On Christmas Day 2024, a National Geographic expedition aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) delivered the first-ever live footage of an Antarctic gonate squid. This three-foot-long, blood-red cephalopod was spotted 7,060 feet beneath the Southern Ocean’s surface, gliding through the midnight zone.
Amid the jugglers, singers, and contortionists on America’s Got Talent, a pack of robotic dogs from Boston Dynamics trotted onto the stage, delivering a performance that left jaws on the floor. These weren’t your average auditionees. They were Spot robots, the four-legged marvels of engineering, choreographed to Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now”.
JBL Tour Pro 2 wireless noise cancelling earbuds come with a smart touchscreen charging case, and you can get it for $127.95 shipped, originally $249.95. Their 10mm dynamic drivers lean into JBL’s signature Harman curve, delivering a slight bass boost that makes hip-hop and EDM tracks pulse without smothering vocals or treble. Product page.
Nintendo’s puffiest mascot, Kirby, has landed in a collaboration that’s as surprising as it is delightful. Forget power-ups or new game levels—this time, Kirby’s teamed up with Heinz for a limited-edition ketchup campaign that’s turning heads and emptying wallets. This partnership slaps Kirby and his pal Waddle Dee onto Heinz’s iconic upside-down ketchup bottles, transforming a pantry staple into a collector’s dream.
On June 11, 2025, at the Le Mans 24 Hours’ H2 Village in France, Toyota pulled the curtain off their GR LH2 Racing Concept—a liquid hydrogen-powered race car that marks a giant leap forward for sustainable race cars.
Huawei has unleashed its latest flagship, the Pura 80 Ultra, a device that feels like a direct challenge to the smartphone photography throne. “Our Pura 80 Ultra redefines what a smartphone camera can achieve, blending innovation with precision to capture life’s moments like never before,” the company declared in its press release.
AYANEO’s Flip 1S DS, a dual-screen handheld gaming PC, boasts a clamshell design that feels like a nod to the Nintendo DS while packing the muscle of a modern mini PC. In other words, this is what a modern Nintendo DS could look like.
When you think of the Nürburgring Nordschleife, Germany’s grueling 20.9-kilometer crucible of curves and straights, the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra doesn’t usually come to mind. However, the blistering EV managed to achieve a record lap time of 7 minutes, 4.957 seconds at the famed circuit. This blistering run shattered the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT’s 2023 record of 7:07.55.
