Landing somewhere between a smartphone and a dumbphone, the upcoming Commodore Callback 8020 breaks the social media addiction. Commodore went from selling the best-selling computer of all time, the Commodore… Read the rest of the article: The Commodore Callback 8020 is a retro cool audio-centric flip phone that blocks social media apps
The massive consulting firm KPMG had to pull a lengthy report on the use of Agentic AI after it was found to be riddled with AI-generated fabrications and mangled citations.… Read the rest of the article: Report on AI use in business rife with AI hallucinations
Pemba, a modified Unitree G1 humanoid robot, is on an expedition slated to culminate with a summit of Mount Everest. Unitree's robots can pull off impressive kung fu and parkour,… Read the rest of the article: Robots can kung fu, but can they summit Everest?
The Playdate is a one-of-a-kind game console with a 2.7 inch screen, not a device on which one might expect to play an MMO. It has everything you would expect… Read the rest of the article: PointlessQuest puts a full MMO on Playdate's 2.7-inch screen
The public's desire for a handbag made of leather created in a lab using cells from a T. Rex was vastly overestimated by the auction house tasked with its sale.… Read the rest of the article: T-Rex leather handbag failed to sell at auction for $500k
A researcher studying how amphibious creatures communicate was able to trick frog dads, but the moms were not fooled. When Billie Goolsby, who is hard of hearing, told her chemistry… Read the rest of the article: Robot tadpole fools frog dads, but mom knows better
As Everest's Spring climbing season came to a close on May 29th, the remaining climbers and guides descended to base camp — all but one. "Hillary" Dawa Sherpa was guiding… Read the rest of the article: Sherpa left for dead on Everest found alive
Yeast survived for millenia inside a mummy, and can still be used to make bread. About 5300 years ago, a Tyrolean man died after being shot in the shoulder with… Read the rest of the article: Scientists use yeast from body of Ötzi the Iceman to make "very very good" sourdough
There is no laundry in space. That is one of the many indignities suffered by the brave men and women who venture into Earth orbit and beyond. A plasma laundry… Read the rest of the article: Astronauts may soon finally be able to do laundry
Enclose.horse is a challenging daily puzzle game. The concept is simple: keep the horse, well, enclosed. The goal is to build the largest possible pasture that encloses the horse using… Read the rest of the article: Enclose.horse is a daily puzzle game about keeping a tiny horse penned in
X-Men '97, the continuation of the beloved X-Men: The Animated Series, is arguably one of the best things on Disney+. The fantastic writing and updated but still faithful animation hit… Read the rest of the article: X-Men '97 gets season two trailer and premiere date
Cows are social animals and have cow best friends, but new research shows that they can also recognize and differentiate human faces. Cows have been domesticated for over 10,000 years,… Read the rest of the article: Cows can recognize human faces
With the FIFA World Cup less than a fortnight away, even the robots are going crazy for football. The Atlas humanoid robot from Boston Dynamics has undergone many iterations since… Read the rest of the article: Boston Dynamics Atlas robot gets in on World Cup fever
Flock Around is the latest entry in the "X with friends" game genre, and one could be forgiven for being skeptical of a $5 multiplayer birding game with simple graphics.… Read the rest of the article: Flock Around is a charming multiplayer birding game for $5
Birdie has a simple tag line: "Dead bird: open your window." Harsh, but clear. Like the coal mine canaries of yore, Birdie collapses when air quality drops and revives when… Read the rest of the article: This air quality monitor is a cute bird that dies when you need to air out your home
Sea lions are the adorable dogs of the ocean, but lacking balls to play with, they play with the next best thing — fish that turn into balls when threatened.… Read the rest of the article: Sea lions play "pufferball"with unfortunate fish
An examination of fossils found decades ago revealed a new species of T. Rex. This T. Rex swam in the ocean but was undoubtedly as terrifying as its terrestrial namesake.… Read the rest of the article: There was a T. Rex of the sea and it was terrifying
In 2018, to combat the scourge of vehicle emissions, New York City instituted what amounts to a bounty program for idling vehicles. After losing his non-smoking brother to lung cancer,… Read the rest of the article: NYC bounty hunters earn 25% of fines for catching idling trucks
Bowling Green is the oldest park in New York City. The park was established in 1733 as, well, a bowling green, and leased from local businesses for the cost of… Read the rest of the article: Protesters tore the crowns off NYC's oldest fence in 1776
Japan has a growing bear problem, and one deterrent is so popular that it has sold out. A Hokkaido company has been selling "Monster Wolves" since 2016 to help combat… Read the rest of the article: Bear-deterring "Monster Wolves"sold out in Japan
