2026-06-30

Google's new Nano Banana 2 Lite image model is its fastest and cheapest yet

They may not look as good, but Nano Banana 2 Lite images only take a few seconds to create. [...]

2026-06-30

RFK Jr. stacks FDA panel with peptide peddlers as FDA scientists oppose access

Peptide drugs are popular, but FDA scientists warn they're untested, may be harmful. [...]

2026-06-30

Ice, Ice, Maybe? Scientists Are Trying to Regrow Ice in the Arctic With Simple Tech

Arctic sea ice is disappearing at a worrisome rate. What if there were a way to slow that down? [...]

2026-06-30

Our Favorite Grill of All Time Is $100 Less, Just in Time for Your July 4 Cookout

The Weber Spirit E-325 can fire up perfectly seared burgers, veggies and more while it's on sale. [...]

2026-06-30

Anthropic's new Claude Sonnet 5 closes the gap to the pricier Opus model series

Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5, which beats its predecessor Sonnet 4.6 across all benchmarks and even edges past the larger Opus 4.8 on the GDPval-AA v2 knowledge work test with a score of 1,618. Anthropic is also quick to point out that the model scores far below the models the US government currently has blocked when it comes to cybersecurity tasks, a likely deliberate signal given the ongoi [...]

2026-06-30

I'm an AI fan, but Netflix's use of an AI-generated Gene Wilder voice for its Willy Wonka reality show broke me — and we've officially gone too far

Netflix's latest reality show confection is based on Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but it's the AI recreation of Gene Wilder's voice that has us sour. [...]

2026-06-30

‘Stop calling it a hobby and start treating it as infrastructure’: EXANTE calls out the underfunding of widely used open source projects

Despite the growing importance of open source software, most widely used projects are underfunded because they’re not glamorous enough. [...]

2026-06-30

Lego’s first-ever Olivia Rodrigo collection includes five sets, all up for preorder — and the record player Concert Moon steals the show

Lego is launching its first-ever Olivia Rodrigo collection featuring five preorder-ready sets inspired by her Guts era, including a record player x Concert Moon, guitars, and Minifigures. [...]

2026-06-30

HyperDrive Next Thunderbolt 5 Dock review: An imperfect docking station that's built to last with one feature that might surprise you

The HyperDrive Next Thunderbolt 5 Dock is a full-featured design with an M.2 storage slot and three TB5 downlinks [...]