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Latest story• Apr 14, 2026

Toyota Unveils Basketball-Shooting Robot With Vision Tech

A basketball arcs through the air with surgical precision, barely grazing the rim before dropping through the net. The shooter? Toyota's latest creation, CUE7, a humanoid robot that just made history with a record-setting 24.55-meter shot. This isn't just corporate showboating. Toyota has stripped 46 kilograms from its previous model, creating a 74-kilogram mechanical athlete that runs on an intricate blend of...

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Max Hodak’s Science Corp. is preparing to place its first sensor in a human brain

Science Corporation, Max Hodak's startup valued at $1.5 billion, has partnered with Yale neurosurgeon Dr. Murat Günel to begin the first human trials of its revolutionary biohybrid brain-computer interface that combines lab-grown...

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NASA’s Artemis III will pit SpaceX against Blue Origin

NASA's 2027 Artemis III mission will test SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers in Earth orbit, where astronauts will practice docking maneuvers before attempting actual moon landings in 2028's Artemis IV mission....

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A Terminal Spotify Client

Lazyspotify is a terminal-based Spotify client that allows users to control their Spotify Premium accounts directly from the command line, featuring playlist navigation, player controls, library browsing, and search...

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Godzilla goes to New York in 'Minus Zero' teaser trailer

Toho released a teaser for Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One, showing the iconic monster devastating New York City alongside the Statue of Liberty. Set in 1949 and featuring returning characters...

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Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot Gives Chase to Wild Boars in a Polish Parking Lot

Wild boars invaded a Warsaw parking lot late at night, prompting the deployment of a Unitree G1 humanoid robot that chased the animals across an open field before they scattered into nearby woods. The $17,500 Chinese-made robot,...

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The Surprising MacBook Neo Competitor You’ve Never Heard Of

The HP OmniBook 5, priced between $500-730, outperforms Apple's $599 MacBook Neo with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage versus the MacBook's 8GB and 256GB. Powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chip, it delivers comparable battery life...

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Sony’s new 1440p OLED gaming monitor seems a lot better than its first

Sony's InZone M10S II gaming monitor adds black frame insertion, brighter WOLED panels, and better anti-glare coating while keeping the $1,100 price. It offers 540Hz at 1440p and 720Hz at lower resolutions for competitive gaming.

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Google introduces "Skills" in Chrome to make Gemini prompts instantly reusable

Google has launched "Skills" in Chrome, allowing users to save and instantly reuse Gemini AI prompts for tasks like calculating recipe macros, creating comparison tables, and summarizing documents. The feature includes a Skills...

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London gets closer to its first robotaxi service as Waymo begins testing

Waymo is testing 100 autonomous Jaguar vehicles on London roads with safety operators, covering 100 square miles. The company aims to launch commercial robotaxi service by 2026 pending government approval.

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Amazon buys the satellite internet company behind Apple’s SOS system

Amazon announced it's merging with Globalstar, the satellite company that provides emergency connectivity for Apple devices, to strengthen its Leo satellite network and compete with Starlink. Apple owns 20 percent of Globalstar...

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Analysts believe Apple taking a highly unusual step, may double Mac user base

Apple is sacrificing profit margins to gain market share by absorbing rising AI memory costs that competitors pass to consumers. This strategy could double Mac users to 500 million within a decade.

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Marvel's Spider-Man 3 development has seemingly begun as Peter Parker face model shares new behind-the-scenes photo

Spider-Man 3 development appears underway after face model Ben Jordan posted a deleted Instagram photo showing himself in motion capture gear. The image suggests Insomniac Games has begun early production on the anticipated...

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How to use Google Messages' new Trash feature to recover texts you accidentally deleted

Google Messages now includes a Trash feature that saves deleted text messages for 30 days before permanent deletion, allowing users to restore accidentally deleted SMS messages.

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I'm ready for a foldable iPhone, but only if Apple does this right

Apple is reportedly planning a foldable iPhone for 2026, representing the company's most significant iPhone design overhaul, arriving when competitors have already perfected foldable technology with minimal creases and improved...

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Apple and Amazon are teaming up to challenge Starlink’s smartphone ambitions

Amazon is acquiring Globalstar's satellite network for $11.57 billion to challenge SpaceX's Starlink in the smartphone connectivity market. The deal includes taking over Apple's existing partnership with Globalstar, which...

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Websites that hijack your back button must stop by June 15 or face Google's wrath

Google will penalize websites that hijack the back button with lower search rankings after June 15, 2026, considering this practice a violation of their malicious behavior policies.

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Talking dogs and chatty cats could one day ‘speak’ in our language

A parrot that escaped its California home returned years later speaking fluent Spanish, highlighting the remarkable communication abilities scientists are just beginning to unlock across the animal kingdom. Researchers...

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Ada Lovelace and the First Computer Algorithm

Ada Lovelace created the Note-G algorithm in 1843 for Charles Babbage's theoretical Analytical Engine, marking the first computer algorithm in history. Her algorithm was designed to calculate Bernoulli numbers, demonstrating that...

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Apple removes old Pages, Keynote, Numbers apps for macOS

Apple removed older versions of Pages, Keynote, and Numbers from the Mac App Store, keeping only newer versions with Creator Studio features. This eliminates previous confusion from having multiple app versions available.

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Smart Adhesive Is Key to Crease-Free Foldable iPhone Display

Apple's first foldable iPhone, expected this September, will rely on advanced optically clear adhesive (OCA) technology to achieve a nearly invisible crease in the display. The smart adhesive stays flexible during gradual bending...

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Dream Chaser space plane faces uncertain future in NASA’s push for the moon

Dream Chaser, a commercial U.S. space plane in development for decades, faces an uncertain future as NASA's moon-focused plans exclude aircraft-style spacecraft requiring atmospheric flight. Despite being designed as a reusable...

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Do Meta Glasses Make You A "Glasshole"?

Meta sold over 7 million smart glasses in 2025, reigniting the "glasshole" debate that first emerged with Google Glass over a decade ago, as critics worry about discreet recording capabilities despite built-in LED warning lights....

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Your tech support company runs scams. Stop—or disguise with more fraud?

Tech Live Connect owner Cotter ran a fraudulent tech support scam that generated chargebacks, so he created fake "friendly" charges using real customer data to lower his chargeback ratio and keep payment processors from shutting...

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