
IEEE Spectrum - 20 hours 17 min ago
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. ICRA 2026 : 1 5 June 2026, VIENNA Enjoy today's videos! Happy Holidays from Boston Dynamics! I would pay any amount of money for that lamp. [ Boston Dynamics ] What if evolution wasn't carbon-based but metal instead? This short film explores an alternative...

Newser - 20 hours 39 min ago
A pair of malls in southern China have come up with a novel way to curb bathroom smoking: Make the stall door see-through if someone lights up inside. Men's restrooms at Shenzhen's Shuibei International Centre and Shuibei Jinzuo Building now use special glass in cubicle doors that stays frosted until...

Science Alert - 20 hours 46 min ago
Blink, and you might lose it!...

Engadget - 21 hours 45 min ago
The best iPad accessories can make an aging tablet feel like new again, or give you additional ways to use that new slab you just bought. Whether it's a slim folio case, an Apple Pencil, a docking station or a paper-like screen protector, there are so many iPad accessories out there that can transform how you use your tablet on a regular basis and make your iPad last longer, too. We've tested a plethora of accessories over the years, and these are the best iPad accessories you can get right...

The Guardian - 21 hours 46 min ago
If appeal fails, every person in UK who made App Store purchases between 2015 and 2024 could be entitled to compensation Apple is seeking to overturn a landmark 1.5bn court ruling on behalf of millions of UK customers, which found the company overcharged them for years in its App Store. The iPhone maker has applied to the court of appeal to challenge a verdict that campaigners heralded as the start of a "tidal shift against big tech". Continue reading...

Popular Mechanics - 23 hours 47 min ago
OnePlus has been making top-tier phones for years, but its newest flagship has a killer feature that gives it an edge over its more popular competition.

The Conversation - 1 day 7 min ago
Winter jackets may seem simple, but sophisticated engineering allows them to keep body heat locked in, while staying breathable enough to let out sweat.

The Conversation - 1 day 8 min ago
After a year of fast advances, deepfakes are entering a new era defined by real-time interaction with people.

Air and Space - 1 day 2 hours ago
The magazine's most-read articles of the year included a deep dive on the Scopes "monkey trial," an interview with award-winning documentarians and a profile of quintuplets who found fame during the Great Depression...

Vox - 1 day 3 hours ago
This story was originally published in The Highlight , Vox's member-exclusive magazine. To get early access to member-exclusive stories every month, join the Vox Membership program today . The most embarrassing thing happened to me recently. It was twilight, and I was walking my dog around the quiet Brooklyn neighborhood where I've been living for about a year. Then I heard a sound that I couldn't place at first. I stopped in my tracks and then realized: Crickets were chirping. It was...

Vox - 1 day 3 hours ago
This was one of the worst years for job seekers since the Great Recession. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images There is no better window into the soul of America's striving professional class than LinkedIn, a site that this year often seemed less like a networking platform than an extended group therapy session. To doomscroll through it was to encounter one post after another about the barren landscape for job hunters laments about resumes silently filtered out by AI-powered gatekeepers and employers...

The Guardian - 1 day 4 hours ago
There was no shortage of fun and video games in the Diamond household in the last 12 months. Which ones did we play so much our thumbs hurt? And which one saved my soul? Let the ceremony begin The 20 best video games of 2025 So, how was 2025 for your household? Was it really all as good as you pretended it was on Facebook? Full of A-grades for the kids and riotous themed fancy dress birthday parties for the grownups? Or was it a sea of disappointment with only occasional fun flotsam? And was any...

New Scientist - 1 day 6 hours ago
At the Q2B Silicon Valley conference, scientific and business leaders of the quantum computing industry hailed "spectacular" progress being made towards practical devices but said that challenges remain...

NY Post - 1 day 8 hours ago
The Dec. 20 landing marked the first confirmed real-world use of Garmin G3000 Autoland during an actual in-flight emergency.

NPR - 1 day 16 hours ago
Governments and tech companies continue to pour money into quantum technology in the hopes of building a supercomputer that can work at speeds we can't yet fathom to solve big problems.

NBC News - 1 day 17 hours ago
TikTok said it has removed a swastika necklace from one user's TikTok shop after people online reported seeing the product advertised in their feeds in the days after Hanukkah...

NY Post - 1 day 19 hours ago
From underwater object clusters to police helicopter encounters, mysterious sightings grip the nation.

The Atlantic - 2 days 1 hour ago
Why it's hard to watch the NBA's most promising young talent...

New Scientist - 2 days 3 hours ago
A microscope that cost less than 50 and took under 3 hours to build using a common 3D printer could be transformative for students and researchers with limited funding...

ABC News - 2 days 8 hours ago
Many retirement developments serve as a tranquil refuge for older people who can no longer traveling to faraway places or engaging in bold adventures...