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American companies are rushing to adapt the lessons of Ukraine’s battlefields, writes Aidan Stretch.

Henry Farrell over at his substack, Programmable Mutter: Towards the end of his new book, The Irrational Decision, Ben Recht explains what he has set out to do. Most books on technology either take the side that all technology is bad, or all technology is good. This isn’t one of those books. Such bo...

There are 27M Indian Users on GitHubKyle Daigle, COO of GitHub, posting on X: 27M devs building on @github in India 2M+ more joined in 2026 1 in 7 new devs are from India Behind India’s economic growth is a relentless community of devs. That’s a massive number, especially the 2M+ who’ve joined in 20...

"A Palmetto Energy Plan lets you go solar by swapping the upfront cost of buying and installing solar panels for predictable monthly payments."

Rockstar confirmed on Saturday that some of its data was compromised in a breach of a third-party provider. The group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility, saying it had gained access to the company's Snowflake instances (a cloud-hosting provider popular with enterprise customers) via Anodot, a cost-...

The report argued that homeowner education is vital to the successful adoption of heat pumps in cold states.

It was a week of mostly quiet work, that involved focusing on some personal matters, whether it was paperwork (tax day is approaching) or some annual medical check ups, like keeping tabs on my vision. Life was mundane. And that was reflected in my writing this week as well. Just a solitary essay and...

In celebration of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie coming to theaters, Nintendo is making it a little cheaper to get both Super Mario Galaxy games when you buy a $449.99 Nintendo Switch 2 console. Now through May 9th, you can buy a Switch 2 with Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 for $499.99 […]

"So far, it's just impressive being off the grid."

Tech, Apple, and the vast grey area that is AI

RGB LED TVs have been the talk of the TV world this year, with models coming from all the manufacturers, and the first one of 2026 is here - the Hisense UR9. It's the first look at the viability of the new backlight technology outside of demo rooms, and it's a step above the traditional […]

For years, even decades, virtually everyone in the United States had the same phone. Nobody really thought about it, it didn't even matter what it was called - it was just The Phone. Well, The Phone was called the Western Electric 500, and when landline phones ruled the world, the Western Electric 5...

Three Garmin leaks in one quarter: CIRQA, Muscle Battery, and advanced strength features. It is tempting to connect them to a single product. The hardware constraints make that almost impossible. Read the full post at Garmin CIRQA and Muscle Battery Are Not the Same Product. Subscribe to the5krunner...

Around the world, over two billion daily cups of coffee are consumed. That means there are a staggering amount of coffee grounds getting tossed away every day. Researchers now have a plan to turn all that waste into eco-friendly insulation.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, EngineeringTags: Biocha...

Guest Post by Howard Rupprecht – managing director, CSconnected In October 2023, a small British company called KETS Quantum Security completed a successful trial of quantum-encrypted communications on a standard telecoms network. It was a landmark moment providing proof that quantum-secure technolo...

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the AI coding and vibe-coding booms, follow David Pierce. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Writing code was a killer ap...

I love black-and-white photography. I also adore compact cameras you can always have by your side. So I'm a total mark for the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome, a fixed-lens camera that can't zoom and can't record color - at all. It's a formula that makes the average person ask, "Why?" I've tested the GR IV [...

I like where Pebblebee's head is at with its newest product. Unlike most item trackers that only help you find your stuff a la AirTags, this one is also a personal safety device designed for quick access in an emergency.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Object Tracker, Safety

ClickFix attacks are attracting considerable engineering effort at detection, and warning users when they could be running into danger. But what is being done to prevent users from being prey to them?

With this development, Ionna has lofty expectations for the future expansion of its charging network.

“The Analytical Engine has no pretensions whatever to originate anything. It can do [only] whatever we know how to order it to perform,” Ada Lovelace inveighed upon composing the world’s first algorithm for the world’s first computer. Meanwhile, she was reckoning with the nature of creativity, disti...

Samsung gave us a glimpse of a couple of seriously desirable lifestyle speakers for 2026 a couple of months ago, and I'm happy to report you can now get your hands on them.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Speakers, home theater, Samsung

New iterations of our favorite tech appear regularly, and though the new version is often indistinguishable from the previous one, the manufacturer tells us we can't live without it. The previous version of the product is quickly forgotten, as it is now considered obsolete, with nothing to offer ove...

"Charging at home with an electric vehicle is the key."

