This week has been a little slower in the tech world, but a lot still happened, including the launch of a new health platform by the founders of Fitbit and the debut of Alexa+ in the United States (sorry, people who live outside the United States).
To catch up on these two stories and more, scroll down to read our roundup of the seven biggest tech news of the week.
7. Fitbit Founders Introduced Family Health Tracking Platform
Fitbit’s James Park and Eric Friedman are back, two years after leaving Google following its Fitbit acquisition, with a new health technology company aimed at caregivers. Luffu, a new app designed for family health, acts as an overview of multiple family members’ digital health tools, using generative AI (of course) to compile medication information, wearable device status updates, upcoming doctor visits, 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 notes in the Luffu app. We’ll be waiting a while for a widespread release as it’s currently in beta, but it could be a powerful tool for those juggling young children, elderly parents, or chronically ill loved ones. We’re concerned about the kinds of health anxiety and obsessive checking these tools could generate, but we can also see powerful use cases and benefits.
6. Somehow the Muppets came back
This week, The Muppets Show returned to our screens via Disney+, a largely faithful recreation of the original show.
Starring Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Scooter, Fozzie the Bear, Gonzo, Beeker and special guest Sabrina Carpenter, fans of the original truly feel like reuniting with old friends; you even have Statler and Waldorf in their usual box making grumpy comments.
The Muppet Show revival isn’t the best version of the show ever. It’s not the worst either. Some written updates and an analysis of what made The Muppets stars in the first place could be precisely what the show needs to go 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 it announced that SpaceX would acquire xAI to form a new mega company that would become the most valuable in the world. Because? The official goal is for the joint venture to launch one million satellites to move AI computing power from Earth to space.
As with any big Musk venture, serious questions are being raised. Is the plan to create the so-called “sentient sun” (with solar-powered satellites) really feasible? How many years or decades will it take until we see the results? And is this really just a plan to bail out loss-making xAI? Those questions remain unanswered, but space-based AI data centers are certainly no fantasy: Google, Amazon, and Nvidia have also backed the idea.
4. A new ‘biomimetic AI robot’ gave us chills
Humanoid robots are having 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 smart robot,” made its debut in China.
Moya has some eerily human characteristics, including a body temperature of 32 °C to 36 °C (90 °F to 97 °F) and cameras to help her respond to people with “micro-expressions.” Expected to be priced around $173,000 / £127,000 / AU$248,000 when it launches later this year, the Moya isn’t designed for homes, but you might come across one on your travels around East Asia one day.
3. Nintendo organized a Direct partner
Nintendo treated us to an avalanche 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 previews of highly anticipated upcoming releases like Resident Evil Requiem and the previously announced ports of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and consequences 4.
The independent game inspired by 90s anime Orbitals He kicked off the show with a lush new trailer, which looks absolutely adorable, and it’s all topped off with the surprise announcement that The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered would come to the Switch 2. Some games, like a new Super Bomberman retro collection, they were immediately available and even scattered everywhere.
Despite this, many fans felt that the broadcast was a step below past events. Many games that we already knew and some new revelations were shown as well as ports from other platforms. In our own survey of the program’s quality, most respondents would give it only 1 out of 10 on a numerical scale.
2. Bethesda released a new Fallout gameplay trailer.
After much speculation from fans, Bethesda gave us a new trailer for consequences 3 and Fallout New Vegasalthough not the remakes that fans had been asking for.
Instead, the trailer highlighted classic interpretations of these games, as well as newer entries like Fall 76 and nuclear shelter, to promote the franchise following the conclusion of the second season of the Prime Video series.
Bethesda has not yet confirmed a remake of either title, but court documents have previously revealed that it was working on one. consequences 3 remaster (the same 2023 docs also ruined last year Oblivion Remastered), so fans are not expecting something completely discarded; However, for now, it appears that Bethesda has nothing more to share regarding potential Fallout re-releases.
1. Alexa+ launched for everyone (in the US)
One year after launching its early access program for Alexa+, Amazon is opening the doors to next-generation AI for all users in the US.
A limited version is available to everyone through the web. To enjoy all the features, you’ll need a Prime subscription or pay for a $19.99/month Alexa+ subscription.
This new Alexa is said to be “smarter, more conversational, more personalized, and can do a wide range of things on your behalf,” according to Amazon, but users are reporting issues with slow responses, failing smart light connections, and problems performing some of the basic tasks that Alexa was fine with.
There is no word yet on a global release.
