GoKawiil - Latest Tech News & Aggregated Headlines

Finding value with AI automation

technologyreview.com Lynn Comp 2026-01-28 08:36:36

Today's opportunity: Significant automation gains When leaders respond to immediate panic, new business risks and mitigations often emerge. Two recent examples highlight the consequences of rushing to implement and publish positive results from AI adoption. The Wall Street Journal reported in April 2025 on companies struggling to realize returns on AI. Just weeks later, it covered MIT’s retraction of a technical paper about AI where the results that led to its publication could not be substanti

Topics: ai analysis language manufacturing new

Shop Amazon

North Korean XORIndex malware hidden in 67 malicious npm packages

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-28 08:47:09

North Korean threat actors planted 67 malicious packages in the Node Package Manager (npm) online repository to deliver a new malware loader called XORIndex to developer systems. The packages collectively count more than 17,000 downloads and were discovered by researchers at package security platform Socket, who assess them to be part of the continued Contagious Interview operation. Socket researchers say that the campaign follows threat activity detected since April. Last month, the same acto

Topics: loader malware npm packages researchers

Shop Amazon

At last, I finally found a portable 4K projector worthy of replacing my TV

zdnet.com Prakhar Khanna 2026-01-28 08:12:50

ZDNET's key takeaways Xgimi's Horizon S Max is on sale now for $1,899. It offers sharp, vibrant picture quality that punches well above its price tag, and the new gimbal design is easy to set up. Its minimal port selection might be a problem for some. View now at B&H Photo View now at Xgimi more buying choices I won't bury the lede: the Xgimi Horizon S Max is one of the brightest projectors I've tested, and that's one of the prime concerns with replacing a TV for a projector. The Horizon S Ma

Topics: horizon jmgo max port xgimi

Shop Amazon

60% of managers use AI to make decisions now, including whom to promote and fire - does yours?

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2026-01-28 08:33:36

Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli/Getty Images A recent survey from Resume Builder finds that half of managers are using AI to make crucial decisions about their direct reports, including which employees are promoted -- and which are fired. The survey polled 1,342 managers in the US, 60% of whom reported relying on AI to make decisions about their employees: 78% and 77% used the technology to award raises and promotions, respectively, while 66% and 64% used it to determine layoffs and terminations, res

Topics: ai employees managers tools use

Shop Amazon

Trump Lets Polymarket Off the Hook, Ends Probe Into Crypto Betting Platform

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2026-01-28 08:35:08

If you bet “Donald Trump ends an investigation into a Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency platform,” you can claim your winnings. According to Bloomberg, two investigations into the prediction market Polymarket have been shut down by the Trump administration, just in time for Republican lawmakers’ planned “Crypto Week.” The probes, which were launched toward the end of the Biden administration, included an investigation by the Department of Justice into whether Polymarket was allowing U.S.-based

Topics: administration just polymarket trump week

Shop Amazon

Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab is worth $12B in seed round

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-01-28 08:59:29

Thinking Machines Lab, the AI startup founded by OpenAI’s former chief technology officer Mira Murati, officially closed a $2 billion seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz on Monday, a company spokesperson told TechCrunch. The deal, which includes participation from NVIDIA, Accel, ServiceNow, CISCO, AMD, and Jane Street, values the startup at $12 billion, the spokesperson said. Several outlets reported in June that Thinking Machines Lab was close to closing this $2B funding round at a $10 bill

Topics: ai lab machines murati thinking

Shop Amazon

MP Materials stock rips 24% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-28 12:20:13

People look at iPhones at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York City on May 23, 2025. Apple and miner MP Materials announced a $500 million deal Tuesday for rare earth magnets and the development of a recycling facility that will reinforce the iPhone maker's U.S. supply chain. MP Materials stock climbed 24%. Shares of Apple were marginally higher. As part of the agreement, Apple will buy rare earth magnets created at the company's facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Both companies will combine

Topics: apple earth magnets materials rare

Shop Amazon

It's a huge week for crypto in DC But the industry may not get everything it wants

cnbc.com Greta Reich Emily Wilkins 2026-01-28 12:25:07

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 27, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters It's "Crypto Week" in Washington. The cryptocurrency industry is set to notch a major win this week if the House can pass two bills that would set up a long-lobbied-for regulatory framework for digital assets. The stablecoin bill, known as the GENUIS Act, has already passed the Senate and looks set to become the first standalone crypto measure signed into law should the House do the same. But the real

Topics: act crypto market structure trump

Shop Amazon

Jeff Bezos taps former Amazon Alexa head to lead $10 billion Earth fund

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2026-01-28 12:27:49

Jeff Bezos gestures as he leaves Aman Venice hotel, ahead of his expected wedding, in Venice, Italy, on June 25, 2025. Jeff Bezos is bringing in a veteran Amazon executive to oversee his $10 billion climate and biodiversity fund. Tom Taylor, who previously ran Amazon's Alexa voice assistant division, will serve as the new president and CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund, the former tech executive wrote in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday. Taylor announced his retirement from Amazon in 2022 after roughly 23

