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Wall Street had a stellar first full trading week of 2026, shaking off a barrage of uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump ‘s social media posts and the surprise military operation in Venezuela. The S & P 500 turned in a record high close Friday, following weaker-than-expected December job growth. The government reported that nonfarm payrolls increased by 50,000 last month, less than the 73,000 that economists had forecasted, adding to the case for more Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. For the week, the S & P 500 gained 1.6%. The Nasdaq advanced nearly 2% last week but remained short…

Keychron announced new mechanical keyboards with marathon battery life at CES, but this trackball stole the spotlight. The Nape Pro is Keychron’s first trackball, and its slender frame means it can work on your desk in multiple ways. You can keep it to the right or left of a keyboard like a traditional trackball, or you can tuck it in front and use it without moving your hands from the keys.That positioning makes it a bit like a giant Lenovo TrackPoint, typically found on ThinkPad laptops but sometimes used on dedicated keyboards. And it should allow you to move your…

NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps has announced his resignation after 20 years with the sport, stepping aside amid fallout from an antitrust lawsuit that exposed controversial internal communications involving team ownership.Phelps disclosed his decision to resign on Jan. 6, 2026, describing the move as personal. His departure follows the conclusion of a legal dispute between Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing that challenged NASCAR’s charter system, a foundational structure governing team participation and revenue.AdvertisementDuring court proceedings more than a month earlier, private text messages exchanged between Phelps and other NASCAR leaders were entered into the record. Among them were messages in…

Indonesian officials said Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok. This is one of the most aggressive moves so far from government officials responding to a flood of sexualized, AI-generated imagery — often depicting real women and minors, and sometimes showing assault and abuse — posted by Grok in response to requests from users on the social network X. (X and xAI are part of the same company.) In a statement shared with the Guardian and other publications, Indonesia’s communications and digital minister Meutya Hafid said, “The government views the practice of non-consensual sexual deepfakes as…

As the party sat down to a delectable candlelit dinner of Caesar salad, burrata with pistachio pesto caponata, petit filet, and Branzino, the conversation turned to Seyfried’s last Golden Globe win in 2023 for The Dropout—a ceremony she missed. “How things change…” she reflected. “We really shoveled ourselves out of the pandemic in a way that, as a society, means we’re fully back in operation. I missed out on taking to the stage with that Golden Globes win, and that meant a lot to me.” But the fact that she’s facing into the same moment again feels bigger now, somehow.…

On Saturday, Indonesia, the fourth most populous country on Earth, apparently issued a temporary block of the the Grok chatbot, with Meutya Hafid, Indonesia’s minister of communication and digital affairs saying in a statement, “The government views the practice of non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a serious violation of human rights, dignity, and the security of citizens in the digital space.” As of this writing, it was not readily apparent what if anything was actively blocked in Indonesia. Local X accounts in Indonesia were still able to communicate with the source of the headline-grabbing deepfakes: the Grok X account. The bot…

The 2026 NFL playoffs kick off with a Saturday Wild Card Weekend matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers. These teams met in Week 13, with Carolina prevailing 31-28 at home. Los Angeles (12-5) enters Wild Card Weekend as the NFC’s 5-seed and is coming off a 37-20 victory over Arizona, which ended a two-game losing streak. The Panthers (8-9) are the No. 4 seed after claiming the NFC South. The Rams will be without starting guard Kevin Dotson (ankle), but receiver Davante Adams (hamstring) has been cleared to play for the first time in nearly a month.…

Nintendo Switch 2 owners can forget about seeing Baldur’s Gate 3 in the Nintendo Store, at least as of now. In a Reddit AMA, Larian Studio’s CEO, Swen Vicke, said that the team would have loved to bring the title to Switch 2, but “it wasn’t our decision to make.”As cryptic as that may sound, Vicke’s response hints that either Wizards of the Coast, which owns the Dungeons and Dragons IP that Baldur’s Gate 3 is set in, or Nintendo is behind the lack of a port. When it comes to Wizards of the Coast, rumors have circulated that the…

At the start of a new year, it’s hard not to get swept up in the allure of New Year’s resolutions: Setting goals you want to achieve or pinpointing the bad habits you want to break. For many people, breaking bad habits can be easier when you swap a not-so-great behavior out for a healthier option, Margaret Moore, founder of Wellcoaches Corporation, a school for coaches of healthcare and well-being experts, told CNBC Make It in 2023.Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff, PhD, suggests trying “tiny experiments” with habits you’d like to introduce into your life instead of setting huge goals that…

CES always has its share of attention-grabbing robots. But this year in particular seemed to be a landmark year for robotics. The advancement in AI technology has not only given robots better “brains,” it’s enabled new levels of autonomy and given rise to an ambitious, if sometimes questionable, vision for our robot-filled future.From sassy humanoids to AI-powered pets and chore-handling assistants, we sought out as many cute, strange and capable robots as we could find in Las Vegas. These are the ones that made the biggest impression.Agibot HumanoidsAgibot’s X2 humanoid robot. (Karissa Bell for Engadget)Of all the humanoids we saw…