Your Apple CarPlay is getting a big update: 3 useful features coming with iOS 26

Apple Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers’ Conference (WWDC) happened last week, and the tech giant announced several new updates to iOS 26, including upgrades for Apple CarPlay users. Also: How to install iOS 26 beta on your iPhone (and which models support it) While you’ll have to enroll in the developer beta to get early access,… Continue reading Your Apple CarPlay is getting a big update: 3 useful features coming with iOS 26

Tesla on ‘self-driving’ gets stuck on train track and hit by train

A Tesla Model 3 got stuck on a train track and was hit, albeit slightly, by a train in Sinking Spring, PA. The driver claimed it was in “self-driving mode.” According to the fire alerts in Berks County, a Tesla Model 3 drove around a train track barrier near South Hull Street and Columbia Avenue… Continue reading Tesla on ‘self-driving’ gets stuck on train track and hit by train

Here comes the AI sponcon

TikTok will let brands generate AI influencer content that mimics what human creators might share. TikTok will let brands generate AI influencer content that mimics what human creators might share. Mia Sato is platforms and communities reporter with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools.… Continue reading Here comes the AI sponcon

Clean Technica: Australia Achieves 12% Plugins in May004064

The overall Australian auto market continues to be buoyant, with 109,425 light vehicles sold in May 2025. Of this number, 12% had plugs. A total of 10,065 battery electric cars (BEV) were sold (9.2% of the market) and 3,081 plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) were sold (2.8% of the market). In the first five months… Continue reading Clean Technica: Australia Achieves 12% Plugins in May004064

Stanford Doctors Invent Device That Appears to Be Able to Save Tons of Stroke Patients Before They Die

Image by Andrew Brodhead Researchers have developed a novel device that literally spins away the clots that block blood flow to the brain and cause strokes. As Stanford explains in a blurb, the novel milli-spinner device may be able to save the lives of patients who experience “ischemic stroke” from brain stem clotting. Traditional clot… Continue reading Stanford Doctors Invent Device That Appears to Be Able to Save Tons of Stroke Patients Before They Die

Sailor Snaps Photo of Black Iceberg With Dark Veins

“He is almost… in a diamond shape.” Black Ice There’s a huge black iceberg floating off the frigid coast of Northeastern Canada — and a photo of the strange structure is making waves online. As fisherman Hallur Antoniussen explained in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the bizarre berg he photographed when on an… Continue reading Sailor Snaps Photo of Black Iceberg With Dark Veins

Scientists Discover Bizarre Signals Coming From Ice in Antarctica

Some strange radio signals are broadcasting out of Antarctic ice, and the researchers who found them don’t know why. Using a cosmic particle detector, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania detected peculiar signals that, according to a press release, “defy the current understanding of particle physics.” The particle detector that found those strange signals —… Continue reading Scientists Discover Bizarre Signals Coming From Ice in Antarctica

Scientists Discover Startling Trick to Defeat Insomnia

Image by Getty / Futurism Insomnia is a curse we wouldn’t wish on our worst enemy — and scientists have discovered a startlingly simple lifestyle change that appears to be very statistically effective at preventing it. In a new study published in the journal Sleep Health, researchers from Columbia and the University of Chicago report that… Continue reading Scientists Discover Startling Trick to Defeat Insomnia

I turned this 98-inch TV into an immersive at-home theater system (and it’s $1,500 off)

ZDNET’s key takeaways TCL’s 98-inch Class S5 Series TV is one of the most accessibly-priced TVs of its size. Watching movies and TV shows on such a big display is as close to a theatre-like experience as one can get at home. With such a large TV, setting it up can be a struggle, especially… Continue reading I turned this 98-inch TV into an immersive at-home theater system (and it’s $1,500 off)

Doctors Say You Can Go Ahead and Slap a Nicotine Patch on for Some Extra Focus

Image by Getty / Futurism People who struggle with concentration can, according to some doctors, have a nicotine patch as a treat. As Slate reports, there’s a small but growing body of evidence suggesting that products used to help people quit smoking are safe and effective off-label treatments for all manner of disorders, including cognitive issues.… Continue reading Doctors Say You Can Go Ahead and Slap a Nicotine Patch on for Some Extra Focus