GoKawiil - Tech News

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Qwen boss says Chinese AI models have 'less than 20%' chance of leapfrogging Western counterparts — despite China's $1 billion AI IPO week, capital can't close the gap alone (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-13 | by Luke James | get AI model → | tags: capital, china, chinese

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BitGo IPO: Date, BTGO share price for crypto firm’s closely watched NYSE public debut (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-13 | get Blockchain → | tags: ai cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency, offerings

543.

Meta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts (theverge.com)

2026-01-13 | by Jay Peters | get Virtual Reality → | tags: closed, meta, pixel

544.

Meta’s metaverse layoffs apparently include some of its VR studios (theverge.com)

2026-01-13 | by Jay Peters | get Virtual Reality Studios → | tags: closed, meta, pixel

545.

Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-13 | by Stu Faigen | get Journalism → | tags: democracy, journalism, life

546.

Mozilla's open source AI strategy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-13 | by Raffi Krikorian | get Open Source AI → | tags: closed, models, open

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Owners, not renters: Mozilla's open source AI strategy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-13 | by Raffi Krikorian | get Open Source AI → | tags: closed, models, open

548.

Humanoid Robots Are Here… and Embarrassingly Bad at Being Our Servants (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-12 | get Robotics → | tags: ces showed, chores, close

549.

Why the Fed’s independence from the White House is guarded so closely (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-12 | get Monetary Policy Tool → | tags: building, building renovations, cemented

550.

We got our first close look at Google’s smart glasses software, and it hints at big things (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-12 | get Google Glass → | tags: conversation, glasses, google

551.

Meta closes 550,000 accounts to comply with Australia's kids social media ban (engadget.com)

2026-01-12 | get Facebook → | tags: accounts, media, meta

552.

Ubisoft Closes Game Studio Where Workers Voted to Unionize Two Weeks Ago (slashdot.org)

2026-01-12 | by Posted | get Ubisoft Studio → | tags: canada, close, halifax

553.

That Bell Labs 'Unix' Tape from 1974: From a Closet to Computing History (slashdot.org)

2026-01-11 | by Posted | get Unix → | tags: lepreau, maricq, research

554.

Big Tech's AI boom is reviving America's nuclear power debate (techspot.com)

2026-01-10 | get Nuclear reactors → | tags: ago energy, cheap, cheap natural

555.

You are not required to close your <p>, <li>, <img>, or <br> tags in HTML (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-09 | by Daniel Tan Aka Boltclock | get HTML → | tags: element, elements, end tags

556.

I Got Up Close and Personal With Boston Dynamics' New Atlas Robot (cnet.com)

2026-01-09 | by See Full Bio | get Atlas Robot → | tags: atlas, boston, boston dynamics

557.

The Invisible Gaps That Are Slowing Your Company Down (and How to Close Them) (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-08 | get Invisible Gap → | tags: handoff, leaders, problem

558.

Why it took years to design the Girl Scouts’ new Exploremore cookie (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-08 | get Cookie → | tags: annual, baking, baking closed

559.

Apple Watch blood sugar monitoring a step closer as new tech launches (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-08 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Smartwatch → | tags: apple, apple watch, blood

560.

A closer look at a BGP anomaly in Venezuela (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-08 | get IP routing → | tags: customer, leak, leaks

561.

Official Best of CES 2026 Awards: 22 Winners and Best Overall, Awarded by CNET Group (cnet.com)

2026-01-08 | get Smartwatch → | tags: best, close, cnet

562.

MTV Is Officially Dead. It’s Time for Zombie MTV to Live in Your Browser (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-07 | get Streaming Service → | tags: boob, boob tube, closest

563.

We have a fossil closer to our split with Neanderthals and Denisovans (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-07 | get Genome → | tags: hominin, homo, just

564.

Official Best of CES 2026 Awards: Our Hand-Selected Finalists in 22 Categories (cnet.com)

2026-01-07 | get Smartwatch → | tags: best, close, close best

565.

Building materials are getting closer to doubling as batteries (technologyreview.com)

2026-01-06 | by Andrew Paul Laurent | get Energy storage → | tags: carbon, conducting, conducting carbon

566.

Betelgeuse’s Hidden Companion May Finally Be Revealing Itself (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-06 | get Star → | tags: betelbuddy, betelbuddy closer, closer

567.

GameStop store closures: List of doomed locations grows in 2026 as the retailer races to reduce costs (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-06 | get NVIDIA GeForce → | tags: ahead, ahead efforts, closed

568.

Ring and Watch Duty Team Up to Keep a Closer Eye on Wildfires (wired.com)

2026-01-06 | by Boone Ashworth | get Smartwatch → | tags: cameras, duty, ring

569.

Watch the Jim Henson Company Bring ‘Magic: The Gathering’ to Life (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-05 | get Magic: The Gathering → | tags: best, best thing, close

570.

Nonprofit Behind NPR and PBS Votes to Shut Down After Trump Killed Funding (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-05 | get Journalism → | tags: close, close year, public