Watch This Bio-Inspired Mars Rover Concept 'Swim' Through Sand on Curved Wheels (Video)
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and University of Würzburg unveiled a Mars rover concept that uses curved, sandfish‑inspired wheels to "swim" through loose sand. The prototype, part of the Valles Marineris Explorer (VaMEx) swarm initiative, demonstrated stable locomotion on granular terrain while exposing areas for control‑algorithm improvement. VaMEx’s broader goal is to field an autonomous, heterogeneous robot swarm capable of mapping the deep canyon system of Valles Marineris. Researchers see the bio‑inspired mobility as a stepping stone toward more versatile planetary rovers.
Windows PC Powered by Nvidia Chips Set to Be Unveiled
Nvidia and Microsoft are set to unveil the first Windows PCs that run on Nvidia‑designed CPUs, with models expected from Microsoft’s Surface line and Dell. The announcements will debut at Taiwan’s Computex trade show and Microsoft’s Build conference in San...
Mass Effect and Metal Gear Actor Jennifer Hale Calls on Studios to Take Responsibility for Their AI Use: 'Ain't Nobody...
Voice actress Jennifer Hale called on game studios to take responsibility for their use of generative AI, demanding consent, control, and compensation for actors whose performances are used as training data. She emphasized that AI is a tool and that...
LTO Tape Stores Data for $5 per Terabyte — Here's Why You Can't Buy It
Linear Tape‑Open (LTO) media can store data at roughly $5 per terabyte, but the price advantage only materializes after buying an expensive tape drive. Record shipments of 176.5 exabytes in 2024 show the format’s continued growth, with LTO‑9 offering 18 TB native...
Pocket-Sized Device Rivals Bulky Lab Machinery in Disease and Environmental Testing
Micronix Co., Ltd. has launched POTA, a pocket‑sized spectrophotometer that matches the performance of traditional lab‑grade instruments. The device, developed at Kumamoto University, uses a novel tapered spatial filter to suppress stray light, allowing a simple LED and color sensor...
May 31, 1975: ESA Begins Operations
On May 31, 1975 the European Space Agency (ESA) began de facto operations after ten founding nations signed the ESA Convention the previous day. The agency emerged from the merger of the European Space Research Organization and the European Launcher Development Organization, ending...
Neros Technologies Shrinks Its Attack Drone Controller by Half
Neros Technologies unveiled Crossbow Block 2, a wearable ground‑control station for its Archer FPV attack drone that is more than 50 percent smaller yet still delivers a 25‑kilometer (15.5‑mile) operational range. The compact system, designed for plate‑carrier wear, is already being delivered...
Experimental Pill Promises New Hope for Deadly Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers reported that the experimental pill daraxonrasib, which blocks mutated KRAS proteins, nearly doubled median survival for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer to 13.2 months versus 6.7 months on chemotherapy. The drug showed fewer severe side effects and improved quality...
RASolute 302 Brings a “Transformative" Moment in Pancreatic Cancer: A 60% Improvement in Overall Survival
Revolution Medicines’ RASolute 302 phase‑3 trial showed that the RAS(ON) inhibitor daraxonrasib improved overall survival by 60% in patients with previously treated metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Median overall survival more than doubled to 13.2 months versus 6.6 months on standard chemotherapy,...
STAT+: For Prostate Cancer Patients Set on Surgery, New Hormone Regimen May Improve Outcomes, Study Finds
A phase‑3 PROTEUS trial found that administering two hormone therapies before and after prostatectomy outperformed a single‑hormone regimen in high‑risk, early‑stage patients. The dual approach reduced biochemical recurrence and improved margin‑negative resection rates. Oncologists view the data as a potential...
Amazon Launches Cargo Bike Deliveries in DC
Amazon has launched a 10‑month pilot in Washington, D.C., deploying up to 15 electric cargo bikes to handle last‑mile deliveries. The bikes are loaded at a micro‑hub in Southwest D.C. and will operate in bike lanes and loading zones, mirroring...
Brain Corp Achieves SOC 2 Compliance
Brain Corp announced that its BrainOS autonomy platform has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance, confirming that its data security and system operations meet rigorous industry standards. The company currently powers more than 40,000 autonomous mobile robots in commercial settings across...
The History of Soviet Human Spaceflight
The Soviet human‑spaceflight program launched with Yuri Gagarin’s 108‑minute Vostok 1 flight in April 1961, establishing the USSR as the first nation to put a person in orbit. It then pioneered multi‑crew flights, the first spacewalk, the first woman in space, and...
