Tech News for Jan 2, 2026
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Today's Tech News Topics
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Starlink lowers orbits for safety
— Starlink lowers orbits for safety - 02
Robotaxis: Waymo versus Tesla
— Robotaxis: Waymo versus Tesla - 03
DeepSeek’s new model-scaling method
— DeepSeek’s new model-scaling method - 04
Meta buys Manus AI agents
— Meta buys Manus AI agents - 05
OpenAI’s push into audio hardware
— OpenAI’s push into audio hardware - 06
AI flood and authenticity on Instagram
— AI flood and authenticity on Instagram - 07
Governments ban kids from social media
— Governments ban kids from social media - 08
Coding gets cheap, quality gets hard
— Coding gets cheap, quality gets hard - 09
C++ and Rust surge with power limits
— C++ and Rust surge with power limits - 10
Hubble’s giant disk and CERN plans
— Hubble’s giant disk and CERN plans - 11
Data centers may move to space
— Data centers may move to space
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