Friday

1 May 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Building Your Own Walking Robot for $60 is Easier Than You Think, This Maker Proves It

Building Your Own Walking Robot for $60 is Easier Than You Think, This Maker Proves It

Sesame, a small four-legged robot, scurries across the desk with surprising speed. Maker Dorian Todd spent four months transforming everyday…
Don’t bother with Spotify Lossless unless you do this first

Don’t bother with Spotify Lossless unless you do this first

Spotify Lossless finally arrived in September 2025. Though Spotify kept us waiting for lossless audio for eight years, the promise…
5 smart home mistakes that slow everything down

5 smart home mistakes that slow everything down

Everyone has a smart home nowadays, with connected devices like a smart TV, smart video doorbell and/or door lock, smart…
I mapped my Wi-Fi dead zones and fixed them without buying a new router

I mapped my Wi-Fi dead zones and fixed them without buying a new router

You know that frustrating moment when you’re video calling from your bedroom, and suddenly the picture freezes, or when your…
This founder cracked firefighting — now he’s creating an AI gold mine

This founder cracked firefighting — now he’s creating an AI gold mine

Sunny Sethi, founder of HEN Technologies, doesn’t sound like someone who’s disrupted an industry that has remained largely unchanged since…
ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia

ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia

Information from the conservative-leaning, AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk’s xAI is beginning to appear in answers from ChatGPT. xAI…
Humans& thinks coordination is the next frontier for AI, and they’re building a model to prove it

Humans& thinks coordination is the next frontier for AI, and they’re building a model to prove it

AI chatbots are getting better at answering questions, summarizing documents, and solving mathematical equations, but they still largely behave like…
$399 PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Fortnite Bundle Feels Like a Quiet Rebellion Against Rising Prices

$399 PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Fortnite Bundle Feels Like a Quiet Rebellion Against Rising Prices

Hardware costs continue to rise, with RAM, storage, and those tiny little chips all experiencing shortages and inflation that shows…
I shrunk my Docker images by over 50% with this one free tool

I shrunk my Docker images by over 50% with this one free tool

One of my biggest frustrations with Docker images is how large they can get. Despite how I try to carefully…
Mecha Comet Brings Real Modularity to Pocket-Sized Linux Computing, Hits Kickstarter

Mecha Comet Brings Real Modularity to Pocket-Sized Linux Computing, Hits Kickstarter

Crowdfunding campaigns for handheld gadgets appear all too frequently, but almost none of them deliver on their promises. However, the…