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4 May 2026 Vol 19

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As Key Talent Abandons Apple, Meet the New Generation of Leaders Taking On the Old Guard

Start the music. Players walk clockwise in a circle. When the music stops, everyone sits in a chair. Big Tech…

Viwoods AiPaper Reader C is a Phone That Reads Like an E-Ink Book

Viwoods debuted the AiPaper Reader C to slip neatly into a pocket right alongside your regular phone, but with a…

You Could Either Pay Tolls, Or Attempt to Evade Them with This License Plate Spy Gadget

A driver’s dashcam captured a brilliant blue Lexus GS sliding beneath a toll gantry in New South Wales (NSW), Australia,…

Engineering Student Builds Flying Sword Drones, Stunts Ensue

A young engineering student in China has created a really interesting drone that resembles a slim sword and simply hovers…

How One Modder Turned a Desktop Staple into GPU Chill by Injecting Ice Cold Water

Water cooling for desktop computers has been around for a long time, serving as a savior for high-end workstations prone…

LimX’s Oli Takes a Gritty Stroll Through the Rubble, Proves Humanoid Robots are More Than Just Novelty

LimX Dynamics, based in Shenzhen, has finally made a significant breakthrough with their humanoid robot Oli. At 5 feet 5…

I thought I needed a new smart TV — then I did this instead

I’ve had a 75″ LG Smart TV for roughly 10 years now, and its picture quality has yet to fail…

This AI Model Can Intuit How the Physical World Works

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of…

Pat Gelsinger wants to save Moore’s Law, with a little help from the Feds

A year after being pushed out of Intel, Pat Gelsinger is still waking up at 4 a.m., still in the…

AV1 codec now powers 30% of Netflix streaming as company looks forward to AV2

Netflix recently confirmed that the AV1 codec is responsible for nearly one-third of its streaming content. In a lengthy Medium…