Amazon says 97% of its devices can support Alexa+
Amazon is counting on its Alexa footprint to help it gain traction in the consumer AI race.
January 2026
Fintech firm Betterment confirms data breach after hackers send fake crypto scam notification to users
Hackers gained access to some Betterment customers’ personal information through a social engineering attack, then targeted some of them with a crypto-related phishing message.
We Tried 5 Missing Data Imputation Methods: The Simplest Method Won (Sort Of)
We tested five imputation methods with proper cross-validation and statistical testing. Mean imputation won for prediction but destroyed feature relationships.
CES showed me why Chinese tech companies feel so optimistic
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. I decided to go to CES…
How This Agentic Memory Research Unifies Long Term and Short Term Memory for LLM Agents
How do you design an LLM agent that decides for itself what to store in long term memory, what to keep in short term context and what to discard, without…
Developers have made $550 billion on Apple’s App Store since 2008
Apple says its services had a “record-breaking year,” as Apple TV, Apple Music, and Apple Pay also soared.
Google’s Gemini to power Apple’s AI features like Siri
Apple and Google have embarked on a non-exclusive, multi-year partnership that will involve Apple using Gemini models and Google cloud technology for future foundational models.
Paramount files lawsuit against Warner Bros. amidst controversial Netflix merger
Paramount has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery, demanding greater financial disclosure regarding Netflix’s $82.7 billion acquisition.
A New Jersey lawsuit shows how hard it is to fight deepfake porn
For more than two years, an app called ClothOff has been terrorizing young women online — and it’s been maddeningly difficult to stop. The app has been taken down from…
Netflix had a huge night at the 2026 Golden Globes with 7 wins
As Netflix gears up to acquire Warner Bros., the streaming giant took home 7 awards at the Golden Globes last night.