Of Interest

• Microsoft Turns Copilot Chats Into a Checkout Lane

  

  Slashdot

• French Court Orders Google DNS to Block Pirate Sites, Dismisses 'Cloudflare-First' Defense

  

  Torrent Freak

• Wi-Fi advocates get win from FCC with vote to allow higher-power devices

  

  Ars Technica

• Former Google CEO Plans To Singlehandedly Fund a Hubble Telescope Replacement

  

  Slashdot

• The 6 most advanced smart glasses we tried so far at CES - that truly impressed us

  

  Between the Lines

• AI Devices Are Coming. Will Your Favorite Apps Be Along for the Ride?

  

  Wired

• Hands-on with Fender Audio's headphones and speakers at CES 2026

  

  Engadget

• The US Will Stand Alone Outside the World's Climate Treaty

  

  Gizmodo

• This Aqara smart lock is the one home upgrade you didn't know you needed

  

  Makeuseof

• "We executed one of you": MAGA cheers ICE killing of a mother of three

  

  Boing Boing

• The best earbuds we've tested for 2026

  

  The Verge

• Google is putting even more AI into Gmail, and some of it is on by default

  

  TechSpot

• Alienware doubles its gaming offerings with slimmer and cheaper laptops

  

  T3

• Viral Zelda Movie Trailer Shows The Soulless Limits Of AI Slop

  

  Kotaku

• YouTube will now let you filter Shorts out of search results

  

  The Verge