Month: January 2026
Long-Press Menu for Text & Images on Google
Google is always trying out new things with its core applications, enhancing the experience of using them. In one such move, Google Messages recently rolled out new tweaks to the camera and gallery interface on Android. Now, in the latest move, Google Messages is reportedly testing a new long-press menu for text and image actions.Google
combat-ready humanoid robots from EngineAI
At CES 2026, Chinese robotics firm EngineAI lined up its latest advancements in embodied intelligence with its latest generation of humanoid robots.The company showcased two flagship products: the PM01, a lightweight, highly mobile general-purpose agent, and the T800, a full-scale, high-efficiency humanoid making its global debut. Demonstrations highlighted their performance and practical applications, offering a
Amazon’s AI agent-driven shopping trial
Amazon’s trial run of its agentic AI feature has led to concern and frustration among online retailers in the United States after it enabled purchases without clear consent and in some cases, reportedly hallucinated products for sale.The agentic AI feature known as ‘Buy for Me’ also reportedly led to a few instances where the products
Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Over OpenAI’s For-Profit
Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman’s OpenAI will proceed to trial after a US judge ruled there is sufficient evidence for a jury to consider claims that the AI company abandoned its original nonprofit mission. The ruling keeps alive a high-profile legal battle between the world’s richest man and the ChatGPT developer he helped found, raising
digitally undressing of women and children on social media
The social media platform X has been flooded with AI-generated sexualized images of women and children in recent weeks — months before a new law aiming to ban the spread of nonconsensual intimate imagery goes into effect.In May 2025, President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Take It Down Act, which criminalizes the distribution of nonconsensual
Apple to bring 200-megapixel camera to iPhone
At present, Apple features 48MP sensors across its main, ultra-wide, and telephoto cameras. This system supports higher image detail while working with features such as pixel binning and image processing. Apple appears set to continue refining this setup in the short term instead of making immediate changes to megapixel counts. Apple may introduce a major
Spotify lowers monetization threshold
Spotify is lowering its eligibility criteria for podcasters to monetize their videos on the platform, dropping the minimum episode requirement to three, minimum consumption hours to 2,000, and engaged audience member threshold to 1,000 over the last 30 days. The program pays podcasters according to the number of premium users who watched their videos on
Crypto Wallet for Creator Economy
Rumble Inc. (NASDAQ:RUM), the Freedom-First technology platform, and Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry, today launched the Rumble Wallet, a non-custodial crypto wallet integrated directly into the Rumble platform. At launch, the wallet supports Tether (USDT), Tether Gold (XAUt), and Bitcoin (BTC), enabling audiences to tip creators natively in crypto.Built on the
Launch of Jotty AI to help protect against scammers
Jortty is a single, trusted AI resource for any digital challenge, from identifying sophisticated scams to providing everyday tech support.According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), losses from elder fraud exceeded $3.4 billion in 2023, an 11% increase from the previous year, highlighting the urgent need for a new approach to digital protection.Jortty,
US attempts to seize Russia-flagged oil tanker
United States forces on Jan. 7 were attempting to board a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean, officials said. The tanker, named the Marinera, reportedly fled America’s blockade of sanctioned vessels near Venezuela and was being escorted by a Russian submarine.The attempted seizure comes in the wake of more than two-week pursuit across the