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John Reynolds / Tech.eu : Tucuvi, which develops AI agents that check in with patients and escalate cases to human teams when needed, raised a $20M Series A, led by Cathay and Leadwind   —  Tucuvi was co-founded by Maria Gonzalez, whose mother passed away after a reported hospital administration error. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/h0t4ywj

Start the new year off with a frightening flick. from CNET https://ift.tt/WH2ZmiA

Andrew Martin / Bloomberg : Tel Aviv-based Torq, which operates an autonomous AI-powered security operations platform, raised $140M led by Merlin Ventures at a $1.2B valuation   —  The Israeli cybersecurity startup Torq is planning to announce Sunday that it has closed a $140 million funding round, raising its valuation to $1.2 billion. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/a2ys6Qr

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for Jan. 11, No. 1,667. from CNET https://ift.tt/SlroF5n

Jackson Chen / Engadget : Malwarebytes: a 2024 Instagram data breach exposed information on 17.5 million users, including emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses   —  As spotted by Malwarebytes, the alleged leak includes usernames, email addresses, phone numbers and more.  —  If you received a bunch … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/NXFtYrK

Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg : A profile of Grubhub parent Wonder, which has raised about $2B and is rolling out robotic meal-assembly tech acquired from Sweetgreen for $186M in November 2025   —  E-commerce mogul Marc Lore's Wonder is leaning into automation in a $2 billion effort to do to restaurants what Amazon did to shopping. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/eH4lj0C

Robots are everywhere at CES 2026, but it's a robot phone that has me most intrigued. from CNET https://ift.tt/1KZyxHd

Ann Gehan / The Information : Sources: OpenAI has been slow to expand in-app checkouts for ChatGPT as the startup and its partners Shopify and Stripe struggle to standardize merchant data   —  OpenAI's efforts to turn ChatGPT into a go-to personal shopper are off to a slow start.  —  Challenges with wrangling product data mean … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/h8QiOWc

Samsung's new flagship OLED is bright and features anti-burn-in tech so you can use it as a Frame. from CNET https://ift.tt/obxjmaF

Beatbot's new pool robot ecosystem, unveiled at CES 2026, does something no other model can do. I got to see it in action at the mega tech show. from CNET https://ift.tt/CuZnYfF

Gabriele Steinhauser / Wall Street Journal : Cambodia extradites Chen Zhi, the chairman of online scam conglomerate Prince Group, to China; in October, the US DOJ seized $12B in bitcoin belonging to Chen   —  Justice Department accused Chen Zhi of running a sprawling scam empire targeting Americans  —  Chen Zhi, the alleged ringleader … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Gqi624O

Pool robots are essential tools, but emptying their slimy debris buckets is not for the faint of heart. Beatbot's new system, unveiled at CES 2026, does the nasty part for you. from CNET https://ift.tt/ABUIsKv

Sam Rutherford / Engadget : Asus redesigns the Zenbook Duo with a new “hideaway” hinge that shrinks the gap between the laptop's two 3K 144Hz Lumina Pro OLED displays to just 8.28 mm   —  This is the revamp that I've been waiting for.  —  The ASUS Zenbook Duo was easily one of my favorite laptops of 2024 … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/WSdt8Hp

The Information : Sources: Nvidia has struggled to monetize its Omniverse software and the company shuttered the Omniverse Cloud service in August 2025 due to lack of demand   —  In the past two years, Nvidia's business of selling chips for AI has rocketed into the stratosphere, lifting the company's revenue … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/qBDprIL

First a leaker posts information, then Motorola releases a video showing a book-style foldable phone. from CNET https://ift.tt/cimJjdQ

Shakeel Hashim / Transformer : Why Claude Code is much more than a coding agent: it is a general-purpose AI agent that can do almost anything on a computer with impressive capabilities   —  It's a general-purpose AI agent.  And it's already a pretty good knowledge worker  —  Over the holiday break, the news spread like wildfire. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/qVxFMvW