5 Of The Highest-Rated Motorola Razr Fold Alternatives You Can Buy
Motorola has finally entered the U.S. book‑style foldable market with the Razr Fold, but the selection remains thin because protectionist trade policies limit many options. The article evaluates five highly‑rated alternatives – Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Motorola Razr...
HP OmniBook 3 16 Review: Big-Screen Budget Laptop With Unbeatable Battery Life
HP’s OmniBook 3 16 delivers a record‑breaking 34‑hour streaming battery life, positioning it as the most endurance‑focused laptop CNET has tested. Powered by a first‑generation Snapdragon X1 processor, the 16‑inch IPS model starts at $1,000 and reaches $1,370 fully upgraded with 32 GB RAM...
Mint Explainer: Why Are Quick Commerce Giants Betting Big on Digital Wallets?
Swiggy Instamart has rolled out a feature that lets shoppers top up their Swiggy Money wallet to cover any shortfall in the minimum order value required for free delivery. The change eliminates the need to add extra items merely to...
From Passive to Active: Self‐Propelled Colloids in Coatings Formulation and Film Formation
Researchers introduced self‑propelled Janus colloids into coating formulations to overcome passive transport limits during drying. By tuning the balance between fuel depletion and evaporation rates, the active particles accumulate at both the top and bottom interfaces of the film. The...
NeuExcell Therapeutics Announces Encouraging Data of NXL-004 in Recurrent Malignant Glioma at 2026 ASCO
NeuExcell Therapeutics announced that its first‑in‑human gene therapy NXL‑004 for recurrent malignant glioma earned a Rapid Oral presentation slot at ASCO 2026. The AAV‑NeuroD1 platform was tested in eleven patients, showing a favorable safety profile with no drug‑related serious adverse...
Scalable Aqueous Polymerization Via Nanoconfinement Effect Generating Two‐Dimensional Polymers With Excitation‐Dependent Clusteroluminescence
Researchers introduced a scalable aqueous nanoconfinement method to synthesize organic two‑dimensional polymers (O2DPs) at an unprecedented 50 mg/mL concentration. Amphiphilic monomers self‑assemble into bilayer sheets, where radical polymerization creates a covalent 2D network. The resulting polymers display excitation‑dependent clusteroluminescence, room‑temperature phosphorescence,...
Xiaomi 17T Price Leaked Ahead of June 4 India Launch: What to Expect?
Xiaomi is set to launch the 17T in India on June 4, pricing the 12 GB + 256 GB model at ₹65,999 (about $795). The flagship offers a 6.59‑inch 1.5K OLED panel with up to 144 Hz refresh, a MediaTek Dimensity 8500‑Ultra chipset, and a Leica‑branded triple‑camera...
Is This the Future of Air Travel?
An all‑electric aircraft completed its maiden test flight over New York City on May 31, 2026, marking a milestone for zero‑emission aviation. The prototype, built by startup VoltAero, carried two pilots and a lightweight passenger mock‑up, reaching a cruise speed...
SoftBank Plans 75 Billion Euro AI Data Center Buildout in France
SoftBank announced a €75 bn ($81 bn) AI data‑center program in France, targeting 5 GW of total capacity. The first phase will deliver 3.1 GW across three sites in Hauts‑de‑France by 2031, with €45 bn ($48.6 bn) earmarked for initial construction. Partnering with Schneider Electric, the...
ET Alpha Wealth Summit: Will AI Disrupt India’s Growth Story or Accelerate It?
The ET Alpha Wealth Summit will convene in Mumbai on June 4 to debate whether artificial intelligence will disrupt or accelerate India’s growth trajectory. Key sessions, including the “Amritkaal or AI‑kaal?” panel, will examine AI’s impact on industries, jobs, and capital...
‘Goodbye, Copilot’: Microsoft Faces Backlash as Github Copilot Ends Flat-Rate AI Pricing From June 1
Microsoft announced that GitHub Copilot will move from a flat‑rate subscription to a usage‑based pricing model on June 1, granting Pro users $10 of AI credits and Pro+ users $39 each month. The shift ties cost to token consumption, which Microsoft...
From Live Translation to Call Summaries: 12 AI Features Hidden in Your Smartphone that You Should Start Using
Modern smartphones now embed a suite of AI tools that go beyond chatbots, offering live translation, call transcription, photo editing, and writing assistance. The article lists 12 built‑in features such as Circle to Search, AI‑powered call transcripts, voice‑recording summaries, and...
