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30 big new movies releasing in 2026 that will make or break the year

Giant franchises like Star Wars, Toy Story, Avengers: Doomsday, go toe to toe with new horror movies and Dune 3.

Samsung adds much needed brightness to its Freestyle projector

The Freestyle Plus all-in-one portable projector features 430 ISO lumens, or "nearly twice the brightness of the previous generation," according to Samsung. Great! But also a little strange since both the original and second generation Freestyle projectors listed "550 lumens" on their respective spec sheets. See, projector makers are notorious for playing fast and loose […]

Petkit’s first automatic wet food feeder keeps track of how much your pet eats

Petkit has announced two new automated machines at CES 2026 designed to feed and care for your pets using AI-powered cameras that track their behavior and provide health insights that may otherwise go unnoticed. Launching sometime in April 2026, the Petkit Yumshare Daily Feast is one of the first automatic dispensers that works with wet […]

How Nokia has reinvented itself for the AI revolution by expanding into cloud services, data centers, and optical networks, and by partnering with Nvidia (Kieran Smith/Financial Times)

Kieran Smith / Financial Times:
How Nokia has reinvented itself for the AI revolution by expanding into cloud services, data centers, and optical networks, and by partnering with Nvidia  —  Finnish company that brought the world the 3310 has reinvented itself for the AI revolution  —  Few digital sounds have burrowed into the human brain like the Nokia ringtone.

Chinese AI chip startup Biren surged as much as 119% in its Hong Kong debut, after raising ~$717M in an IPO priced at ~$2.52 per share (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Chinese AI chip startup Biren surged as much as 119% in its Hong Kong debut, after raising ~$717M in an IPO priced at ~$2.52 per share  —  Shares of Shanghai Biren Technology Co. surged nearly 119% in their trading debut, on track for the best first-day performance since 2021 among Hong Kong listings that raised at least $700 million.