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Professional illustrators may want to look away: artificial intelligence can now churn out entire graphic novels and comic books with just a few clicks. Tools like NotebookLM, combined with image-generating AI, are allowing anyone to create book-length visual stories without artistic training or hefty budgets. The technology works by taking source documents and transforming them into compelling visual narratives....
Apple's foldable iPhone will launch in fall 2026 with Camera Control button for one-handed use, eSIM-only design, and $2,060-$2,750 pricing. Production is limited to 10 million units.
Insta360unveiled its new Mic Pro wireless microphone system at NAB Show 2026, featuring customizable round E Ink color screens on each transmitter that can display logos, photos, or branding. The microphones include...
Developers have successfully implemented a miniature 2-layer transformer neural network—the same architecture powering ChatGPT and other AI models—on a 1982 Commodore 64 computer using hand-written assembly code. The breakthrough...
Tesla abandoned its patented Optimus robot hand design after Elon Musk admitted the rolling contact mechanism "didn't actually work" in real-world testing, highlighting ongoing challenges in humanoid robotics.
Seeed Studio launched the reBot Arm B601 DM, an open-source robotic arm priced around $1,200 that offers six degrees of freedom with 767mm reach and can handle 1.5kg payloads while maintaining 0.2mm precision. The affordable...
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Apple confirmed that CEO Tim Cook will step down on September 1, 2026, with hardware engineering chief John Ternus taking over after Cook's 15-year tenure that grew Apple into a $4 trillion company. Ternus, 51, has been...
Director Jon Favreau used Apple Vision Pro headsets to frame IMAX shots for "The Mandalorian & Grogu," allowing him to virtually experience what audiences will see in IMAX theaters.
A hot-air balloon from Magical Adventures Balloon Rides made an unexpected landing in a Temecula, California backyard Saturday morning when calm winds left it stranded above a residential neighborhood for 30 minutes past its...
Apple's surprise $599 MacBook Neo has shocked the PC industry by entering the budget market using repurposed A18 Pro chips from iPhone production, turning manufacturing waste into profit. A hypothetical $299 Mac Neo desktop could...
Limbic Entertainment announced Corsair Cove, a pirate-themed city-builder where players construct settlements vertically along cliffs and rock faces using bridges and walkways. The game, set for 2026 release and published by...
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman captured an extraordinary video using an iPhone 17 Pro Max's 8x zoom feature, showing Earth setting behind the Moon during the Artemis II mission. The unedited footage demonstrates the smartphone's...
Valve's VRAM optimization for Linux dramatically improves performance on low-memory GPUs. Testing on a 4GB AMD RX 6500 XT showed Alan Wake II jumping from 14 to 41 FPS.
Huawei launched the MateBook 14 HarmonyOS edition in China, targeting Apple's MacBook Air with a lightweight 2.86-pound design featuring a 14.2-inch OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. Starting at $968 with 24GB RAM and 512GB...
Apple's redesigned MacBook Pro with M6 chips, OLED touchscreen, and thinner design has been delayed from late 2026 to early 2027 due to DRAM supply issues.
The FAA grounded Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket after it failed to deliver its payload to the correct orbit during Sunday's launch from Cape Canaveral. The rocket was supposed to place a satellite into a 285-mile orbit but only...
Deezer's AI detection tool reveals that AI-generated music now comprises 44 percent of daily uploads on the streaming platform, with nearly 75,000 AI-made tracks uploaded daily and over 13.4 million detected in 2025. While AI...
Chinese automaker Seres has patented a toilet that deploys from underneath a passenger seat, activated by either a button push or voice command. The system addresses what engineers describe as the need to "satisfy users' toilet...
iOS 26.4 now lets AI chatbot apps like ChatGPT and Perplexity integrate with CarPlay via voice interaction, though Perplexity requires a $20/month Pro plan. Claude, Gemini, and Grok have yet to add support.
Before GPS, B-52 bombers used celestial navigation with stars for positioning, but manual star tracking was difficult and time-consuming. In the early 1960s, engineers developed an automated Astro Compass system featuring an...
Tesla expanded its autonomous robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, its second and third cities after Austin. This follows 14 reported crashes in Austin, with limited vehicle deployment seen in the new markets so far.
Meta is raising Quest VR headset prices by $50–$100 on April 19th due to rising memory chip costs. Its massive AI spending—up to $135B this year—is driving industry-wide RAM and GPU demand, squeezing supply.
The 3.5-inch floppy disk earned its name from earlier, genuinely flexible disk formats, even though the later version was encased in hard plastic. Despite younger generations being unfamiliar with the technology, floppy disks...
Anthropic launched Claude Design, an experimental product that allows users without design backgrounds to quickly create visuals like prototypes and presentations by describing what they want to Claude AI. The tool generates...