Repair shops in India are fighting planned obsolescence by creating $100 laptops
Franken-laptops provide digital access to thousands
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The 286,000-volt "Bear Blaster" fires fierce 5-inch sparks to scare off bears
Bear sprays weren't cool enough for this electrical wizard
Weighing the Internet: A thought experiment that keeps getting lighter
The science behind measuring the weight of the internet
Saddle up: Kawasaki shows off hydrogen-powered robot horse
We checked, it's not an April Fool's joke
A Minecraft Movie beats Super Mario Bros. for biggest video game adaptation launch
$157 million domestically, $301 million globally
Bombardier's Global 8000 aims to be the fastest civilian jet since the Concorde
From New York to Sydney nonstop
Space Force awards $13.7 billion in contracts to SpaceX and two others for national security missions
SpaceX secures the largest share of these contracts
This wooden Raspberry Pi-powered typewriter is the perfect antidote to writer's block
Getting back to the bare-bones basics
Trump delays TikTok ban another 75 days after China stalls divestment deal following tariffs
All parties had reportedly agreed upon a sale before Beijing responded to the April 2nd tariffs
The Machines Calling Balls and Strikes - Baseball Joins the Tech Takeover
MLB is testing robo umps in spring training, letting players challenge ball and strike calls using Hawk-Eye tech. The system could reach regular season games as early as 2026---but not all are sold.
Early reviews of Minecraft movie suggest it's better than expected
Assuming you expected it to be terrible
In a nutshell: A Minecraft Movie, the live-action-with-CGI adaptation of the best-selling video game of all time, is released this Friday. The pretty underwhelming trailers led to plenty of people calling this the next Borderlands, but according to early reviews and first impressions, it's actually… okay.
Last-minute TikTok bidders include Amazon and OnlyFans founder
AppLovin, Oracle, and Blackstone also reportedly in discussions
Why it matters: As ByteDance's April 5 deadline to divest TikTok or face a ban approaches, last-minute players have entered negotiations to potentially take over the U.S. operations of the popular social network. The Trump administration, which postponed the ban in January, is reportedly exploring several options to bring some or all of TikTok under American ownership.
Multimillion-dollar deal sees Meta become the official tech partner of the UFC
The UFC will leverage Meta tech to boost fan engagement
NFL to replace chains with Sony's 8K cameras and Hawk-Eye technology for measuring first downs
The chain gangs are not going extinct... yet
First 3D-printed train station in Japan was assembled in record time
The approach could reduce costs by approximately 50%
ChatGPT image tool is "melting" GPUs, OpenAI lands $40 billion in new funding
The big picture: Only days ago we were reporting that ChatGPT's updated image generator was sparking a wave of Studio Ghibli-style recreations across social media. But the wave was just getting started and in mere days it hit the mainstream, becoming a full-blown fad. While CEO Sam Altman is celebrating the newfound attention, the massive growth in GPT's user base, and a fresh round of funding, the tool's explosive popularity is putting serious strain on OpenAI's infrastructure. Altman revealed that demand has been so intense it's been "melting" their GPUs.
In tech culture, the term "vaporware" was first used in reference to which product?
All of those who immediately think "Duke Nukem Forever," please raise your hand.
Throwback tech: Taking a closer look at the original USB-to-PS/2 adapter
The adapter was purely mechanical
Tiny Macintosh Classic-style PC with flip-up display is actually a Windows powerhouse
A Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 crammed in a 1-liter case
In a nutshell: Today's computers vastly outpace their predecessors in raw power, but there's no denying the iconic style and meticulous craftsmanship of 1980s desktop designs. Tapping directly into that nostalgia is Ayaneo's latest creation – the Retro Mini PC AM01S. This device not only revives the vintage Mac aesthetic but also packs decidedly modern components behind its retro exterior – all crammed into a compact 1-liter CNC alloy case.
We are finally beginning to understand how LLMs work: No, they don't simply predict word after word
Anthropic just ran Claude through a brain scanner
New Space Force project aims to counter threats with orbital mothership
Straight out of Star Wars
Will AI lead to shorter workweeks? Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and others say yes
Assuming it hasn't taken everyone's job
The Weird World of AI Hallucinations: When AI Makes Things Up
When an algorithmic system generates information that seems plausible but is actually inaccurate or misleading, computer scientists call it an AI hallucination.
Pluripotent stem cells aid partial motor recovery in spinal cord injury patients
Early clinical trial in Japan shows limited but encouraging results in four patients
TikTok ban loses momentum as fewer Americans view it as a security threat
A second US ban is looming