20 Jan 2026

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56% of Companies Have Seen Zero Financial Return From AI Investments, PwC Survey Says

More than half of companies haven't seen any financial benefit from their AI investments, according to PwC's latest Global CEO Survey [PDF], and yet the spending shows no signs of slowing down. Some 56% of the 4,454 chief executives surveyed across 95 countries said their companies have realized neither higher revenues nor lower costs from AI over the past year. Only 12% reported getting both benefits -- and those rare winners tend to be the ones who built proper enterprise-wide foundations rather than chasing one-off projects. CEO confidence in near-term growth has taken a notable hit. Just 30% feel strongly optimistic about revenue growth over the next 12 months, down from 38% last year and nowhere near the 56% who felt that way in 2022.

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20 Jan 2026 9:22pm GMT

Setapp Mobile To Close in February as Alternative iOS App Store Economics Prove Untenable

MacPaw, the Ukraine-based developer, has announced that Setapp Mobile -- its alternative iOS app store for European Union users that launched in open beta in September 2024 -- will shut down on February 16, 2026, citing "still-evolving and complex business terms" for alternative marketplaces that don't fit its current business model. Alternative iOS stores became possible under the Digital Markets Act but face challenges including Apple's controversial Core Technology Fee, which Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has called "ruinous for any hopes of a competing store getting a foothold."

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20 Jan 2026 8:45pm GMT

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A scammer's blueprint: How cybercriminals plot to rob a target in a week

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20 Jan 2026 8:23pm GMT

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Anthropic CEO Says Government Should Help Ensure AI's Economic Upside Is Shared

An anonymous reader shares a report: Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei predicted a future in which AI will spur significant economic growth -- but could lead to widespread unemployment and inequality. Amodei is both "excited and worried" about the impact of AI, he said in an interview at Davos Tuesday. "I don't think there's an awareness at all of what is coming here and the magnitude of it." Anthropic is the developer of the popular chatbot Claude. Amodei said the government will need to play a role in navigating the massive displacement in jobs that could result from advances in AI. He said there could be a future with 5% to 10% GDP growth and 10% unemployment. "That's not a combination we've almost ever seen before," he said. "There's gonna need to be some role for government in the displacement that's this macroeconomically large." Amodei painted a potential "nightmare" scenario that AI could bring to society if not properly checked, laying out a future in which 10 million people -- 7 million in Silicon Valley and the rest scattered elsewhere -- could "decouple" from the rest of society, enjoying as much as 50% GPD growth while others were left behind. "I think this is probably a time to worry less about disincentivizing growth and worry more about making sure that everyone gets a part of that growth," Amodei said. He noted that was "the opposite of the prevailing sentiment now," but the reality of technological change will force those ideas to change.

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20 Jan 2026 8:02pm GMT

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The secret medieval tunnels that we still don't understand

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20 Jan 2026 7:32pm GMT

Instabridge has acquired Nova Launcher

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20 Jan 2026 7:06pm GMT

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Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.5 Improves CLI Usability

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.5 Improves CLI Usability on GUI Builds

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.5 adds macOS dark mode icon support, fixes the update dialog, and improves UI behavior across platforms.

20 Jan 2026 4:44pm GMT

Slimbook Executive Packs Intel Core Ultra 7 Power Into a 1.2 kg Linux Laptop

Slimbook Executive Packs Intel Core Ultra 7 Power Into a 1.2 kg Linux Laptop

Slimbook Executive pairs Intel Core Ultra 7 performance with a 1.2 kg chassis, Linux support, and a 99Wh battery for mobile professionals.

20 Jan 2026 2:46pm GMT

Deepin 25.0.10 Released With File Manager and Installer Improvements

Deepin 25.0.10 Released With File Manager and Installer Improvements

Deepin Linux 25.0.10 introduces upgrades to the File Manager, a smarter system installer, and multiple usability improvements across the desktop.

20 Jan 2026 9:22am GMT

19 Jan 2026

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The fastest human spaceflight mission in history crawls closer to liftoff

After a remarkably smooth launch campaign, Artemis II reached its last stop before the Moon.

19 Jan 2026 10:01pm GMT

The first new Marathon game in decades will launch on March 5

Development hasn't exactly been smooth since the extraction shooter's 2023 announcement.

19 Jan 2026 9:07pm GMT

Signs point to a sooner-rather-than-later M5 MacBook Pro refresh

Delayed shipping times for current models sometimes means an update is imminent.

19 Jan 2026 7:52pm GMT