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washingtonexaminer.com - Evan Swarztrauber - To fix federal IT, we need the Technology Modernization Fund
To fix federal IT, we need the Technology Modernization Fund
Washington Examiner

Today, the federal government spends over $100 billion annually on IT, with the majority going to maintaining legacy and obsolete systems. The status quo not only squanders taxpayer funds, but it also worsens essential government services, weakens…

futurism.com - Joe Wilkins - Tech Billionaire Says It's Time for the Government to Suspend Freedom of Speech
Tech Billionaire Says It's Time for the Government to Suspend Freedom of Speech
Futurism

From the Alien and Sedition Acts to various Red Scares, American history is littered with panicked attempts to curtail the First Amendment to defend the status quo. Israeli multi-billionaire Shlomo Kramer is the latest to make the case —…

gizmodo.com - Wes Davis - The Best Smart Home Tech at CES 2026
The Best Smart Home Tech at CES 2026
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

The smart home has been drifting into a world of interoperability lately that I never would have expected just a few years ago. And at CES 2026, that was on display—from smart locks that will support the new universal Aliro digital key…

gizmodo.com - Sasha Lekach - The Best Automotive Tech at CES 2026
The Best Automotive Tech at CES 2026
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

If you broke away from the noise about “agentic AI” in cars, EVs, eVTOLs, trucks, big rigs, fleets, robotaxis, and even boats bouncing around the halls of CES 2026, you could find some impressive automotive tech on display. Of course…

cnbc.com - Jaures Yip - Are we in an AI bubble? What 40 tech leaders and analysts are saying, in one chart
Are we in an AI bubble? What 40 tech leaders and analysts are saying, in one chart
CNBC

Record valuations and deals driven by AI excitement have led to some concerns that the AI boom is a bubble waiting to burst. Others have argued that the massive investments are necessary to meet data center and AI chip demand. CNBC compiled…

sfgate.com - Stephen Council - Bay Area tech's most famous venture firm just got much, much richer
Bay Area tech's most famous venture firm just got much, much richer
SFGATE

Andreessen Horowitz, the famed Bay Area venture capital firm known as a16z and for funding a long list of eventual tech standouts, is getting richer. A whole lot richer. Firm co-founder Ben Horowitz announced on Friday that it just finished…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Dell Technologies Inc. Cl C stock rises Friday, outperforms market
Dell Technologies Inc. Cl C stock rises Friday, outperforms market
MarketWatch

Shares of Dell Technologies Inc. Cl C DELL advanced 1.79% to $120.62 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.65% to 6,966.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

theguardian.com - Cory Doctorow - Trump may be the beginning of the end for 'enshittification' - this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
Trump may be the beginning of the end for 'enshittification' - this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
The Guardian

It's been 25 years since I started working for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an American nonprofit dedicated to preserving and promoting human rights on the internet. I've found myself in dozens of countries working with activists…

yahoo.com - By Laurie Chen - China is closing in on US technology lead despite constraints, AI researchers say
China is closing in on US technology lead despite constraints, AI researchers say
Yahoo!

BEIJING, Jan 10 (Reuters) - China can narrow its technological gap with the U.S. driven by growing risk-taking and innovation, though the lack of advanced chipmaking tools is hobbling the ​sector, the country's leading artificial…

independent.co.uk - Haven Daley - The tech letting prisoners see the other side of the world without leaving their call
The tech letting prisoners see the other side of the world without leaving their call
The Independent

Incarcerated for two decades, Jacob Smith and his fellow inmates are now embarking on regular journeys to far-flung, exotic locales – no passport required, just a virtual reality headset. 'I went to Thailand, man!' Smith recalled with a…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Uber Technologies Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day
Uber Technologies Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day
MarketWatch

Shares of Uber Technologies Inc. UBER shed 2.45% to $85.44 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP rising 0.81% to 23,671.35 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Align Technology Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Align Technology Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
MarketWatch

Shares of Align Technology Inc. ALGN advanced 1.30% to $172.79 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.65% to 6,966.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Zebra Technologies Corp. Cl A stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Zebra Technologies Corp. Cl A stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
MarketWatch

Shares of Zebra Technologies Corp. Cl A ZBRA advanced 1.90% to $259.48 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.65% to 6,966.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial…

digitaltrends.com - Stephen Edelstein - This is what impressed me most about Mercedes' new driver-assist tech
This is what impressed me most about Mercedes' new driver-assist tech
Digital Trends

This story is part of our regular series, QuickCharge: This Week in EV Updated less than 5 minutes ago It's a remarkably sunny day for San Francisco. The fog that often encases the city in the morning has lifted, opening up spectacular views of…

si.com - Jackson Caudell - Virginia Tech Receives Prediction To Land Productive ACC Transfer Wide Receiver
Virginia Tech Receives Prediction To Land Productive ACC Transfer Wide Receiver
Sports Illustrated

There have not been many teams that have been as busy as James Franklin's Virginia Tech program. The Hokies have been working to add talent through the transfer portal, at all positions, and they might be in a good spot to land another big time…

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