A humanoid robot named Flash smashed the human-held world record during recent a half-marathon race held in Beijing. Both humans and robots ran side by side in the event, separated for safety reasons. The winning […]
Jesse Orrall
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Apr 26, 2026 Tech Flash, a humanoid robot made by Chinese smartphone company Honor, just smashed the human world record for the half-marathon. I dive into why this smartphone company seems to be pivoting to […]
A truck makes a historic trip around CERN’s facility on the France-Switzerland border, transporting the world’s most expensive material for the first time. The antimatter inside is made by CERN’s enormous particle accelerator, and then […]
Apr 19, 2026 Science The BASE experiment at CERN, on the France-Switzerland border, is celebrating the first successful transport of antimatter by truck. The newfound ability to transport antimatter offsite will empower scientists to study […]
A new way to get internet took to the skies recently, and it aims to be a bridge between satellite-based internet like Starlink and terrestrial-based internet from local cell towers. The large oblong silver balloons […]
Apr 2, 2026 Entertainment I visited Lightstorm Entertainment for a behind-the-scenes look at how Avatar: Fire and Ash was filmed. Performance-capture technology films every possible angle at once, then captures specific shots with a virtual […]
The large gold chandelier-like structure that has come to represent quantum computers in popular culture is actually just a refrigerator. The quantum computer part sits at the bottom, where temperatures are colder than the Boomerang […]
This year, I visited the quantum corner at Nvidia GTC, determined to wrap my mind around what has so far been a pretty intimidating topic to me: quantum computers. This technology promises to revolutionize industries […]
This year, I visited the quantum corner at Nvidia GTC, determined to wrap my mind around what has so far been a pretty intimidating topic to me: quantum computers. This technology promises to revolutionize industries […]
Mar 25, 2026 Tech Explore the cutting-edge world of quantum computing at Nvidia GTC, where we take a look at four different systems and the unique physics behind them. Learn how qubits harness quantum mechanics […]
It’s my second year hunting robots at Nvidia GTC, and I met several for the first time. Right when I entered the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, I was greeted by a small robot from […]
