Meta just launched Llama 4, bringing out two new open-source AI models called Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick. These are part of Meta’s work to make their AI tools even better, and now they’re built into the Meta AI assistant. You can use this assistant on apps like WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram Direct, or on the Meta AI website.
Rheinmetall’s ARV3 Buffalo is a tough armored recovery vehicle (ARV) based on the frame of the Leopard 2 tank, so it’s super strong and a great support vehicle for modern armored forces. The Buffalo is designed to rescue and fix heavy tracked vehicles like tanks and other fighting machines, and it’s awesome at working in tough spots—like battlefields or disaster zones.
The Nokia N93 came out on April 25, 2006, and you could buy it starting in July that year for around $480 ($760 in 2025). It was a fancy Symbian smartphone that used Symbian OS v9.1 with an S60 3rd Edition setup. What made it special was its camcorder-like look, with a 2.4-inch screen (240 x 320 pixels) that could twist around, and a big focus on multimedia—especially its camera. It had a 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lenses, a 3x optical zoom (new for Nokia), and could record VGA video at 30 frames per second in MPEG-4, which they called “DVD-like” back then.
NVIDIA’s AI agents are transforming the online shopping experience by leveraging generative and agentic AI technologies. The main goal is to make shopping easier, more personal, and less confusing—helping people who feel lost with too many options. NVIDIA’s plan is to use smart AI helpers that act like shopping buddies, figuring out what customers want, making it simpler to find stuff, and speeding up the buying process.
These autonomous vision-based drones by the UZH Robotics and Perception Group think for themselves thanks to clever AI—likely a mix of one kind that spots things around them and another that learns the best ways to race. They have to react in a split second to stay on track and not crash. This test is a big deal because it’s one of the first times two drones like this have raced against each other indoors, in a place like a theater with dim lights and tight rules for safety.
The Garmin Dash Cam Mini 3 is the size of a car key—seriously, it’s only about 2.05 x 1.24 x 0.8 inches, and you can get one for $115.99 shipped, originally $149.99. You can tuck it behind your rearview mirror, and it’s so discreet you’ll barely notice it’s there. Perfect if you hate bulky gadgets cluttering your windshield. Product page.
Microsoft has developed an innovative tech demo featuring an AI-generated version of Quake II, a classic first-person shooter originally released in 1997. They used their Muse AI tool, which was showcased earlier in 2025 as something that can make game visuals and simulate gameplay. The demo represents an evolution of this technology, showcasing a real-time, playable version of Quake II where every frame is generated on the fly by the AI.
Astronomers just spotted a huge spiral galaxy using James Webb Space Telescope data that they’re nicknaming a “Big Wheel’ because it’s so big and comes from way back in time. This galaxy is about five times heavier than our Milky Way and covers an area twice as wide, making it one of the biggest spiral galaxies they’ve ever seen in the distant universe.
The Video-Volley is an old home video game system from around 1980, probably made right at the end of the big Pong craze in the late 1970s. It was built by TD Manufacturing Company, a name you won’t find in big gaming books, so it was likely a small company or one that only sold stuff locally in Texas. They might have jumped into video games after seeing Atari’s Home Pong hit it big in 1975, but didn’t stick around long.
