If one thing is for sure, the Raspberry Pi community can make some seriously cool robots. Today, we've got an example of another great robotic creation to share, this one from Larry over at the YouTube channel Larry's Workbench. Over the last month, he's documented the creation of his autonomous ...

Researchers are warning that geoengineering efforts to help cool temperatures in California could trigger heatwaves in Europe, a "scary" implication given the sheer lack of regulation controlling such measures across the globe. As The Guardian reports, scientists have suggested spraying ...

Mars was likely, very long ago, blue from oceans of water that covered its surface. But the now-red world may still hold liquid water underground, stowed deep and out of sight. If there is water down there, how would we find it? A few scientists believe that they have an answer: ...

With so many messaging apps to choose from, it can be difficult to know which one is best to use.  We’ve highlighted the key features and differences between Apple’s iMessage and Meta’s WhatsApp below so you can see which messaging platform is better suited for you. WhatsApp is a ...

SpaceX’s Starlink internet-from-space service is already available for boats, planes, vanlifers, Amazonian villages, and rural homes in over 75 countries — now it’s coming to backpackers. The new compact DC-powered Starlink Mini is about the size of a thick laptop and integrates the ...

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is one of the most popular vans in the world when it comes to conversions. People love turning these things into luxury haulers or rugged campers, and the reason for that is simple. They’re reliable and very well-made, featuring a modular layout and a great deal of ...

Bluetooth, as a technological term, might seem modern, but its roots trace back to ancient Nordic history. Developed by a consortium that is now known as the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), this wireless technology received initial contributions from prominent companies such as ...

Sex robot manufacturers in China are apparently getting ready to jam custom artificial intelligence models into their wares. As the South China Morning Post reports, a Shenzen-based company called Starpery, which is one of the country's largest sex doll makers, is in the process of ...

Fueled by the explosive global hunger for greater computing horsepower in artificial intelligence, Nvidia on Tuesday surpassed Microsoft to become the most valuable company on the planet. With Nvidia (NVDA) stock trading at $135.87 as of writing, the company has a market capitalization of ...

Earlier today, Fisker finally did what has seemed inevitable these past few turbulent months: declared bankruptcy. “Like other companies in the electric vehicle industry, we have faced various market and macroeconomic headwinds that have impacted our ability to operate efficiently,” ...

Several nuclear reactors even shut down in response. Upside Down Energy Energy prices in France turned negative following a surge in renewable output last week, causing a number of nuclear reactors to shut down in response. As Bloomberg reports, consumption dropped considerably, with ...

Nature-inspired design in air conditioning systems research In their thesis project at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, Rameshwari Jonnalagedda explores the potential of nature-inspired design in air conditioning systems. The TerraMound project draws inspiration from termite mounds ...

Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS) is one of the Solar System's defining features. It's a massive storm that astronomers have observed since the 1600s. However, its date of formation and longevity are up for debate. Have we been seeing the same phenomenon all this time? The GRS is a ...

New York City-based AI startup Runway has released its latest AI video generator, called Gen-3 Alpha — and judging by sample clips the company has shared so far, it's seriously impressive. From an astronaut running through an alley in Rio de Janeiro to a believable suburban neighborhood ...

SpaceX has been working hard to expand its Starlink internet service offerings, and now it looks as if the company is set to bring even more users into the fold. That push comes in the form of a new ultra-portable Starlink mini dish, which Elon Musk has teased and can be set up in less than ...

The A’ Design Award and Competition, renowned for highlighting and celebrating the best in global design, is now accepting early entries for its 2024-2025 edition. To inspire and encourage submissions, designboom presents 20 winning projects of the past years in the category of Architectural ...

The latest iPad Pro is more tablet than most people need, full stop. But if you have cash to burn, are determined to use an iPad as your main mobile computer or just want the most technically impressive iPad possible, this is it. We gave the new iPad Pro a score of 84 in our review. Like ...

