Electric air taxis go to war
Electric air taxis go to war

Electric aviation is still in its infancy, but manufacturers are already looking beyond mere air taxi trips across cities. Today, one of the leading air taxi startups, San Jose-based Archer Aviation, unveiled a new aircraft it co-developed with defense technology company Anduril – though the platform is designed for both military and commercial uses, the […]

Avengers: Doomsday’s first trailer puts everyone on high alert
Avengers: Doomsday’s first trailer puts everyone on high alert

After months of teasing us with reminders about how large Avengers: Doomsday’s cast is going to be, Marvel has finally released a proper trailer for the film. Though Robert. Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom definitely appears to be causing a lot of the chaos in Doomsday’s first trailer, the movie seems like it’s going to feature […]

Tesla remote operator crashed a ‘Robotaxi’ in Houston, NHTSA data shows
Tesla remote operator crashed a ‘Robotaxi’ in Houston, NHTSA data shows

Tesla has filed four new “Robotaxi” crash reports with NHTSA, and the most revealing one involves a Tesla remote operator driving the vehicle into a tree stump in Houston.
It’s the third crash Tesla has now reported involving a human operating the car …

Buying a monitor? This Mac app can expose problems before the return window closes

Screen Test runs more than 25 display checks entirely offline, helping Mac users spot dead pixels, uneven lighting, ghosting, and other problems before they become expensive regrets.

The old internet built a museum for dying tech sounds, and it’s somehow still alive

This wonderfully dated online museum preserves dial-up modems, floppy drives, Windows startup chimes, and other sounds that quietly disappeared as our gadgets became smoother, faster, and much less talkative.

This Mac app can turn every window into a CRT fever dream or a nostalgic Game Boy

Glaze 1.9 uses real-time GPU shaders to transform every Mac window, video, and game, with over 50 looks and a one-time $9.99 price.

AliExpress fined almost $630 million over illegal product sales
AliExpress fined almost $630 million over illegal product sales

AliExpress has been hit with a €550 million (about $629 million) fine for violating Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules by failing to prevent illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit products from being sold on the e-commerce platform. The European Commission ruled that AliExpress didn’t take effective measures to reduce the dissemination of illegal products, noting the […]

Microsoft wants to stop screenshot leaks, one Edge tab at a time

Microsoft is closing a security gap that allowed sensitive PDFs to be captured inside web browsers. Though the protection initially requires Edge and an enterprise account.

A new AI model wants self-driving cars to think before they swerve

A Seoul National University team built an AI that scores self-driving cars’ safety choices in real time, and it just landed a rare CVPR highlight paper nod.

China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance 
China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance 

China’s leading AI companies are ramping up the pressure on Silicon Valley, as Moonshot and Alibaba unveiled models they claim can go toe-to-toe with the best from OpenAI and Anthropic at a fraction of the cost. The rapid-fire releases suggest America’s lead at the AI frontier is increasingly tight, just as the technology is becoming […]