FCC Robot Ban Snares Pool Cleaners. When Being Too Smart Backfires
Regulators aren't usually in the business of policing pool maintenance, but that's exactly where the FCC has landed. On August…
K8CHEN PRO. The kitchen app that was secretly a Russian bank
An app claiming to help you visualize your dream kitchen in augmented reality climbed to the very top of the…
US AI Data Centers. Texas Quietly Becomes the World’s Hyperscale Capital
The map of global artificial intelligence infrastructure has tilted decisively toward the United States. Of the world's 20 largest AI…
Trump Space Memo. America aims for 1,000 launches a year by 2030
Space policy just got a very ambitious deadline. President Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday directing the United States…
Digital Twins in Automation. Test the robots before you buy them
Buying an industrial robot is a bit like buying a house you can't visit first: the price tag is enormous,…
Canon EOS 550D. This 2010 DSLR now runs Doom
The list of things that can run Doom keeps growing, and the latest recruit is a camera old enough to…
VHS Dates. The viral dating tapes that turned out to be pure fiction
It sounded like a nostalgic goldmine: an Instagram account called VHS Dates that supposedly digitized old tapes from a bygone…
It Ends. Alex Ullom breaks down his liminal horror and a sequel called It Begins
Horror rarely feels this claustrophobic and this open-ended at the same time. It Ends, which reached theaters on August 21,…
One Piece Film God Valley and Baad. Two big-screen adventures set sail this decade
The Straw Hat crew is charting a course back to theaters. During One Piece Day '26 this past weekend, Toei…
Homey Pro. Matter 1.5 certification unlocks energy devices and better bridging
Athom's smart home hubs just got a meaningful upgrade. The Homey Pro (2023–2026), Homey Pro mini and the Homey Self-Hosted…