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YouTuber Nate from the Internet recreated his childhood 1984 LEGO King's Castle set using 3D printing technology, scaling up all 664 pieces to 20 times their original size. The months-long project required custom software design, hundreds of printing machines, and innovative interlocking systems to create a massive functional castle with detailed decorations and modular chambers.
UK engineering firm Helix Motors has partnered with supersonic aviation specialist Astro Mechanica to develop revolutionary hybrid-electric engines that could restore Concorde-style passenger flights within a decade. The system...
Justin Lin, director of several Fast & Furious films and Star Trek Beyond, will direct the upcoming Helldivers movie adaptation, with horror writer Gary Dauberman penning the script. Lin's experience with stylish action and space...
SpaceX opened its first Starlink retail store in Nebraska, targeting rural areas with limited internet access. The company plans three more locations, offering equipment, installation support, and customer service.
Legendary game designer Chris Avellone, known for Fallout 2 and Planescape: Torment, traces his design philosophy to early Dungeons & Dragons experiences at age nine, where he learned that games should center on the player's...
Google unveiled multiple new accessibility features for Android devices ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, including Gemini-powered voice dictation that enables natural text editing commands through TalkBack...
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Following the success of the Sonic the Hedgehog film franchise, Paramount and Sega announced a spin-off movie expanding the cinematic universe, scheduled for December 22, 2028. While specific details remain undisclosed,...
Valve's Steam Machine struggles with graphics performance when games exceed its 8GB GPU memory limit, causing severe drops in demanding titles. Valve is developing memory management fixes for SteamOS to address these issues.
LocalSend is an open-source, cross-platform file-sharing app that enables secure peer-to-peer transfers over local networks without internet connectivity. Recent updates include improved network filtering, mobile gestures, and...
Missouri magician Zi Teng Wang embedded an RFID chip in his hand to enhance magic tricks, but the technology proved awkward for performances as audiences struggled with smartphone readers. After reprogramming the chip multiple...
The Wayback Machine recently achieved a major milestone by capturing its trillionth web page, adding approximately 150TB of content daily to preserve internet history. This nonprofit Internet Archive, founded by internet pioneer...
Google's Phone app is testing "Call Reason," which lets users mark calls as "urgent" before dialing. The urgent flag appears on the receiver's screen and only works between Google Phone app users.
YouTube launched its first video recap feature, joining the year-end summary trend popularized by Spotify Wrapped. YouTube Recap provides up to 12 personalized cards showing users' top channels, viewing habits, and assigns...
Google releases Android 16's second 2025 update for Pixel phones, featuring AI notification summaries, enhanced Material 3 theming, Chrome tab pinning, and improved spam detection across all Android devices.
Apple is projected to overtake Samsung in global smartphone shipments for the first time since 2010, with 243 million phones versus Samsung's 235 million this year.
Netflix added Red Dead Redemption to its mobile gaming catalog, bringing Rockstar's Western game to iOS and Android with touch controls for the first time.
Amazon launched 30-minute delivery in Seattle and Philadelphia for $3.99 per Prime order, competing with DoorDash and Instacart using strategically located smaller facilities.
Sixty-year-old knees may ache and doctors preach moderation, but one man discovered he could still hurtle through Finnish forests at 110 mph every Wednesday night in his underwear. His weapon of choice isn't a midlife crisis...
XPENG unveiled its hyper-realistic humanoid robot IRON at AI Day in Guangzhou, with movement so lifelike that engineers had to cut away synthetic skin on stage to prove no human was inside. Unlike competitors focused on strength...
Voyager Technologies Chairman Dylan Taylor outlined how his company's $2.8-3.3 billion Starlab space station project aims to replace the International Space Station by 2029, securing major funding from institutional investor...
Baldur's Gate 3 voice actor Samantha Béart says studios treat voice actors like contractors, not team members, forcing actors to self-promote on social media while facing AI replacement concerns.
Scientists have potentially discovered the first confirmed exomoon orbiting HD 206893 b, a gas giant located 133 light-years from Earth. Using astrometry techniques with the VLTI/GRAVITY instrument, researchers detected an object...
ByteDance launched Doubao, an AI voice assistant that operates at the system level to autonomously perform tasks like booking tickets, organizing files, and searching information. Unlike traditional assistants such as Siri,...
Instagram announced employees must return to the office five days a week starting February 2026, ending remote work flexibility that became common during the pandemic. Leader Adam Mosseri told staff the change aims to make the...