Longbow’s new lightweight EV, out later this year, weighs less than half as much a Nissan Leaf—and less than a quarter of a Chevy Silverado EV.While most EVs tip the scales at several tons, Longbow, a U.K.-based startup, is releasing a “featherweight” electric sports car that weighs half as much as others on the road. Launching later this year with a limited run of 150 cars starting at £84...

CES 2026: 3 megatrends set to define this year’s show, according to CTAAt CES 2026, the Consumer Technology Association is framing this year’s show around a broader question than what’s new. Its focus is on how technology adoption is reshaping economies, industries and everyday life – and where that trajectory is heading next.That perspective was set out in an on-stage conversation between...

Pizza outlets witness unusual late-night spike in orders near Pentagon again? Here's complete truth as US strikes Venezuela.Pizza outlets near the Pentagon witnessed an unusual late-night surge in orders as the United States carried out strikes in Venezuela, reviving interest in the so-called Pentagon pizza theory that links food delivery patterns to major military operations.According to repor...

It’s that time again: Venture capitalists—never short on takes about where the market is headed—have predictions for the new year. Predictably, responses contained a healthy dose of optimism about artificial intelligence. But they also warned broadly that 2026 could be the year the market begins to weed out many young application-layer AI startups. Startups with thin margins and little marke...

Materials expert Wang Wenbin founded PollyPolymer in 2017 and developed a mature 3D-printing technology for footwear two years later.One of the biggest moments for China’s booming robotics industry this year was the catwalk performance by carmaker Xpeng’s new humanoid robot. It appeared so lifelike that founder He Xiaopeng had to unzip its back to prove there was no person inside. What the re...

We’ve all been sent voice notes that - instead of offering a quick update - turn into miniature podcasts lasting what seems like forever. In the increasingly digital world we live in, voice notes are turning into yet another distraction that encourages us to bury our heads in our smartphones rather than making real life connections. Now Heineken®, the champion of IRL socialising, has launched...

Artificial intelligence startups are reshaping the global innovation landscape in 2025, with unprecedented valuations driven by massive investments in generative AI, autonomous systems, and foundational intelligence platforms. According to data from Crunchbase, the world’s most valuable AI startups now span a wide range of technologies—from large language models and AI infrastructure to auton...

Silicon Chips on the Brain: Researchers Announce a New Generation of Brain-Computer Interface.Imagine receiving – or being born with – a life sentence with no possibility of parole. The prison would be your own body. In this prison, you might be electrically shocked into convulsions, afflicted with bleeding in the brain, gagged so you cannot speak, shackled so you cannot move your arms or leg...

TREO is the kind of futuristic eco-mobility concept that makes urban planners clap politely while secretly wondering if they should move to Paris, where this thing might actually exist one day. Designed for the rewilding cities of the near future, yes, the ones with actual trees instead of decorative concrete planters, TREO imagines a world where transportation and nature quit fighting and fina...