World’s First Petahertz-speed Phototransistor at Room Temperature
Researchers demonstrated a way to manipulate electrons in graphene using pulses of light that last less than one thousands trillionth (one quadrillionth) of a second. By leveraging a quantum effect…
Buy Now Pay Later Klarna Funding Customer Payment Plans for TVs and AirPods
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) giant Klarna has 100 million active customers and $92 million in pretax losses for Q1 2025. The Swedish FinTech revealed that milestone Monday (May 19)…
Google has a new tool just for making AI videos
Google wants to make it easier to create AI-generated videos, and it has a new tool to do it. It’s called Flow, and Google is announcing it alongside its new…
Android XR is getting stylish partners in Warby Parker and Gentle Monster
Google’s prototype glasses’ demos included integration with its AI assistant. | Image: Google Google’s second era of smart glasses is off to a chic start. At its I/O developer conference…
Xreal teases Project Aura smart glasses for Android XR
They look like normal sunglasses in the render, with what appear to be cameras in the hinges and nose bridge. | Image: Xreal The Google smart glasses era is back,…
The 15 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2025
Google just wrapped up its big keynote at I/O 2025. As expected, it was full of AI-related announcements, ranging from updates across Google’s image and video generation models to new…
The FDA is making it more difficult for Americans to get vaccinated for covid
The Trump administration is working to limit access to covid booster shots by creating more regulatory hoops for companies developing vaccines for “healthy persons.” The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
Lost in Cult’s new Editions publishing label focuses on art and indie games preservation
Editions is the name of a new game publishing label launched by Lost in Cult, the same company known for making gorgeous books about video games, like Outer Wilds: Design…
Google starts beta testing Android 16’s youthful new look
Google has announced it’s rolling out the colorful new Android 16 interface for beta testers as reported by 9to5Google. The QPR1 beta includes the company’s Material 3 Expressive design language…
We tried on Google’s prototype AI smart glasses
Proof that there’s a display. Here in sunny Mountain View, California, I am sequestered in a teeny tiny box. Outside, there’s a long line of tech journalists, and we are…