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News and reviews of everything from emerging technologies and cutting-edge scientific research to new products and concepts that defy categorization.
Anker just exposed a big problem with portable power stations
Two portable power stations can have the same battery capacity and still last very different amounts of time. Anker SOLIX thinks it has the numbers to explain why.
Google’s new AI gives robots better balance, smarter hands, and teamwork capabilities
Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 lets humanoid robots walk, handle delicate tasks, and coordinate with other robots, all while staying safer around humans
Remember Samsung’s Ballie home robot? It may finally be inching closer to reality
Leaked wireframe images reveal Samsung Ballie's companion smartphone app, showing camera streaming, room-specific controls, and home-mapping features.
Polar is yet another AI browser, but it goes beyond just automating the mundane web chores
Polar has raised $5.7 million to build an AI browser that automates workplace tasks, reflecting a broader industry shift away from AI-powered search and toward browser agents.
I use ChatGPT Pro everyday, and these 3 features keep me subscribed
I finally gave ChatGPT Pro a proper chance, and these three features made it impossible to cancel.
The music industry wants AI slop kicked off the charts, and it finally has a plan
Nearly a dozen major record labels, including Universal, Sony, and Warner, are pushing global music charts to disqualify AI-generated songs tied to streaming fraud.
AI isn’t just being forced on us. Even forest monkeys are now a test audience in the name of science
AI has already made its way into almost every aspect of our lives. Now it's showing up in the rainforest, where wild capuchin monkeys are using an AI-powered touchscreen to earn banana rewards as part of a unique scientific study.
AI turned a disgraced President under house arrest into a live avatar for another election campaign
An AI-generated Jair Bolsonaro endorsed his son’s presidential campaign despite the former Brazilian leader’s house arrest, election ban, and restrictions on public communication.
AI can turn a cloud of scuba bubbles into an early warning for divers
University of Minnesota researchers taught an underwater robot to estimate a diver’s breathing from exhaled bubbles, creating a contactless monitor that could eventually flag unusual respiration without pretending it can diagnose distress.
Microsoft wants AI to catch hackers before they even attack
Microsoft's new Project Perception uses AI agents to hunt down hackers before they strike, and it might change cybersecurity forever.
Nike’s new slide is basically a spa day for your feet
Nike and Hyperice's new Air Zoom Hyperslide pairs soft Air Zoom cushioning with heat and vibration therapy, giving tired feet a proper recovery session after workouts, travel, or a long day.
That Claude chat you shared? Google may have seen it too
Public Claude chat links and Artifacts were indexed by Google, exposing shared conversations online. Here's what happened and what Anthropic says about it.
The AI-hooked younger generation is sourcing chatbot help even for in-person talks
Young adults are turning to ChatGPT to script texts, dating messages, and even in-person conversations, worrying mental health experts about growing "self-mistrust."
Google Flow Music Spaces is becoming an all-in-one AI music studio
Google has rolled out a major update for Flow Music Spaces, adding AI-powered song editing, stem splitting, image generation, lyrics, and video creation to its collaborative workspaces.
A Florida pastor asked ChatGPT if he was okay. It nearly got him killed.
A Florida pastor is suing OpenAI after ChatGPT dismissed his symptoms as harmless for weeks, he later suffered a near-fatal blood clot doctors blame on the bot's advice.
Scientists made robots curious like toddlers, and it helped them learn language twice as fast
Researchers at OIST gave a virtual robot curiosity, and it learned language twice as fast, playful detours and toddler grammar slip-ups included.
You can now buy a computer mouse controlled entirely by your tongue
Augmental has opened public US sales of its tongue-controlled MouthPad and released a beta of Vox, a new device built to handle hands-free dictation.
Yet another study says AI is bad for elections, and the rabbit hole gets worse
ChatGPT and Gemini failed to reliably match voters with Hungarian parties, adding another warning as campaigns and manipulators learn how easily AI answers can be shaped.
Samsung’s humanoid robot ambitions are real, but factories come first
Samsung wants to build humanoid robots, but its new RX division is starting with practical factory machines while consumer models and robot butlers remain distant ambitions without a launch timeline.
The future of AI may depend on this one behind-the-scenes change
You probably won't notice the next Model Context Protocol update, but it could make AI assistants much better at connecting to the apps and services you use every day.
The AI game-dev boom has a dark side: fewer jobs for the people starting out
AI tools are helping solo game developers build and release games faster, but writers, artists, and junior programmers are facing fewer opportunities in an increasingly competitive industry.
A new AI model wants self-driving cars to think before they swerve
A Seoul National University team built an AI that scores self-driving cars' safety choices in real time, and it just landed a rare CVPR highlight paper nod.
An AirPods-sized mini lab could help catch disease markers in minutes
The AirPods-case-sized VPodDuo connects to a smartphone and reads molecular tests for viruses, bacteria, and cancer-associated biomarkers in around 10 minutes.
Your future AR glasses might finally stop making the real world look weird
Researchers have developed a new AR display technology that improves real-world visibility while keeping virtual objects realistic, making future smart glasses safer and more practical.
Anti-surveillance clothing is getting cheaper, but don’t expect an invisibility cloak
Anti-surveillance clothing is becoming affordable enough for ordinary wardrobes, but its patterns only confuse certain computer vision systems. For now, it works better as a privacy statement than reliable protection.
This spinning drone hides in plain sight using a visual illusion
Northwestern engineers built a spinning drone that exploits motion blur, making it about ten times less visible than conventional drones.
This smart knitted fabric can flip switches, count your steps, and even change shape
Harvard researchers created programmable knitted fabric that changes shape, acts as electronic switches, and could power the next generation of wearable technology.