China has officially moved forward with a proposed ban on flush EV door handles, with an effective date of January 1, 2027. The regulation will force a redesign of many EVs with sleek, electronically-actuated handles, a design popularized by Tesla.
For many years, safety advocates have been concerned about an automotive trend towards sleek-looking EV door handles which fold flush into the body of…
The U.S. Navy wants commercial satellites that can perform nighttime observation of the Earth, according to a Naval Research Laboratory Request for Information.
“The objective is to understand the availability of systems that can provide data and services related to the…
The U.S. Army is looking to have autonomous airborne drones and ground robots clean up chemical and biological weapons.
The Autonomous Decontamination System, or ADS, would scrub vehicles, critical infrastructure and key terrain.
Equally important, it would allow troops in…
Pentagon taps 25 firms for small, cheap attack drone competition
February 4, 2026
The Pentagon on Tuesday announced 25 small technology and drone companies that will compete for a chance to quickly field thousands of low-cost one-way attack drones for the military.
Kratos SRE Inc., a subsidiary of Kratos Defense, and Halo Aeronautics are among the more than two dozen vendors taking part in the first phase of the Defense Department’s Drone Dominance Program, the department…
Finally! Firefox just gave you an AI kill switch
February 4, 2026
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PCWorld reports that Mozilla Firefox is introducing comprehensive AI Controls in its browser, allowing users to completely disable or selectively manage AI features.
This development matters as other major browsers like Chrome…
How to use Windows to wipe your location data from a photo
February 4, 2026
Your photos may do more than hint at where you were—they can outright tell other people your exact location. A snoop just has to know where to look.
Smartphones and modern cameras can add your location to the EXIF data embedded in the photo. This info is not immediately…
Google just filled a gaping home automation gap
February 4, 2026
You’d think pressing a button to kick off a smart routine would be a no-brainer, right? Alexa lets you do it, Apple’s HomeKit platform lets you do it. But Google Home? Nope—or at least, not until now.
In the release notes for the latest Google Home update, Google says it now allows for smart buttons to act as “starters,” meaning they can—at last—be used to trigger smart routines.
Silent Hill f Actors Appointed Tourism Ambassadors for Japanese City That Inspired the Game
February 3, 2026
Two actors from Silent Hill f revealed today that they have been appointed ambassadors of the real life location in Japan that inspired the survival horror game’s eerie setting.
Takeshi Masago, who plays Kanta Shimizu, the father of main character Hinako, and Tamami…
The future of the newly released Ashes of Creation is in doubt after its leadership team quit following a dispute with the management board — and now Steam is reportedly investigating.
Ashes of Creation — funded by a hugely successful $3.2 million Kickstarter campaign…
Disney Lorcana Winterspell Expansion: First Hands-On With Darkwing Duck, Pocohontas, and More
February 3, 2026
Disney Lorcana kicks off the new year with its upcoming release of Winterspell, the latest expansion set for the popular card game. The eleventh set will have an early release on February 13 at your local game stores, followed by the wide release on February 20. The exciting bit for every card game and their new sets or expansions is the change in gameplay and what that means for the meta.
