00am: This article has been updated to reflect Hyundai’s new conditional seven-year warranty, which is applicable from September 1, 2025. UPDATED 06/07/2025 8:00am: This article has been updated to reflect revisions to MG’s standard and extended warranty offerings from July 1, 2025, and well as an extension of Honda’s extended warranty for cvertain models. UPDATED 09/06/2025 10:00am: This article has been updated to reflect recent changes to the warranties offered by Hyundai, BYD, Xpeng and Leapmotor, and…

  • SpaceX can deploy 7,500 more Starlink Gen2 satellites with FCC approval

    January 10, 2026

    The Federal Communications Commission has approved SpaceX’s request to deploy an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites, allowing the company to launch 15,000 in all. It has also allowed SpaceX to upgrade its Gen2 satellites with “advanced form factors and cutting-edge technology,” to operate across more frequencies and to add more orbital shells to optimize coverage and performance. This approval will give the company’s fleet a boost and will allow it to offer internet and mobile services to more parts of the globe. The satellites will also enable SpaceX to offer “direct-to-cell connectivity outside the United States and supplemental coverage” within…

  • Indonesia blocks Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes

    January 10, 2026

    Indonesian officials said Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok. This is one of the most aggressive moves so far from government officials responding to a flood of sexualized, AI-generated imagery — often depicting real women and minors, and sometimes showing assault and abuse — posted by Grok in response to requests from users on the social network X. (X and xAI are part of the same company.) In a statement shared with the Guardian and other publications, Indonesia’s communications and digital minister Meutya Hafid said, “The government views the practice of non-consensual sexual deepfakes as…

  • Kia EV3 GT, EV4 GT, EV5 GT sporty models unveiled

    January 10, 2026

    In addition to the new EV2 electric SUV, Kia used the 2026 Brussels motor show to unveil GT variants for its existing EV3, EV4 and EV5 model lines. Like the EV6 GT and EV9 GT, the visual differences between the new GT iterations and their lesser siblings are minimal. While the EV6 GT and EV9 GT offer considerably more kilowatts and straight-line performance compared to other models in their lineups, the new EV3 GT and EV4 GT are more modest upgrades, while the EV5 GT offers similar performance to the existing AWD model sold in Australia. CarExpert can save you…

  • An Instagram data breach reportedly exposed the personal info of 17.5 million users

    January 10, 2026

    If you received a bunch of password reset requests from Instagram recently, you’re not alone. As reported by Malwarebytes, an antivirus software company, there was a data breach revealing the “sensitive information” of 17.5 million Instagram users. Malwarebytes added that the leak included Instagram usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and more. The company added that the “data is available for sale on the dark web and can be abused by cybercriminals.” Malwarebytes noted in an email to its customers that it discovered the breach during its routine dark web scan and that it’s tied to a potential incident…

  • Don’t count on Baldur’s Gate 3 coming to Switch 2, as least for now

    January 10, 2026

    Nintendo Switch 2 owners can forget about seeing Baldur’s Gate 3 in the Nintendo Store, at least as of now. In a Reddit AMA, Larian Studio’s CEO, Swen Vicke, said that the team would have loved to bring the title to Switch 2, but “it wasn’t our decision to make.” As cryptic as that may sound, Vicke’s response hints that either Wizards of the Coast, which owns the Dungeons and Dragons IP that Baldur’s Gate 3 is set in, or Nintendo is behind the lack of a port. When it comes to Wizards of the Coast, rumors have circulated that…

  • The lovable, the creepy and the utterly confusing

    January 10, 2026

    CES always has its share of attention-grabbing robots. But this year in particular seemed to be a landmark year for robotics. The advancement in AI technology has not only given robots better “brains,” it’s enabled new levels of autonomy and given rise to an ambitious, if sometimes questionable, vision for our robot-filled future. From sassy humanoids to AI-powered pets and chore-handling assistants, we sought out as many cute, strange and capable robots as we could find in Las Vegas. These are the ones that made the biggest impression. Agibot Humanoids Agibot’s X2 humanoid robot. (Karissa Bell for Engadget) Of all…