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Computer run on human brain cells learned to play ‘Doom’

Oval limestone with line etchings that likely represent a board game played in ancient Rome

Mystery stone is actually ancient Roman board game

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How the Ring Search Party feature works (and how to turn it off, if it’s too creepy)

AI generated image of dogs walking through outdoor heated tunnel with red X across it

No, Hungary did not construct heated tunnels for its stray dogs

a hand moves pieces on a brown and black chess board

Homemade chess board moves its own pieces. And wins.

By Mack DeGeurin

a white driverless car drives in front of a large state capitol building

Radio waves could help driverless cars see around corners

By Mack DeGeurin

A broadcast drone hovers as Britain's Makayla Gerken Schofield competes in the freestyle skiing women's moguls qualification 1 during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park, in Livigno (Valtellina), on February 10, 2026. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

The tech behind the Olympics: High-speed cameras, sensors, and annoying drones

By Mack DeGeurin

screenshot of apple music inside chatgpt

How to connect Apple Music to ChatGPT

Candidates for Luna 9's landing site. Credit: Pinault et al.

Astronomers close in on long-lost Soviet lunar lander

fake images of wild horses standing on a beach wrapped in pink mattress-like insulation material

No, North Carolina’s wild horses were not wrapped in insulation

By Margherita Bassi

a dog sits next to a no dog poop sign

Poop DNA tests and AI dog surveillance: The tech changing pet care.

By Mack DeGeurin

She-bear and bear-cubs. Adult female of Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) with cubs on the snow in spring forest.

Facial recognition AI trained to work on bears

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This AI thinks it’s the 1800s

January 4, 2022 Deerton, MI Mature woman working on laptop in her home.

How to really spot AI-generated images, with Google’s help

six clocks on a pink background

Why does AI suck at making clocks?

A humanoid robot is carried by technicians after being knocked out in a kickboxing match at the World Humanoid Robot Games on August 15, 2025 in Beijing, China.

2025 proved humanoid robots are here to stay. And fall down.

By Mack DeGeurin

hands-free driving inside a rivian vehicle

Rivian announces AI chip in move towards self-driving future

By Kristin Shaw

Library aisle showing rows of books

Librarians can’t keep up with bad AI

a robot dog with elon musk's face

Robot dog with Elon Musk’s head poops out AI generated art

By Mack DeGeurin

A brightly coloured illustration which can be viewed in any direction. It has many elements to it working together: men in suits around a table, someone in a data centre, big hands controlling the scenes and holding a phone, people in a production line. Motifs such as network diagrams and melting emojis are placed throughout the busy vignettes.

How to glimpse a pre-AI internet