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A baby astronaut needs rescuing, and it's up to you and 2,273 Lego bricks to save the day. Lego has unveiled its first-ever working pinball machine, the Lego Icons Arcade Pinball Machine, and it's exactly as delightful as it sounds. The space-themed set features spring-loaded ball launchers, functional flippers, spinning bumpers, and a ramp bridge. Hit the right asteroid target, and you'll reunite a lone...
Helion Energy became the world's first company to receive regulatory approval to build a fusion power plant, securing licenses from Washington State to begin reactor construction in Malaga. Fusion energy mimics the Sun's...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted at the VivaTech Paris conference that AI will actually create a labor shortage rather than replace workers, arguing that technology removes barriers to human ambition. He also unveiled...
Commodore's new Callback flip phone, a no-social-media "dumb phone," costs $767 CAD — a steep price compared to rivals, despite featuring an audiophile DAC, headphones, and 256GB storage.
Paradromics implanted its Connexus brain-chip in a Michigan woman with motor neuron disease, recording brain signals and converting them to text or speech. She'll be monitored for six years as the company collects performance...
Tabia is a free, open-source, browser-based chess opening trainer requiring no account or tracking. It uses spaced repetition across four study modes and includes a built-in Stockfish engine for real-time position evaluation.
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Android 17 massively upgrades the Android Switch tool, letting iPhone users transfer iMessage history, homescreen layouts, passwords, eSIM data, and more when switching to Android. The update is rolling out now to Pixel devices...
PsiQuantum has broken ground in Queensland on what it claims will be the world's first utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer, backed by ~$2B in funding. Its photonic chip approach aims to outscale IBM and Google.
Elon Musk declared that xAI's Grok will produce full, watchable movies by end of 2026, with truly "good" films expected by 2027. A stunning AI-generated Odyssey trailer, built with Grok Imagine Video 1.5, showcases realistic...
Apple is bringing Siri AI to the Apple Watch with watchOS 27, marking the biggest upgrade for the device in years. Originally left out of Apple's 2024 AI strategy, the Watch will now get a dedicated Siri app with strong early...
SpaceX is modernizing Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-6, a site with decades of failed starts under NASA and the Air Force. Old shuttle-era towers were demolished in 2025 to make way for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy operations,...
Amazon executive Peter DeSantis predicts commercially useful quantum computers will arrive by 2031-2033, marking Amazon's first official forecast on the timeline. These machines will initially tackle chemistry and materials...
Snap launched AR glasses priced at ~$2,200, triggering a 5% stock drop amid investor concerns. Critics question demand, noting Snap's core teen audience can't afford the premium price.
Apple plans to release the iPhone Air 2 in early 2027, addressing the original model's biggest weaknesses with a second ultra-wide camera lens and improved battery life. The device, internally called V62, will run on Apple's A20...
Google's new $99 Home Speaker ships June 25th, featuring Gemini AI, 360-degree sound, and smart home control. Early buyers get six months of Google Home Premium free.
A growing "slowtech" movement is pushing back against constant digital overload, with people turning to retro devices like iPod Shuffles, flip phones, and wired headphones to reclaim their attention. About 53% of American adults...
AI bot traffic grew 6.5 times faster than human traffic in early 2026, according to Fastly's network analysis. Unlike human requests, over half of AI requests bypass cached content, straining server infrastructure. Publishers now...
Mozilla released a roadmap for Firefox amid declining market share (5.88% to 3.79%), outlining planned updates including a visual redesign, mobile tab groups, PDF editing improvements, a built-in VPN, and HDR video support.
LocalTalk is a free macOS menubar app for private, on-device speech-to-text. Hold a key, speak, and release to transcribe text anywhere using WhisperKit's Whisper model — no cloud processing or data sharing required.
A robot toilet that drives itself to your bedside, does the job, and then wheels itself back to clean up may sound like science fiction, but it is very much real. Chinese company Yueban debuted the device, called Xiaoban, at...
Apple is ramping up work on two 20th anniversary iPhone models, expected in 2027 in 6.3 and 6.9-inch sizes, featuring edge-to-edge curved glass displays. They'll launch alongside a second-generation foldable iPhone, with all...
Android 17 and Wear OS 7 are rolling out to Pixel devices, offering a 10% battery boost, live notifications, and upcoming Gemini AI features. Samsung and other non-Pixel devices will receive the update months later.
Wonder, the food company backed by Marc Lore, unveiled a robotic kitchen system that makes 500 burrito bowls, salads, and poke bowls per hour — compared to 45 for a human worker. Wonder paid $186.4 million to acquire the...
Genesis AI's Eno is a general-purpose robot powered by the GENE AI system, enabling it to adapt and complete complex tasks across industries. Backed by $105M in funding, deployments in manufacturing and logistics are planned by...