Hue Weekly: SpatialAware in Las Vegas

To kick off the new year, Philips Hue took advantage of the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show to showcase some new products. As in previous years, the focus was on software features. After bringing the Hue Sync TV app to LG televisions last year, there is now a new feature for the Hue Bridge…

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VR Game Developers Shocked By Shifting Platform Prioritization

VR game developers face a new era in immersive hardware.

Change of Command of International Space Station to Occur

NASA will provide live coverage of the International Space Station change of command ceremony starting at 2:35 p.m. EST Monday, Jan. 12. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. As Crew-11 prepares to depart from the space station, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke will hand command of Expedition 74 aboard the orbital complex to […]

Explore This Crowdsourced Archive of Vintage Cassette Recordings

Evocative sounds from the past, complete with hiss and warp.

The Five Weirdest AI Inventions I Saw at CES 2026

AI gadgets had to get weird to stand out at CES 2026.

NASA, SpaceX Set Target Date for Crew-11’s Return to Earth

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 14, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather conditions. 

Expedition 74 Preps for Crew Departure, Keeps Up Advanced Research

Four Expedition 74 crew members are preparing for their return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft. Amid departure preparations, the International Space Station residents also conducted spacesuit maintenance, space biology research, and an artificial intelligence study.

How to Delete ‘Bloatware’ From Your Android (and Why You Should)

Delete or disable apps you don’t need.

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 Is Back to Its Lowest-Ever Price

Apple’s flagship smartwatch is $250 off.

?? Tutorial: The 3-Step AI Memory Migration Workflow

PLUS: get all prompts necessary for this…

The Download: the case for AI slop, and helping CRISPR fulfill its promise

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How I learned to stop worrying and love AI slop —Caiwei Chen If I were to locate the moment AI slop broke through into popular consciousness, I’d pick the video of rabbits bouncing…

A new CRISPR startup is betting regulators will ease up on gene-editing

Here at MIT Technology Review we’ve been writing about the gene-editing technology CRISPR since 2013, calling it the biggest biotech breakthrough of the century. Yet so far, there’s been only one gene-editing drug approved. It’s been used commercially on only about 40 patients, all with sickle-cell disease. It’s becoming clear that the impact of CRISPR…

X Faces Bans in Several Regions Over Grok-Produced Images

Grok is reportedly producing over 6,500 sexualized images every day.

Assessing the Safety of AI Projects [Infographic]

A look at how each of the major AI projects stacks up on safety and risk management.

Hands-On: ArtQuest VR Explores What Makes A Good Museum

ArtQuest VR takes you up close with detailed artworks.

Meta Glasses Get ‘Conversation Focus’ Early Access

Meta is rolling out the Conversation Focus accessibility feature to the Early Access program of its smart glasses in the US & Canada.

Meta Waveguide Provider Claims “world’s first” 70° FoV Waveguide

Lumus, the company that developed the waveguide optic used in Meta’s Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, says it has achieved a 70° field-of-view in a new design revealed this week at CES 2026. This conveniently matches the 70° field-of-view that Meta achieved in its ‘Orion’ prototype, but only with the use of novel materials. The News […]

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Meta’s Language Learning App for Quest Combines Mixed Reality and AI

Meta released an open source language learning app for Quest 3 that combines mixed reality passthrough and AI-powered object recognition. The News Called Spatial Lingo: Language Practice, the app not only aims to help users practice their English or Spanish using objects in their own room, but also give developers a framework to make their […]

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NASA Shares Latest Update on International Space Station Operations

NASA announced on Thursday its decision to return the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to Earth from the International Space Station earlier than originally planned as teams monitor a medical concern with a crew member currently living and working aboard the orbital laboratory.

Why I Won’t Be Giving ChatGPT Health My Medical Records

OpenAI invites you to hand over your medical information. Maybe don’t?

NASA to Provide Space Station Update at 5 p.m. EST

NASA will host a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST on Thursday from the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew. On Jan. 7, the agency announced it was postponing a planned spacewalk originally scheduled for Jan. 8 while teams monitored a medical concern with a crew member […]

My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: The AirPods Pro 3

The new AirPods Pro 3, considered nearly perfect, are back to their lowest price ever.

?? Your AI Bills Just Got 90% Cheaper (NVIDIA Rubin)

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America’s new dietary guidelines ignore decades of scientific research

The new year has barely begun, but the first days of 2026 have brought big news for health. On Monday, the US’s federal health agency upended its recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations—a move that health associations worry puts children at unnecessary risk of preventable disease. There was more news from the federal government on Wednesday,…

The Download: mimicking pregnancy’s first moments in a lab, and AI parameters explained

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Researchers are getting organoids pregnant with human embryos At first glance, it looks like the start of a human pregnancy: A ball-shaped embryo presses into the lining of the uterus then grips tight,…