After launching almost three years ago, Meta’s Threads is now reportedly attracting more daily mobile users than rival platform X. According to Similarweb data shared by TechCrunch, Threads has 141.5 million daily active iOS and Android global app users as of January 7th, compared to […]
Month: January 2026
Gamers love AI in game dev — they just don’t know it yet, says Razer’s CEO
We’re back to start the year off with a very special live interview with Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan, which we taped in front of a terrific audience at Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas during CES. Razer is obviously best known for making mice, keyboards, and […]
Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow
Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition
10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents
Opinion: As software power tools, AI agents may make people busier than ever before.
Trump’s Greenland Ambitions Ignite Protests, EU Tariff Backlash, and NATO Crisis Fears – 1/18/2026, 8:28:43 PM
Trump’s threats to acquire Greenland dominate headlines, with massive protests on the island and a new 10% tariff announced on eight European countries opposing U.S. control, prompting unified EU backlash and warnings of a NATO crisis.[1][2][3][4] Key Developments on Greenland Tensions Thousands marched in Nuuk, […]
TikTok Launches PineDrama: The Microdrama App Revolutionizing Short-Form Storytelling in the U.S. and Brazil
TikTok Quietly Launches PineDrama: The Microdrama App Taking Short-Form Storytelling by Storm TikTok has stealthily entered the booming microdrama market with PineDrama, a standalone app launched in the U.S. and Brazil, featuring bite-sized fictional series in one-minute episodes.[1][2][3] Available on iOS and Android, the free, […]
You need to listen to the cosmic horror-comedy podcast Welcome to Night Vale
It’s relatively rare for a podcast to last 14 years, especially a fiction one. In fact, as far as I can tell, Welcome to Night Vale is the longest continually running fiction podcast out there. (Some will argue it’s actually We’re Alive, but that has […]
You need to listen to the cosmic horror-comedy podcast Welcome to Night Vale
It’s relatively rare for a podcast to last 14 years, especially a fiction one. In fact, as far as I can tell, Welcome to Night Vale is the longest continually running fiction podcast out there. (Some will argue it’s actually We’re Alive, but that has […]
Yokohama Mayor Apologizes for Calling Staff ‘Human Scum,’ Faces Political Backlash
Japanese Mayor Apologises After Calling Staff ‘Human Scum’ In a shocking admission, Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka has publicly apologised for referring to city staff as “idiot” and “human scum”, following accusations from his own human resources chief.[1][2] The controversy erupted on January 16, 2026, when […]
Middle East Tensions Soar as US and Israel Clash Over Gaza Peace Plan – 1/18/2026, 4:24:18 PM
Based on the latest news from January 18, 2026, here are the major global developments: Middle East Tensions Escalate Israel-US tensions have intensified over Gaza’s governance structure[2]. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an emergency war cabinet meeting after the Trump administration included Turkey and Qatar […]