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Google DeepMind opens up access to Project Genie, an AI tool for creating interactive game worlds from text prompts and images. Starting Thursday, Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US will be able to try out an experimental research prototype powered by a combination of Google’s latest global model Genie 3, image generation model Nano Banana Pro, and Gemini. The move, announced five months after Genie 3’s research preview, is part of a broader effort by DeepMind to gather user feedback and training data as it races to develop a more capable model of the world. A world model is…
New footage shows a 50-year-old NASA research jet making an emergency “belly” landing as it skidded down a Texas runway, spewing a torrent of flames and smoke.The veteran aircraft was scheduled to play a small role in the upcoming Artemis II mission. However, that now seems unlikely as it sustained significant damage during the incident.On Tuesday (January 27), a WB-57 research plane executed a controlled crash on the runway at Ellington Field Airport near NASA’s Johnson Space Center outside Houston. The aircraft touched down at relatively low speed and skidded several hundred yards before coming to a stop. Local news…
Archaeologists have discovered 5,000-year-old rock art in the Sinai desert depicting ancient Egypt’s brutal conquest of the region.The work “ghastly demonstrates how the Egyptians colonized the Sinai Peninsula and subjugated its population,” the archaeologists said in a statement.The scene depicts a man with his arms raised in triumph, and a man kneeling with an arrow in his chest, his hands tied behind his back. There was also a boat nearby, as well as an inscription mentioning Min, an Egyptian god associated with fertility, as “ruler of the copper region,” the archaeologists said in a new study published in the 2025…
OpenAI’s video generation app Sora is currently struggling after rocketing to the top of the App Store in October. New data suggests that both app downloads and consumer spending are declining as the initial hype around AI video social networks fades. The iOS version, powered by OpenAI’s Sora 2 video generation model, surpassed 100,000 installs on its first day, despite being an invite-only experience. It quickly took the number one spot in the US App Store and reached the 1 million download milestone faster than ChatGPT. At the time, Sora’s app was iOS-only and still required an invitation, making its…
Roughly 28,000 years ago, a teenage boy was carefully buried in a cave in what is now northern Italy, wearing an exquisite shell hat and holding a flint blade in his right hand. Archaeologists have now determined that his cause of death was a bear attack.”It probably lost consciousness during the event and never regained consciousness,” bioarchaeologist Vitale Sparacero of the University of Cagliari in Sardinia told Live Science in an email. “We know that these people were hunting bears, and that bears tend to avoid humans as much as possible, but it’s still possible to run into them by…
Tesla’s energy storage business saved it from a disastrous earnings report. The company’s profits last year fell 45% compared to 2024, mainly due to lower sales of electric vehicles. Although investors had expected sales to decline, Tesla still beat Wall Street’s profit and revenue expectations thanks to its energy storage business. Tesla has installed a record 46.7 gigawatt-hours of energy storage products in 2025, an increase of 48% from last year, according to the company’s official filings. Large stationary batteries and solar power equipment, such as the Megapack and Powerwall, now account for nearly a quarter of Tesla’s gross profit.…
The night sky in February offers many attractions for those who like stargazing. From moon phases to conjunctions and even planetary lineups, there’s so much to find if you know when and where to look. We’ve created a simple calendar of this month’s highlights so you can plan your stargazing sessions without missing out.We also provide product recommendations for each event, including binoculars, telescopes, and cameras. The right gear for each event can make an incredible difference and help you see details you might otherwise miss. Exploring the night sky is much easier with a little planning.Be sure to download…
Ravie LakshmananJan 29, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking News This week’s updates show how small changes can create real problems. Not loud incidents, but quiet shifts that are easy to miss until they add up. The kind that affects systems people rely on every day. Many of the stories point to the same trend: familiar tools being used in unexpected ways. Security controls are being worked on. Trusted platforms turning into weak spots. What looks routine on the surface often isn’t. There’s no single theme driving everything — just steady pressure across many fronts. Access, data, money, and trust are all being…
Wireless Power Beaming: Unleashing the Power of Autonomy at Scale – YouTube watch on New technology fires laser beams at drones to charge them mid-air, unlocking the potential for “infinite flight.”Powerlight Technologies representatives said the system works by combining a ground-based transmitter with a receiver on a drone, also known as an unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The company says the transmitter combines sophisticated software designed to precisely control the laser beam with hardware capable of sustaining kilowatt (or thousands of watts) of power transmission. For comparison, typical lab lasers operate on the milliwatt scale, or thousands of watts.This software allows…
According to the company, a Waymo robot taxi hit a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica on January 23. Waymo told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the child, whose age and identity are not currently being released, suffered minor injuries. NHTSA has begun an investigation into the accident, and Waymo said in a blog post that it will “fully cooperate with NHTSA throughout the process.” Waymo said its robot taxi crashed into a child at about 6 mph after “suddenly braking” from about 27 mph. The young pedestrian “abruptly entered the roadway from behind a…