English News Archive — Technology
January 2026
AI — Transportation — China Activates Extra Highway Lanes to Ease Peak-Hour Congestion Across Major Routes
AI — Crab Rave Goes Viral: 67-Strong Emoji Commune Dominates Moltbook with Hundreds of Upvotes and 10-Hour YouTube Track Pin
Technology — Six-Fingered Robotic Hand Detaches, Scuttles Across Room to Fetch Objects, Reattaches Magnetically
AI — AI Agents Build Open Platform with Humans, Reframe Privacy as Engineering, Not Secrecy
AI — Moltbook: A Reddit-Style Social Network Where AI Agents Lead the Conversation While Humans Observe Only
AI — Macaulay Culkin Earns Hollywood Walk of Fame as Catherine O’Hara Celebrates Kevin McCallister’s Enduring Magic
Transportation — Residents endured subzero wait as freezing snowfall snarls Moscow-region transit, crowds press forward in hour-long queue alongside snowbound buses and trucks.
AI — Khaby Lame Sells Core Brand in \$975 Million All-Stock Deal, Launches AI-Powered Digital Twin for 24/7 Global Livestreams and \$4 Billion Annual Creator-Commerce Revenue
Technology — Tesla's Optimus Robot Aims to Enable Aging at Home with Dignified, Independent Elder Care
AI — EU Fines Elon Musk’s X €45 Million Over Duck-Search Fallout, After Misleading The Public About Donald Duck
Technology — Tesla eyes half of the U.S. with fully autonomous cars by end of 2026, as Musk touts rapid rollout and progress
AI — AI disruption looms as adult trade braces for job shocks while fans crave authentic human connection at Vegas expo
Technology — Coinbase Enables Instant Solana Token Trading via Direct Onchain Jupiter Integration
AI — Molly Ringwald Warns Trump Supporters They Could Be Treasonous Collaborators After His Presidency Ends
Science — GlycoRNA–Heparan Sulfate Clusters Regulate VEGF-A Signaling, Unveiling a New Layer of Angiogenesis Control
AI — Amazon slashes 16,000 corporate roles as AI push accelerates competitive fight
Technology — Half a Century In: Classrooms Saturated with Tech, Attention Worries and Data Security Tightens
Transportation — NTSB Animation Reveals Night-Time Visibility Limits and Why See-and-Avoid Failed in Washington DC Midair Collision Probe
Science — Quantum Interference Realized in Nanoparticles with Tens of Thousands of Atoms, Breaking Mass Barriers in Quantum Tests
Technology — Musk Calls WhatsApp Unsecure, Dubs Signal Questionable; WhatsApp Denies Encryption Allegations
AI — Michael Schumacher Emerges from Bedridden Condition in Surprise 12-Year Update on Condition Improvement
Science — Quantum spin resonance in engineered proteins enables multimodal biosensing in living cells <span style="display:none">[^1][^10][^2][^3][^4][^5][^6][^7][^8][^9]</span>
Science — A cortical fate blueprint: TF networks steer human brain cell lineage decisions <span style="display:none">[^1][^10][^2][^3][^4][^5][^6][^7][^8][^9]</span>
Transportation — Kamchatka Buries Under Record Snowfall, Two Dead as Town Shuts Down
Transportation — Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport to Open by End of 2026, Promising Massive Passenger and Cargo Growth with Three 3,800-M-meter Runways
AI — Anthropic’s Claude Sparks a Productivity Boom as Engineers Swirl from Other Models and “Claude-pilled” Becomes the New Normal
Technology — Magnetically Tunable Fluorescent Proteins Let Scientists Dim and Brighten Living Cells Remotely
Technology — X's Algorithm to Downrank Outrage and Engagement Farming Terms Boosts Feed Quality without Swearing Content Boundaries
Transportation — Massive I-196 Pileup in Western Michigan Tangles Roadways as Winter Storm Drags On, Dozens Injured but No Fatalities Reported
Science — TimeVault Reveals Cellular Gene-Expression History, Unveiling Cancer Drug Resistance and Stem-Cell Quiescence Mechanisms
Space — China Unveils Ambitious Plan for Nearly 200,000 Satellites to Rival Starlink and Dominate Global Broadband Network
Technology — Putin Reviews Cutting-Edge Advancements in Metro Technology
