Jolla’s new Sailfish 5 smartphone has blown past its crowdfunding goal, securing over 5,000 pre-orders. The phone, with specs chosen by the community, offers a truly independent mobile OS. But its unique interface and app ecosystem come with significant trade-offs.
NASA has lost contact with the MAVEN spacecraft orbiting Mars. The probe, which is critical for relaying rover data, appears to be spinning and may have changed its orbit.
Mars is pushing AI into its vast empire, from veterinary diagnostics to consumer apps. The company has invested over a billion dollars in digital transformation and is now betting AI can reimagine its future. But integrating this tech across candy, pet food, and animal hospitals is a massive operati
A new UK startup is launching with a bold claim: its patented dew point cooling technology can reduce cooling energy consumption in data centers by around 90%. The tech, spun out of the University of Hull after 15 years of R&D, is now seeking pre-seed funding.
A new fire-extinguishing hydrogel completely eliminates PFAS, the “forever chemicals” in traditional foams. With the EU implementing restrictions and a total ban proposed, this clay-based alternative could change fire safety.
Mozilla has named Laura Enzor-DeMeo, the former general manager of Firefox, as its new CEO. The move comes as the company pushes to integrate AI features into its flagship browser under her leadership.
The shift from AI coding assistants to autonomous agents is hitting a wall in enterprises. According to a new analysis, the failure isn’t due to model capability but a critical lack of structured context and redesigned workflows. Success requires treating context as an engineered system.
Google is testing a new feature that turns your earbuds into a real-time interpreter. It’s a step toward sci-fi dreams, but with real-world limits. The feature supports 70 languages and is expanding to iOS in 2026.
A backstage look at five 2025 Uncommon Thinkers honorees reveals groundbreaking work in space logistics, AI drug design, decentralized social media, AI agents, and toxic waste destruction. The common thread? A pragmatic, steward-minded approach to solving huge problems.
A bipartisan commission warns China is closing in on dominating biotechnology, putting US health and national security at risk. The solution, argues former ambassador Gary Locke, isn’t just more funding—it’s fixing a broken patent system that’s stifling American innovation.
