In a world where floppy disks are mostly gathering dust in museums or keeping old nuclear systems company, a fun DIY project is giving these retro relics a new lease on life. Say hello to DiskFight, an interesting mashup of the classic Whack-a-Mole arcade game and the nostalgic vibe of 3.5-inch floppies.
A smartphone running a full-on Linux operating system, not just some jazzed-up Android skin, feels like a middle finger to the iOS-Android stranglehold. Meet the Liberux NEXX, a bold project from a scrappy Spanish crew aiming to win over privacy geeks and open-source diehards. But with a crowdfunding campaign that didn’t hit its sky-high $1.7 million mark, the NEXX’s story is as gripping as it is shaky.
Amazon’s warehouses can now be described as a wild dance of robotic arms and zippy bots weaving through aisles, sorting packages with a precision that’s almost eerie. As of July 2025, the online retail giant has rolled out over a million robots across its global web of fulfillment centers, nearly neck-and-neck with its 1.56 million human workers.
Prime members can get the 28″ Samsonite Freeform Luggage with dual 360° spinner wheels for $98 shipped today, originally $279.99. Lightweight construction is a hallmark of the Freeform 28″, clocking in at just 9.6 pounds. Made from durable polypropylene, it’s a featherweight compared to other checked luggage in its class. Product page – be sure to login to your Prime account to see the discount.
Nothing’s first stab at over-ear headphones, the Headphone 1, dropped on July 1, 2025, and it’s a bold middle finger to boring designs. At $299, it’s gunning for big dogs like Apple’s AirPods Max and Sony’s WH-1000XM6, bringing Nothing’s see-through style, KEF-tuned sound, and a hands-on control vibe to shake up a packed market.
In Beijing’s Yizhuang Development Zone, four teams of humanoid robots duked it out in the world’s first fully autonomous 3-on-3 soccer (football) showdown, hosted by the ROBO League. Tsinghua University’s THU Robotics squad stole the show, outscoring China Agricultural University’s Mountain Sea team 5-3 in a final that was nothing short of a tech breakthrough.
Glen Powell tears through a grim, dystopian America, dodging assassins and a blood-hungry audience in Edgar Wright’s pulse-pounding spin on Stephen King’s The Running Man. This isn’t a rehash of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger shoot-’em-up—it’s a raw, gripping take on King’s 1982 novel, written as Richard Bachman, that hits closer to the book’s dark heart.
