Augmented reality spider robots are finally here

Now that AR is a big deal, we have to decide what it's for. Is it for trippy Snapchat filters? Serious business stuff? Children? Or maybe it's for simulating warfare between spider robots.
I'll take "all of the above," thanks.
MekaMon is a new $329 robot you control with your phone. When viewed through the phone's screen the robot inhabits a virtual battlefield, and can fight virtual opponents with missiles and lasers. There's even a backstory and "Mekamon Universe" to tie it all together.There'

Clawdbot has been on quite the ride. The free, open-source AI assistant has gone viral on platforms like X, where early adopters, AI superusers, and even minor internet celebrities have been singing its praises. The Clawdbot GitHub page was even briefly taken over by crypto scammers, its creator said on X. Now, the tool has become so successful that it's been forced to change its name to Moltbot.That's right, henceforth, Clawdbot is now Moltbot.We have to say, this is a change we saw coming from

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TL;DR: Live stream Musetti vs. Djokovic in the 2026 Australian Open for free on 9Now. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The 2026 Australian Open quarter finals have already delivered some huge moments between the best players in the world. Some players have already booked their spots in the semi finals. Some are still to play, like Musetti and Djokovic. This battle between the fourth and fifth seeds in particularly difficult to predict. Once upon a ti

Updated on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 5:11 p.m. ET — Clawdbot has officially changed its name, for very predictable reasons. Creator Peter Steinberger wrote on X that he's changed the AI tool's name under pressure from Anthropic, which makes the Claude family of large-language models. Moving forward, Clawdbot will henceforth be known as Moltbot.This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Interest in Clawdbot, an open-source AI personal assistant, has been bu

TikTok claims it isn't deliberately censoring the name "Epstein" in direct messages, but says it's investigating a bug that stops some DMs that include the name from being sent."We don't have rules against sharing the name 'Epstein' in direct messages and are investigating why some users are experiencing issues," a spokesperson for TikTok's new U.S.-owned operation told NPR. The spokesperson added that the company's internal analysis so far aligned with that of multiple outlets and users: Yes, i

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TL;DR: Live stream Pegula vs. Anisimova in the 2026 Australian Open for free on 9Now. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.Coco Gauff is out of the 2026 Australian Open, meaning the hopes of U.S. tennis fans rest with Pegula and Anisimova. They meet at the quarter-final stage, so there will be at least one American representative in the final four of the women's draw.Pegula has never made it past the quarter-final stage of this Grand Slam. Neither has An

A jury will decide whether or not platforms like Instagram and YouTube intentionally foster addictive behaviors in teen users, as their owners — Meta and Google, respectively —head to court over a series of social media lawsuits. Set to begin today (Jan. 27), the lawsuit claims the companies knowingly created site features that led to addictive behavior, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts. It was brought forth by a 19-year-old user, referred to as K.G.M., and her mother. The suit seeks

Signal, the privacy-focused messaging platform, is in the news — and not for pleasant reasons. FBI Director Kash Patel said he had opened an investigation into Signal chats used by Minnesota residents to share information about ICE's movements. Signal offers end-to-end encryption and is often used by folks worried about privacy and cybersecurity. The Trump administration itself used Signal chats to discuss military strikes. But with the news that the FBI wanted to go after Signal chats, fo

Harry Styles fans are expressing frustration over ticket prices for his newly announced Together, Together tour, after Ticketmaster presales this week revealed costs that many said were prohibitively expensive.The backlash reflects a familiar tension in modern pop fandom, where highly online communities collide with soaring concert prices, limited tour dates, and a cost-of-living crisis that has made live music feel increasingly out of reach. As screenshots of ticket prices spread across X, Thre

TL;DR: Live stream Rybakina vs. Swiatek in the 2026 Australian Open for free on 9Now. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The 2026 Australian Open is fast approaching its dramatic conclusion, with only a handful of players left in contention. Rybakina vs. Swiatek is the third quarter final on the schedule in the women's draw, and it's a particularly interesting matchup. Swiatek leads the head-to-head between these players, but unlike Swiatek, Elena Ryba

The social media platform Pinterest is laying off as many as 675 workers, according to a new report from CNBC.Why? Because the company is shifting its focus to AI, at least, in part.In a securities filing submitted earlier this month, Pinterest specifically cited AI as one of the reasons for the planned reduction in force. The filing states that Pinterest plans on "reallocating resources" to teams with an AI focus and prioritizing "AI-powered products and capabilities."SEE ALSO:Anthropic CEO war

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Samsung's next big thing has a big price tag.The Korean tech giant finally announced a U.S. release date and price tag for the Galaxy Z TriFold, a smartphone with a new foldable form factor that includes not one but two creases in the middle of a gargantuan inner display. The phone, which we got some hands-on time with at CES 2026 a few weeks ago, will launch in the States on Jan. 30 for a price of $2,900.Yes, you read that right. Two thousand and nine hundred dollars. SEE ALSO:Samsung Galaxy S2

A class-action lawsuit filed yesterday in California alleges that adult creator platform OnlyFans engages in "bait-and-switch" practices that mislead customers. The platform offers monthly subscriptions providing "full access" to creators' content, when in reality, most content is locked behind further paywalls.When OnlyFans customers click "subscribe" to a creator's paid subscription, they're met with a pop-up promising "Full access to this user's content" and "Direct message with this user" (a

Looking at Amazon for a Valentine's Day gift is both comforting and overwhelming. On one hand, there are so many cute ideas to choose from that'll ship really fast. But on the other hand, there are so... many... cute ideas to choose from. Luckily, Amazon has narrowed down your options to its top 100 Valentine's Day gift ideas for 2026.Amazon's Valentine's Day gift guide features a wide range of gifts for her, gifts for him, gifts that'll be universally well-received by whoever, really. Many item

Finding the best gifts for teen girls is not for the faint of heart. Trends among teen girls are an ever-changing hellscape. Even millennials — people who are not that old, thank you very much — can have trouble navigating the world predominantly ruled by TikTok and content creators. Funneling those trends into a gift that she’ll like and use for longer than a month is tricky. Rule number one when brainstorming a good gift for a teenager: Don't just wing it. Gen Z gir