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Ford Rehires Over 300 Human Engineers as AI Fails to Match Skills

Ford Motor Co. is quietly reversing course on its heavy bet on artificial intelligence in vehicle engineering. Years spent chasing efficiency through machines have given way to a quiet shift at the car company older engineers, once edged out, are back. Between 2019 and now, around three hundred to three fifty of these experienced hands returned, some rehired, others newly brought in, many stepping...

Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger Permanently Banned from Editing Site

Larry Sanger, the co-founder who named Wikipedia and helped draft its foundational policies on neutrality and sourcing in 2001, has been permanently banned from editing the collaborative online encyclopedia. Community editors reached this decision in June 2026 after reviewing his recent activities aimed at increasing viewpoint diversity across the platform. The action prevents him from making any further contributions despite his historic role in...

Sacramento Police Disarm Suspect Using Drone in First-of-Its-Kind US Operation

Sacramento County sheriff's deputies carried out the first known drone-assisted disarmament of an armed suspect in the United States when they flew a compact...

New $499 Dumb Phone Blocks Social Media & Web Browsers

Commodore is bringing back the flip phone — with a modern twist designed to combat digital overload. The newly announced Commodore Callback 8020, set to...

Tiny Drone: China Unveils Mosquito-Sized Micro-Drone

A viral video shared by NEXTA on X has millions buzzing: a tiny metallic drone, no bigger than a mosquito, perches on a person's...

High-Profile Instagram Accounts Hijacked via Meta’s AI Support Chatbot

A security flaw involving Meta's AI-powered support chatbot reportedly allowed hackers to take over a number of high-profile Instagram accounts over the weekend, exposing...

BYU Students Build Experimental Car That Gets 2,145 MPG

An engineering group at Brigham Young University in Utah shocked the Internet world recently after showcasing an experimental car that runs on only one...

Ferrari Unveils First All-Electric Car, The $640,000 Ferrari Luce

Ferrari has officially launched its first fully electric production car, signaling a major shift for the iconic Italian automaker into the EV space. The company...

China’s New Gaming GPUs: A Lifeline for PC Gaming in the USA?

China's New Gaming GPU Tests Self Reliance Limits in a Constrained Semiconductor Landscape. China has launched its first serious domestic gaming graphics card with the...

China Introduces AI-Powered Barber Robots for 45-Cent Haircuts

China is rolling out AI-powered robotic barber kiosks that scan heads in three dimensions and deliver haircuts for the equivalent of about 45 cents,...

China Unveils Functional Mecha Suit: The GD01 – A Real-Life Hollywood Mech

Unitree, a Chinese robotics firm, has released the GD01, a production-ready manned mecha that stands roughly 2.7 meters tall, weighs around 500 kilograms with...

Roomba Inventor Unveils ‘Familiar’: A Dog-Sized Robot Designed for Emotional Bonding

Colin Angle, co-founder and longtime CEO of iRobot, the company behind the iconic Roomba vacuum, has stepped into a new chapter with the launch...

Jack Mallers: Bitcoin Can Lower Housing Prices for Families

Bitcoin is going to demonetize real estate and drive housing prices back down for families, according to Jack Mallers in a widely shared video...

GameStop Makes Shock $55.5B Offer to Acquire eBay

GameStop has submitted a non-binding unsolicited proposal to acquire eBay for approximately 55.5 billion dollars at 125 dollars per share in a 50 percent...