Their breakthrough integrates a thin film into panels that not only protects the fragile solar cells but also captures mechanical energy from falling rain.

Garmin has trademarked Muscle Battery, confirming SmO2 muscle oxygen hardware is coming, and CIRQA, its Whoop competitor. Full analysis of what the filings reveal about both products. Read the full post at Garmin Leaks Trademarks – Two New Products highly Likely. Subscribe to the5krunner for detaile...

The textile battery can be "seamlessly integrated into electronic textiles through traditional techniques, such as weaving, knitting, sewing, and stitching."

Two back-to-back 100-mile rides with live tests on the Polar Street X, Garmin HRM-600, and Pirelli P-Zero Race SLR tyres. Battery, HR accuracy, and comfort results from 20+ hours of GPS recording. Read the full post at Polar Street X Battery and HR Test: 200-Mile Results. Subscribe to the5krunner fo...

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Northwest Quantum Nexus (NQN), the regional quantum technology hub serving Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, today announces NW Quantum Day — a landmark regional summit marking World Quantum Day 2026 in Seattle. The event, co-hosted by K&L Gates and taking place A...

The British Army and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have completed a multi-week test in Essex using drones, advanced sensors, and AI to speed up and make safer the hunt for deadly mines and munitions scattered on battlefields.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, EngineeringTags:...

Polymarket bets started popping up in Google News alongside legitimate news articles. But now those results aren't showing, and Google says they were never supposed to. Spokesperson Ned Adriance told The Verge that "Google News is designed to show sources that create content about current issues, ev...

If you’ve ever worried about porch pirates stealing packages while you’re away, a video doorbell can offer some peace of mind, letting you keep tabs on deliveries no matter where you are. Google offers some of the best around, and right now, its battery-powered, second-gen Nest Doorbell is available...

Nintendo seemingly designed its latest console to be a mystery for third-party accessory makers. With the Switch 2, the company changed the wireless protocol for connecting controllers to the new system, as well as how it outputs video over USB-C, making it clear at launch that every third-party man...

Overly agreeable AI responses to interpersonal issues could mess with human moral perspectives.

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 123, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, which Artemis photo did you make your wallpaper, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Sam Altman and...

Earlier this year, a relatively unknown startup from Finland made a startling announcement: It had finally solved solid-state batteries. Not only that, but Donut Lab, a spinoff of Verge Motorcycles, said that its solid-state battery - long considered the "Holy Grail of batteries" for their high-dens...

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Covid, smallpox, […]

Guest Post by Jim McMahon Superconducting qubits, which are used in quantum computers, are extremely sensitive to external influence. They need to be cooled to milli-Kelvin temperatures to maintain their quantum state and prevent decoherence, which is the loss of quantum information.  Dilution refri...

One of the requirements of App Store apps is that they run in a sandbox. What does mean, and how does it affect the app? And why does privacy protection also use a sandbox?

At a local library volunteer shift, five Dell Optiplex All-in-One computers were being replaced by newer All-in-One PCs running Windows 11. The library’s tech support does not support Linux, so... Read More The post How Linux Mint gave five “obsolete” library PCs a second life appeared first on All...

Beyond the rather low efficiency of today’s solar panels in converting the power of the sun into electricity, the transformational potential of solar energy is presently held back by battery storage technology.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, EngineeringTags: Chemistry, Solar Power, UC Santa Barbar...

The very first motorcycle from a relatively new company is often a stepping stone. More often than not, it would likely be a small displacement street bike made for the masses with white-labeled components, barebones tech, and definitely not a liter-class engine.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles...

Developers keep finding interesting ways to make our existing tech more useful. Sometimes that means refining how we interact with tools we already rely on. Other times it means applying software to problems that don’t obviously look like “tech problems.” Here are three apps that take a slightly unc...

The New York Auto Show comes to a close this weekend. There were both encouraging and discouraging developments for vehicle electrification. However, while I expected innovative technology from automakers, the most encouraging presence was from the city and state of New York. Overall, automaker laun...

"Exposure is happening all the time."

Whenever a new technology shows up, the conversation quickly splits into camps. There are the people who reject it outright, and there are the people who seem to adopt it with religious enthusiasm. For more than a year now, no topic has been more polarising than AI coding agents. What I keep notici...

San Francisco police have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Russian Hill house early Friday morning, The San Francisco Standard reports. The incident was caught on surveillance cameras shortly before 7AM ET. Later that morning, someone mat...

Linux feels more French anyway.