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From climbing vacuums to cyber pets: Some highlights of CES 2026
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (908+ words) As Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang put it, "The ChatGPT moment for physical AI is here." And everywhere you looked, robots. They roamed the show floor, assisted workers and entertained crowds " from humanoid helpers and furry "cyber pets" to task-specific machines....
'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells
13+ hour, 24+ min ago (799+ words) The promise of artificial intelligence was front and center at this year's CES gadget show. But spicing up a simple machine like a refrigerator with unnecessary AI was also a surefire way to win the "Worst in Show." The annual…...
Some dogs can expand their vocabulary by eavesdropping on their owners
14+ hour, 24+ min ago (380+ words) Only an elite group of gifted word-learner dogs can retain the names of hundreds of toys. Scientists know of about 50 such pooches, but they aren't yet sure what's behind their wordy skills. Now, new research is pushing the limits of…...
DeepSeek's AI gains traction in developing nations, Microsoft report says
17+ hour, 34+ min ago (494+ words) In the Thursday report, researchers from Microsoft said global adoption of generative AI tools reached 16.3% of the world's population in the three months to December, up from 15.1% in the previous three months. Yet the divide of AI adoption in developed…...
NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue
17+ hour, 53+ min ago (315+ words) The space agency said Thursday the U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned. NASA canceled its first spacewalk of the year because of the health issue. The space agency did not identify…...
Google adds new AI features to Gmail, turning it into a personal assistant
20+ hour, 24+ min ago (470+ words) More artificial intelligence is being implanted into Gmail as Google tries to turn the world's most popular email service into a personal assistant that can improve writing, summarize far-flung information buried in inboxes and deliver daily to-do lists. The new…...
UK braces for heavy snow as cold weather snap in Europe persists
21+ hour, 44+ min ago (496+ words) Forecasters said the brunt of the storm would hit central England with as much as 30 centimeters (12 inches) of snowfall in just a few hours, which could disrupt schools, travel and commerce, especially in rural areas. The Met Office, Britain's national…...
At CES, auto and tech companies transform cars into proactive companions
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (537+ words) Think of the car as having a soul and being an extension of your family," Sri Subramanian, Nvidia's global head of generative AI for automotive, said Tuesday. Subramanian's example, shared with a CES audience on the show's opening day in…...
The coolest technology from Day 2 of CES 2026
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (590+ words) Lenovo ended the day with a guest star-rich visual banquet dedicated to spotlighting how its AI platforms can help people personally (wearables), with their businesses (enterprise platforms) and the world around them. To strike home his points, its CEO Yang…...
The most interesting tech AP saw on Day 1 of CES
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (805+ words) CES is a huge opportunity annually for companies both large and small to parade products they plan to put on shelves this year. And, as predicted, artificial intelligence was anchored in nearly everything as tech firms continue to look for…...