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Moltbook was peak AI theater
For a few days this week the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called Moltbook, which billed itself as a social network for bots. As the website’s tagline puts it: “Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.” We observed! Launched on January 28 by Matt Schlicht
New images show the comet C/2025 K1 (Atlas) disintegrating in
ⓘ mTPhotography - Pixabay An image showing comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) New images taken by the Gemini North telescope show comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) disintegrating in space. And this event could happen again in the near future, allowing astronomers to better understand these celestial objects. C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is a non-periodic comet that was discovered
Windows 11 KB5074109 update nukes Nvidia gaming performance and stability
Windows 11 banner shown on Microsoft News (Image source: Microsoft News with edits) Windows 11’s KB5074109 January 2026 update is causing FPS drops and instability on some Nvidia GeForce gaming PCs, forcing players to choose between performance and security. Microsoft’s January 2026 Windows 11 KB5074109 security update is starting to look like bad news for
Dawn supercomputer gets sixfold boost thanks to £36m funding injection
The government is ploughing in public money to build out one of the UK’s most powerful supercomputers By Cliff Saran, Managing Editor Published: 26 Jan 2026 9:15 The government has announced it is ploughing £36m into the Dawn supercomputer, which will lead to a sixfold increase in performance and make it one of the most
New Nvidia N1X and Nvidia N1V laptops revealed
The Legion 7 could eventually be available with an Nvidia N1X chipset. (Image source: Lenovo) Lenovo has officially mentioned its first Nvidia N1X gaming laptop. A new Legion 7 machine, the unreleased laptop has allegedly been spotted alongside Nvidia N1V laptops too. More unreleased laptops powered by Nvidia N1x APUs have turned up in fresh
Malaysia lifts ban on Grok after taking X at its
After being one of the first countries in the world to block Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, Malaysia has now lifted its ban. Along with Indonesia, the country moved swiftly to temporarily halt access to X's frequently controversial AI chatbot earlier this month, after multiple reports emerged of it being used to generate deepfake sexualized images
OpenAI is hiring engineers, not ad sellers, first to build
By Krystal Scanlon and Seb Joseph • January 21, 2026 • Ivy Liu OpenAI is still in the foothills of building an ads business, and it’s looking for ad execs to help map the climb. The The roles posted since the turn of the year make clear just how early and foundational the effort is.
8 signs the AI bubble may pop in 2026
The AI industry is ridiculous. All you need is a cursory glance to spot utterly bonkers valuations, bizarre circular funding models, and a dearth of viable products and profitability. You don’t need to be an expert to know there’s something off about an industry built around companies promising to spend trillions while barely making billions...
This helpful website cuts in half the number of apps
Image: Pexels: Andrea Piacquadio I have a lot of apps loaded that do different things. But I still find occasionally I’ll need to do something that none of my apps can provide. Whether that’s converting a PDF to an image or converting image types, it’s hard to get an app to do everything all in









