2026-07-15

"Players using CryoTherm Palm felt 60% cooler, held 2.45% higher speeds and preserved sprint velocity 4.7% better" — I asked Therabody's Chief Science Officer how England's World Cup squad is using a new cooling device to combat heat and boost performanc

Therabody's Chief Science Officer tells us about the high-tech cooling gadgets his company supplied to England's World Cup squad — which work by cooling the user's palms. [...]

2026-07-15

5 smart home gadgets I consider completely non-negotiable - and why

These smart home gadgets elevate my home and routine. Here's why you may want them too. [...]

2026-07-15

20 skills worth learning that almost nobody realizes are within reach

Skills that look hard and aren't — and the specific reason the difficulty is mostly myth [...]

2026-07-15

A Chinese scientist built a sodium battery that charges in 4 minutes. It could break China’s 75% lithium dependence.

Lu Yaxiang, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Physics, has spent a decade making sodium-ion batteries commercially viable. In April, he received China’s Youth May Fourth Medal, the country’s top honour for outstanding achievers under 35, for developing a sodium metal battery that charges in roughly four minutes, retains 90% capacity […]<br /> This story con [...]

2026-07-15

Samsung isn't sure why some Galaxy S26 Ultra screens are turning red

Samsung appears to be internally investigating the discoloration defect. [...]

2026-07-15

European Commission will not force smartwatches and other wearables to have replaceable batteries

The EU adopted regulation in 2023 that requires many electronics to have replaceable batteries by 2027. [...]

2026-07-15

Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches

HiveLegacy is a "powerful primitive" that's likely capable of other nefarious actions. [...]

2026-07-15

3D-Printed, Customized Contact Lenses Are Possible, and Can Be Made in 20 Minutes

A new system could create patient-specific lenses for those with irregular corneas who struggle with traditional contact lenses. [...]

2026-07-15

Top AI tools such as OpenClaw and Github Copilot can be hijacked to create new massive botnets

Researchers find nine of the most popular AI platforms are susceptible to a new attack that exploits hallucinations to set up a botnet. [...]