Week in Review: Infostealer Dropped via FortiClient EMS Flaw, Exploited Trend Micro Apex One Flaw
The week’s headlines were dominated by critical vulnerabilities and active exploits. FortiClient’s Enterprise Management Server (CVE‑2026‑35616) was leveraged to spread a broad‑range infostealer across corporate endpoints, while Trend Micro’s Apex One suffered a zero‑day path‑traversal attack (CVE‑2026‑34926). Microsoft released patches for a...
Real-World Predictors of Survival and Response in Advanced Melanoma
Immunotherapy has transformed advanced melanoma care, yet many patients fail first‑line treatment. Researchers applied machine‑learning to a large, real‑world electronic health record database to build interpretable models for overall survival, progression‑free survival, and response. ECOG performance status, PD‑L1‑based first‑line therapy,...
Enhanced Diagnostic Value of Deep-Inspiration Breath-Hold Total-Body PET/CT Imaging for Upper Abdominal Lesions Compared to Free-Breathing
Researchers evaluated a 30‑second deep‑inspiration breath‑hold (DIBH) protocol on a total‑body PET (TB‑PET) scanner against standard free‑breathing (FB) PET/CT for upper‑abdominal lesions. In 116 participants, DIBH‑30s scans reduced PET/CT misregistration and achieved a 98.2% detection sensitivity, surpassing the 91.8% of...
Haryana Govt’s Push for Solar Energy Hits Loan, Paperwork Hurdle
Haryana is accelerating its clean‑energy agenda by targeting 122 MW of rooftop solar across government buildings and aiming to power all state facilities by the 2026‑27 fiscal year. The state has already issued 81,735 rooftop solar connections under the Pradhanmantri Surya...
Tata Power Targets 3 Lakh Rooftop Solar Installations in Uttar Pradesh
Tata Power Renewable Energy launched the “Ghar Ghar Solar” campaign in Uttar Pradesh, pledging 300,000 rooftop solar installations that will deliver roughly 1,000 MW of capacity over the next three years. The rollout pairs government subsidies, a zero‑down financing scheme and...
HIV in South Africa: Why Rolling Out a Groundbreaking New Shot Will Miss a Critical Group of Men
The U.S. shipped the first batch of lenacapavir, a long‑acting injectable HIV‑prevention shot, to South Africa in early April 2026, with rollout slated for June. Clinical trials show close to 100% efficacy with just two doses per year. The national...
Apple Moves on From Cosmic Orange as Leaked iPhone 18 Pro Dummy Units Reveal New Dark Cherry Finish
Apple will drop the Cosmic Orange finish from the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro lineup, introducing a new Dark Cherry shade alongside Black, Silver and Light Blue. Leaked dummy units also hint at a slightly thicker camera module, with the Pro Max bump reaching roughly...
DigiLocker, BHIM, Rail Madad and More: 12 Govt-Backed Apps Worth Having to Save Time and Reduce Paperwork
The Indian government has bundled twelve mobile applications—DigiLocker, UMANG, mAadhaar, BHIM, mParivahan, FASTag, ABHA, Aarogya Setu, Rail Madad, IRCTC Rail Connect, MyGov and PM Kisan—into a digital ecosystem that lets citizens store legal documents, make UPI payments, manage health records, access transport...
How a Nigerian Startup Became an Fintech Unicorn
Moniepoint, founded in 2015 as TeamApt, pivoted to agency‑banking in 2018 and now powers Nigeria’s payments ecosystem. The fintech processes about $22 billion in transactions each month, handling over 1 billion payments and more than 80% of the country’s POS volume. It...
I Tried to Sell My House with a Chatbot
A technology journalist sold his upstate New York home for $605,000 using only AI chatbots, bypassing traditional real‑estate agents. The AI handled everything from drafting the listing description and staging advice to scheduling showings and negotiating offers. By avoiding the...
Weather Forecasting and AI in Indian Farming: Transforming Crop Protection and Agriculture
Indian agriculture is confronting climate volatility, pest outbreaks, and rising disease pressure, prompting a shift toward weather‑forecasting platforms and AI‑driven crop monitoring. Early‑warning systems can alert farmers to storms, droughts, or conditions favorable to fungal infections, while mobile AI tools...
Firms Spent Heavily on AI. Now Rising Costs Are Outpacing Its Value
Enterprises are confronting soaring AI expenses as token‑based pricing climbs, especially for AI agents that can consume dozens of times more tokens than simple chat interactions. Analysts report that heavy usage—dubbed “tokenmaxxing”—can outpace employee salaries within a few months, prompting...
