Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference

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View this email online in your browser  January 05, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference: A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacist websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany. Read More Lego Smart Bricks introduce a new way to build -- and they don't require screens: Lego developed a custom ASIC chip that allows its new Ssmart Bricks to pick up on signals from surrounding Smart Tags that dictate how it should make sounds or light up. Read More Nvidia launches Alpamayo, open AI models that allow autonomous vehicles to 'think like a human': Nvidia unveiled Alpamayo at CES 2026, which includes a reasoning vision language action model that allows an autonomous vehicle to think more like a human and provide chain-of-thought reasoning. Read More Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! A message from Fidelity Don't let a spreadsheet cost you your next round. Managing your equity in a spreadsheet might work, until you're raising your next round, onboarding new hires, or navigating your first SAFE. Fidelity Private Shares' free cap table template can provide you with a clean start. And when you're ready to ditch the manual updates, we'll help you scale with confidence. Download Now Afternoon Must-Reads Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026: Google TV will let you ask Gemini to find and edit your photos, adjust your TV settings, and more. Read More LG's new OLED TV is just 9mm thick: This year LG is showing off its manufacturing chops at CES with a new Wallpaper OLED TV that is just 9mm thick. Read More Amazon revamps Fire TV, launches its own 'Artline' televisions with frames at CES: Fire TV's new interface focuses on your content and offers easier, speedier navigation, Amazon says. Read More Nvidia launches powerful new Rubin chip architecture: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang officially launched the company's new Rubin computing architecture, which he described as the state of the art in AI computing. Read More Amazon's AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com: Amazon is bringing Alexa+ to the web with a new Alexa.com site, expanding its AI assistant beyond devices and positioning it as a family-focused, agent-style chatbot. Read More A message from TechCrunch Events Start planning for this year: RSVP for TechCrunch events now Founder-first interactive and networking sessions at TechCrunch Founder Summit. No-filter, exclusive VC intel at StrictlyVC. Three days of high-octane learning, deal flow, and networking at Disrupt. The 2026 TechCrunch events calendar is stacked. Join the waitlist for any or all events to lock in early access to the lowest ticket prices. Waitlist Now You missed these chats from Disrupt: Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens. Watch on Cheddar.com Watch on Streaming Last but Not Least Boston Dynamics's next-gen humanoid robot will have Google DeepMind DNA: Google's AI research lab is working with Boston Dynamics to make Atlas act more like a human. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107