Topics: amazon bezos ceo fund taylor

Shop Amazon

This new power bank is a Qi 2.2 first. Here’s what it means for your next phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-28 12:15:24

TL;DR The UGREEN MagFlow is the first power bank with official Qi 2.2 certification. Qi 2.2 enables faster 25W magnetic wireless charging with improved heat control. Most Android phones can’t take full advantage yet, but support is expected to grow. Magnetic wireless charging has been a talking point in 2025, with Android phones like the Galaxy S25 offering partial support through accessories, but no true adoption of the full Qi 2 standard. However, UGREEN’s latest announcement of a new miles

Topics: android magnetic power qi wireless

Shop Amazon

Blender 4.5 LTS Released

news.ycombinator.com Blender Foundation 2026-01-28 11:06:44

The final frontier. After years of work, support for the popular backend in Blender is now on par with OpenGL. It’s not enabled by default yet; make it so in the Preferences. Make sure to keep your drivers up to date! Blender works closely with hardware manufacturers to ensure Vulkan performs as good as possible. See the supported platforms and drivers, and the current limitations.

Topics: blender closely current drivers make

Shop Amazon

Adding lookbehinds to rust-lang/regex

news.ycombinator.com Robin Hänni 2026-01-28 11:37:15

In a previous blogpost, Erik wrote about how he implemented the linear time matching algorithm from [RegElk+PLDI24] in the popular regex engine RE2. In this one, we're looking at how to do the same thing for the official regex engine from the Rust language. Namely, we add support for unbounded captureless lookbehinds. First, let's discover the newly supported feature and its limitations. Lookbehinds allow regexes to make assertions about things preceding some part of the regex pattern without c

Topics: engine lookbehind lookbehinds match regex

Shop Amazon

‘Andor’ Gets 14 Emmy Nominations in a Genre-Heavy Year

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-01-28 12:17:14

Television, it turns out, is geeky as hell. That seemed to be the major takeaway as the 77th annual Emmy Award nominations were announced Tuesday, with Severance leading all nominees with 27 total, HBO’s The Penguin coming in second with 24, The Last of Us in fifth with 16, and Andor coming in sixth with 14, including Outstanding Drama Series. Other genre shows, such as The Acolyte, Agatha All Along, Black Mirror, The Boys, Cobra Kai, Dune: Prophecy, House of the Dragon, Invincible, Paradise, P

Topics: comedy drama lead outstanding series

Shop Amazon

Fitbit’s Charge 6 fitness tracker is at its lowest price ever at Walmart

theverge.com Brandt Ranj 2026-01-28 12:19:04

The Fitbit Charge 6 is one of the best fitness trackers we’ve tested, and down to an all-time low price of $93 ($66.95 off) at Walmart. The deal includes a six-month subscription to Fitbit Premium, a service that includes guided workouts, a wellness report, and other perks, and usually costs $10 per month or $80 per year. You can get the Charge 6 for $99.95 ($60 off), along with the same six-month subscription, at Amazon. The Charge 6 is the only fitness tracker under $200 with an FDA-cleared E

Topics: 99 amazon charge fitness price

Shop Amazon

Sony's 61MP RX1R III fixed-lens compact camera is finally here after a ten-year wait

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-28 17:27:07

Sony just surprised the photography world by unveiling the RX1R III, a fixed-lens 35mm full-frame compact camera. Coming nearly ten years after the RX1R II, it has a 61MP Exmor R sensor along with Sony's latest image processing technology that promises low noise and high dynamic range. Apart from all the new tech, the RX1R III is smaller and more streamlined than before and considerably lighter at 17 ounces than its main competition, Leica's Q3 and the Fujifilm GFX100RF. With that, it's designe

Topics: high image just rx1r sony

Shop Amazon

Apple commits $500 million over several years to buy US-made rare earth magnets

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-28 17:29:30

Apple just announced a commitment of $500 million over several years to buy rare earth magnets from the US-based company MP Materials. These rare earth magnets are used in a number of products, including iPhones, MacBooks and the Apple Pencil stylus. The American-made magnets will be shipped throughout the world, to help "meet increasing global demand for the material." MP Materials is the only fully integrated rare earth producer in the country. The two companies have also pledged to work toge

Topics: apple earth materials mp rare

Shop Amazon

I've tested dozens of ultralight laptops this year, but I keep coming back to this one

