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29 April 2026 Vol 19

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Hyundai’s High‑Tech Firefighting Robot Drives, Detects, And Douses Flames With Precision

Hyundai’s robots are diving into the fray where humans typically hesitate. Four of these firefighting machines, built by one of…

Ring’s Jamie Siminoff has been trying to calm privacy fears since the Super Bowl, but his answers may not help

When Ring founder and CEO Jamie Siminoff decided to use the company’s first-ever Super Bowl commercial to introduce Search Party…

Homemade Pulse Jet Ski-Trike Handles Ice and Snow with Ease

A homemade pulse jet engine now powers a winter machine that redefines what is possible on frozen lakes. Zach of…

Why Your Wrist Will Thank You for Switching to the Logitech ERGO M575S Trackball Mouse

Logitech’s ERGO M575S, priced at $39.99 (was $50), provides a compelling argument to abandon the traditional action of a mouse…

Here are the 15 products Apple just discontinued as new iPhones, iPads, and Macs arrive

The whole point of discontinuations is to funnel buyers toward the latest products. It also keeps the product lineup cleaner…

Spotify is great, but its rival is so much better for focus

When I started looking for background music while working, I relied on YouTube. The idea was to play some work-friendly…

I changed these 3 Spotify settings and my music sounds way better

I have been a Spotify Premium subscriber for well over a decade, but I have to admit that, until relatively…

I used the Pixel 10a and 9a side-by-side and the camera bar isn’t the only change

The Pixel 10a is objectively Google’s smallest hardware upgrade ever. The list of components and features carried over from the…

Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation

ModRetro, the vintage gaming startup by Palmer Luckey, is in talks to raise funding at a $1 billion valuation, according…

Will the Pentagon’s Anthropic controversy scare startups away from defense work?

In just over a week, negotiations over the Pentagon’s use of Anthropic’s Claude technology fell through, the Trump administration designated…