When I was growing up, every vision of the future featured flying cars. Elon Musk seems determined to finally make it happen. At a product presentation at a SpaceX rocket development facility in Texas, the billionaire CEO presented a prototype of the long-delayed Tesla Roadster. The event included high-flying stunts, air-pumping cold engines and a … Read more
In layman’s terms: New data center projects are being built everywhere, with no end in sight. Traditional connections between data centers are becoming increasingly inefficient. That’s why Nvidia and Cisco have developed a new standard that aims to transfer all those terabytes of data as quickly and efficiently as possible. GPU manufacturer Nvidia and network … Read more
A San Francisco-based company has demonstrated that laser-based anti-drone weapons can easily provide air cover for autonomous military logistics vehicles. Aurelius Systems recently mounted its Archimedes autonomous laser weapon on an unmanned American ground vehicle from Rheinmetall at AUSA 2026. Aurelius Systems revealed that by combining powerful directed energy lasers, advanced sensors and AI autonomy, … Read more
Memtest86+ is a free, open-source, standalone memory tester for x86, x86-64, ARM64 and LoongArch64 architecture computers. It provides a much more thorough memory check than BIOS memory tests. It is also capable of accessing almost all of the computer’s memory without being limited by the memory used by the operating system and not dependent on … Read more
L3Harris Technologies and Skydio are integrating military drones with tactical radio technology to help U.S. forces maintain communications during electronic warfare threats. The partnership combines Skydio’s X10D drone with L3Harris radios and specialized waveforms designed to protect command links in contested environments. The integration could help American troops operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) when adversaries … Read more
Why it matters: Two years after Ubisoft’s The Crew went under, taking 12 million copies with it, the question of whether you own the games you buy has finally reached Congress. A proposed law from Rep. Ritchie Torres is light on details and heavy on obstacles, but it’s the first federal attempt to answer a … Read more
In a breakthrough that could help address a major bottleneck in practical quantum computing, Google has announced that its Willow processor has demonstrated a 40-fold error reduction in preparing specialized quantum states. The technique, known as “Magic State Cultivation,” achieved 99.99 percent logic fidelity by creating high-precision quantum states necessary to perform complex calculations. Such … Read more
What you can look forward to: Chinese tech giant TCL is reportedly developing OLED monitors with refresh rates of up to 700 Hz. While most U.S. consumers know TCL as a TV brand, the company makes a wide range of consumer electronics, including smartphones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators and other smart devices. According to … Read more
Kairos Power has commissioned an automated inspection and laser marking system for its nuclear fuel pebbles, adding a new quality control capability as the company prepares for upcoming reactor hardware tests and future deployment of its Hermes-2 demonstration plant. The customized system is in operation at the company’s Manufacturing Development Campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico. … Read more
In short: VR users looking for a cheap headset to get their hands on should think about snagging a discounted Valve Index while you can. However, those willing to wait and pay (a lot) more may want to hold off, as recently leaked code suggests a mid-generation Steam Frame update is on the horizon. Unsurprisingly, … Read more