Bright Memory Devs Pivot to a Gritty Third-Person Shooter
The developers behind the flashy FPS Bright Memory Infinite are moving on. Their new project is a third-person action shooter set against a backdrop of gang violence in the Republic of China.
Category: Innovation
Venezuela’s Oil Paradox: World’s Biggest Reserves, Broken Industry
Venezuela sits on 303 billion barrels of oil, the largest proven reserves globally. Yet after decades of decay and sanctions, its production has collapsed from 3.5 million barrels per day in the 1970s to about 1.1 million last year. The potential for a post-Maduro recovery is huge, but so are the ob
Scientists Crack the Code for Mass-Producing Cancer-Fighting Cells
Chinese researchers have unveiled a breakthrough technique for mass-producing engineered natural killer (NK) cells for cancer therapy. The method uses cord blood stem cells and could reduce viral vector needs by a factor of 600,000. This could make powerful CAR-NK therapies far more scalable and aff
Tariffs Need a Strategy, Not Just Tweets
An opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal argues that while tariffs can be a legitimate part of industrial policy, the current administration’s approach lacks the stability and strategy needed for them to work. The author sees a critical opening for Congress to reassert its authority over trade.
8 Boring Open-Source Tools That Are Secretly Productivity Heroes
A new list highlights eight open-source productivity tools that prioritize function over form. These “boring-looking” apps, including a clipboard manager and a PDF reader, are praised for their speed, reliability, and ability to stay out of the user’s way.
Tesla Loses Top EV Seller Crown to BYD in 2025
Tesla’s yearly vehicle deliveries dropped to about 1.64 million in 2025, an 8.6% decline. Chinese automaker BYD sold roughly 2.26 million fully electric vehicles, officially becoming the new global EV sales leader.
The $10 Billion Middleman in AI’s Data Gold Rush
A startup called Mercor has become a $10 billion intermediary, paying former finance and law pros up to $200 an hour to train AI. The goal? To build the very agents that could automate their old jobs. It’s a strange, lucrative loop in the AI economy.
China’s New Hypergravity Machine Spins at 100x Earth’s Gravity
China has completed the world’s most powerful hypergravity machine, a massive centrifuge that can simulate 100 times Earth’s gravity. The facility, built for Zhejiang University, aims to test infrastructure like dams and study nuclear safety.
The Grid’s 2026 Reality: AI’s Double-Edged Sword and Solar’s Land Grab
The power sector is at a critical point. AI is now essential for grid management, but the data centers powering it are demanding gigawatts overnight. Meanwhile, solar’s explosive growth will require land equivalent to the state of West Virginia.
Your Power Plant’s Filter is Telling a Secret. Are You Listening?
In power generation, unplanned downtime is a nightmare. A technique called filter debris analysis (FDA) is giving engineers a powerful new tool to see inside critical machinery. By examining the particles trapped in a filter, they can spot wear and contamination that routine oil analysis completely