Elon Musk scored a small win in court on Tuesday in his case against Sam Altman, but the judge wasn’t impressed with either side’s tactics, reprimanding them for “gamesmanship.” Calling out both sides for having “repeatedly over-litigated the case,” U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers granted Musk’s motion to strike several of Altman’s defenses. This […]
Watch a Reconstructed 250-Year-Old Robotic Painting Bring a Fiery Mount Vesuvius Back to Life
Sir William Hamilton was the British ambassador to the court of Naples and Sicily from 1765 to 1800, as well as a passionate volcanologist. During his time in Italy he must have seen Mount Vesuvius erupt a number of times—certainly enough to leave a lasting impression. So much so that in 1775 he designed a […]
I tested DJI’s portable power station – and there’s a good reason why drone operators are going to want to check it out
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. DJI is well-known for their excellent lineup of drones, videography gimbals and actions cams etc, but all these devices have one thing in common. […]
Meta’s Rumored Smartwatch May Actually Be a Huge Win for Ray-Ban Glasses
Meta has been on a bit of a tear lately, snapping up AI researchers from Apple and OpenAI on an express train towards… something? What that something is, only time and a watchful eye will reveal, but apparently, a part of that future vision is a smartwatch. According to a report from DigiTimes, Meta is […]
Those Fascist Social Media Posts by DHS Have a Copyright Problem
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has spent recent months posting unhinged propaganda from ICE videos featuring Bible quotes to historic paintings about Manifest Destiny. Some of the images and videos posted to social media appear to use intellectual property for which DHS didn’t obtain the rights, including audio from the 2022 film The Batman. […]
KPop Demon Hunters breaks records and Netflix viewers call for an encore
KPop Demon Hunters has become Netflix’s most-watched original animated film of all time It’s beaten the likes of Klaus and Leo, other Netflix animated originals Fans are now calling for a sequel, but there’s no news on whether one will be made KPop Demon Hunters has taken the world by storm. It’s made new streaming […]
‘3 Body Problem’ Season 2 Just Took a Step Forward
Netflix’s dazzling and complex Liu Cixin adaptation 3 Body Problem was one of io9’s top TV shows of 2024. After its first season, we still had lots of questions about what would happen next—there’s the small matter of that impending alien invasion, for one thing—so it was good news when creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, […]
Missionaries Are Targeting Isolated Tribes in Brazil With Solar-Powered Audio Devices, Investigation Finds
If you thought the age of Christian missionaries traveling the world to spread the word of God and evangelize locals was over, think again—they’ve just gotten sneakier. A recent investigation by The Guardian and the Brazilian newspaper O Globo reveals that missionaries have left solar-powered audio devices in Brazil’s Javari valley, near the Peruvian border, […]
iPhone Fold tipped to land alongside iPhone 18 with a MacBook Pro-sized price tag – here’s what to expect
A new report predicts the foldable iPhone will be priced at $1,999 That’s lower than previous estimates, but would still make it the costliest iPhone ever A crease-free screen will be a key selling point, the report claims Apple will launch its foldable iPhone in September 2026 alongside the iPhone 18, and it will be […]
After 100 Years of Quantum Mechanics, Physicists Still Can’t Agree on Anything
In July 1925—exactly a century ago—famed physicist Werner Heisenberg wrote a letter to his equally famous colleague, Wolfgang Pauli. In it, Heisenberg confesses that his “views on mechanics have become more radical with each passing day,” requesting Pauli’s prompt feedback on an attached manuscript he’s considering whether to “complete…or to burn.” That was the Umdeutung […]