Tesla’s flying car faces a surprising rival in the race for electric flight

The DeLorean Motor Company enters flying car racing and becomes the first American constructor to compete in the Airspeeder International Series. The DeLorean Airspeeder Team is scheduled to debut when the 2026-27 season begins in November 2026. The post, announced at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, puts the brand behind an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) … Read more

Proofpoint offers MSPs a Microsoft 365 risk dashboard, Teams training, and an AI assistant

Cybersecurity company Proofpoint Inc. today unveiled new Microsoft 365 security features designed to prepare managed service providers and the businesses they serve to securely adopt artificial intelligence tools. The four new features make their way into Microsoft 365 security products sold by Proofpoint MSP Platform, the business unit that handles the company’s collaboration with managed … Read more

The company admits that Meta’s smart glasses recorded conversations without a wake phrase

A hot potato: If there’s one product that really doesn’t need any more negative stories, it’s Meta’s smart glasses, but here we are. Some users found that the wearables recorded their voices without the wake phrase, an issue the company says has since been fixed. A Redditor recently wrote that he noticed something concerning about … Read more

Science News | Current scientific news and technological developments every day

Science is less about sudden discoveries and more about constant, often frustrating work. It progresses through failed experiments, results that need to be repeated, and questions that take years, sometimes decades, to answer. This category focuses on how scientific knowledge is built, tested, challenged, and refined over time. Interesting Engineering’s coverage includes fundamental and applied … Read more

120ft is raising angel funding to build autonomous microfactories powered by humanoid robots

Swedish robotics startup 120ft Factory AB today launched construction of autonomous microfactories run by humanoid robots with €576,000 ($644,000) in new funding from 22 angel investors. 120ft builds and operates small factories that fit into three 40-foot shipping containers, and the overall length of these containers gives the company its name. Customers never buy a … Read more

ESA calls Anbernic-style handhelds “superfakes” and wants the US to treat them as piracy hubs

A Pirate’s Life: Every year, the Entertainment Software Association calls on U.S. regulators to address specific problems the video game industry is said to be facing. This year’s list includes some really interesting targets, starting with Chinese-made handheld gaming devices that come with extensive catalogs of pirated game ROMs. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) recently … Read more

New tool targets rare earth shortages to boost electric motor manufacturing

A major laboratory in the United States has developed a new tool that can help manufacturers make engine technology decisions amid critical material shortages. The tool, called Motor Decide, is designed to help industries evaluate electric motor technologies and make informed decisions under uncertain market conditions. “Many companies make technology decisions based largely on market … Read more

Mozilla is betting that Europe’s push for digital sovereignty can help fund Firefox

In context: Digital sovereignty is becoming an increasingly important issue in many parts of the world, and Mozilla is now looking to reposition its open source browser as a reliable alternative to big tech products like Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers. Mozilla has just launched a brand new offering for its European customers. Firefox Enterprise … Read more

Ahead of the IPO, Anthropic said its third-quarter revenue rose 45% from the previous quarter to $16.8 billion

According to a report today in the Financial Times, Anthropic PBC posted third-quarter revenue of $16.8 billion – and also achieved profitability on an adjusted basis for the first time. The revelations came at a private meeting between Anthropic executives and investors interested in buying shares of the artificial intelligence company when it finally goes … Read more