Pope Francis has been gifted the first electric Mercedes-Benz G-Class for use as the official ‘Popemobile’. Power comes from four permanently excited synchronous (PSM) electric motors that generated a combined 579 hp and 859 lb-ft of torque, enabling it to accelerate from 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds.
Google DeepMind’s GenCast uses AI to predict weather with extreme accuracy up to 15-days ahead. This diffusion model was trained on four decades of historical weather data from ECMWF’s ERA5 archive, which includes such variables as temperature, wind speed, and pressure at various altitudes.
The Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse is great for users always on-the-go, and it can be picked up for $34.99 today, originally $49.99. At just 99g, this mouse boasts an impressive 250 hours of continuous gameplay on a single AA battery. Product page.
Google Veo, an image-to-video and text-to-video AI generator, is now available on Vertex AI in private preview. It’s touted as the first hyperscaler to offer an image-to-video model that unlocks new possibilities for creative expression and streamlining video production workflows.
Here’s a first look inside the restored Notre Dame Cathedral, which is set to reopen to the public on December 8 at 6:30 pm local time. Visitors will be able to see the crown of thorns, a sacred relic for, installed at the heart of a new 13-foot-tall reliquary, designed in cedar wood.
GROWL debuts the world’s first AI-powered interactive boxing and fitness coach, complete with Unreal Engine-based games. The machine boasts a multi-camera 3D motion tracking system that captures your every move.
Inventor Matty Benedetto of Unnecessary Inventions is back at it again, and this time, he decided to build an iPhone 16 Pro Max Case that doubles as a second (or third if you include the smartphone’s front-facing camera) digital camera.
Gaming headsets with UV-reactive strips are one thing, actual wood that glows in the dark is another. Researchers from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology have created just that with the help of a fungus.