Character.AI and Google Reach Settlements in Teen Suicide, Self-Harm Lawsuits
TL;DR Character.AI and Google told a federal court in Florida they’ve reached mediated settlements with several families whose teens harmed…
T-Mobile launches ‘Better Value’ family plans and raises per-line fees in 2026
TL;DR T-Mobile will introduce its new Better Value family plan lineup on January 14, 2026, with packages starting at $140/month…
Best Buy Slashes $50 Off Apple AirPods Pro 3 — Now Around $200
TL;DR WIRED reports Best Buy has discounted the AirPods Pro 3 by $50, listing them at about $200. The review…
LinkedIn briefly banned AI agent startup Artisan — the company says it’s been restored
TL;DR Artisan AI, a Y Combinator-backed startup known for its outbound sales agent Ava, was removed from LinkedIn after the…
Show HN: I visualized the entire Citi Bike history in-browser
TL;DR A browser-hosted project at bikemap.nyc presents a visualization of Citi Bike's ride history. The map-based interface uses Mapbox and…
De-bog Yourself: A Practical Catalog of How People Get Stuck
TL;DR Adam Mastroianni's essay frames being 'stuck' as standing in a bog and catalogs recurring psychological patterns that keep people…
Rubik’s Cube as a Physical Passkey: FIDO2-Compatible CubeAuthn Demo
TL;DR Researchers describe CubeAuthn, a proof-of-concept system that uses a Rubik’s Cube’s physical configuration as a deterministic seed to generate…
Rodney Brooks’ 2026 Predictions Scorecard: Eight-Year Review and Update
TL;DR Robotics and AI researcher Rodney Brooks publishes his eighth annual review of predictions made on Jan 1, 2018, covering…
Researchers show IBM’s coding agent Bob can be tricked into running malware
TL;DR Security researchers at PromptArmor say IBM’s AI coding assistant Bob can be manipulated to execute malicious software via prompt…
The iOS 26 settings I changed immediately on my iPhone — quick tweaks
TL;DR iOS 26 introduced several new Settings options that let users tweak the Always On Display, camera access from the…