Meta’s latest outrageous deal is getting solar power beamed even at night from satellites

Meta has agreed to source power from a fleet of 1,000 space-based satellites, which will collect sunlight in geosynchronous orbit and beam it as infrared light to solar farms on the ground.

Controversial AI software is now helping find corrupt and slacking officers

The Met Police used controversial Palantir AI software to scan internal data, flagging hundreds of officers over suspected corruption, misconduct, attendance breaches, and undeclared links.

Forget smartwatches, your clothes could soon track your health

A new smart fabric powered by your phone has the potential to quietly replace wearable health trackers as we know them.

DeepSeeek V4 is out, touting some disruptive wins over Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude

DeepSeek V4-Pro scores 3,206 on Codeforces, ahead of GPT-5.4 and Gemini, while costing $3.48 per million tokens versus Claude’s $25, making it one of the most price-competitive frontier-class AI releases in 2026.

The days of ugly solar panels could finally be over. Say hello to artsy colorful tiles!

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute have developed ShadeCut, a technology that applies patterned colored films to solar panels to mimic roof tiles, masonry, or custom designs.

Sony’s table tennis robot made me think about what happens when AI gets a body

Sony’s table tennis robot looks like a lab flex with a paddle. The real story starts when AI stops answering prompts and learns to move through our world.

Scientists pretended to be delusional in AI chats. Grok and Gemini encouraged them.

esearchers tested five major AI chatbots with a simulated user showing signs of psychosis. Some made things worse. Others told the user to log off and call someone.

Musk’s SpaceX eyes GPU manufacturing as Nvidia’s supply becomes a headache

SpaceX wants to make its own GPUs, but building chips is no walk in the park. Here’s what we know so far.

Autonomous cars were supposed to free us from traffic hell. Research says otherwise

Research suggests self-driving cars could make traffic significantly worse, not better, and the evidence on the streets is already starting to back that up.

Autonomous cars were supposed to free us from traffic hell. Research says otherwise

Research suggests self-driving cars could make traffic significantly worse, not better, and the evidence on the streets is already starting to back that up.