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-01-28 16:57:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Asus Zenbook A14 with 16GB of memory is on sale at Best Buy for $799. It's a fantastic balance of innovation and value with an OLED display, competitive hardware, and a satisfying physical form. While its use case is clearly defined, the laptop has its limits when it comes to high-end performance. View now at Best Buy The Asus Zenbook A14 is on sale for $799 at Best Buy for the 16GB model. When Asus officially announced the Zenbook A14 at CES this year, I wasn't the

Topics: a14 asus laptop performance zenbook

Shop Amazon

My favorite accessory brand finally made a MagSafe wallet with FindMy built-in, and it's super sleek

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2026-01-28 17:17:32

ZDNET's key takeaways The Nomad Leather Mag Wallet is an $80 MagSafe wallet with built-in Apple Find My technology. It's sleek, holds up to four cards, is made of Horween leather, and is Qi rechargeable. It lacks storage for cash, and the four-card storage might not be enough for some. View now at Nomad Goods Here at ZDNET, we're no strangers to Nomad's top-notch accessories. The brand makes some of my favorite accessory products, including the Slim Sport Apple Watch Band, the Universal Cable

Topics: cards leather magsafe nomad wallet

Shop Amazon

I never leave home without this viral USB-C key ring accessory, and it only costs $25

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2026-01-28 17:43:24

ZDNET's key takeaways Nomad's ChargeKey V2 is on sale for $25 each. This version of the handy accessory provides charging speeds up to 240W for laptops and data transfer speeds up to 10Gbps. However, some may find its short length too restrictive. $25 at Nomad At the time of last publication, the ChargeKey V2 is backordered and expected to ship starting July 24. As often as I rely on USB-C cables to charge my devices or help with work, I hardly think about them. My mindset has been that they

Topics: bank cable cables chargekey nomad

Shop Amazon

America’s EV Slowdown Is Here

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-28 17:02:13

The era of seemingly unstoppable growth for electric vehicles in the United States has come to a screeching halt. New sales figures for the second quarter of 2025 reveal a market in reverse, with momentum waning as the industry confronts significant headwinds from high prices and persistent consumer anxiety. According to a new report from Kelley Blue Book, the U.S. electric vehicle market, long seen as a bastion of growth, hit a significant speed bump, with sales dropping by more than 6% in a s

Topics: electric market new sales second

Shop Amazon

MP Materials stock rips 23% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-28 22:28:14

People look at iPhones at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York City on May 23, 2025. Apple and miner MP Materials announced a $500 million deal Tuesday for rare earth magnets and the development of a recycling facility that will reinforce the iPhone maker's U.S. supply chain. MP Materials stock climbed 23%. Shares of Apple were marginally higher. As part of the agreement, Apple will buy rare earth magnets created at the company's facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Both companies will combine

Topics: apple earth magnets materials rare

Shop Amazon

It's a huge week for crypto in D.C. But the industry may not get everything it wants

cnbc.com Greta Reich Emily Wilkins 2026-01-28 22:49:08

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 27, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters It's "Crypto Week" in Washington. The cryptocurrency industry is set to notch a major win this week if the House can pass two bills that would set up a long-lobbied-for regulatory framework for digital assets. The stablecoin bill, known as the GENUIS Act, has already passed the Senate and looks set to become the first standalone crypto measure signed into law should the House do the same. But the real

Topics: act crypto market structure trump

Shop Amazon

Android’s screen magnifier can’t zoom the keyboard, but a fix is finally on the way

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-28 22:42:08

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android is updating its screen magnifier to finally allow users to zoom in on the on-screen keyboard, addressing a major accessibility limitation. A new “magnify keyboard” toggle enables the full-screen magnifier to enlarge the keyboard and navigation bar, which were previously fixed in size. Contributed by an Amazon engineer, the feature is now live in the Android Canary channel and is expected to arrive in a future update for Pixel phones. The Andro

Topics: android canary keyboard magnification screen

Shop Amazon

Rivian adds Google Maps features to its navigation app

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-28 22:00:33

Rivian, the American EV manufacturer, is integrating Google Maps into its navigation app. The update should provide Rivian owners with more detailed information about their route, disruptions and places they're passing. These new features include updated traffic data and reroutes if another option turns out to be quicker along your journey. Drivers will also have access to real-time road disruption reports from the Google Maps community. Plus, places of interest should now be available right on

Topics: google information maps places rivian

Shop Amazon

New photographer? Here's the camera I recommend (and no, it's not a Sony)

zdnet.com Ant Pruitt 2026-01-28 22:25:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Canon EOS R100 mirrorless camera is a great starter for aspiring photographers. It features a 24-megapixel sensor for great image quality and color and can capture 4K (UHD) video at 24 frames per second. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a flip-out preview screen. View now at Canon View now at Best Buy View now at Amazon more buying choices It's a great time to be a photographer these days, as it's easier than ever to access great cameras. Specifically, mirrorless camer

