Headliner
New electronic thread revolutionizes discreet wearable medical monitoring
by Malcolm Azania
While everyone needs technology of one sort or another, certain people shrink from any stigma associated with it. In fact, those people may be less likely to let others see them using that tech no matter how much they need it, even if that wearable technology is as widespread as eyeglasses.
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Highlights
Domesticating AI: Why vibe coding feels like cheating
by Howard Armitage
Teaching an AI assistant to answer to “Yaffle” became an unexpected lesson in vibe coding. It’s a look at why programmers are uneasy, how tech history is repeating itself, and how AI is quietly changing who gets to create.
Review: 2027 Chevrolet Bolt is an affordable electric car we'll miss
by Aaron Turpen
Back in 2023, Chevrolet quietly sent the struggling Bolt to the proverbial junkyard in the sky. Now it’s back, but for only the 2027 model year, Chevy says. That’s sad because this is a really good EV.
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Nomad 100 marks breakthrough in blown-wing VTOL technology
by David Szondy
A radically new concept in VTOL aircraft design has made its debut with the first flight of Sikorsky's Nomad 100 rotor-blown wing prototype. Announced during the Farnborough International Airshow, the milestone marks the official takeoff of the Nomad family.
Samsung's new AI glasses work with Google's Gemini AI
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Looks like every tech firm worth their salt's gotta make AI glasses, and Samsung's finally ready to throw its hat in the ring. Its intelligent eyewear pairs with the brand's smart watch and phone to bring a host of features right up to your face.
Sub-$300 diagnostics tablet jailbreaks modern vehicle software locks
by Simon Heptinstall
Modern cars are increasingly locked behind digital paywalls. A new sub-$300 diagnostic tablet lets DIY mechanics pick these corporate locks with legal, lifetime, subscription-free access to restricted vehicle data.
Review: Bedtime bone-conducting speakers are now twice as good
by Bronwyn Thompson
If you're someone who likes to fall asleep listening to sound, be it a podcast, music or a rainy soundscape, your options have been limited if you want to avoid next-day ear pain or disturbing anyone you share a bed with. This company has a solution.
Pocketbyte customizable portable computer opens doors for makers
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Electronics nerds and indie hackers are going to love this. The Pocketbyte is an upcoming portable computer you can endlessly customize to serve as a music player, gaming handheld, or even a personal digital assistant out of the 1990s.
A deep take for detecting deepfakes
by Malcolm Azania
New AI detection system RealorRender offers increased accuracy and transparency classifying images as deepfakes or authentic. The innovation offers hope to businesses, governments, and individuals targeted by fraudsters, extortionists, and stalkers.
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This portable fan cools you down in more ways than one
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Portable fans are a great way to beat the heat that's bearing down on us in more places around the world lately. This upcoming model packs an extra feature that could help cool you down in a pinch. Oh, and did I mention it's also a power bank?
Elsewhere
Last week, Google added Nano Banana AI image generation to Google Earth, allowing people to tweak what they're looking at to visualize how a place might have looked in the past, for example. What could possibly go wrong?
Well, how about Godzilla attacking a city, the Eiffel Tower on its side, a sink hole swallowing the Great Pyramid or something much worse? Yes indeed, folks went a bit wild with these new creative powers. So much so that Google has now reportedly pulled the feature while it works on "implementing stronger guardrails."
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