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Developers created an open-source flight computer system that calculates spacecraft trajectories and orbital mechanics. This free tool makes advanced space navigation technology accessible to researchers, students, and smaller organizations.
During the 1999 browser wars, Microsoft developer Bharat Shyam created the favicon to help users distinguish websites in Internet Explorer's favorites list using 16x16 pixel icons. Late one night, Shyam convinced junior manager...
Netflix is launching a TikTok-style vertical video feed this month featuring short clips from its shows and movies to help users discover new content. Users can tap on clips to immediately watch the full program or add it to...
Microsoft's TRELLIS.2 image-to-3D model now runs on Apple Silicon Macs without expensive NVIDIA GPUs. Mac users can generate detailed 3D meshes with 400,000+ vertices from images in 3.5 minutes on M4 Pro hardware.
Tetris emerged from a Soviet institute and became a gaming phenomenon despite its deceptively simple design of falling blocks that players arrange by moving them left, right, and down. Unlike action-packed games with shooting or...
Honor's humanoid robot won Beijing's robot half-marathon in 50:26, beating the human world record by over six minutes and improving dramatically from last year's 2:40 winning time.
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In 1965, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore predicted that computer transistors would double exponentially, creating "Moore's Law" that guided the electronics industry for decades. While transistor counts increased 18,000 times by...
Amazon announced plans to acquire Globalstar, the satellite company that currently powers Apple's iPhone and Apple Watch satellite features like Emergency SOS and Messages via satellite. Following the acquisition expected to...
UK engineer Stephen Wallis set a world record when his 3D-printed RC car hit 234.7mph using drone motors. He's now building "Project 250" to exceed 250mph.
Blue Origin plans to reuse a New Glenn rocket booster for the first time on Sunday, marking a crucial step in challenging SpaceX's dominance in cost-effective space launches through rocket reusability. The mission will deploy AST...
Apple's $2 billion Q.ai acquisition could enable AirPods Pro 3 to detect silent speech through facial micro-movements. This technology would allow users to communicate with devices without speaking or typing.
Apple's upcoming iPhone Air 2, expected in Spring 2027, will reportedly feature a dual-camera system with 48-megapixel main and ultrawide sensors housed in a pill-shaped module, addressing the original model's single-lens...
OpenScreen is a free, open-source alternative to Screen Studio's $29/monthly service, providing basic screen recording, zoom effects, audio capture, and editing without watermarks or restrictions.
Conclusive Engineering has released the KSTR-SAMA5D27, an ultra-compact single-board computer measuring just 50 × 70 mm that differs significantly from typical Raspberry Pi designs. The $119 device features a 500 MHz Cortex-A5...
Jason Momoa transforms into the green-skinned, electricity-wielding Blanka while 50 Cent steps into boxing gloves as Balrog in the latest Street Fighter movie trailer that dropped nearly three minutes of gloriously campy fighting...
Artemis II astronauts discovered their extensive training prepared them well for lunar missions, with each test objective going smoother than expected despite requiring significant teamwork. Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen...
Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.7, a new AI model that significantly advances coding capabilities, AI agent performance, and complex reasoning with a 1 million token context window. The model features adaptive thinking that...
OpenAI's Codex Desktop has evolved beyond its coding origins to become a comprehensive productivity tool that can control computers and automate various tasks. The updated app now features computer automation capabilities for...
Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela believes AI technology could transform Hollywood economics by enabling studios to produce 50 films for the same $100 million cost of one blockbuster, dramatically increasing content output and hit...
Google improved Chrome's AI Mode search with two updates: users can now open source links side-by-side for easier follow-up questions, and AI Mode can analyze specific browser tabs directly.
Perplexity launched Personal Computer for Mac, an AI assistant that can autonomously complete complex tasks by working across files, apps, and the web using multiple agents. The software can read and execute to-do lists, organize...
Govee's new $450 Lightwall features 1,536 color-changing LEDs in a 7.9-foot aluminum frame with tool-free assembly. It offers 200+ preset scenes, AI-generated animations, and music sync through the Govee app.
PureMac is a free, open-source macOS cleanup tool that works offline without data collection, offering comprehensive system cleaning and app uninstallation with safety protections built-in.
Tesla's China president called the Shanghai Gigafactory a "golden key" for mass-producing Optimus humanoid robots, leveraging the facility's established infrastructure and China's dominant robotics supply chain.