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Ars TechnicaAsus confirms its smartphone business is on indefinite hiatus
Asus chairman Jonney Shih sees AI applications as the company's main focus going forward.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/asus-confirms-its-smartphone-business-is-on-indefinite-hiatus/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaNever-before-seen Linux malware is “far more advanced than typical”
VoidLink includes an unusually broad and advanced array of capabilities.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/never-before-seen-linux-malware-is-far-more-advanced-than-typical/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaSignal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging
Introducing Confer, an end-to-end AI assistant that just works.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/signal-creator-moxie-marlinspike-wants-to-do-for-ai-what-he-did-for-messaging/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaCloudflare may pull servers out of Italy over order that it block pirate sites
Italy fines Cloudflare 14M euros for not blocking pirate sites on 1.1.1.1 DNS service.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/cloudflare-may-pull-servers-out-of-italy-over-order-that-it-block-pirate-sites/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaBose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of EoL
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/bose-open-sources-its-soundtouch-home-theater-smart-speakers-ahead-of-eol/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaNew battery idea gets lots of power out of unusual sulfur chemistry
Rather than being used as a storage material, the sulfur gives up electrons.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/new-battery-idea-gets-lots-of-power-out-of-unusual-sulfur-chemistry/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaTrump revives unpopular Ted Cruz plan to punish states that impose AI laws
Cruz plan to block broadband funding lost 99-1, but now it's back—in Trump form.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/trump-revives-unpopular-ted-cruz-plan-to-punish-states-that-impose-ai-laws/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaGoogle will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year
Google says it's no different than checking IDs at the airport.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-starting-next-year/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaReport: Apple’s smart home ambitions include “tabletop robot,” cameras, and more
Apple has purportedly been working on new smart home devices for years now.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/report-apples-smart-home-ambitions-include-tabletop-robot-cameras-and-more/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaGoogle Gemini will now learn from your chats—unless you tell it not to
Gemini will remember this, so it's time to check your privacy settings.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/08/google-gemini-will-now-learn-from-your-chats-unless-you-tell-it-not-to/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social