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A 70-ton machine crawling the Pacific seafloor could reshape the critical minerals supply chain. But at what cost to the deep ocean ecosystem?

The vocoder was built to compress phone calls. It ended up encrypting Churchill's war dispatches—and eventually defining the sound of Daft Punk, Auto-Tune, and K-pop. The story of technology's most unexpected detour.

Generative AI tools dominated GDC 2026 — but most developers aren't shipping them in real games. What's holding the industry back, and what does that gap reveal?

A complete guide to backing up your Android phone in 2026 — Google One, Samsung Cloud, local storage, and the 2FA codes most people forget until it's too late.

Age verification laws are turning VPNs from a niche privacy tool into everyday infrastructure. What happens when governments decide to shut the door?

Mexico City launched Xoli, a WhatsApp chatbot guiding visitors through 3,000+ daily events ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here's what it does, who it's for, and what it might miss.

Jack Dorsey's six-word post launched a platform that shaped elections, movements, and media. Two decades later, Twitter is now X — and the story gets stranger.

AirPods Pro 3 drops to $199.99 at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. But the real story isn't the discount — it's what earbuds are quietly becoming.

Fusion startups have raised over $10 billion as energy demand from AI data centers surges. Here's what's actually being built, which approaches are closest, and why this time might—just might—be different.

Google Gemini's new task automation on the Pixel 10 Pro and Galaxy S26 Ultra lets AI operate apps on your behalf. It's slow, limited, and beta — but it's the first real agentic AI on a consumer phone.

The US Space Force has transferred yet another GPS satellite launch from ULA to SpaceX — the fourth such move in just over a year. What this pattern reveals about the future of military space launches.

A California jury found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors with public statements before his Twitter acquisition. Damages could reach billions. The verdict sets a new bar for CEO accountability in the social media age.