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Google Ironwood TPU Reveal

Google Unveils Ironwood, the Company’s Most Powerful and Energy Efficient TPU Yet for AI Models

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Google Ironwood TPU Reveal
Think of Ironwood as a super-smart, energy-saving brain for AI systems. It’s Google’s latest chip—officially their seventh version of what they call a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU)—and it’s built to help AI do its job faster and smarter, especially when it’s figuring things out on the fly, like answering your questions or making predictions. This “figuring out” part is what tech folks call “inference,” and Ironwood is designed specifically for that, unlike older chips that also focused on training AI from scratch.

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FlexiVol Volumetric Display Reach-Through

Innovative FlexiVol Volumetric Display Lets You Reach-Through to Interact with 3D Holograms

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FlexiVol Volumetric Display Reach-Through
Photo credit: Iñigo Ezcurdia 2025
Here’s a first look at FlexiVol, an innovative volumetric display that uses an elastic diffuser to let you reach right into it. Unlike traditional volumetric displays, which render true 3D graphics without requiring headsets or glasses but use rigid optical diffusers that prevent direct interaction, FlexiVol introduces this new novel approach.

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Colossal Biosciences Rebirth Extinct Dire Wolf CRISPR

Colossal Biosciences Successfully Rebirthed the Once Extinct Dire Wolf Using CRISPR

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Colossal Biosciences Rebirth Extinct Dire Wolf CRISPR
Photo credit: Colossal Biosciences
Colossal Biosciences, a startup working on bringing back animals that disappeared long ago, just announced they’ve “de-extincted” the dire wolf, a big, tough wolf that roamed North America over 12,500 years ago. It went extinct when the world changed and its food ran out. You might know dire wolves from Game of Thrones—they’re the cool, giant wolves in the show.

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Gameplay Cancelled Nintendo Switch Ridge Racer Prototype Game

Leaked Gameplay Footage of Cancelled Nintendo Switch Ridge Racer Game Surfaces

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Gameplay Cancelled Nintendo Switch Ridge Racer Prototype Game
From what we know, this cancelled Nintendo Switch Ridge Racer game—often called Ridge Racer 8 in rumors—was being worked on by Bandai Namco Studios Singapore. It looks like they started development early in the Switch’s life, with a test version dated January 6, 2017. That fits with the Switch launch in March 2017, so it might have been planned as one of the first games for the console.

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LEGO Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter 10327 Set

Don’t Pay $165, Get a LEGO Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter (10327) Set for $131.95 Shipped

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LEGO Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter 10327 Set
The LEGO Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter (10327) set is a masterpiece to say the least, and you can get one for $131.95 shipped today, originally $164.99. It’s a detailed replica of the iconic dragonfly-like aircraft used by House Atreides to navigate the deserts of Arrakis. With 1,369 pieces, it’s a challenging yet rewarding build that blends LEGO and Technic elements. Product page.

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Heineken The Flipper Smartphone Case AI

Heineken’s The Flipper is a Smartphone Case That Automatically Flips Over When it Hears ‘Cheers’

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Heineken The Flipper Smartphone Case AI
You’ve seen their Boring Phone and Beer Outdoor Transporter, now check out Heineken’s The Flipper, a smartphone case that automatically flips over when it hears the word ‘cheers’. More specifically, it leverages AI-trained voice detection technology to flip your phone face down whenever it hears this word to combat ‘phubbing’ (phone snubbing) and encourage people to be present in the moment.

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