French and Malaysian authorities are investigating Grok for generating sexualized deepfakes |

8:50 AM PST · January 4, 2026 Over the past few days, France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning Grok for creating sexualized deepfakes…

India orders Musk's X to fix Grok over 'obscene' AI content |

India has ordered Elon Musk’s X to make immediate technical and procedural changes to its AI chatbot Grok after users and lawmakers flagged the generation…

Clicks debuts its own take on the BlackBerry smartphone, plus a $79 snap-on mobile keyboard |

Clicks Technology, a company known for making physical keyboards for smartphones, is launching two new devices ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas…

In 2026, AI will move from hype to pragmatism |

If 2025 was the year AI got a vibe check, 2026 will be the year the tech gets practical. The focus is already shifting away…

Pebble reboots its thinnest smartwatch with the Pebble Round 2 |

Shortly after bringing back the Pebble smartwatch and launching a low-cost AI smart ring, Pebble is readying yet another new product: the Pebble Round 2.…

Tesla annual sales decline 9% as it’s overtaken by BYD as global EV leader |

8:17 AM PST · January 2, 2026 Tesla annual sales have fallen for the second year in a row, a drop fueled by the removal…

10 useful gadgets for your first apartment |

Moving into your first studio apartment can be exciting, but it can also feel a bit overwhelming. You quickly realize how much your old roommates…

Even as global crop prices fall, India's Arya.ag is attracting investors — and staying profitable |

Arya.ag, an Indian agritech company offering storage facilities near farms and offering lending services to hundreds of thousands of farmers, has drawn investor interest and…

A beginner's guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative |

Unless if you’re really in the know about nascent platforms, you probably didn’t know what Mastodon was until Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it…

OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens |

10:29 AM PST · January 1, 2026 OpenAI is betting big on audio AI, and it’s not just about making ChatGPT sound better. According to…