First 2026 Windows Fixes, CES Standouts, Verizon Outage & Solar Thermal Trade-Offs)

We break down Microsoft's first Windows 10 update of the year and the ongoing headaches from January Windows 11 patches. Are you affected? CES 2026 may be wrapped, but which tech is still buzzing? Plus: Verizon's $20 account credit for their recent massive outage and how to claim it, and a real-world showdown — does Waze edge out Google Maps for traffic reroutes and navigation in 2026? We dive into the debate on the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility (on the CA-NV border) — once a celebrated concentrated solar thermal breakthrough, now controversial. Despite incinerating thousands of birds annually (early estimates ~3,500–6,000 per year from flux burns and collisions), high costs (twice that of PV solar), and natural gas reliance. Don't miss our Tech Buy of the Week and top streaming picks to cap it off!

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First 2026 Windows Fixes, CES Standouts, Verizon Outage & Solar Thermal Trade-Offs) is an episode from Marsha Collier & Marc Cohen Techradio by Computer and Technology Radio / wsRadio by Marsha Collier.

This episode is 43:58 long.

This episode was published on Jan 19, 2026.

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