India orders X to make immediate changes to Grok, LG teases the world’s lightest 17-inch RTX laptop, Fender announces inew ELIE Bluetooth speaker line.
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Meta AI Leadership Criticism
Former Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun criticized Meta’s decision to appoint Scale AI cofounder Alexandr Wang to lead its Super Intelligence Lab, calling him inexperienced and predicting further AI staff departures. LeCun said internal fallout over Llama 4 results, which he described as “fudged,” eroded CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s confidence. He also reiterated that large language models are a dead end for superintelligence, and that Meta’s new AI leadership focuses too heavily on LLMs.
Source: Business Insider
Pebble Reboots Thin Smartwatch
Pebble launched the $199 Pebble Round 2, a reboot of its thinnest smartwatch with a rounded e-paper display. The watch covers step and sleep tracking but lacks heart rate monitoring, delivers 10–14 days of battery life, includes dual microphones and physical buttons, and supports Pebble OS apps. Preorders are open with shipping expected in May. AI features similar to Pebble’s new smart ring are planned for future watches.
Source: TechCrunch
India Orders X to Fix Grok AI
India’s IT ministry ordered X to fix its Grok AI chatbot within 72 hours after complaints about obscene content, including sexualized material involving minors. Failure to comply could strip X of safe-harbor legal protections. X acknowledged lapses in safeguards and said corrective measures are underway.
Source: TechCrunch
Instagram on AI Content
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri predicts AI-generated content will soon surpass non-AI media. He proposes “fingerprinting real media” as a better approach than detecting fakes, suggesting that creators posting raw or unpolished images may define new standards of authenticity.
Source: Engadget
LG Teases Gram Pro Laptops
Ahead of CES, LG teased the 2026 Gram Pro lineup, including the world’s lightest 17-inch RTX laptop with Nvidia’s RTX 5050 GPU and new “Aerominum” material. The Gram Pro 16 will feature Intel’s latest Core Ultra chips. Pricing and availability will be announced at LG’s keynote.
Source: The Verge
Denmark Ends Letter Delivery
Denmark’s PostNord has ended national letter delivery after 401 years, citing a 90% decline over 25 years and rising postage costs. About 1,500 jobs will be cut, with the focus shifting to parcel delivery. Letters can still be sent via private companies or apps, with government backup if needed.
Source: ABC News
Vernon Becomes AI Data Hub
Vernon, a small industrial city south of Los Angeles, is emerging as an AI data center hub. Facilities there consume electricity equivalent to 26,000 homes. Developers favor Vernon for its public utility, cheaper power, excess capacity, and minimal neighborhood opposition. LA has over 70 data centers, including the One Wilshire building, a hub for undersea cables and major providers.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Starlink Lowers Satellite Orbits
Starlink plans to lower roughly 4,400 satellites from 550 km to 480 km to reduce collision risk and speed up deorbiting. The change addresses the coming solar minimum, which decreases atmospheric density, and will cut ballistic decay times by over 80%.
Source: Engadget
Windows 11 Surges on Steam
Windows 11 reached 70.83% of Steam users in December, up from previous months, likely driven by Windows 10’s end-of-life and migrations from handheld devices. Windows 10 dropped to 26.70%, while Linux hovered at 3.19%. Hardware trends show growth in 32GB RAM systems, NVIDIA RTX 3060 is now the most common GPU, and Meta’s Quest 3 leads VR headset usage.
Source: Windows Central
Fender ELIE Bluetooth Speakers
Fender announced the ELIE line of Bluetooth speakers, capable of playing audio from four devices simultaneously via Bluetooth or XLR. Available in two sizes, they deliver up to 120W output, 18 hours of battery life, stereo pairing, or syncing up to 100 speakers for larger spaces. ELIE stands for “Extremely Loud Infinitely Expressive,” with launch planned later this year.
Source: The Verge