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Why DHS is investigating its own killings, briefly explained
People mourn at a makeshift memorial in the area where 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot dead by federal immigration agents earlier in the day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 24, 2026. |...
Moltbot, the AI agent that ‘actually does things,’ is tech’s new obsession
An open-source AI agent that "actually does things" is taking off, with people across the web sharing how they're using the agent to do a whole bunch of things, like manage reminders, log health and...
Meta blocks links to ICE List, a Wiki that names agents
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List, a website that compiles information about incidents involving Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents, and lists thousands of...
Mark Zuckerberg was initially opposed to parental controls for AI chatbots, according to legal filing
Meta has faced some serious questions about how it allows its underage users to interact with AI-powered chatbots. Most recently, internal communications obtained by the New Mexico Attorney...
The winter storm tested power grids straining to accommodate AI data centers
Power lines during a winter storm in Irving, Texas, on Sunday, January 25th. | Photo: Getty Images The colossal winter storm that swept across 34 states left hundreds of thousands of people without...
How Trump transformed ICE, in two charts
Federal law enforcement agents detain a demonstrator during a raid in south Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 13, 2026. | Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Just a year into his second term,...
Adobe Photoshop upgrades its Firefly-powered generative-AI editing tools
Adobe Photoshop introduced some new features that are rolling out for creators today. As you'd expect from any service operator in this day and age, there's some AI involved. Adobe has...
The US’s biggest tennis stars don’t really want to get political. They might not have a choice.
Ben Shelton is one of the many American tennis players doing well at the 2026 Australian Open. He’s also one of the many American tennis players asked about what it means to celebrate the US right...
Astronomers discover over 800 cosmic anomalies using a new AI tool
Here's a use of AI that appears to do more good than harm. A pair of astronomers at the European Space Agency (ESA) developed a neural network that searches through space images for anomalies....
Sennheiser debuts new models of wired headphones and earbuds
Wireless audio has become the industry standard, but there are still options out there for people who prefer a wired connection. Two new choices joining the market come from Sennheiser, which has...