Топ-10 технологий на 2026-01-11
1. I met a lot of weird robots at CES – here are the most memorable | TechCrunch
Описание: If the robots don’t always give a totally accurate representation of where commercial deployment is at the moment, they do give visitors a peek at where their parent companies might be headed.
2. OpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agents
Описание: To prepare AI agents for office work, the company is asking contractors to upload projects from past jobs, leaving it to them to strip out confidential and personally identifiable information.
3. Google moonshot spinout SandboxAQ claims an ex-exec is attempting ‘extortion’ | TechCrunch
Описание: A former SandboxAQ executive filed a wrongful termination lawsuit filled with shocking allegations. The company is fighting back, hard.
4. Grok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Sarees
Описание: A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing.
5. I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great
Описание: Greetings from the year of Linux on my desktop. In November, I got fed up and said screw it, I’m installing Linux. Since that article was published, I have dealt with one minor catastrophe after another. None of that has anything to do with Linux, mind you. I…
6. AI is coming for collectibles next
Описание: AI toys, companions, and robots have been everywhere at CES this year, but among the horde of waddling plushies and light-up emoji eyes, two stood out to me. HeyMates and Buddyo are each betting that the collectible figurine boom is going to come back with an…
7. CES 2026: Everything revealed, from Nvidia’s debuts to AMD’s new chips to Razer’s AI oddities | TechCrunch
Описание: CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the show floor open to the public after a packed couple of days occupied by press conferences from the likes of Nvidia, Sony, and AMD and previews from Sunday’s Unveiled event.
8. Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Описание: Since X’s users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple’s and Google’s app stores. The fact that it hasn’t happened yet tells me something …
9. Meta Is Making a Big Bet on Nuclear With Oklo
Описание: Meta will finance Oklo’s purchase of uranium for its reactors. It’s a massive vote of confidence for both the startup and nuclear power, but challenges remain.
10. The CES 2026 stuff I might actually buy
Описание: Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 111, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you had a wonderful holiday season, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve …