Mozilla is building an AI 'rebel alliance' to take on OpenAI, Anthropic
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/mozilla-building-an-ai-rebel-alliance-to-take-on-openai-anthropic-.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/mozilla-building-an-ai-rebel-alliance-to-take-on-openai-anthropic-.html
CNBC
Mozilla is building an AI ‘rebel alliance’ to take on industry heavyweights OpenAI, Anthropic
Mozilla is looking to deploy its roughly $1.4 billion in reserves to support "mission driven" companies and nonprofits, and is particularly focused on AI.
AI's Impact on Engineering Jobs May Be Different Than Expected
https://semiengineering.com/ais-impact-on-engineering-jobs-may-be-different-than-initial-projections/
https://semiengineering.com/ais-impact-on-engineering-jobs-may-be-different-than-initial-projections/
Semiconductor Engineering
AI's Impact On Engineering Jobs May Be Different Than Expected
Workflows and the addition of new capabilities are happening much faster than with previous technologies, and new grads may be vital in that transition.
County pays $600k to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/county-pays-600000-to-pentesters-it-arrested-for-assessing-courthouse-security/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/county-pays-600000-to-pentesters-it-arrested-for-assessing-courthouse-security/
Networks Hold the Key to a Decades-Old Problem About Waves
https://www.quantamagazine.org/networks-hold-the-key-to-a-decades-old-problem-about-waves-20260128/
https://www.quantamagazine.org/networks-hold-the-key-to-a-decades-old-problem-about-waves-20260128/
Quanta Magazine
Networks Hold the Key to a Decades-Old Problem About Waves | Quanta Magazine
Mathematicians are still trying to understand fundamental properties of the Fourier transform, one of their most ubiquitous and powerful tools. A new result marks an exciting advance toward that goal.
Why "The AI Hallucinated" is the perfect legal defense
https://niyikiza.com/posts/hallucination-defense/
https://niyikiza.com/posts/hallucination-defense/
Niyikiza
The Hallucination Defense
Why logs make 'The AI Did It' the perfect excuse
Slopaganda: AI images posted by the White House and what they teach us
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/the-slopaganda-era-10-ai-images-posted-by-the-white-house-and-what-they-teach-us
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/the-slopaganda-era-10-ai-images-posted-by-the-white-house-and-what-they-teach-us
the Guardian
The slopaganda era: 10 AI images posted by the White House – and what they teach us
Under Donald Trump, the White House has filled its social media with memes, wishcasting, nostalgia and deepfakes. Here’s what you need to know to navigate the trolling
Apple buys Israeli startup Q.ai as the AI race heats up
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/apple-buys-israeli-startup-q-ai-as-the-ai-race-heats-up/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/apple-buys-israeli-startup-q-ai-as-the-ai-race-heats-up/
TechCrunch
Apple buys Israeli startup Q.ai as the AI race heats up | TechCrunch
Q.ai is an Israeli startup specializing in imaging and machine learning, particularly technologies that enable devices to interpret whispered speech and enhance audio in noisy environments.
iPhone 16 Best-Selling Smartphone in 2025; Apple Takes 7 Spots in Top Models
https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/iphone-16-worlds-best-selling-smartphone-in-2025-apple-takes-7-spots-in-top-10-models
https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/iphone-16-worlds-best-selling-smartphone-in-2025-apple-takes-7-spots-in-top-10-models
Counterpoint Research
iPhone 16 World’s Best-selling Smartphone in 2025; Apple Takes 7 Spots in Top 10 Models
Apple and Samsung continued to capture the Top 10 spots. These 10 models contributed 19% of annual smartphone sales.
Retiring GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini in ChatGPT
https://openai.com/index/retiring-gpt-4o-and-older-models/
https://openai.com/index/retiring-gpt-4o-and-older-models/
OpenAI
Retiring GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini in ChatGPT
On February 13, 2026, alongside the previously announced retirement of GPT‑5 (Instant, Thinking, and Pro), we will retire GPT‑4o, GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini from ChatGPT. In the API, there are no changes at this time.
EFF to Close Friday in Solidarity with National Shutdown
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/eff-close-friday-solidarity-national-shutdown
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/eff-close-friday-solidarity-national-shutdown
Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF to Close Friday in Solidarity with National Shutdown
On January 30, EFF will be closed as part of the national shutdown in opposition to ICE, CBP, and the brutality and terror they and other federal agencies continue to inflict on immigrant communities
What the Success of Coding Agents Teaches Us about AI Systems in General
https://softwarefordays.com/post/software-is-mostly-all-you-need/
https://softwarefordays.com/post/software-is-mostly-all-you-need/
Software for Days | AI, Functional Programming & Philosophy
Software is Mostly All You Need
Robust AI architectures avoid neural networks at runtime, using them at buildtime instead.
The Dank Case for Scrolling Window Managers
https://tedium.co/2026/01/29/niri-danklinux-scrolling-window-managers/
https://tedium.co/2026/01/29/niri-danklinux-scrolling-window-managers/
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
The Dank Case For Scrolling Window Managers
My favorite UX metaphor, the scrolling window manager, is having a moment thanks to innovations like Niri and Dank Linux.
I built VanCamera: FOSS, secure, zero-config Android webcam for Windows
https://github.com/danielbolivar/vancamera
https://github.com/danielbolivar/vancamera
GitHub
GitHub - danielbolivar/vancamera: Turn your Android into a webcam for Windows. Open source, secure, zero-config.
Turn your Android into a webcam for Windows. Open source, secure, zero-config. - danielbolivar/vancamera