Fujifilm’s latest round of Techno-Stabi binoculars was released in January 2025 and two pairs were released: The 20×40 and the 16×40. The Fujinon Techno-Stabi TS-L 1640 binoculars are good for stargazing with 16x magnification, 40mm objective lenses and a three-degree image stabilization (IS) angle.
Without IS, views from any 16x binoculars are going to be shaky. The same can be said…
Space rescue services needed? 2 'stranded' astronaut incidents are a 'massive wake-up call,' experts say
November 12, 2025
China’s decision to delay the return of its Shenzhou 20 astronauts from the country’s space station due to a possible space debris impact has led to yet another “stranded in space” state of affairs. The situation is also sparking discussion of space…
A lot of new information has been leaked regarding the upcoming Galaxy S26 series, including the Galaxy S26+ renders, the camera specifications of the base S26 and the S26+, along with the new launch timeframe for the series. Here’s everything you’d want to know…
Wonderful raised $100M Series A to put AI agents on the front lines of customer service
November 12, 2025
Israeli AI agent startup Wonderful has raised $100 million in a Series A round led by Index Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners, IVP, Bessemer, and Vine Ventures.
The large round, in a market already crowded with AI agent startups, suggests Wonderful has convinced top tier investors it’s not just another GPT wrapper, but a company building the infrastructure and orchestration…
Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup
November 12, 2025
Meta may be about to lose one of its most renowned AI heads: Yann LeCun, a chief AI scientist at the company, is planning to leave the company to build his own startup, the Financial Times reported, citing anonymous sources.
LeCun, a professor at New York University, senior…
A former physician has launched Robyn, an empathetic AI companion
November 12, 2025
Jenny Shao was a practicing physician and was in residency at Harvard. During the pandemic, Shao saw that people in isolation had a neurological impact, and they needed support. This drove her to leave her medical career, the Harvard residency, to launch a start offering an…
Scientists are designing a new camera that could detect alien life
November 12, 2025
The ‘Earthrise’ photo from the Apollo 8 mission is widely considered one of the most copied and iconic photographs of all time. Taken by astronaut Bill Anders on December 24, 1968, it showed the Earth as a fragile, vulnerable sphere in the darkness of space, a perspective that profoundly influenced the environmental movement over the ensuing decades.
But now UK scientists are…
These photographers shot as fast as 1/3200 sec, pressed the shutter at the perfect moment – and won a sports photography award for it
November 12, 2025
Sports photography has always been one of the most challenging genres – where mastery of light, timing and instinct separates a good image from a great one. Capturing that split-second of movement and emotion demands not only technical skill but also a photographic eye for…
Riccardo Ghilardi's photo portraits of cinema royalty show what's possible when you collaborate with your subject
November 12, 2025
Riccardo Ghilardi recently photographed 42 of cinema’s biggest names – including Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, Sharon Stone, Willem Dafoe and Zoe Saldana – inside Italy’s National Museum of Cinema in Turin. And the resulting exhibition, opening this week at…
Toyota's first electric pickup is finally here [Images]
November 12, 2025
Toyota revealed a fully electric version of its best-selling pickup truck for the first time. The new EV pickup will begin rolling out next month, but those in the US may miss out.
When is Toyota launching its first electric pickup?
We had a feeling it was coming soon. Toyota teased the electric pickup truck in a shadowy image last week, saying a “major unveiling” was set for this…