How a Decade-Long Bet on Photonics Handed This Chinese Venture Capital Firm an AI Windfall
Chinese venture‑capital firm CAS Star, led by founder Mi Lei, has reaped a sizable return after a decade‑long focus on photonics. The firm’s early bets on optical‑interconnect and photonic‑chip startups are now paying off as AI models push data‑center bandwidth to its...
The Measurement Problem
Identity and access management (IAM) remains a critical security pillar, yet most enterprises lack a reliable way to gauge program maturity. Multiple surveys—including SailPoint, Ponemon/GuidePoint, and IDSA—show that roughly 60‑70% of organizations sit in the lowest two maturity tiers, with...
Japanese Institutes Develop Wi-Fi Chip Operable in Extreme Radiation
Japanese research institutes have unveiled a Wi‑Fi receiver chip that can operate after exposure to up to 500 kilograys of radiation, a level 1,000 times higher than typical space‑grade semiconductors. By reducing transistor count, enlarging remaining transistors and substituting many with...
Pentagon Says US Military Personnel Targeted Using Commercial Location Data
U.S. Central Command confirmed that forces in active war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to a Reuters report and a letter from Senator Ron Wyden. The threat reports focus on the Gulf region, where U.S....
Transforming Pathology at Scale: NYU Langone’s Achievement of a Fully Digital Workflow in One Year to Accelerate Diagnosis, Collaboration, and...
NYU Langone Health completed a hospital‑wide transition to a fully digital pathology workflow in just one year, scanning every glass slide into a centralized image repository. The initiative slashed average diagnostic turnaround from roughly 48 hours to 30 hours and...
Space Manufacturing Measurement and the Hidden Output of the Space Economy
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released a working paper introducing the Space Economy Manufacturing Plant Utilization Index (SEMPI), a tool that combines plant‑capacity data with space‑economy satellite accounts to gauge how fully space‑manufacturing facilities are being used. The paper...
Firebird to Join Armenia’s National-Level AI Education Efforts, Launches Firebird Labs
Firebird has unveiled Firebird Labs, a venture platform that will incubate and fund up to five robotics, physical AI, aerospace and life‑science startups each year. The company is also teaming with Armenia’s Ministry of Education and OpenAI to deliver ChatGPT...
What Is COSMIC and Why Is It Important?
NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate launched COSMIC in April 2023 to coordinate U.S. efforts on in‑space servicing, assembly and manufacturing (ISAM). Operated by The Aerospace Corporation, the consortium now includes over 300 member organizations and 1,200 individual members from government, industry,...
NASA Taps 2 Companies to Develop Buggies for Its Moon Base Program
NASA has selected Astrolab and Lunar Outpost to build the first lunar rovers for its Artemis moon‑base program, awarding each company roughly $220 million. The vehicles—named FLEX and Pegasus—are electric, four‑wheel‑drive buggies designed to transport two suited astronauts and supplies for...
Is Extracting Oxygen From Lunar Soil the Future of Space Exploration?
A new wave of lunar exploration is focusing on in‑situ resource utilization (ISRU) to produce oxygen directly from regolith. Researchers at France’s PROMES‑CNRS have demonstrated solar‑vacuum pyrolysis, using concentrated sunlight to heat simulated moon dust and release oxygen. Initial lab...
What Is CONFERS and Why Is It Important?
The Consortium for Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations (CONFERS) began as a DARPA‑backed effort in 2017 and became an independent 501(c)(6) trade association in 2022. It brings together satellite operators, servicer manufacturers, insurers, regulators, and academia to create industry‑led...
COXFA4L2 Boosts Cytochrome C Oxidase in Leigh Syndrome
A new Nature Communications study reveals that the mitochondrial protein COXFA4L2 is up‑regulated in cells with COXFA4 mutations, preserving cytochrome c oxidase activity in Leigh‑like encephalopathy. Cryo‑EM shows COXFA4L2 integrates into complex IV, maintaining electron transfer despite the genetic defect. Functional assays...
New AI Approach Aims to Predict Radiation Dose Before Therapy in Advanced Prostate Cancer
Researchers presented a machine‑learning model that predicts absorbed radiation dose for ⁷⁷Lu‑PSMA therapy using pre‑therapy ¹⁸F‑PSMA PET/CT scans in metastatic castration‑resistant prostate cancer. The proof‑of‑concept study involved nine patients, analyzing 57 tumors, 36 salivary glands and 18 kidneys, and demonstrated...