Yes, it’s true—Skype shut down on May 5, 2025, after 22 years. Microsoft, the company that owns it, decided to stop Skype development to focus on Microsoft Teams, which they see as a more modern, all-purpose app for chatting and working together. Skype users can switch to the free version of Teams, where their contacts and chat history will move over automatically using their current login.
Apple’s Mac Mini M4 base model is being offered at Black Friday prices, as you can get one for $490.84 shipped today, originally $599. This tiny machine packs the M4 chip—same as in pricier devices like the iPad Pro or MacBook Pro, and it’s up to 1.8x faster CPU as well as 2.2x faster GPU than the M1 Mac Mini, and benchmarks show it’s ~55% faster than the M2 in CPU tasks. Product page.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took a picture of a rock that looks like a skull on April 11, 2025, in Jezero Crater, at a spot called Port Anson on the slopes of Witch Hazel Hill. The rock was even nicknamed “Skull Hill” by scientists, as it’s a dark, rough formation that stands out against the lighter, dusty ground.
Gamers probably already know that MindsEye is an upcoming action-adventure thriller developed by Build A Rocket Boy, but did you know that the studio was founded by Leslie Benzies? He was key figure at Rockstar North, serving as a producer and lead designer on GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas, GTA IV, and GTA V, as well as Red Dead Redemption.
No, the Volonaut Airbike isn’t an AI-generated vehicle—it’s a real hoverbike that looks like it came from Star Wars. Created by Polish inventor Tomasz Patan, who also made the Jetson ONE eVTOL (a personal electric takeoff and landing aircraft), the Airbike is a one-seat, jet-powered hoverbike built for personal air travel.
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured a close-up of NGC 3596, a spiral galaxy about 90 million light-years away in the Leo constellation. The picture shows its tidy spiral arms, bright pink areas where stars are born, and young blue stars.
You’ve seen the production Jetson ONE, so it’s only fitting that another company tries to take the crown from them, or at least eventually. Introducing the AltoVolo Sigma, a hybrid-electric eVTOL targeting the private market that combines electric motors with a fuel-based generator to significantly extends its range.
The 8BitDo Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard rocks a nostalgic NES-inspired look, but it’s more than just a pretty face, and you can get one for $95.98 shipped today, originally $119.99. Features like a bubble LED power indicator and a top strip with NES-like striping scream 1980s Nintendo. The A and B keys (replacing Fn and Menu) and the included Super Buttons echo NES controller buttons. Product page.
Modder Scott Yu-Jan’s portable Mac Mini M4 project is a creative, DIY endeavor that transforms the compact computer into a semi-portable workstation using a 3D-printed enclosure, a touchscreen monitor, and a second-hand Apple Magic Keyboard.