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29 April 2026 Vol 19

Coby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100 million to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp.

Coby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100 million to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp.

At a US military base in central California, four-seater all-terrain vehicles roam hillside trails. This is a training exercise, but…
Vari Align Desk Chair Review (2026): Breathable, Comfy, Low Cost

Vari Align Desk Chair Review (2026): Breathable, Comfy, Low Cost

Like the brand’s easy-to-assemble desks, the Align chair has a deceptive simplicity with relatively few parts. The chair required less…
NIO ONVO L80 Opens Pre-Sales and Immediately Pressures the Tesla Model Y in China

NIO ONVO L80 Opens Pre-Sales and Immediately Pressures the Tesla Model Y in China

NIO’s ONVO brand started taking preorders for the L80, a brand new five-seat electric SUV based on the same architecture…
China Built a Motorhome That Unfolds Into a Duplex at Camp, Called the Feixiang FX RV S800

China Built a Motorhome That Unfolds Into a Duplex at Camp, Called the Feixiang FX RV S800

RVs tend to run on autopilot from year to year, but a specific model from the Feixiang Group changes things…
Toyota Crown Car Seat Becomes a $3,500 Desk Chair Packed With Real Vehicle Features

Toyota Crown Car Seat Becomes a $3,500 Desk Chair Packed With Real Vehicle Features

Toyota converted the front seat of their Crown luxury car into an office chair. The end result is disturbingly reminiscent…
Witcher 3 director's Blood of Dawnwalker launches September 3 with steep system requirements

Witcher 3 director's Blood of Dawnwalker launches September 3 with steep system requirements

Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, a writer and quest designer on CD Projekt Red’s first two Witcher games who went on to direct…
How one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world

How one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world

The world today is riven by cultural differences, political divisions, and geopolitical disputes — a challenging environment for any investor…
Last-minute Mother’s Day gifts that don’t feel last minute

Last-minute Mother’s Day gifts that don’t feel last minute

Ember If you’re like me, Mother’s Day crept up faster than you expected—and now you’re in that “I need something…
Webb and Chandra Spot X-Rays Escaping From a Distant Little Red Dot

Webb and Chandra Spot X-Rays Escaping From a Distant Little Red Dot

New discoveries shed light on the early cosmos by combining two of the most powerful telescopes available, the James Webb…
At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship

At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship

Among the most interesting parts of Elon Musk’s testimony Tuesday in his lawsuit against OpenAI wasn’t the charity he claims…