Latest articles on AI, technology, and software development.
The International Space Station retires in 2030. Axiom Space, Starlab, and Vast Space are racing to replace it with commercial platforms. In 2026, these programs moved from blueprints to fabrication. Here is where each stands and what they are actually building.
Boston Dynamics, Figure AI, and Tesla have moved from demos to deployments. Thousands of humanoid robots are already working in factories and warehouses. Here is an honest account of what they can do, what they cannot, and the economics driving the decisions.
For thirty years, game characters have run scripts. In 2026, on-device AI inference is enabling NPCs that understand novel conversation, remember past interactions, and respond to situations no designer anticipated.
The clearest revenue growth in enterprise AI is not coming from horizontal platforms -- it is coming from startups that go deep on a single industry. In 2026, vertical AI agents are reaching unicorn valuations, outcome-based pricing, and moats that general-purpose tools cannot easily replicate.
Originally approved for diabetes and weight loss, GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are showing striking effects on addiction, cardiovascular disease, and potentially Alzheimer's. The 2026 research is forcing a rethink of what these drugs actually do.
The EU's Digital Markets Act forced Apple to allow alternative app stores on iPhone in early 2024. Two and a half years later, adoption is modest, the fee fight continues, and Apple still controls more than it appears.
GPU clusters running AI workloads can hit 300 kilowatts per rack -- far beyond what air cooling can handle. Liquid cooling has gone from niche to necessity, and it is reshaping how data centers are designed, built, and operated.
There is a meaningful difference between apps that added AI and apps built around AI from the start. The distinction is not cosmetic -- it determines the data architecture, the reliability model, and ultimately the quality of the product.
QUIC-based HTTP/3 has crossed the adoption threshold in 2026, with over 34% of major websites enabled and 92% of browsers supporting it natively. Here is what the protocol actually fixes, where it underperforms, and the one feature that never gets enough attention.
Sony's WH-1000XM6 launches at $399 with a new QN3 processor, redesigned ear cups, and noise cancellation performance that measured 3dB better than the XM5 in independent lab testing. After two weeks of daily use, here is what actually changed and whether the upgrade is worth it.
Ethereum's Pectra upgrade activated on mainnet on May 7, 2026, delivering a core change to how Layer 2 networks post data to the base chain. The result is an 80 percent reduction in data publishing costs for L2s like Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base, which translates directly to lower fees for users of those networks.
Pre-release benchmark data for AMD's Zen 6 architecture shows a 28 percent instructions-per-clock improvement over Zen 5, with the Ryzen 9000X series targeting Intel's Arrow Lake in both single-thread and multi-thread workloads. Volume production is confirmed for Q3 2026.