Ian Hodgson / Financial Times : US immigration lawyers, talent managers, and creators say influencers and OnlyFans models now dominate O-1B visas, which are reserved for “exceptional” artists   —  Work permits increasingly being awarded on basis of online reach, favouring content creators from Techmeme https://ift.tt/XmxkfUB

Follow us all week as we cover the biggest technology conference of the year, including new reveals and intriguing concepts that will all lead up to CNET officially choosing the best of CES 2026. from CNET https://ift.tt/T3AoJUe

Austin Carr / Bloomberg : How a crew of crypto-focused hackers moved from SIM swap attacks to coordinated, violent home invasions and kidnappings, targeting small-time crypto investors   —  The pecking at the sliding glass door awoke Julia Goodwin shortly before midnight.  She and her husband, Glenn, retirees in their 60s … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/sv6j5wW

The launch of LG's ClOiD, an AI-powered home robot designed to perform a slew of household chores, marks the first major consumer appliance brand to unveil such a dynamic home robot. from CNET https://ift.tt/MBQek1N

Here is your guide to watching the series set in West Texas. from CNET https://ift.tt/TuVzU7X

It's time to pay our respects to old tech, gadgets and services, from the iPhone's home button to Skype to the Amazon app store. from CNET https://ift.tt/re2EoS6

Mishal Husain / Bloomberg : Q&A with Kara Swisher on the economics of the AI boom, the upcoming IPOs of SpaceX and OpenAI, Elon Musk, the tech industry's Trump pivot, robotics, and more   —  After a year of dominating mega-deals and driving stock-market gains, the tech industry is poised for a pivotal 2026 … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/4hS0Bug

The Hisense S6 FollowMe is a smart display that can automatically accompany users around the home. But why? from CNET https://ift.tt/jO4H6ci

Simon Goodley / The Guardian : Uber rewrote its UK driver contracts to act as an agent rather than a supplier of taxi services outside London, to avoid UK's new 20% “taxi tax” on total fares   —  Hailing app will now act as agent rather than supplier outside London, avoiding VAT requirement from Techmeme https://ift.tt/LOconjx

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for Jan. 2, No. 1,658. from CNET https://ift.tt/BplU4Tq

Philosopher Count : How AI automation can fulfill Thomas Piketty's predictions on rising economic inequality, and why highly progressive taxes on capital can help slow the spiral   —  Piketty was wrong about the past.  He's probably right about the future.  —  1. Introduction from Techmeme https://ift.tt/VFaRrgD

Adi Robertson / The Verge : A look at US tech laws rolling out in 2026, including California's SB 53 AI transparency law and Virginia's new social media limits for minors, effective today   —  As usual, 2025 was a year of deep congressional dysfunction in the US.  But state legislatures were passing laws that govern everything … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/BUIFYTP

Himanshi Akhand / Reuters : Filing: Chinese AI chip startup Biren raises ~$717M in its Hong Kong IPO; institutional and retail tranches were oversubscribed ~26x and ~2,348x, respectively   —  Chinese AI chip startup Shanghai Biren Technology (6082.HK) has raised HK$5.58 billion ($716.85 million) in its Hong Kong initial public offering … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/h4k85dH

Nonstick pans are great at a variety of foods but they fail at the high heat needed for searing meats. If you plan on searing steak, a different pan is the way to go. from CNET https://ift.tt/TI5MCdA

CNBC : Unsealed documents detail a US operation that stopped the alleged smuggling of $160M worth of Nvidia H100 and H200 GPUs to China between Oct. 2024 and May 2025   —  On Dec. 8, Federal prosecutors in Texas unsealed documents that revealed an investigation into a massive smuggling network that stretched across the U.S. and the world. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/4lnHmO3

The Information : Sources: Uber is in talks to acquire the parking space reservation app SpotHero; the parking app was last valued at $290M   —  Uber has been in talks to acquire parking app SpotHero, a popular service that allows drivers to reserve parking spaces, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/mgXuS5v