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California regulators unanimously voted in favor of Verizon's $10B Frontier acquisition; deliberations included Verizon committing to CA's DEI requirements (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/01/california-approves-verizon-frontier-merger/

California approves Verizon-Frontier merger, requires DEI commitments
Verizon must deploy fiber to 75,000 locations, build new wireless sites and offer $20 broadband to low-income households.

Grafikkartenpreise schießen hoch, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti verschwindet
Der Speichermangel erreicht Grafikkarten. Die Preise aller Oberklasse-Modelle steigen. Modelle mit wenig RAM rücken in den Fokus.
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🥳 New Kitten Release
• Reduces minimum Bash version requirement for installing Kitten to Bash 3.2 (was previously Bash 5 ). This removes the requirement for people on macOS to upgrade the ancient version of Bash that Apple ships with their desktop operating system. (If you’re on Linux none of this was ever an issue for you.)¹
• Updates runtime to Node 24.12.0, the latest long-term support (LTS) version.

🏆On the first night of Hanukkah, we celebrate Election Day
Democrats swept in key contests from Virginia to Georgia to New Jersey.
The success proved that voters like YOU turned out to fight for democracy and oppose Trump's authoritarian regime.
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Democrats Sweep Statewide Races in Virginia, Projected to Gain Delegate Seats, As Voters Reject Trumpism
Read more here.

DLSS 4.5: Nvidia-App mit neuen Funktionen jetzt für alle Nutzer
Mit DLSS 4.5 werden Spiele detailreicher hochskaliert als in vorherigen Versionen. Die neue Version steht jetzt für alle Nutzer der Nvidia-App bereit.

Verizon says it is "aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers", as thousands of users report no cellular reception (Jacob Krol/TechRadar)
https://www.techradar.com/news/live/verizon-outage-january-2026

Verizon may be down, with many users seeing 'SOS' – here's everything we know about this potential outage
Seemingly 'SOS' is replacing network bars

Verizon says that it resolved "an issue impacting wireless voice and data services" that caused 100,000 customers to lose reception for 10 hours on Wednesday (Jacob Krol/TechRadar)
https://www.techradar.com/news/live/verizon-outage-january-2026

Verizon is down, with many users seeing 'SOS' – here's everything we know about this outage
Seemingly 'SOS' is replacing network bars

heise | Aktienmarkt 2025: Wer Europa bislang ignorierte, hat viel Geld verschenkt
Viele europäische Aktienmärkte haben sich 2025 besser als die US-Schwergewichte Nasdaq 100 und S&P 500 entwickelt. Davon könnten Anleger auch 2026 profitieren.

The US FCC waives a rule that forced Verizon to unlock phones 60 days after activation, which could make it harder for people to switch from Verizon (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01…

Verizon to stop automatic unlocking of phones as FCC ends 60-day unlock rule
FCC waives rule that forced Verizon to unlock phones 60 days after activation.

VLC mit offizieller Windows-on-ARM-Version
Der VLC Media Player 3.0.23 ist offiziell nativ für Windows auf ARM-Plattformen verfügbar. Er bringt weitere Verbesserungen mit.
https://www.heise.de/news/…