NATO backs Welsh startup building space factory for ‘supermaterials’

Welsh startup Space Forge has raised $30mn to advance its first commercial in-orbit manufacturing satellite, ForgeStar-2. The NATO Innovation Fund led the funding round, the largest Series A financing [...]

New Year's AI surprise: Fal releases its own version of Flux 2 image generator that's 10x cheaper and 6x more efficient

Hot on the heels of its new $140 million Series D fundraising round, the multi-modal enterprise AI media creation platform fal.ai, known simply as "fal" or "Fal" is back with a yea [...]

Midjourney engineer debuts new vibe coded, open source standard Pretext to revolutionize web design

For three decades, the web has existed in a state of architectural denial. It is a platform originally conceived to share static physics papers, yet it is now tasked with rendering the most complex, i [...]

Mohammad Abu Sheikh, Founder & CEO of CNTXT AI – Interview Series

Mohammad Abu Sheikh is transforming the AI landscape in the MENA region, driving a shift from passive consumption to sovereign innovation. As CEO of CNTXT AI and founder of a $10 million AI fund, he [...]

Senate votes to kill California's gas-powered vehicle restrictions

The United States Senate voted 51-44 mostly across party lines on Wednesday to repeal a waiver granted by the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency, allowing the state of Califor [...]

Apple's iPhone 17 Air Might Give Us Hints About Its Rumored Foldable

Commentary: After releasing a slimmer iPhone, Apple could carry that thin design to its long-rumored foldable. It may be the innovation leap it so desperately needs. [...]

Why inclusive design makes smarter technology for all

Inclusive design puts real human needs at the heart of meaningful technology innovation. [...]

AI can change the world—if we change who it’s built for

The funding gap needs to be addressed for social impact innovation. [...]

The best advent calendars for 2025: Our top picks from Pokémon, Funko Pop, Lego and others

Why settle for tiny pieces of chocolate when you could unwrap a Pokémon card, a Funko Pop or a Star Wars LEGO ship instead? Advent calendars have gone full geek mode, with options for fans of movies, [...]