LG is previewing its 2026 laptop lineup ahead of CES, headlined by a new lightweight Aerominum chassis and on-device AI. The star is the Gram Pro 17, touted as the world’s lightest 17-inch laptop with an RTX 5050 GPU.
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 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.
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
The charming “slow life” RPG Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has dropped a free surprise update. It adds a new roguelike mode in a location called Snoozaland, challenging players to start from scratch with each run.
The International Energy Agency says we’ve entered the “Age of Electricity,” with demand accelerating faster than any other fuel. But this surge, powered by data centers and electric cars, is running into a wall of slow grid development and uneven global investment.
A new study pinpoints a specific type of carbon-rich asteroid as the prime target for future mining missions. The research highlights the immense technical and economic hurdles that remain. Here’s a look at the reality behind the sci-fi dream.
TikTok Shop is no longer just a tab in the app. It’s become the third fastest-growing brand in the US, driving massive sales and convincing giants like Disney and Samsung to join. The platform has successfully trained a new generation to shop while they scroll.
After years of god-like hype, 2025 forced the AI industry to confront some hard truths. The “reasoning” in models is often an illusion, legal bills are massive, and the chatbots are making us a little crazy. Welcome to the pragmatic era.
Yoshua Bengio, a leading AI researcher, is urging global leaders to be prepared to disconnect advanced AI systems. He cautions that models are already showing early signs of resisting control, and granting them legal rights would be a “huge mistake.”
