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New 2 World Trade Center set to rise as 1,226-ft supertall skyscraper

by Adam Williams

Almost 25 years after the September 11 attacks, the World Trade Center site's rebuild is nearing completion. The new 2 World Trade Center skyscraper is due to begin construction soon and will serve as headquarters for American Express.

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Around The HomeLifestyle

Countertop AI robotic chef makes meals from ingredients that you supply

by Shirl Leigh

Pair fresh ingredients with the Nosh One – an AI robo-chef currently on Kickstarter – and the busy professional may never need worry about meals, aside from choosing a recipe from a menu of over 500 dishes spanning 11-plus international cuisines.

DronesConsumer TechTechnology

World’s most efficient RC drone flies 3.5 hours on a single charge

by Omar Kardoudi

Most drone engineers pick a lane. You build for speed, or you build for range. Luke and Mike Bell, the father-and-son team from South Africa already famous for pushing electric quadcopters to velocities that seemed positively absurd, appear to be building for both.

Google Drive’s lifetime competitor is now 67% off

As subscription fatigue continues to drive us all mad, more and more users wonder why we should pay $10/month for Google Drive when other providers offer lifetime cloud storage for a single price. FileLu’s plan is currently 67% off.

CampervansAdventure VehiclesOutdoors

Westfalia's nuggety camper van out-bathrooms Benz in tiny RV game

by C.C. Weiss

Mercedes announced it's bringing production of its Marco Polo camper van in-house, cutting out Westfalia. But Westfalia actually builds a better Mercedes small camper. The Jules Verne has a multi-room layout with the bathroom the Marco Polo lacks.

MotorcyclesTransport

Unlikely bikemaker might be the next big thing in e-motorcycles

by Utkarsh Sood

Hint: It's not Royal Enfield. A company that produces more than 4 million motorcycles every year and has a presence in more than 90 countries across the globe, TVS is eyeing the mainstream electric motorcycle segment with the eFX 30.

MilitaryTechnology

Liberty Class autonomous naval ships can be cranked out like sausages

by David Szondy

A new naval autonomous ship project isn’t much to write home about these days, but the new Liberty Class being developed by Blue Water Autonomy in partnership with Damen Shipyards stands out because it’s designed to be built quickly and in large numbers.

GearOutdoors

Smart outdoor lantern brings radar-based science to backwoods lighting

by Simon Heptinstall

Recent advances made in the automotive world have found an unlikely application: a new high-performance portable lantern called the CampLight Pro. And it’s such a cool bit of kit that it could change the way we light the outside of our homes too.

Camping TrailersAdventure VehiclesOutdoors

Tenacious teardrop camper is an escape pod built to truly vanish

by C.C. Weiss

The all-new 2026 Goldfields Escape Pod camper brings together a virtually indestructible off-road build with a fully loaded living space that multiplies its footprint upon parking, mellowing hot, unwelcoming terrain into comfortable base camp.

MilitaryTechnology

Ursa Major cries HAVOC and lets slip a new hypersonic missile

by David Szondy

Aerospace and defense company Ursa Major aims to bring greater containment and control to hypersonic flight with its HAVOC missile – a medium-range vehicle capable of flying in excess of Mach 5, yet designed for low cost and high-volume production.

Elsewhere

Have you ever seen a bird with curly feathers before? Meet the Frillback.

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