XBREW Lab debuted its countertop nitro brew machine, the EverNitro, at CES this week, offering nitro coffee enthusiasts an easier way to enjoy the brew — without the waste and expense of traditional cartridge-based machines. If you’re not familiar with…
Building a software product has never been easier, so why are so many well-funded startups unable to take off even if their product is great? In this season’s final episode of Build Mode, our guest has the answer: Startups have…
NSO groupone of the most notorious and controversial makers of government spyware, released a new transparency report on Wednesday, as the company enters what it describes as a “new phase of accountability.” But the report, unlike previous NSO annual disclosures,…
After the success of TikTok and Instagram Reels, Disney declare which brings short video content to Disney+ in the US this year to increase daily engagement. Disney made the announcement at the Tech + Data Showcase event at CES 2026.…
Internet connectivity collapsed in Iran on Thursday amid nationwide protests, according to a web monitoring company. “I think now we have almost no connection with the outside world,” Amir Rashidi, an Iranian cybersecurity researcher who works for the nonprofit Miaan…
OpenAI started the new year with another acquisition hire. The AI giant acquired the team behind Convogo, a business software platform that helps executive coaches, consultants, talent leaders and HR teams automate and improve leadership assessments and feedback reports. An…
You might think it’s strange to hear founders of VR companies and social media platforms in general complaining about how much better things are in the days of dial-up. However, that’s what happened at CES on Wednesday, when Oculus creator…
While CES 2026 is full of tech giants unveiling their latest innovations, the real excitement comes from discovering strange, unexpected gadgets that make you ask, “Who thought of this?” We’re here to highlight the wildest products we’ve seen at CES…
The health department for the state of Illinois in the US has confirmed that years of security breaches exposed the personal information of more than 700,000 of its citizens. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) said statement on January…
Snowflake plans to acquire Observe, an observability platform that has been built on Snowflake’s database from day one. (Observation platforms help companies monitor software systems and data for performance issues and bugs.) The cloud data company announced that it has…