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First came the KC 200. Now, Cherry is announcing its new MX 3.1 keyboard featuring its overhauled MX2A mechanical keyboard switches at CES 2024. It’ll be available to buy later this year for $129, when it’ll be joined by Cherry’s new M64 Pro Wireless and M68 Pro Wireless mice with responsive 8,000Hz polling rates and $139 price tags.

Gatik’s autonomous box trucks are going to be the first AVs on the road to roll on Goodyear’s ultra-intelligent data-collecting tires. Using its proprietary Sightline tech, the tires can measure their own air pressure, the amount of friction between the rubber and the road surface, the amount of tread that’s left, and the temperature of the air around the tire. This should help improve safety and efficiency, the companies claim.

A government-backed firm in China claims that it’s cracked Apple’s encrypted Airdrop feature, allowing police to access the phone numbers and emails of those using it to share undesirable content.

The European Commission is examining whether Microsoft’s $13 billion investment into OpenAI is reviewable under the EU merger regulation rules. “We are inviting businesses and experts to tell us about any competition issues that they may perceive in these industries, whilst also closely monitoring AI partnerships to ensure they do not unduly distort market dynamics,” says Margrethe Vestager. The UK’s antitrust watchdog is also asking similar questions.

League of Legends fans were so upset about the unnervingly human appearance of its latest character, Smolder the baby dragon, that the studio overhauled the design just days after he was unveiled.

MySmartPrice reports that Bose is getting ready to launch new wireless open-ear headphones at CES, over three years after it released the now-discontinued Sport Open Earbuds.

“Earlier today, an internal prototype was accidentally made available for a small number of people — this is not something we’re testing externally at this time,“ the company told TechCrunch. It’s a shame, since sorting by latest would make it much easier to track breaking news on Threads. Apparently Meta thinks the feature would create a “substantial safety loophole.”

The Xebec Snap reminds me of my colleage Dan Seifert’s unhinged Dex setup. It’s a bracket you stick on the back of your laptop. There are these wings that pop out and you can then snap on portable monitors that extend your laptop’s screen.

All cat owners know: litter boxes be stinky and ugly. That’s why I did a double take tonight when I saw Pawbby at CES. This looks like a litter box straight out of Mad Men.

Literally! And gently.