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Today — 26 January 2026TechSpot

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Rice University copper-aluminum filter can destroy "forever chemicals" 100 times faster 26 January 2026 at 18:34

Rice University copper-aluminum filter can destroy "forever chemicals" 100 times faster

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26 January 2026 at 18:34

A team at Rice University has developed a new material for filtering per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Also known as "forever chemicals," these synthetic compounds have been widely used in many products since the invention of Teflon in 1938. PFAS coatings can resist heat, water, oil, and stains. Unfortunately, they...

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These humanoid robots can only work half as fast as humans, but factories are buying them anyway 26 January 2026 at 15:27

These humanoid robots can only work half as fast as humans, but factories are buying them anyway

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26 January 2026 at 15:27

Even with those limitations, orders for the machines are accelerating. Manufacturers such as BYD and Foxconn, both partners with UBTech, are experimenting with humanoids to offset labor shortages and remain competitive in automation.

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Doom has officially been ported to earbuds, streaming at 18 fps 26 January 2026 at 14:46

Doom has officially been ported to earbuds, streaming at 18 fps

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26 January 2026 at 14:46

Australia-based developer Arin Sarkisian recently unveiled DoomBuds, a project designed to run Doom on a pair of earbuds. Even more impressively – or alarmingly, if you're not a fan of extreme tech demos – he connected the earbuds to the internet, allowing players to join and play the game remotely.

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Modder shows off DIY PlayStation handheld built from a PS4 Slim motherboard 26 January 2026 at 13:44

Modder shows off DIY PlayStation handheld built from a PS4 Slim motherboard

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26 January 2026 at 13:44

Created by Redditor WeWillMakeIt, the device can reportedly run all PS4 titles natively – just like the original console – despite its small footprint. It features a 7-inch 1080p OLED display with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a 1,300 mAh battery, which is said to provide between 2.7 and three hours...

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Google's AI health summaries cite YouTube more than any medical source, study finds 26 January 2026 at 13:03

Google's AI health summaries cite YouTube more than any medical source, study finds

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26 January 2026 at 13:03

A large-scale analysis by SE Ranking, a search engine optimization platform, examined 50,807 health-related searches conducted in Berlin on Google. The study found that Google's AI Overviews, which automatically summarize search results using generative AI, cited YouTube more than any other source. The video platform appeared in 4.43 percent of...

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Apple launches new AirTag with longer range and improved "Find My" 26 January 2026 at 12:19

Apple launches new AirTag with longer range and improved "Find My"

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26 January 2026 at 12:19

The new Apple AirTag features haptic, visual, and audio feedback, and uses a louder speaker to make it easier to track down misplaced items. Thanks to the new speaker and a revised internal design, the new AirTag is 50 percent louder than before and can be heard from twice as...

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CapFrameX lets you analyze gaming performance beyond average FPS 26 January 2026 at 12:08

CapFrameX lets you analyze gaming performance beyond average FPS

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26 January 2026 at 12:08

CapFrameX is a free Windows tool for capturing and analyzing PC gaming performance, with an emphasis on frame times, FPS behavior, and smoothness metrics like 1% and 0.1% lows.

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A hobbyist built a 486-style motherboard using an FPGA and pure determination 26 January 2026 at 11:20

A hobbyist built a 486-style motherboard using an FPGA and pure determination

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26 January 2026 at 11:20

A hobbyist programmer named Piotr "maniek86" Grzesik recently unveiled his latest project. The M8SBC-486 motherboard is designed to power a homebrew 486-style computer, though it does not include a genuine Intel 486 processor and offers only limited compatibility with DOS- and Windows-era software.

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Panther Lake-powered Asus Zenbook Duo lands to strong reviews 26 January 2026 at 11:06

Panther Lake-powered Asus Zenbook Duo lands to strong reviews

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26 January 2026 at 11:06

The new 2026 Asus Zenbook Duo is widely praised for polishing its dual OLED design with stronger battery life. Intel's Panther Lake hardware brings performance gains and impressive integrated graphics. While still expensive, reviewers agree it's a class-leading option for users who need serious screen space on the go.

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AI tools are the "Iron Man suit" of game development, says Google Cloud exec 26 January 2026 at 10:27

AI tools are the "Iron Man suit" of game development, says Google Cloud exec

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26 January 2026 at 10:27

Jack Buser, global director for games at Google Cloud, acknowledged the pushback against AI in an interview with Business Insider, but claimed the mood is starting to change.

