Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X2 Plus chips for PCs, available in 10-core and 6-core variants, manufactured on TSMC's N3P node using Qualcomm's Oryon architecture (Jake Roach/Tom's Hardware)
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Qualcomm expands Snapdragon on Windows with X2 Plus – 10-core ARM CPU boasts 35% single-core jump
A 10-core replacement and a new 6-core variant, both bringing big single-threaded improvements.
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Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X2 Plus chips for PCs, available in 10-core and 6-core variants, manufactured on TSMC
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Amazon launches Alexa+ in early access for all users via a new web interface at Alexa.com and now lets users upload documents, emails, and images (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)
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The Alexa Plus website is now available to everyone in early access
The Alexa Plus website is now available to everyone who wants to chat with Amazon’s new AI assistant.
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Amazon launches Alexa+ in early access for all users via a new Alexa.com web interface, after launching on Echo, and lets users upload docs, emails, and images
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Amazon unveils a Fire TV UI redesign with rounded corners, 20 app slots, and Alexa+ integration, and launches $899+ Ember Artline TV series with colorful frames (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
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Amazon revamps Fire TV, launches its own 'Artline' televisions with frames at CES | TechCrunch
Fire TV's new interface focuses on your content and offers easier, speedier navigation, Amazon says.
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Amazon unveils a Fire TV UI redesign with rounded corners, 20 app slots, and Alexa+ built in, and launches a $899+ Ember Artline TV series with colorful frames
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TCL unveils the €339 70 Pro phone, with a 6.9" NXTPaper 4.0 display and a paper-like textured finish, and the $549 Note A1 NXTPaper, an 11.5" Remarkable rival (Allison Johnson/The Verge)
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‘Max Ink Mode’ is back on TCL’s NXTPaper 70 Pro
Max Ink can’t be contained.
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TCL unveils the €339 70 Pro phone, with a 6.9
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Qualcomm unveils the Dragonwing IQ10 Series, a full-stack robotics architecture integrating hardware, software, and AI for industrial and consumer humanoids (Katie Collins/CNET)
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Qualcomm Bets Big on Robotics, Beginning With This Bendy-Backed Humanoid
A new wave of humanoids are coming. Qualcomm is ready to power them.
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Qualcomm unveils the Dragonwing IQ10 Series, a full-stack robotics architecture integrating hardware, software, and AI for industrial and consumer humanoids
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Lyte, founded by ex-Apple Face ID engineers, emerges from stealth and raised ~$107M to develop tech to help robots see better and move more safely in the world (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)
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Former Apple Engineers Launch 'Visual Brain' to Help Robots See
Top members of the team behind Apple Inc.'s Face ID are launching a startup to develop technology to help robots see better and move more safely in...
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Lyte, founded by ex-Apple Face ID engineers, emerges from stealth and raised ~$107M to develop tech to help robots see better and move more safely in the world
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Google plans to integrate Nano Banana and Veo support into Gemini on Google TV, letting users generate AI videos and modify family photos, first on TCL TVs (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)
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Gemini on Google TV is getting Nano Banana and voice-controlled settings
Gemini on Google TV is getting Nano Banana and Veo support, plus natural language control over picture and audio settings.
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Google plans to add Nano Banana and Veo support into Gemini on Google TV, letting users generate AI videos, modify family photos, and more, first on TCL TVs
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OpenAI says 40M+ Americans turn to ChatGPT daily for health information, per an analysis of anonymized interactions, seeing it as an "ally" for health care (Megan Morrone/Axios) https://www.axios.com/2026/01/05/chatgpt-openai-health-insurance-aca
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OpenAI says that 40M+ Americans use ChatGPT daily for health info, per an analysis of anonymized interactions and a survey, seeing it as a health care “ally”
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African fintech Flutterwave acquires Nigerian open banking startup Mono, sources say in an all-stock deal valued at $25M to $40M; Mono raised $17.5M since 2020 (Tage Kene-Okafor/TechCrunch)
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Flutterwave buys Nigeria's Mono in rare African fintech exit | TechCrunch
Africa’s largest fintech company, Flutterwave, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal.
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African fintech Flutterwave acquires Nigerian open banking startup Mono, sources say in an all-stock deal valued at $25M to $40M; Mono raised ~$17.5M since 2020
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Sources: Alibaba's Amap will soon launch an AI tool to let restaurants render 3D images by just uploading videos or photos, in a bid to compete with Meituan (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)
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Alibaba Brings Visual AI Into Food Fight with China’s Meituan
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is launching a service to help restaurants use AI to showcase interiors, part of a broader effort to compete with Meitua...
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Sources: Alibaba
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