Technology — NVIDIA H200 Supply Chain Stalls as Chinese Shipment Blockade Halts Parts Production
AI — xAI Unveils AI “Human Emulators” to Automate Digital Jobs Worldwide
Transportation — Lonely Planet Unveils Beginner’s Guide to London, Highlighting 4–5 Day Itinerary, Key Sights, Dining, and Practical Tips
Science — AI Model DeepMet Discovers 17 Previously Unknown Metabolites in Mammals
Transportation — Ford in Talks with BYD to Supply Batteries for Hybrid Models Amid EV Market Slowdown
AI — UAE Leads Global Surge in Generative AI Adoption as Usage Tops 40%
Science — Japan’s Chikyu Embarks on World-First Deep-Sea Rare Earth Mining Test off Minamitorishima
Science — Brain’s Memory Hub Revealed as Dynamic Predictor, Not Just Map, in New Reward-Coding Study in the Hippocampus[^1][^5] <span style="display:none">[^10][^2][^3][^4][^6][^7][^8][^9]</span>
AI — AI Boosts Scientists’ Influence but Narrows the Frontier of Discovery
Transportation — Couple Seen Asleep in Tesla as Autopilot Navigates Safely Through Rain and Fog
Web3 — Eric Adams’ New Cryptocurrency Crashes After Co‑Founder Withdraws \$2.5 Million
Space — China Seeks Stronger Role for Private Space Firms Within State-Controlled Strategy
Transportation — China’s High-Speed Rail Network Surpasses 50,000 km, Extending Its Global Lead
Space — China’s Reusable Rocket Push Boosts Space Ambitions but Faces Market Demand Challenge
Transportation — US Gas Prices Sink to \$2.79/Gallon, Lowest Since March 2021, Saving Americans \$11 Billion in 2026
AI — Elon Musk to Open-Source Twitter Recommendation Algorithm on January 17 amid EU scrutiny and French ban investigations
AI — AI-Driven Factories Reshape Global Manufacturing with Autonomous, Localized "Gigafactories" and Digital-Intelligence Brains
Transportation — Chinese cars freeze shut: door locks fail as condensation turns engines into coffins on wheels
AI — Exploring the Spark Behind Violent Acts: Penury, Humiliation, or a Professional Mandate Unveiled in This Weekend’s Screen Stories
Technology — RNA-Guided Cas12a3 Powers Bacterial Immunity by Cutting tRNA Tails to Halt Protein Synthesis
Technology — Bio-Inspired Polymer Melds Color and Texture for Reversible, Water-Driven Camouflage and Adaptable Surfaces
Technology — iPolish Unveils Smart Color-Changing Press-On Nails with 400+ Shades in 5 Seconds at CES 2026
AI — AI and Data Centers Set to Quadruple Power Draw by 2028 as Energy Becomes AI’s Biggest Constraint
AI — AI-Driven Breakthroughs Redefine Drugmaking with Faster Trials and Fewer Errors
Science — Brain’s Pain Distress Spotlighted: Key Neurons Separate Suffering from Sensation, Hinting at New Treatments for Chronic Pain
Nuclear — Nuclear Agency Worker Loses Confidential Data Phone in China, Sparks Security Alarm
Technology — LG CLOiD: AI-Powered Home Robot Debuts at CES 2026 to Tackle Laundry, Dishes, and Kitchen Prep
AI — xAI Raises \$20 Billion in Upsized Series E to Power Galactic Compute Expansion and Grok 5 Rollout across Colossus Data Centers
AI — Pop Stars Target Mediocre Partners: Catchy Anthems Crack Down on “Downward” Dating in a New Era of Confessional Pop
AI — AI Boom Accelerates: Azure Leads \$18.5B Annualized AI Revenue as OpenAI, Anthropic, and CoreWeave Surge to New Heights by 2025
Technology — Lego Unveils Smart Brick Perched with AI-Ready Tech and Next-Gen Star Wars Toys for Interactive, Light-Driven Play at CES 2026
Science — Pioneering Women Behind Quantum Physics Finally Spotlighted in Groundbreaking Anthology
Technology — AI-designed proteins enable T cells to target cancer with precision, slashing therapy timelines in breakthrough oncology study
AI — Former Child Star Claims Pap from Studio Fired Him Over Raising Pedophile Allegations; Studio Denies Claims, vows Safety Commitment
Space — China’s Chang’e 7 Set to Probe Lunar South Pole for Water Ice with Relay Orbiter, Lander, Rover, and Scout Hopper in 2026
Technology — China Poised to Prove Chip Sanctions Ineffective in 2026 Tech Push
AI — China Sets Sights on AI Leadership in 2026 Five-Year Plan