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At CES 2026 on stage, The Verge’s Nilay Patel pressed Razer CEO Min‑Liang Tan over the company’s AI bets — notably the Grok‑powered “Ava” demo and broader plans to invest in AI. The exchange grew tense as Tan struggled to give concrete answers about product timelines, safety safeguards and clear use cases. Razer is promoting … Read more

Lead Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney are developing a semiconductor, called a thermoradiative diode, that converts night-time infrared emissions into electricity. Building on earlier work at Harvard and Stanford, UNSW’s team first produced a measurable electrical output from such a device in 2022. The prototype currently produces only a … Read more

Lead New research examining more than 200,000 births in Southern California from 2006 to 2014 finds an association between pregnant women’s exposure to wildfire smoke and a modestly higher risk of autism diagnoses in their children. The signal was strongest for smoke exposures during the third trimester and for episodes with multiple smoky days rather … Read more

Lead Naomi Osaka made a theatrical arrival at the Australian Open on Tuesday in Melbourne, walking onto Rod Laver Arena wearing a wide-brim hat with a veil and carrying a white parasol before her first-round match. The No. 16 seed defeated Antonia Ruzic 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in a match that lasted 2 hours and 22 … Read more

Lead Xbox Game Pass is adding a fresh wave of titles this month, led by Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II and Death Stranding Director’s Cut, with releases rolling across late January and early February. Several games are available immediately while others arrive between January 21 and February 3 on Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S … Read more

Jan. 20, 2026 — Updated 8:55 a.m. ET. In the first year of his second term, President Donald J. Trump repeatedly framed major policy shifts with claims that do not hold up to public records and independent data. From immigration totals and criminality rates to inflation comparisons and a cited “600 percent” change in drug … Read more

Lead On Jan. 20, 2026, with Mad Men newly available on HBO Max, a fresh rewatch underscores a persistent blind spot: the series’ meticulous recreation of 1960s advertising life coexists with thin, often instrumentalized portrayals of its Black characters. Carla, the Drapers’ housekeeper played by Deborah Lacey, exemplifies this tension — she is a steady … Read more

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the 26-year-old eldest son of Sir David and Lady Victoria Beckham, posted to his roughly 16 million Instagram followers on Tuesday that he will not reconcile with his parents and accused them of briefing press against him and his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham. He said he had tried repeatedly to keep the … Read more

Lead: On Monday, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the Justice Department will pursue criminal charges tied to an anti-ICE demonstration held inside a St. Paul, Minnesota, church earlier this month. Dhillon singled out former CNN anchor Don Lemon for reporting from inside the sanctuary and argued that journalism does not automatically shield someone from … Read more

Lead In a rare jailhouse interview, Aimee Bock, the only non-Somali defendant convicted in what prosecutors call Minnesota’s largest pandemic-era fraud, expressed regret and disputed the label of “mastermind.” The charges allege a roughly $250 million scheme during COVID that routed federal school-meal funds through the nonprofit Feeding Our Future. Prosecutors say 78 people were … Read more

On the second day of a High Court privacy trial, Prince Harry and actress Elizabeth Hurley were present as barrister David Sherborne continued to set out allegations that Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) used unlawful methods to obtain private information. The hearing, which revisits stories dating from the 1990s through 2018, focuses on a series of … Read more

Lead — On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the UK government granted planning approval for China to build a 20,000 square‑metre (215,000 sq ft) embassy at Royal Mint Court in central London. The decision comes after three postponements and a 240‑page planning report that concluded the scheme met planning requirements. Critics — including lawmakers, exiled dissidents … Read more

Lead: One year after President Trump vowed on the campaign trail to cut Americans’ energy bills in half, results are mixed. Gasoline costs fell roughly 20% from 2024 to 2025, delivering visible relief at the pump, while electricity prices have continued to climb in many regions. Oil production did not surge as the administration had … Read more

Lead On Jan. 20, 2026, the Indiana Hoosiers captured the program’s first-ever college football national championship, beating Miami (Fla.) 27-21 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Miami. Top-seeded Indiana finished a perfect 16-0 season under head coach Curt Cignetti, who took over a struggling program two years earlier. Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza … Read more

Lead On the night of 19 January 2026, two high-speed trains collided near Adamuz in southern Spain, killing at least 39 people and injuring dozens more. The Madrid-bound train, carrying about 300 passengers, derailed just before 20:00 local time and struck a southbound service on an adjacent track. Authorities said all survivors had been removed … Read more