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California lawmaker proposes a four-year ban on AI chatbots in kids’ toys

“Our children cannot be used as lab rats for Big Tech to experiment on,” Senator Steve Padilla said. He just introduced a bill to ban AI chatbots in toys until safety regulations are developed.  

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Intel is building a handheld gaming platform including a dedicated chip

Intel has been building chips designed for gaming PCs for years but the company is now moving into handheld devices too.

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LMArena lands $1.7B valuation four months after launching its product

LMArena, which started as a UC Berkeley research project, has raised about $250 million total and become a unicorn in about seven months.

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How World Cup champion Mario Götze built a parallel career as an angel investor

Mario Götze will go down in soccer history as the player who scored the winning goal that made Germany the 2014 FIFA World Cup champion. But he is also an increasingly seasoned angel investor.

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Nvidia to accelerate Siemens chip-design tools using its GPUs

Nvidia announced today at CES 2026 that it would help Siemens’ electronic design automation (EDA) software run on its GPUs in an attempt to speed up the chip-design process. Nearly all computer chips today are designed using EDA tools, and … Continue reading

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Threads is developing in-message games

Launching in-message games would give Threads an edge over competitors like X and Bluesky, which don’t offer built-in games.

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Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs reactor magnet, lands deal with Nvidia

The fusion power frontrunner said that construction on its Sparc reactor was proceeding as planned. Meanwhile, it’s building a digital twin to help dial it in.

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Meta pauses international expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses

Meta had originally planned to launch the glasses in France, Italy, Canada, and the U.K. in early 2026.

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

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.

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Narwal adds AI to its vacuum cleaners to monitor pets and find jewelry

Narwal’s new robo vacuum cleaner switches to quiet mode near a baby’s crib.

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