GM's Cadillac Division was having a tough time in the early 1990s, with an onslaught of Lexuses and Infinitis pouring across the Pacific to steal their younger customers while high-end German manufacturers picked off their older customers. Flying an S-Class-priced model between assembly lines ...

Despite the differences in size and microcontroller, the Arduino Nano and Micro share some similar pinout configurations. They both have two GND pins, two reset pins, one AREF pin, and three power pins (3.3V, 5V, and VIN). Their onboard LEDs are connected to pin D13, and their serial RX/TX ...

It seems the lab-grown meat industry just hasn't managed to serve up something people want to sink their teeth into. In a development that augurs ill for the burgeoning food sector, SFGate reports that a Bay Area-based startup called SCiFi Foods, which had dreams of bringing "hybrid" ...

This week at WWDC, Apple announced a host of new features for MacOS 15 Sequoia, including screen mirroring, Apple Intelligence-infused Siri, and a dedicated password app. Although MacOS Sequoia won't be available until Fall this year, you can download the pre-release version right now to be ...

Apple's WWDC 2024 keynote on June 10 was software-heavy, and one of the biggest new features for macOS Sequoia, or macOS 15, that made its debut at the event is iPhone Mirroring. With iPhone Mirroring, iPhone users can pair their phones to their Mac device, and catch everything happening ...

  WhatsApp’s video calling functionality has all the essential features. However, Meta is now making it even better by adding three new features: support for up to 32 people in video calls on Mac and Windows, screen sharing with audio, and Speaker Spotlight. WhatsApp for Mac and Windows ...

2023 Audi S6 TDI — 0-62 mph in 5 seconds, 155 mph A prime example of the advancements in diesel technology is the fact that Audi moved its sporty S6 executive sedan/wagon to a turbodiesel engine in 2019. It was a bold move, but one that brought impressive efficiency to a passenger car that could ...

Nowadays, ‘smart’ is an attribute nearly all car manufacturers like to appraise in their products as if it were something extraordinary and absolutely, quintessentially, vitally cherished by buyers. But Smart has been the talk of the trade for over 25 years now, believe it or not. Not the ...

A lot has happened over the past two decades, from the crossover boom to the rise of hybrids and even the first widespread adoption of battery-electric cars. Hyundai and Kia have both exploded into the mainstream, and despite the slow march toward bigger and clumsier cars, we saw the ...

The Middle Ages would see the rise and fall of many states, and almost constantly changing borders in any region. These videos show Asia during the medieval period, revealing how its empires and states came and went over years, decades and centuries. One of the best YouTubers in mapmaking ...

Eight former SpaceX employees are suing the company and its founder and CEO, Elon Musk, alleging sexual harassment and whistleblower retaliation, among other wrongdoing. In June 2022, the eight employees helped distribute an open letter to SpaceX executives that decried Musk's behavior and ...

A class action lawsuit filed by two women against Apple seeks damages for 12,000 current and former female employees for allegedly underpaying them. says the tech giant “systematically” paid them a lower wage than their male employees over a four-year period. The lawsuit filed in a ...

Screenshot by Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Do you remember the joy of doodling or tinkering with (the now vintage) Microsoft Paint or WordPad tools when you were younger? Google's new artificial intelligence (AI) experiment granted me nearly the same experience 20 years later. ...

It's not always easy to understand the current climate crisis in terms of simple, straightforward facts – not with so many variables at play – but here's a worrying stat for you: every single month of the last 12 has set a new global temperature record for that month. NASA has confirmed ...

Eight former engineers accuse CEO Elon Musk of overseeing a ‘pervasively sexist culture’ at the rocket company. Eight former SpaceX engineers have filed a lawsuit accusing the rocket company and its CEO Elon Musk of firing them for raising concerns about the treatment of female ...

Welcome to arguably the most fundamental component of computer design: how numbers are represented in hardware! We all know that modern computers operate on binary numbers and are extremely efficient at doing so. But this was not always the case. What's more, many tech giants today, ...

