Humanoid robots are supposed to be the biggest thing in the history of anything, but despite real progress elsewhere, they’re still perpetually two years away. The quadrupeds? They’ve proven to be a little bit closer to prime time – and Boston Dynamics says its latest DroneDog is ready to stop job site theft and vandalism TODAY.
The new robotic DroneDog combines Boston Dynamics’ Spot…
Tesla is bringing back free Supercharging for new Model 3 Premium and Performance orders in North America, bundling one year of complimentary charging with new purchases.
The automaker also used the announcement to take a shot at non-Tesla EV owners using the Supercharger…
Kia cuts EV6 prices by $5,000 on 2026 models
April 28, 2026
Kia’s electric SUV just got a bit more attractive. The 2026 EV6 is considerably cheaper than last year’s model, with up to nearly $5,500 in savings.
2026 Kia EV6 prices by trim
After Hyundai confirmed the standard IONIQ 6 would not return for a 2026 model year, many…
The U.S. Air Force wants inexpensive, long-range missiles that can be launched in mass volleys by cargo aircraft.
According to a recent Request for Information, Beyond Adversary’s Reach, Family of Affordable Mass Missiles, or FAMM-BAR, would be a common air-to-surface missile carried in pallets aboard cargo aircraft. The service envisions producing 1,000 to 2,000 missiles per year for five…
Global military spending surges and reaches record high
April 28, 2026
VIENNA — Global military spending reached a new record of almost $2.9 trillion in 2025 − the 11th consecutive year of growth − even as the United States recorded its sharpest single-year decline in decades, according to new data published Monday by the Stockholm…
MANILA, Philippines — Australia has moved to reverse a decline in the number of warships, as its surface combatant fleet stands to fall to its smallest size since World War II. Under Project Sea 3000, Australia and Japan inked a deal to buy three upgraded Mogami-class…
I don’t want a thinner laptop. I want a better one
April 28, 2026
I used to think thinner laptops were the better option. I don’t anymore.
Thinner just seemed like the natural direction for laptops, especially given how they first started out (big and boxy!). I get the appeal, too. A featherlight laptop is seriously impressive, especially the first time you unbox it. But on the flip side, you can’t really ignore the tradeoffs piling up in the corner over…
Sync.com review: Superb online device sync and backup
April 28, 2026
Where online storage services such as Dropbox, iCloud, and others only allow you to sync data across devices, Sync.com adds discrete unsynced storage to the mix via its Vault folder. This makes it particularly well-suited for backup. I like the approach, and I think the…
It was fun while it lasted, but it’s starting to look like the end for flat-rate AI plans as we know them, with GitHub being the first to turn out the lights.
Just a week after announcing it was halting signups for its flat-rate Copilot Pro and Pro+ plans, Github has…
Walmart Rejects the New Switch 2 Game Pricing Model, Discounts Physical Preorders by $10
April 27, 2026
Nintendo made quite a splash recently when it announced it would charge different prices for physical and digital versions of upcoming first-party games. The new pricing model started with preorders for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, and it has continued with Splatoon Raiders preorders. For both games, physical versions are priced $10 higher than the digital versions. Apparently, Walmart is having…
