The UK Atomic Energy Authority has launched the fifth scientific campaign for its MAST Upgrade spherical tokamak. This six-month push involves over 200 scientists and will run 950 plasma experiments to tackle key hurdles for practical fusion power.
Lenovo is showing off a wild concept at CES 2026: a gaming laptop with a rollable OLED screen. The Legion Pro Rollable can expand from a 16-inch display up to a 24-inch ultrawide for esports and multitasking.
In a new podcast, Replit’s CEO argues that most AI output is generic “slop.” He says the fix is for platforms to build “taste” into their agents and for companies to embrace “vibe coding” to empower non-developers.
Utah is testing an AI system that can approve prescription refills without a physician’s immediate review. The program uses clinician-defined rules to automate decisions for stable patients, logging every action for audit. This reflects a growing trend of AI moving from experimental to operational r
Samsung’s spherical Ballie robot appears to have been shelved after being absent from CES 2026. The company calls it an “active innovation platform,” but its path to store shelves looks dim.
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has raised a massive $20 billion in a Series E round. The funding news arrives amid international investigations into its Grok chatbot for easily creating harmful deepfake imagery.
Vitrealab has closed an $11 million Series A to industrialize its Quantum Light Chip for AR glasses. The tech promises smaller, brighter, more efficient displays. But the AR hardware graveyard is full of good ideas.
The big story at CES 2026 isn’t just faster chips from AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm. It’s a surprising shift toward laptops you can actually repair and upgrade. Plus, Dell is reversing its controversial rebranding by bringing back the beloved XPS line.
Scientists have built fully autonomous microrobots measuring just 200 by 300 by 50 micrometers. Powered solely by light, they can sense temperature, follow paths, and operate for months without external control, opening up new possibilities in medicine and micro-engineering.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang broke with other tech billionaires, saying he’s “perfectly fine” with a proposed California wealth tax. The one-time 5% levy on billionaires could cost him over $8 billion based on his current $162.9 billion net worth.
