Meta has officially paused its program to open up its Horizon OS to other hardware makers. The move signals a clear re-prioritization away from the metaverse and toward AI and first-party hardware.
The team behind Hitman is tackling James Bond with 007 First Light, an origin story starring a young, reckless Bond. It promises open-ended social stealth, but can it live up to the hype?
John Gibson is back in games. His new publisher, Templar Media, has acquired Bible X, the developer of the Kickstarter-funded game Gate Zero, where you “play the Bible.” The move follows Gibson’s 2021 exit from Tripwire after controversy.
Valve’s annual Steam Replay feature is out, and the aggregated data tells a familiar story. The vast majority of player time is being spent on games that are years, or even decades, old.
Fortune reports on the intense pressure at OpenAI as Google’s Gemini looms. Meanwhile, Databricks’ valuation soars to $134B, and Mozilla’s new CEO wants to rebuild trust with AI-focused Firefox.
Eric Wengrowski spent nearly a decade on a steganography PhD at Rutgers. Now, that tech is the core of Steg.AI, a startup thrust into the spotlight to combat AI image fraud. It’s a classic story of obscure research meeting a moment of crisis.
Microsoft is testing a new toggle in the Edge Canary browser that lets users instantly disable the AI-focused Copilot mode. The switch, found in the main menu, is a direct response to user feedback about the feature being too intrusive. This move signals a shift towards making AI features more user-
The U.S. government has extended the deadline for TikTok’s potential ban for a fourth time. The new date for ByteDance to divest its U.S. operations is now January 23, 2026. This follows a reported $14 billion sale plan involving Oracle, but major obstacles remain.
In a move to counter a legal challenge, X has updated its Terms of Service to explicitly state it still owns the Twitter trademark. This comes days after a startup petitioned the USPTO to cancel the mark, claiming abandonment.
Apple is already planning its 2026 fitness kickoff with a new Apple Watch challenge. The “Ring in the New Year” award requires users to close all three Activity rings for seven consecutive days. The challenge window runs from January 7 through January 31.
