The DogHouse 34 | This Week in Tech & Gaming: CES 2026, AI Experiments, and Gaming Hardware News
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This week’s episode dives into the biggest stories shaping the future of gaming and technology. From CES 2026 hardware reveals and experimental gaming AI to browser shakeups and major entertainment announcements, there’s no shortage of changes worth paying attention to. We unpack what these headlines really mean, separating hype from reality and exploring how they could affect the way we play, browse, and create. Whether you’re here for gaming, tech, or both, this episode has you covered.
Wanna read more about the articles? Check out: The Future of gaming and Tech: CES 2026 Reveals, AI Shifts, and Industry Shakeups – Early January 2026 | DogHouse 34
Bark Bits Articles
- Lego unveils a technology-packed Smart Brick at CES 2026
- The ROG XREAL R1 gaming glasses let you game anywhere on a 171-inch 240Hz virtual screen
- ‘Autofocus’ glasses can change their lenses in real time | CNN
- Nvidia and Mercedes-Benz reveal AI driverless car with advanced reasoning abilities – Dexerto
- 8BitDo Reveals Ultimate 3E Modular Controller For Xbox And PC – GameSpot
- HyperX Reveals “Non-Invasive” Neurotech Gaming Headset–Whatever That Means – GameSpot
- Vietnam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds – Saigoneer
- Brave overhauls adblock engine, cutting its memory consumption by 75% | Brave
- Roblox chats will now require mandatory age estimation | Mashable
- CEO Jensen Huang says Nvidia could potentially resurrect old GPUs to address shortages and high pricing — adding performance-boosting advanced AI features to older architectures is also on the table | Tom’s Hardware
- Community tests confirm DLSS 4.5 yields 20%+ performance loss on older RTX 30 and 20 series GPUs compared to DLSS 4.0 — Nvidia warnings ring true following rollout | Tom’s Hardware
- AMD may resurrect some older CPUs to help users dodge the worst of the RAM crisis | PC Gamer
- Google’s newest gaming AI is training on Goat Simulator 3 & No Man’s Sky – Dexerto
- Sony patents AI-powered ‘ghost’ that shows you how to get past videogame obstacles, and can even play the hard bits for you | PC Gamer
- Just when you think there’s no room for shooters to innovate, here’s one where your health is literally your framerate | PC Gamer
- Mozilla says Firefox will evolve into an AI browser, and nobody is happy about it — “I’ve never seen a company so astoundingly out of touch” | Windows Central
- 007 First Light has modest system requirements – if you have 32GB of RAM | TechSpot
- CD PROJEKT co-founder Michał Kiciński acquires GOG from CD PROJEKT – CD PROJEKT
Entertainment:
- Netflix is bringing back some big franchises in 2026 | The Verge
- [Reddit Exclusive] New cast and characters confirmed for Tomb Raider series, including Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, and more. : r/TombRaider
- Betty Boop, Blondie and Nancy Drew enter the public domain in 2026 | PBS News
Tech Treat Games & Entertainment
EPIC Games of the Week:
- BLOON TD 6: Mega Popular Tower Defense Game
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