Last month, auroras that may have been the strongest in the past 500 years wowed observers around the world for a full weekend. Now, a space probe has revealed just how chaotic the sun was during this historic light show. Images of the sun's disk by India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft, the ...

"Elon Musk your defective software should be banned from public roads." -Construction Zone Tesla might call its advanced driver assistance feature Full-Self Driving (FSD), but the "full" part often feels indefinitely deferred. Take this video by Scott Woods, a huge Tesla fan and the ...

Thanks to X showing what its users "like" on its platform, politicians and public personalities have been caught looking at salacious and unsavory tweets in the past. Now, the platform formerly known as Twitter is making likes mostly private, and according to company chief Elon Musk, it's an ...

Every time Acer brings one of the SpatialLabs monitors or laptops to tradeshows, it’s always a major hit. At Computex 2024, Acer showcased the Predator SpatialLabs View 27 to demo the latest advancements in 3D displays. Visitors to the Acer booth could test the SpatialLabs tech while playing ...

Scientists have created a new device small enough to fit inside of a regular pair of glasses. This new design could help solve one of the primary issues surrounding the use of holographic displays by using hologram lenses to deliver the most realistic holograms ever. Typically, we rely on ...

Lockheed Martin Recovery Specialist Levi Hanish, left, and Lockheed Martin Recovery Specialist Michael Kaye, right, transfer the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to a cradle, on September 24, 2023, shortly after the capsule landed at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and ...

The Antimalware Service Executable is a process you might see pop-up in Task Manager’s task list now and again, beavering away at … something. While it’s not always obvious what it’s up to, and the sign of “malware” in your process list might put the fear in you, you needn’t fret. It’s an important ...

You have almost definitely heard of generative AI. Whether it’s been more recently after OpenAI’s announcement of the scarily-human ChatGPT 4o, or more generally in the last year or so as AI tools have become more widely accessible – and controversial – it’s hard to escape the Generative AI ...

Most car buyers already know that fixing something that went wrong with your ride at home is slowly becoming impossible. You don't just need the right tools for the job and the best manuals, but also the right software and maybe even some special training. But what happens when not even ...

General Motors' 4L60-E automatic transmission is one of the most popular transmissions ever built. It was initially designed to replace and modernize GM's older Turbo 700R4 — also known as the original 4L60 gearbox. The legendary automaker manufactured the transmission and installed it in some of ...

The current Audi RS 6 Avant is nearing its end of life. The four-ring brand is putting the final touches on its successor, which will be known as the RS 7 Avant due to the company's new naming scheme, which will see combustion-powered vehicles use odd numbers in their names and EVs use even ...

Take a cursory glance at most docking station blurbs or reviews and you’re likely to see a lot of chatter about productivity. However, not everybody is using their laptop for productivity purposes. Far less likely to make an appearance are references to gaming — even though a docking station ...

The neurons firing inside the brain's memory center as we sleep might not only be revisiting past experiences. According to a new study, they could also be looking towards the future, rehearsing activity that hasn't happened yet. A team led by researchers from the University of Michigan ...

The surge in the electric vehicle market has led to a massive increase in the demand for lithium, a key mineral used in lithium-ion batteries. Over the past decade, global lithium production has more than tripled. However, the current methods of extracting lithium from rock ores or brines are ...

We've received a strange signal from across the galaxy, and astronomers are struggling to understand what it means. They know what's emitting the signals. It's a neutron star named ASKAP J193505.1+214841.0 (ASKAP J1935+2148 for short), located in the plane of the Milky Way, some 15,820 ...

In the depths of our solar system — a realm where chemistry meets speculation — scientists have reported the possible existence of a molecule known as aquodiium, an elusive cousin of the ammonium ion. If true, that could explain oddities in Neptune and Uranus’ magnetic fields. This is a ...

Sure, building an Arduino project is one of the best ways to get yourself acquainted with using the board and writing the code. But what if you don't want to invest in the physical components yet, or maybe your starter kit is still on its way? That's where Tinkercad comes to the rescue. ...