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Nvidia unveiled new open models and frameworks for robotics at CES 2026 and deepened ties with the open-source community, positioning its hardware and software stack as a foundation for next-generation robots.
↗Under Armour is looking into a breach that reportedly exposed customer email addresses and other personal details, underscoring how frequently large consumer datasets remain vulnerable even when financial systems aren’t hit.
↗The White House hosted a private screening of an Amazon MGM documentary about Melania Trump as Democrats demanded action after the Minneapolis killing and warned they could block a funding package that includes Homeland Security money.
↗Global investors and U.S. allies are recalibrating after Trump’s tariff threats tied to Greenland raised new questions about trade and diplomacy, even as talk of frameworks and walk-backs complicates the outlook.
↗The FDA reported early results from its ImportShield program, saying it sped up processing and expanded capacity while improving nationwide coordination across ports of entry.
↗A White House screening of an Amazon documentary about First Lady Melania Trump drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who argued the event projected detachment as outrage spread over a fatal Minneapolis shooting by a federal agent and lawmakers escalated demands for DHS and immigration-enforcement changes.
↗New federal data showed U.S. payroll gains came in below forecasts in December, signaling a cooler labor market and influencing expectations for when interest-rate cuts could realistically begin in 2026.
↗Major medical and public health organizations filed suit challenging a CDC move to narrow routine vaccine recommendations for children, arguing the shift risks disease resurgence and undermines confidence in vaccination.
↗Nvidia invested $150 million in Baseten as the startup raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation, underscoring a market shift toward AI inference—running models reliably and cheaply in production—rather than pure training scale.
↗A U.S.-backed proposal to oversee a Gaza ceasefire is losing diplomatic traction as European leaders recoil from Washington’s Greenland rhetoric and broader confrontational moves, raising doubts about who will join—or recognize—the initiative.
↗The 2025–26 NFL season reaches its final two games before the Super Bowl on January 25, 2026, with New England at Denver in the AFC Championship and the Los Angeles Rams at Seattle in the NFC Championship.
↗A fatal shooting of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis—captured on video and disputed by officials—has driven a new wave of demonstrations and sharpened a funding fight over federal immigration enforcement as a major winter storm spreads disruptions across the U.S.
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