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The best shipping container homes from around the world

Shipping containers are affordable, fireproof, and flood-proof, which is why they can make the perfect home when utilized properly. Here, we've rounded up some of the more spectacular examples, whether you're a fan of minimalism, over-the-top extravagance, or something in between.

The best Rube Goldberg machines

Accessories, Sunglasses, Glasses

Xreal’s latest AR glasses fix the brightness problem, but leave the rest largely untouched

Electronics, Phone, Mobile Phone

A $75 gadget that remembers my conversations? Bee has my attention and my reservations

Illustration of dangerous AI.

Anthropic warns of imminent self-replicating AI that might even work off an oven or TV

Wristwatch, Emblem, Symbol

Trending Forward: Fold’s CEO spills on the real future of everyday bitcoin

heart being treated by tiny robot

Tiny robots could shrink weeks of heart infection treatment into a single day

Illustration of Meta Muse Wonder AI model.

Meta goes toe-to-toe with the big boys as it launches Muse Wonder AI models

Emilia Clarke AI generated stock image. Gemini / Nano Banana is on the left

AI can’t tell if you’re gay or straight, but it thinks it knows what both look like

Google Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer chatbot

A clinical study with Google’s special chatbot shows a strong future for AI in healthcare

Book, Publication, Indoors

Relaxation music had one job in this pain study, and favorite songs did it better

Agile's first humanoid robot, the Agile ONE.

A tiny humanoid robot uses an Android phone as its brain, and it costs just $400

Intelligent UI in ChatGPT.

Intelligent UI turns ChatGPT answers into interactive tools while GPT-6 rolls out to a broader audience 

ChatGPT can now build interactive answers like maps and bill splitters, and OpenAI says GPT-6 will provide instant replies to searches sooner.
Lollylab

Checking body medication levels may now be as easy as sucking on a peach-flavoured lollipop

Researchers have developed Lollylab, a candy-coated lollipop with a graphene sensor that can detect acetaminophen in saliva in less than two minutes.
Nolla Derm AI doctor app.

A US state just approved an AI doctor. For now, it’ll only prescribe acne cures.

At $4.99 per month, the Nolla Derm app will take care of your acne after making you go through a set of questions and a face scan to identify the skin condition.
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

AI’s massive appetite could make cheap smartphones much harder to find

The booming demand for AI infrastructure is putting pressure on the same memory supply used by smartphones, and budget devices are feeling the squeeze first.
ChatGPT Image ads.

ChatGPT is taking ads into image generation, and your conversations could decide what you see

ChatGPT image generation is getting ads, placed by guardrails that first judge whether a conversation feels emotionally vulnerable.
Lenovo IdeaPad Vibe laptop powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X with Qualcomm logo on screen

Qualcomm thinks AI agents are ready. But are we ready to trust them?

Qualcomm believes AI agents are ready for the next big leap, with Snapdragon providing the local compute and orchestration needed to make agentic AI more useful, private and personal.
Sam Altman at The Age of AI Panel, Berlin.

OpenAI CEO says AI will cause some bad things, but the benefits are worth it

Sam Altman says the world should accept some bad things happening because of AI, arguing that its benefits outweigh certain risks while rejecting catastrophic outcomes.
trash cans

A new sunlight-powered trick could make smelly trash bins a thing of the past

Researchers have built a lithium-boosted catalyst that uses sunlight to break down the sour smell of rotting food waste, and it was put to the test in real trash bins for 1,000 hours.
ALBATROSS robot in water

Researchers built a robot that turns a fall from the sky into a sailing trip

Researchers in Singapore built a robot that drops from the sky, spins down like a maple seed, and then sails across remote waters using nothing but wind.
Microsoft Surface Pro 12 2nd Gen powered by the Snapdragon X2 Elite

Microsoft is teasing the next chapter of AI PCs: Here’s what could be coming

Microsoft has another vision for the AI PC, and this one could be far more ambitious.
Atlas robot working on car

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas is done doing backflips and is finally ready to clock in

Boston Dynamics and Hyundai are preparing to bring Atlas humanoid robots to factories, with plans to produce 30,000 robots annually and deploy 25,000 Atlas units for industrial work.
Electronics, Phone, Mobile Phone

Guided Vision brings Gemini real-time visual assistance for accessibility, one year after Apple

Guided Vision turns your Android camera into a conversational narrator, built with the blind and low-vision community in mind.
Text, Toy, Page

OpenAI’s Dots are always-on agents that can investigate, build, and act across 4,000 apps

OpenAI's new Dots are always-on AI agents powered by GPT-6 Astra, launched at DevDay to directly rival Meta's Muse.
Meta Muse for small businesses

As Muse privacy issues raise alarm, Meta is giving it to businesses you probably visit each day

Meta's Muse AI agent now serves small businesses with Shopify, Slack, and QuickBooks integrations, despite ongoing privacy and security concerns.
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

ChatGPT’s $200 Pro plan is returning with a change you’ll want to know about

OpenAI is bringing back its $200 Pro subscription, but the way your usage is calculated is changing.
Sleep tracking on Apple Watch

Scientists find insomnia is linked to stroke risks. No, your smartwatch or ring is not going to cut it

New research links chronic insomnia to a 26% higher stroke risk, showing wearable sleep trackers can't diagnose the real danger.
Windows 11 laptop on a desk

File-notification systems can expose your activity across popular operating systems, even when attackers can’t access your files

TU Graz researchers found file-notification flaws letting apps track your Windows, Linux, Android, or macOS activity without file access.
Caution for AI banner

AI giants are probing ‘tens of thousands’ of security incidents triggered by rogue AI

Frontier AI labs such as OpenAI (the maker of ChatGPT) and Anthropic (which offers the Claude series of AI models), along with independent security firms, are looking into thousands of “episodes.”
Meta muse charm stage demo

Meta’s newest AI features aren’t here yet, but you can try them early

Want to try Meta's newest Muse features before everyone else? Getting in line is as easy as asking the AI itself.
OpenAI website open on MacBook

OpenAI’s risky AI agents crossed another line, this time with US government systems

OpenAI's rogue agents interacted with several US government websites, adding another chapter to a rapidly expanding investigation.
OpenAI logo on Microsoft surface

OpenAI has a rogue AI problem and ChatGPT users are now caught in it

OpenAI's rogue agent problem has reached ChatGPT users, with 53 images transferred to third-party services.
Person wearing Meta smart glasses

Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 vs. Gen 2: It’s better, but I wouldn’t rush to upgrade

Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 brings better battery life, improved calls, and a new button, but is it worth upgrading from Gen 2?
Polygraph training with DCSA

The Pentagon wants an AI lie detector, despite an old problem it can’t ignore

The Pentagon has proposed Polygraph Next, a new AI-powered lie detector that would analyze body signals and help decide whether someone may be telling the truth during federal security screenings.
Seedance 2.0 Bytedance Official

China is building an AI movie factory, one subsidy at a time

China is pouring subsidies, cheap compute and rent support into AI filmmaking as production costs collapse and hundreds of thousands of AI shows flood Chinese platforms.
robot-hand-eth-zurich-soft-robotics-lab

A disembodied AI robot hand just learned to walk, and it looks horrifying (for a purpose)

Engineers have taught a disembodied robotic hand to walk on its fingers, recover from falls, press keyboard keys, and manipulate objects without an arm.
Electronics, Phone, Mobile Phone

Google Pixel 11 can now make phone calls for you with Gemini

Google is testing a new Gemini feature that can call businesses and speak to them on your behalf, while you follow along from your Pixel.

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