In the sleepy Finnish village of Pornainen, a 42 foot tall and 50 foot wide building is filled with 2,000 tons of crushed soapstone. This isn’t a silo, it’s the world’s largest sand battery, a revolutionary thermal energy storage device that went live in June 2025. Polar Night Energy developed this behemoth for Loviisan Lämpö and it’s the backbone of Pornainen’s district heating network, reducing carbon emissions by 70% and eliminating the need for oil completely.
Smartglasses have been teasing us for years with promises of convenience and coolness. Rokid, a company that has been working on AR tech for over a decade, has finally launched the Rokid Glasses. They pack AI and AR into a slim, lightweight device that weighs only 49 grams.
Fall is nearly here and that means more than just the leaves are changing – it’s time for big games and movies to fill our screens. The Dell Alienware AW3423DWF 34″ QD-OLED curved ultrawide display is down to $549.98 from $699 and feels like you’re in the front row of every moment.
Nissan’s Tochigi plant, a quiet facility about 100 kilometers north of Tokyo, was buzzing with a mix of emotions this week. After 18 years and around 48,000 cars, the last R35 GT-R rolled off the production line—a Premium Edition T-Spec in Midnight Purple, headed for a lucky buyer in Japan.
One photo can now become a moving story thanks to Google Vids’ new feature. This tool uses the Veo 3 model to turn static images into 8 second video clips with motion and audio. Integrated into Google’s Workspace suite, Vids is for businesses but also opens up to consumers with a free version.
The teaser trailer for Return to Silent Hill, the third film and a direct adaptation of the Silent Hill 2 game, is out now and we can’t wait for its theatrical release on January 23, 2026. Christophe Gans, who directed the first Silent Hill (2006), takes us back to a world of creeping dread and familiar terrors.
