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January 2026

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January 24
- It might sound strange, but The Matrix is actually a happy movie — rewatch it to shake off the January blues
January 23
- Cracking the AI code: realizing AI's true value in finance
- The human paradox at the center of modern cyber resilience
- Dyson's biggest product innovations, ranked from game-changer to gimmick
January 22
- The ROI blueprint: turning AI and automation into business value
- How CIOs can shift from patch and pray to risk-based software change
- It’s not a bubble, we’re surfing the AI wave
- Miss the iPhone mini? Now's the perfect time for small phones to make a comeback
January 21
- Report: Apple does about-face on Siri chatbot — and it might compete directly with ChatGPT and Google
- Hardware phone keyboards are a fad built on iPhone keyboard frustration — and it might not last
- How to build AI agents that don’t break at scale
- Attackers are getting stealthier – how can defenders stay ahead?
January 20
- ‘A new era of e-bike use’ or ‘the dumbest ebike law ever’? E-bike restrictions are hitting New Jersey, and I’m worried it’s just the beginning
- Threat hunters can’t waste time stumbling in the dark – they need real observability
- Simplifying your business response to worst-case scenarios
- ‘ChatGPT Go might be worth the downgrade’ — OpenAI's new money-saving tier costs 60% less than Plus
January 19
- Apple really went backwards when it ditched titanium on iPhones
- Why agentic AI pilots stall – and how to fix them
- Solving AI's energy challenge: sustainable data centers for a competitive UK future
January 18
- Passwords are still a problem for UK businesses - what next?
- Responsible innovation: what 2026 should look like for businesses harnessing AI
January 17
- The future of chips: how gate-all-around design is powering the AI era and the next node
- Data sovereignty: an existential issue for nations and enterprises
January 16
- Goodbye cheap OLED TVs — you had a good run, but RGB mini-LED and ‘wallpaper’ OLEDs will soon make you irrelevant
- The key to the UK's AI success lies in closing the skills gap
- "It does look like a giant donut": IKEA's latest Varmblixt smart light is a viral sensation, but it's not the only show-stopping product coming in 2026
- This hidden vacuum feature could change the way you clean your home
- Matthew McConaughey trademarking himself saying 'alright, alright, alright' is a preview of Hollywood’s coming AI identity crisis
- Powering the AI data center boom: the infrastructure upgrades behind innovation
January 15
- CIOs don’t need more AI—they need AI that actually understands their business
- ChatGPT saved me from a roadside nightmare — this is exactly what we should be using AI for, not for replacing creatives
- How people use ChatGPT – analysis of OpenAI’s first user study
- Euphoria season 3 was the last thing I thought I’d be excited for in 2026, but its action-packed trailer has hypnotized me like a moth to a flame
- 'Society cannot function if no one is accountable for AI' — Jaron Lanier, the godfather of virtual reality, discusses how far our empathy should extend to AI in episode two of new podcast, The Ten Reckonings
- Forget the remaster — 2000's Deus Ex is still a masterpiece that you should play in its original form
- Meta just killed some of its best Quest 3 game studios — and convinced me to buy a Steam Frame instead of a Quest 4
January 14
- I’m a backup and recovery provider, but here’s why you shouldn’t just trust me
- AI is no SKU—and what that means for the enterprise
- The most controversial film of 2024 is one of Prime Video's most-watched movies — and it has to be streamed to be believed
- I hate to agree with Nvidia about an AI thing, but come on, PC gamers — it's time to stop whining about 'fake frames' and take the free performance boosts
January 13
- Apple's Google Gemini deal is the most disappointing thing to come out of Apple since the Newton
- I used Gemini on Android for 3 months – now I know why Apple had no choice but to partner with Google
- DDoS in 2025: what a difference a year makes
- AI browsers are creating a new governance gap
January 12
- Rhea Seehorn won her first Golden Globe for Pluribus – but she should have won it for this Netflix show instead
- The iPhone 17e could arrive soon, but I'm not convinced it'll be worth buying
- From Black Box to White Box: why AI agents shouldn’t be a mystery to enterprises
- How AI, digital sovereignty and data localization are reshaping European data strategies
January 11
- Liquid cooling vs air cooling: the five key differences for data centers
- The 5 TVs from CES 2026 I'm most excited to test, including LG and Samsung OLED and RGB TVs
- Idle infrastructure might cause your next breach – here’s how to stop it
January 10
- From ‘Vibe Coding’ to ‘Vibe Selling’: how AI is reshaping the art of selling
- Why CTEM is the answer to boardroom pressure and security fatigue
January 9
- I just traded in my Polar running watch for a Garmin after learning a rather expensive lesson
- Why are cybercriminals getting younger?
- Industrial AI applied: where the real revolution is happening
- ChatGPT Health sounds promising — but I don’t trust it with my medical data just yet
January 8
- Forget fitness trackers — external brains are the hot new wearables at CES this year
- AI factories are the foundation for enterprise-scale AI
- Your data’s where, exactly? SMEs and data sovereignty
- Samsung just won CES 2026 with its creaseless folding OLED – but I hope the iPhone Fold gets it first
January 7
- Can RGB mini-LED dethrone OLED? Here’s what it needs to do
- YouTube Music users are furious about AI slop songs – and as a recording musician, I'm angry too
- If AI can’t hear you, it can’t help you: why clear audio drives real productivity
- The AI bubble – it will burst, but AI will still be here
January 6
- Deepfakes and distrust: how human provenance can rebuild digital confidence
- LG's and Samsung's 2026 mid-range OLED TVs both look great, but I know which one I'm more excited for
- Product teams are losing confidence – here’s how they can get it back
January 5
- It looks like the end is coming for the Apple Vision Pro — I’m not even surprised
- I took on a 30-day toe-touching stretching challenge – here's how I got on
- Data sovereignty: not just an issue for governments
- What the post-quantum shift means for your security strategy
January 3
- Meditation was my biggest life upgrade this year – here's the app I'm using to continue my hot streak in 2026
January 2
- AI Slop won in 2025 — fingerprinting real content might be the answer in 2026
- 'They're as robust as they can be while being comfortable for most users': a Dyson engineer reveals the brand's vacuum design ethos
- Legislation, loopholes, and loose ends — what does 2026 hold for the VPN industry?
January 1
- I hope Android phones in 2026 fix Apple's biggest iPhone mistake
- I got these tiny snore-masking buds hoping for better sleep, but now I wear them for walking and yoga too
- I've tested a bunch of Shark vacuums and they all have the same problem
- I’m a VPN expert — these are the 3 things I want the industry to adopt in 2026