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15 May 2026 Vol 19

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Building materials are getting closer to doubling as batteries

A weight-bearing arch made of electron-conducting carbon concrete (ec3) integrates supercapacitor electrodes to power a light.MIT EC³ HUB The researchers…

The Inevitable Rise of the Art TV

New televisions from Amazon, Hisense, TCL, and others are designed to display fine art and look like a painting when…

Mobileye acquires humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics for $900M

Mobileye made its name, and money, by supplying automakers with millions of computer vision chips designed to support automotive safety…

California lawmaker proposes a four-year ban on AI chatbots in kid’s toys

Senator Steve Padilla (D-CA) introduced a bill on Monday that would place a four-year ban on the sale and manufacture…

The most bizarre tech announced so far at CES 2026

While CES 2026 is full of tech giants unveiling their latest innovations, the real excitement comes from discovering unexpected, quirky…

Intel is building a handheld gaming platform including a dedicated chip

Intel is looking to double down on gaming hardware with a new chip and platform for portable gaming devices. The…

How World Cup champion Mario Götze built a parallel career as an angel investor

Mario Götze will go down in soccer history as the player who scored the winning goal that made Germany the…

Nvidia to accelerate Siemens chip-design tools using its GPUs

Nvidia announced today at CES 2026 that it would help Siemens’ electronic design automation (EDA) software run on its GPUs…

Power bank feature creep is out of control 

There was a time not too long ago when buying a power bank was as easy as choosing the cheapest…

Threads is developing in-message games

Threads is exploring games in chats, beginning with a basketball game. A spokesperson for Meta confirmed to TechCrunch that the…