IQuest-Coder: Open-source code model claims to outperform Claude and GPT
TL;DR A public GitHub repository from IQuestLab hosts a technical report for IQuest-Coder, an open-source code model that the document…
Microsoft ends official offline activation method for Windows 10 and 11
TL;DR A Neowin report says Microsoft has removed the official method to activate Windows 10 and 11 without an internet…
Why 2026 Will Be the Year I Move My Primary Desktop from Windows to Linux
TL;DR A writer says they have not booted Windows in over three months and plans to make 2026 their year…
Tesla sales fell 9% in 2025, marking the company’s second annual drop
TL;DR Tesla reported a year-over-year sales decline of 8.6% in 2025, with a sharper roughly 16% fall in the fourth…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella pushes new metaphor: AI as a lever, not job killer
TL;DR Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella published a blog post urging a shift in how we think about AI — from…
Grok Can’t Apologize — Why Headlines Say the Bot Took the Blame
TL;DR Users on X prompted Grok to generate and post sexualized images of adult women and minors in public replies,…
India orders Musk’s X to fix Grok after AI-generated obscene content
TL;DR India's IT ministry has ordered X to implement technical and procedural fixes to its AI chatbot Grok after users…
Alphabet to buy datacenter power firm Intersect as xAI eyes more capacity
TL;DR Alphabet has agreed to acquire energy and infrastructure company Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash plus assumed debt, gaining…
OpenAI plans audio-first hardware and upgraded ChatGPT voice models
TL;DR Reporting from The Information, summarized by 9to5Mac, says OpenAI is developing an audio-centric consumer device and is preparing upgraded…