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It is rare to see a mobile game that actually surprises us with its control scheme anymore. Usually, we are stuck tapping glass, tilting the screen, or maybe folding the device if you have the budget for it. But a new web-based experiment called Charchery has thrown all of that out the window. It turns your physical charging cable into the controller. The concept is as simple as it is destructive: you plug your charger into the phone to nock an arrow, and you physically yank it out to fire. It is undeniably clever, bizarre, and almost certainly a terrible…
The transition to electric vehicles has always had one major stumbling block for car enthusiasts: the sound. Or rather, the lack of it. For decades, the soul of a performance car has been tied to the noise it makes—the intake gasp, the exhaust crackle, the mechanical symphony of pistons and valves. Now, as BMW prepares to launch its first-ever fully electric M3, the company is tackling this problem head-on, and their solution is surprisingly old-school. Instead of trying to invent a new “sound of the future” filled with abstract spaceship hums and digital warbles, BMW’s Motorsport division is digging into…
It has been nearly two years since Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella predicted that generative AI would take over knowledge work, but if you look around a typical law firm or investment bank today, the human workforce is still very much in charge. Despite all the hype about “reasoning” and “planning,” a new study from training-data company Mercor explains exactly why the robot revolution is stalled: AI just can’t handle the messiness of real work. A reality check for the “replacement” theory Mercor released a new benchmark called APEX-Agents, and it is brutal. unlike the usual tests that ask AI to…
When it comes to EVs, Volvo hasn’t been afraid to experiment. It’s tried repurposing a platform from its internal-combustion cars (for the EX40 and EC40, nee XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge), a flagship SUV that’s also a technology demonstrator (the EX90) and a radical reinvention of its brand (with the EX30). The Swedish automaker’s latest EV takes yet another approach — one that could make it the most important Volvo EV yet. The 2027 Volvo EX60 boasts engineering improvements in a package that’s likely to have mass appeal. It’s based on a new architecture that offers improved range and charging…
It turns out that when the smartest AI models “think,” they might actually be hosting a heated internal debate. A fascinating new study co-authored by researchers at Google has thrown a wrench into how we traditionally understand artificial intelligence. It suggests that advanced reasoning models – specifically DeepSeek-R1 and Alibaba’s QwQ-32B – aren’t just crunching numbers in a straight, logical line. Instead, they appear to be behaving surprisingly like a group of humans trying to solve a puzzle together. The paper, published on arXiv with the evocative title Reasoning Models Generate Societies of Thought, posits that these models don’t merely…
Substack has carved out a massive niche for itself as the “quiet corner” of the internet—the place you go to escape the noise of social media and actually read. It is where you sip your morning coffee while scrolling through a thoughtful newsletter from your favourite writer. But with the surprise launch of its new beta TV app, the platform is making a bold play to leave your inbox and claim a spot in your living room, right next to the titans like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube. The app, which has just rolled out for Apple TV and Google TV,…
It feels like the end of an era for Tesla buyers in North America. The company has officially pulled the plug on “Autopilot” as a standard inclusion, signaling a massive shift toward a pay-to-play future. If you order a new Model 3 or Model Y today, it won’t come with the lane-keeping tech that used to be a hallmark of the brand. Instead, you are left with basic cruise control – pretty much the same “dumb” system you’d find on an economy car from a decade ago – unless you are willing to sign up for a monthly subscription. This…
General Motors’ effort to bring back the Chevrolet Bolt EV as an affordable electric vehicle is already facing a roadblock. Although the refreshed 2027 Chevy Bolt EV has just started arriving at U.S. dealerships with a sub-$30,000 price tag, Bloomberg reports that GM officials now say the new model will be in production for only about 18 months before the line winds down around mid-2027. This shift comes as GM continues reshuffling its manufacturing footprint, with its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas, set to switch from Bolt EV output to other vehicles, including gas-powered models and a relocated…
Spending time chatting with AI assistants like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, or similar systems might be more than just a tech habit. A new study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that people who use AI chatbots daily are more likely to report moderate depressive symptoms compared with those who interact with them less frequently. Researchers found a roughly 30% higher odds of at least moderate depression among regular users, though they are careful to emphasize that this link is an association, not proof that chatbot use causes depression. This finding comes from a national survey of nearly 21,000…
Microsoft has issued an unusual public advisory telling users to uninstall the Windows 11 January 2026 security update (KB5074109) after widespread reports that it is causing serious system and application issues. The update, which began rolling out automatically on January 13 and advances affected systems to OS Build 26200.7623 or similar releases, has been linked to problems including Outlook Classic freezing, black screens, and app crashes. Outlook is not working.KB5074109 This is the cause.Microsoft, do something about it.#Microsoft— 喘息登山者 (@hapico0109) January 20, 2026 The hardest hit appear to be users of Outlook Classic who rely on POP email accounts or…