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TikTok quietly expands location tracking and ad targeting for US users 26 January 2026 at 09:07

TikTok quietly expands location tracking and ad targeting for US users

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26 January 2026 at 09:07

The update came days after ByteDance, TikTok's Beijing-based parent company, spun out a new US TikTok entity as part of a federal agreement designed to ease national security concerns or face a nationwide ban. When users opened the app late last week, many were met with a prompt requiring consent...

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This coin-operated gaming PC turns powering on into a literal microtransaction 26 January 2026 at 08:33

This coin-operated gaming PC turns powering on into a literal microtransaction

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26 January 2026 at 08:33

Popular YouTube channel mryeester set out to create what is essentially a coin-operated gaming PC and show viewers how to replicate the experiment.

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Tesla's Austin Gigafactory becomes a training site for Optimus robots 26 January 2026 at 07:49

Tesla's Austin Gigafactory becomes a training site for Optimus robots

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26 January 2026 at 07:49

Workers at Tesla's Texas facility were briefed on the plan during a recent town hall, individuals familiar with the meeting told Business Insider. The company intends to train Optimus within the same environment where Tesla builds vehicles, potentially turning one of its largest plants into both a production and learning...

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Forza Horizon 6 PC requirements include the Intel Arc B390 iGPU 26 January 2026 at 07:04

Forza Horizon 6 PC requirements include the Intel Arc B390 iGPU

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26 January 2026 at 07:04

Forza Horizon 6's Steam page shows the bare minimum users will need to play the racer. Microsoft says the requirements have increased compared to the previous entry, which you'd expect, though it does include Intel's B390 iGPU.

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Lawsuit alleges Meta can read WhatsApp messages despite encryption 26 January 2026 at 06:19

Lawsuit alleges Meta can read WhatsApp messages despite encryption

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26 January 2026 at 06:19

Filed Friday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, the complaint accuses Meta of overstating the security of WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption – a technology the company has long promoted as the backbone of its privacy promise.

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Someone just scored an AMD Radeon 5700 XT graphics card for $4.99 at Goodwill 26 January 2026 at 05:19

Someone just scored an AMD Radeon 5700 XT graphics card for $4.99 at Goodwill

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26 January 2026 at 05:19

Reddit user u/12kdaysinthefire writes that the $5 Asrock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 5700 XT they discovered was still in its original retail box at the Goodwill store.

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The "Crash Clock" shows how close we are to the next satellite collision 25 January 2026 at 13:04

The "Crash Clock" shows how close we are to the next satellite collision

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25 January 2026 at 13:04

Astrophysicists are warning that low Earth orbit is reaching a critical tipping point, where satellite collisions could happen faster than previously imagined. A new metric, the CRASH Clock, developed by Sarah Thiele of Princeton University, Aaron Boley of the University of British Columbia, and Samantha Lawler of the University of...

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DIY mod amps up the cool factor on RTX 3080 Ventus 25 January 2026 at 10:57

DIY mod amps up the cool factor on RTX 3080 Ventus

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25 January 2026 at 10:57

The thought of replacing a video card, RAM, or other PC components right now sounds about as fun as setting your wallet on fire. When r/PCMasterRace user ComplexSuperMarket89 (CSM89) realized he needed to address persistent heat issues with his RTX 3080 Ventus, he took a different route. Using spare parts...

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Microsoft's BitLocker encryption comes with a catch: the keys may be on Microsoft's servers 25 January 2026 at 09:13

Microsoft's BitLocker encryption comes with a catch: the keys may be on Microsoft's servers

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25 January 2026 at 09:13

Forbes reports that Microsoft complied with an FBI request for decryption keys to a suspect's personal laptops last year. While the company said it cannot fulfill every request, the case suggests that Windows devices are less private than those with stricter encryption policies, such as iPhones.

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NASA will fly Artemis II with the same Orion heat shield that cracked on its last mission 25 January 2026 at 07:04

NASA will fly Artemis II with the same Orion heat shield that cracked on its last mission

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25 January 2026 at 07:04

The Artemis II crew comprises NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. They will fly in a 16.5-foot-wide Orion capsule on top of the Space Launch System for a roughly ten-day trip around the moon as early as February 6.

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