Today's Top Technology Stories

1. NY veterans have higher disability rates, but they're seeking more help, too.

Jan 13, 2025 —. If you're dealing with mental health issues or have contemplated suicide, call the national crisis hotline by dialing 988, 24 hours a day. Military veterans in New York are twice as likely to report having a disability than they did ...

2. Microsoft red teaming leader: AI threats novel, but solvable

Generative artificial intelligence systems carry threats new and old to MSSPs, but practices and tools are emerging for them to meet customers' concerns. Ram Shankar Siva Kumar, head of Microsoft's AI Red Team and co-author of a paper published this ...

3. Samsung Electronics Unveils New Soundbars at CES 2025

HW-Q990F: Redefining Flagship Audio Performance · Dynamic Bass Control: Enhances clarity in low-frequency ranges by utilizing non-linear bass management for balanced and distortion-free sound. · Q-Symphony · Active Voice Amplifier Pro ...

4. Introducing New Ways to Chat on WhatsApp

Takeaways · Camera effects: Now, when you take and send a video or photo in your chats, you can choose from 30 backgrounds, filters and effects to transform your shots. · Selfie stickers: You can now turn your selfies into stickers. · Share a sticker pack: ...

5. Report: Amazon to Refashion Alexa Into AI Agent

Amazon is reportedly turning its digital assistant, Alexa, into an artificial intelligence agent. In the new role, Alexa would be able to complete practical tasks, although the tech giant must resolve some issues that have plagued the voice-activated ...

6. Google faces UK investigation over search dominance

The UK's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into whether Google has too much power in online search. Google accounts for 90% of UK web searches - the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking at whether it is using that ...

7. Starlab Space Announces European Subsidiary

One of the startups vying to replace the ISS has opened a new arm of business in Germany to help make sure commercial space stations maintain the ISS' international legacy after its decommissioning. Starlab Space—a US-led joint venture between Voyager ...

8. 3 retail trends from CES 2025: Shoppable TV, personalized beauty, and smart glasses

62.7% of US consumers discover new brands or products from TV, and well over a third (38.7%) searched online to consider buying something that they saw on TV, per a September 2024 EMARKETER survey conducted with Shopsense AI.

9. OpenAI rolls out assistant-like feature 'Tasks' to take on Alexa, Siri

Jan 14 (Reuters) - Generative artificial intelligence bellwether OpenAI said on Tuesday that it is introducing a beta feature called Tasks to ChatGPT, signaling the company's foray into the virtual assistant space, competing with Apple's (AAPL.

10. 2025 Lucid Air Pure Tested: The Base Model Isn't So Basic

The Pure is Lucid's base rear-wheel-drive Air EV. · The entry-level sedan provides plenty of fun at a much lower price point. · This Air's handling is excellent in part thanks to the traction control system it shares with the range-topping Air Sapphire.

11. Exciting Additions and Changes to Zoom Features for the NU System

Zoom's AI Companion feature is a generative AI tool that allows hosts to efficiently summarize meetings including next steps, helps participants ask questions without interrupting the meeting, and summarizes long discussions in the chat. The NU ...