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Anthropic launches Claude Cowork Jan 14, 2026

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Claude Cowork is a file-managing AI agent for the rest of us.

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Tesla's FSD is switching to a subscription-only service, the Senate passed the Defiance Act to address Grok deepfakes, and the UK scrapped its digital ID requirement for workers Jan 14, 2026

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-Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on his X platform that the company will stop selling its $8,000 Full Self-Driving option and make it strictly a monthly subscription service after February 14.

-The DEFIANCE Act lets the subjects of nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfakes take civil action against the people who create and host them. Deepfakes are a known issue online, but without the proper protections, easy access to AI-powered image and video generation tools has made it possible for anyone to create compromising content using another person's likeness.

-The UK government has backtracked on a plan to require all workers to have a digital ID following a backlash. It will no longer be mandatory to register with the digital ID program to prove one has the right to work in the country.

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Anthropic made a version of its coding AI for regular people Jan 13, 2026

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Claude Cowork is the computer agent for the rest of us.

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Instagram says accounts 'are secure' after wave of suspicious password reset requests Jan 12, 2026

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On the other hand, Malwarebytes said this incident is related to an alleged leak that includes usernames, email addresses, phone numbers and more.

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Microsoft is now integrating shopping directly into Copilot Jan 09, 2026

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Parting with your money has never been easier.

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YouTube will let you exclude Shorts from search results, Boston Dynamics unveiled a production-ready Atlas robot, and Longbow showed off its Speedster EV with in-wheel motors Jan 09, 2026

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-YouTube introduced some new filters to its advanced search tools today. Possibly the most exciting change is that Shorts are now listed as a content type, so the three-minute-or-less videos can be excluded as results in your searches.

-After years of testing its humanoid robot, Boston Dynamics' Atlas is entering production. The first companies that will receive deployments are Hyundai and Google DeepMind, the firm's newly minted AI partner.

-UK-based EV startup Longbow Motors showed off one of its high-performance electric machines with advanced in-wheel motors from Donut Labs.

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LG's CLOiD robot can fold laundry and serve food… very slowly Jan 08, 2026

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LG's vision for a "zero labor home" feels more aspirational than actually possible.

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ChatGPT is launching a Health portal, JPMorgan Chase is taking over the Apple Card, and Ubisoft is shutting down a studio 16 days after it unionized Jan 08, 2026

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-OpenAI is launching a new feature that will allow users to connect medical records and wellness apps to ChatGPT in order to get more tailored responses to queries about their health.

-Apple announced that JPMorgan Chase will be the new issuer for the Apple Card. According to the tech company, the transition to the new provider should take about two years to complete

-Ubisoft is closing a Canadian studio just over two weeks after it unionized. The company told GamesIndustry.biz that the closure of Ubisoft Halifax was part of "company-wide actions to streamline operations" and unrelated to the unionization.

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What NVIDIA announced at CES 2026 Jan 07, 2026

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NVIDIA has begun production on its new Vera Rubin supercomputer.

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CES 2026: Lenovo's Smart Glasses, Meta's Neural Band expanded usage, and Electric Seaplane Jan 07, 2026

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-The appropriately-named Lenovo AI Glasses Concept promises to transform "how users interact with their surroundings and unifies their workflow."

-Meta has teamed up with Garmin, as well as a handful of research partners, to explore some intriguing use cases for its wrist-based controller. The social media company has previously worked with Garmin on fitness integrations for its glasses.

-The Chinese micromobility company Navee introduced the UT5 Ultra X, a dual-motor e-scooter with an advertised top speed of 43 mph along with an auto-following golf cart and a seaplane?

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