League of Legends became unplayable as its digital security certificate expired on January 4, 2026. Players found a temporary fix by rolling back their system clocks. Riot Games has since resolved the issue.
The legal battle over using copyrighted material to train AI is reaching a critical point. With mixed rulings already in and more coming, 2026 could decide if tech companies face a massive licensing bill or get a free pass under fair use.
California’s new Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is now active, giving residents the right to see their data and stop companies from selling it. The problem? Companies have buried the opt-out pages. A new community-run directory is trying to make those links easy to find.
Director Dan Trachtenberg’s new film, Predator: Badlands, centers on a young, sympathetic Yautja. It trades the series’ signature tension for a family-friendly, Avatar-like adventure with a cute sidekick.
For one tech blogger, true productivity in 2026 means ditching cloud dependencies for a self-hosted stack. Their setup includes tools for documents, notes, reading, and bookmarks, all running on their own hardware for ultimate control and peace of mind.
Even Realities is launching a pilot developer program for its Even Hub smart glasses platform. The focus is on practical, glanceable apps that don’t overwhelm. It’s a small start, but the goal is to build software that makes smart glasses actually useful.
Satya Nadella says we need to move past the “slop vs sophistication” debate around AI. His plea comes as users revolt against forced AI features and a billion PCs stick with Windows 10.
Neuralink is planning a massive shift from clinical trials to automated production. Elon Musk announced the goal to begin high-volume manufacturing of brain-computer interfaces in 2025 and achieve fully automated surgery by 2026. This follows human trials that started in 2024.
As companies like HP tie billions in savings directly to AI and thousands of layoffs, politicians are scrambling to respond. New laws aim to force transparency, but real-world enforcement is messy. The debate is creating unexpected political bedfellows.
Cryptographic keys from the PlayStation 5’s unchangeable boot ROM have reportedly been discovered. This is a foundational leak for security researchers, but a full console jailbreak remains a distant challenge requiring many more vulnerabilities.
