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For decades, engineers have chased the dream of an invisible drone. The usual approaches have involved transparent materials, camouflage coatings, or complex optical systems that bend light around an object. Researchers at Northwestern University decided to take a completely different route. Instead of hiding the drone itself, they chose to fool the human eye. The result is Phantom Twist, an experimental drone that spins so rapidly it almost disappears into the background. It’s not technically invisible, but to anyone watching, it looks more like a faint blur than a flying machine. The research was presented at Robotics: Science and Systems…
Most of us don’t need AI to write sonnets, generate pirate jokes, or explain quantum mechanics for the fifth time. What we really need is much simpler and much harder: help getting through the day. Email. Calendar. Tasks. Chat. Reminders. Follow-ups. Missed messages. Half-finished replies. The bill you meant to pay. The lunch you forgot to confirm. The document someone sent three weeks ago that you now need “right away.” WarpSpeed is trying to solve exactly that problem. In our latest Trending Forward interview, Dan Gall and I sat down with Martin Warner, founder and CEO of WarpSpeed, an AI-powered…
Roblox is turning 20 soon, and it’s marking the occasion with a new way to make games without writing a single line of code. The platform’s whole pitch has always been that anyone can be a creator, not just professional studios. Now, with millions of daily users, Roblox is finally bringing that power straight to your tablets and phones. What exactly is Build? Roblox is rolling out Build, a mobile-first creation tab baked right into the Roblox app. The idea is simple. You can simply type the game or character you want to create, and Build generates a working starting…
If you’ve been eyeing a new iPad, you may want to push your purchase by a few months. A new report suggests that Apple is preparing a sweeping refresh of its entire tablet lineup, with the first new model expected as early as this fall. A new OLED iPad mini will lead the way According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, a redesigned iPad mini with an OLED display, codenamed J510, will be the first tablet out the door, arriving as soon as October. The release timeline aligns with a leak from late last year, which also pointed to a late 2026…
Samsung’s upcoming flagship Android tablet has just leaked with a massive footprint and a design that seems unchanged from its predecessor. CAD renders of the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra were shared by OnLeaks and Smartphone Checker, which showcase the device from every angle. Its design appears virtually identical to the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra, complete with the same shallow display notch, dual rear cameras, magnetic S Pen charging strip, and keyboard connector. Samsung apparently found nothing worth moving The leaked tablet measures 326.34 x 208.46 x 5.12mm. Rounded to one decimal place, those are the exact dimensions Samsung lists for…
For most of us, knitting brings to mind sweaters, scarves, and perhaps an ambitious grandmother determined to make winter more fashionable. Researchers at Harvard University, however, have a far more futuristic vision. They’ve transformed ordinary knitted fabric into a programmable material capable of changing shape, acting as an electrical switch, sensing movement, and potentially forming the foundation of tomorrow’s wearable technology. The research, published in Advanced Functional Materials by scientists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), demonstrates how machine-knitted textiles can “snap” between multiple stable shapes without relying on motors or rigid mechanical…
AI chatbots have made it remarkably easy to talk about things people might struggle to share with someone else. For teenagers, that can include deeply personal topics such as anxiety, loneliness, self-harm, and suicide. Meta is now adding another safeguard for those conversations. The company will begin alerting parents when a supervised teen appears to be in serious distress while speaking to Meta AI, giving families a chance to step in before the situation gets worse. How will the alerts work? Meta AI already directs teens toward crisis helplines and encourages them to contact a parent, counsellor, or another trusted…
OpenAI wants to make ChatGPT safer for teens, and the changes go well beyond a simple content filter. In a new update, the company laid out its stance on why teens should have access to AI in the first place, arguing that keeping them away from it entirely would leave them unprepared for one of the defining technologies of their generation. Nearly 90% of teens already use ChatGPT weekly for learning, research, or getting organized, which is why OpenAI says access needs to come paired with real protections built for their age. How is OpenAI protecting teens while they use…
More than a year after its Computex 2025 debut, the Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition gaming mouse is finally ready to launch. Sales begin through Pulsar’s online store on July 21 at 4 p.m. KST, although pricing has not yet been announced. We also saw the mouse at Computex 2026, where it appeared much closer to a finished retail product. Its defining feature remains the tiny Noctua fan built into the shell, designed to push air toward your palm during long gaming sessions. A real Noctua fan sits inside the mouse Pulsar has fitted the mouse with a Noctua NF-A4x10…
A new cinematic trailer for Marvel’s Wolverine trades gameplay for an action-packed look at another villain closely tied to the titular mutant: Lady Deathstrike. The deadly assassin is the latest villain confirmed for Insomniac’s next Marvel action game.The video is a cinematic montage of Wolverine taking on enemies across rainy city streets, atop a train, and in a snowy wilderness (where we also see his chief rival, Sabretooth). Towards the end of the video, we see Wolverine seemingly in Japan facing off against ninjas led by Lady Deathstrike, an assassin/mercenary who, like Logan, has the indestructible metal adamantium bonded to…