Topics: camera canon image lens r100

Shop Amazon

These 6 Linux file managers are way better than your default

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-28 22:36:00

D3Damon/Getty The file manager might not be a feature on your desktop that you've ever considered changing, but once you've seen a better option, you can't unsee it. I've used nearly every file manager on the market, and some are far better than others. Also: 5 Linux file and folder management commands you need to know If you find the file manager on your Linux desktop of choice isn't cutting it, here are six alternatives. One of these could well become your favorite Linux file manager. 1. K

Topics: desktop file install linux manager

Shop Amazon

This tiny Bluetooth speaker delivers loud, distortion-free sound

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-28 22:36:18

The Marshall Emberton III Bluetooth speaker sounds as good as it looks. Jack Wallen/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The Marshall Emberton III This tiny speaker can produce much louder sound than you might expect (without distortion), and the sound is quite detailed and accurate. The Marshall app doesn't include a custom EQ, which would greatly benefit the Emberton III. Ah, the Marshall sound. I cannot tell you how many concerts I've attended where a stack of Marshall amps stood sentinel behind

Topics: emberton iii marshall sound speaker

Shop Amazon

Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites for UK Users

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-28 22:33:55

Cloudflare has become the first internet intermediary beyond local residential ISPs, to block access to pirate sites in the UK. Users attempting to access certain pirate sites are greeted with 'Error 451 - Unavailable for Legal Reasons'. In theory, ISP blocking should prevent UK users from even seeing this notice, but a combination of Cloudflare's blocking mechanism and choices made by some VPN users results in a piracy dead end. Internet service providers BT, Virgin Media, Sky, TalkTalk, EE, a

Topics: blocking cloudflare domains order uk

Shop Amazon

Form’s Smart Swim 2 goggles add heart rate tracking

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2026-01-28 22:03:35

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Nearly six years after introducing its original smart swim googles, Form has announced an upgraded version called the Smart Swim 2. The goggles carry forward the same features as the original, including a built-in 72 x 40-pixel display showing a swimmer’s various performance metrics. However, they’re now smaller and lighter, and while battery lif

Topics: form heart new smart swim

Shop Amazon

Apple commits $500M to U.S.-based rare earth recycling firm MP Materials

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-01-28 22:25:03

Apple is investing $500 million in MP Materials, the only fully integrated rare earth mining company currently operating in the United States, as part of a broader effort to strengthen the domestic rare earth supply chain. The tech giant announced on Tuesday that with this deal, it’s committed to buying American-made rare earth magnets developed at MP Materials’ flagship facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The factory will develop a series of neodymium magnet manufacturing lines specifically designe

Topics: apple earth materials mp rare

Shop Amazon

Latest Tech News

Finding value with AI automation

North Korean XORIndex malware hidden in 67 malicious npm packages

At last, I finally found a portable 4K projector worthy of replacing my TV

60% of managers use AI to make decisions now, including whom to promote and fire - does yours?

Trump Lets Polymarket Off the Hook, Ends Probe Into Crypto Betting Platform

Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab is worth $12B in seed round

MP Materials stock rips 24% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

It's a huge week for crypto in DC But the industry may not get everything it wants

Jeff Bezos taps former Amazon Alexa head to lead $10 billion Earth fund

This new power bank is a Qi 2.2 first. Here’s what it means for your next phone

Blender 4.5 LTS Released

Adding lookbehinds to rust-lang/regex

‘Andor’ Gets 14 Emmy Nominations in a Genre-Heavy Year

Fitbit’s Charge 6 fitness tracker is at its lowest price ever at Walmart

Sony's 61MP RX1R III fixed-lens compact camera is finally here after a ten-year wait

Apple commits $500 million over several years to buy US-made rare earth magnets

I've tested dozens of ultralight laptops this year, but I keep coming back to this one

My favorite accessory brand finally made a MagSafe wallet with FindMy built-in, and it's super sleek

I never leave home without this viral USB-C key ring accessory, and it only costs $25

America’s EV Slowdown Is Here

MP Materials stock rips 23% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

It's a huge week for crypto in D.C. But the industry may not get everything it wants

Android’s screen magnifier can’t zoom the keyboard, but a fix is finally on the way

Rivian adds Google Maps features to its navigation app

New photographer? Here's the camera I recommend (and no, it's not a Sony)

These 6 Linux file managers are way better than your default

This tiny Bluetooth speaker delivers loud, distortion-free sound

Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites for UK Users

Form’s Smart Swim 2 goggles add heart rate tracking

Apple commits $500M to U.S.-based rare earth recycling firm MP Materials

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising

Latest Tech News

Trending Topics

Hot Now

Popular

Emerging

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising