This week has been a bit slower in the tech world, but there was still a lot going on, including the Fitbit founders unveiling a new health platform and Alexa+ making its proper US debut (sorry folks living outside the States).
To catch up on both of these stories and more, scroll down to read our roundup of the week’s top seven tech news stories.
7. Fitbit founders unveiled a family tracking health platform
Fitbit’s James Park and Eric Friedman are back, two years after they left Google following Fitbit’s takeover, with a new health tech venture aimed at caregivers. Luffu, a new app designed for family health, acts as a digester for multiple family members’ digital health tools, using generative AI (of course) to aggregate information about medications, status updates from wearables, upcoming doctor appointments, and other useful information into a single, comprehensive family health calendar.
It’s designed to be a one-stop shop for family health (even pets are included), and everything can be tracked and updated with voice notifications in the Luffu app. We’re waiting a while for a wide release, as it’s currently in beta, but it can be a powerful tool for those juggling young children, elderly parents, or loved ones with chronic illnesses. We do have concerns about the kind of health anxiety and compulsive control that these tools can enable, but we can also see effective use cases and benefits.
6. Somehow the Muppets returned
This week, The Muppets Show returned to our screens via Disney+ – a largely faithful rendition of the original show.
Starring Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Scooter, Fozzie the Bear, Gonzo, Beeker and special guest Sabrina Carpenter, it seriously feels like reuniting with old friends for fans of the original – you even have Statler and Waldorf in their usual box making quirky comments.
The Muppets Show revival is not the best version of the show that ever existed. It is also far from the worst. Some writing updates and leaning into what made The Muppets stars in the first place could be exactly what the show needs to take it from good to great.
5. Elon Musk Revealed His ‘Orbital Data Center’ Master Plan
Whatever you think of Elon Musk, you can’t say he lacks ambition. This week he announced that SpaceX would acquire xAI to form a new mega-corporation that would become the most valuable in the world. Why? The official goal is for the joint venture to launch one million satellites to move AI computing power from Earth into space.
As with any grand Musk venture, serious questions are being asked. Is the plan to create a so-called ‘sentient sun’ (with satellites powered by solar energy) actually feasible? How many years or decades will pass before we see the results? And is this actually just a plan to save the loss-making xAI? These questions remain unanswered, but space-based AI data centers are certainly not a fantasy – Google, Amazon and Nvidia have also backed the idea.
4. A new ‘biomimetic artificial intelligence robot’ gave us the creeps
Humanoid robots are having a bit of a moment in 2026. CES 2026 was full of friendly helpers like LG’s CLOiD, and this week Moya — billed as the first “fully biomimetic embodied intelligent robot” — made its debut in China.
Moya has a few disturbingly human-like features, including a body temperature of 32C to 36C (90F to 97F) and cameras that help her respond to humans with “micro-expressions”. With an expected price of around $173,000 / £127,000 / AU$248,000 when it launches later this year, the Moya isn’t built for the home – but you might one day bump into one on your travels around East Asia.
3. Nintendo hosted a partner Direct
Nintendo treated us to a deluge of Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 announcements with a new Partner Showcase this week. The stream, which focuses on games developed by third-party teams rather than Nintendo itself, gave us new trailers for highly anticipated upcoming releases such as Resident Evil Requiem and the previously announced ports of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Fallout 4.
90s anime inspired indie game Orbitals kicked off the show with a lush new trailer that looks absolutely adorable, rounding it all off with the surprise announcement that The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered would come to Switch 2. Some games, like new Super Bomberman retro collection, were available immediately and even sprinkled everywhere.
Despite this, many fans felt the stream was a step down from previous events. Apparently there were plenty of games that we already knew about and a few new reveals aside from ports from other platforms. In our own poll on the show’s quality, the majority of respondents would only rate it 1 out of 10 on a numerical scale.
2. Bethesda dropped a new Fallout game trailer
After a lot of speculation from fans, Bethesda treated us to a new trailer Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegasalthough they weren’t the remakes fans had been asking for.
Instead, the trailer highlighted classic renditions of these games, as well as newer entries such as Fallout 76 and Fallout Shelter, to promote the franchise following the conclusion of the Prime Video series’ second season.
Bethesda has yet to confirm a remake of either title, but court documents previously revealed that it was working on a Fallout 3 remaster (the same 2023 docs also spoiled last year’s Oblivion Remastered), so fans aren’t hoping for anything completely off the table; but for now it looks like Bethesda has nothing more to share it looks like possible Fallout re-releases.
1. Alexa+ launched for everyone (in the US)
A year after launching its Alexa+ early access program, Amazon is opening the doors to next-generation AI to all users in the US.
A limited version is available to everyone via the Internet. For the full features, you’ll need to either have a Prime subscription or pay for an Alexa+ subscription of $19.99 per month.
This new Alexa is said to be “smarter, more conversational, more personal and can get a whole host of things done for you,” according to Amazon, but users are reporting issues with slow responses, smart light connections failing, and trouble performing some of the basic tasks that Alexa was fine with.
There’s no word yet on a global rollout.
