Tech Updates

Robot Consultant Reportedly Attacks Customer in Russia, Gets Sent for a Reboot

Saratov, Russia's Volga Store 64 was the scene of the human-robot story racing X on Wednesday: a humanoid it called Syoma appeared to kick a customer who shoved it, drawing 2,646 favorites and 193 replies on a single X post in the first hours. RT packaged the same CCTV with the line that drove most of the early spread: "Robot consultant glitches and ATTACKS...

Tamagotchi Launches Wearable Ring That Puts an Entire Virtual Pet on Your Finger

Bandai opened preorders Thursday for the Tamagotchi ring, a 28-millimeter egg-shaped device you wear on a finger and use to raise a virtual pet, the company said. Each unit costs 7,700 yen including tax (about $48), with shipping set for February 2027 through its Premium Bandai store. The announcement came from Bandai Co., Ltd., headed by President Kazuhiro Takenaka and based in Taito Ward, Tokyo....

Bill Gates Calls for ‘Human Reserved’ Jobs to Block AI Replacement

What happens when a machine can do your job but society decides it shouldn't?Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates raised that exact question in a nearly...

Chinese Startup Unveils Personal Flying Platform You Ride Standing Up — Single-Person eVTOL Revealed

A rider stands upright on a flat, flower-shaped platform that looks like an oversized skateboard, four enclosed ducted fans humming underneath as it lifts...

Bilibili App Store Release: Global Launch Set for September 2026

Apple has just given a green light to the app from Bilibili on its App Store globally in September 2026, according to a viral...

Robot Dies Trying to Lift the World’s Smallest Weight

A humanoid robot lost its balance mid-lift during the weightlifting debut (a stumble that mirrors the very first AI-driven humanoid robot's stage mishap in...

AliExpress Exposed for Using Hidden Audio Signals to Track Users

A developer’s multipoint Bluetooth headphones kept refusing to switch from his computer back to his phone. The culprit turned out to be the AliExpress...

Apple’s Next AirPods Rumored to Feature Built-In Cameras and Environmental Scanning

Apple's next AirPods are set to include built-in cameras that let Siri scan surroundings, identify objects, and answer questions through Visual Intelligence, according to...

Chinese Humanoid Robot Breaks Usain Bolt’s 100m Sprint World Record

But wait, is that a robot beating Usain Bolt in a race? There have been some videos on social media showing a Chinese-made humanoid...

Moderna’s AI-Designed mRNA Melanoma Vaccine Succeeds in Phase 3 Trial

The biotech industry is abuzz with some exciting news by Moderna and Merck. The two drug companies recently made the announcement that their new...

YouTube Offers Creators Millions in Exclusive Deals to Fend Off Netflix

The battle for dominance in the streaming industry has now entered a new battleground. No longer is it about exclusive film rights or blockbuster...

World’s Largest Electric Aircraft Completes First Flight on $5 of Power

A more than 25,000-pound experimental aircraft lifted off a runway in upstate New York using battery power alone. Heart Aerospace says the electricity for...

First Ferrari Luce EV Sells for Record $40 Million at Charity Auction

Ferrari’s first fully electric production car just fetched a jaw-dropping $40 million. But let’s be clear from the jump: this was not some regular...

Elon Musk Promises Tesla Flying Cars Are Coming Soon

Elon Musk is once again promising the future will deliver on one of its longest-running sci-fi fantasies. On Tuesday, the Tesla CEO replied to a...