Fans had to wait far longer than they expected to see Mortal Kombat 2. The release date was pushed back from last fall to May 8, 2026, but the new trailer more than compensates; it’s a nonstop, adrenaline-pumping trip, with Karl Urban bringing his best A-Game as Johnny Cage.
Fletcher Heisler was beaten by chess hustlers in the park, so he wanted revenge, but regular practice wasn’t cutting it. So he reasoned, “Maybe I need some negative reinforcement,” thus taser chess was born, or a chessboard that would literally penalize you for making blunders by delivering an electric shock.
Retro gaming handhelds remain popular because they are still very basic and entertaining. This retro charm is heightened by a new project that enables anyone to build their own portable NES emulator with just a few simple parts and open code. Gamer Derda Cavga created this arrangement using the ESP32-S3 microcontroller. He built a sleek portable that can play vintage 8-bit games flawlessly out of a small collection of hobbyist components.
One of Mars’ most perplexing geological mysteries, formations that like enormous spiderwebs spread out across the landscape, can now be seen up close in the most recent set of photos taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover. It has been traveling through an interesting section of Mount Sharp inside Gale Crater for the past six months. It’s made up of low, intersecting ridges that are about three to six feet high, with sandy depressions scooped out between them.
Since the power of a true random number generator comes from the actual unpredictability of the physical world, software equivalents are simply constrained by patterns in the algorithms they employ after the starting point is known. Hardware techniques become somewhat more intriguing, utilizing chaotic phenomena such as quantum effects or thermal movements. One project just followed the easiest route, extracting randomization directly from a camera sensor’s noise.
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro entered the market today with self-assured credentials, and early hands-on reviews are strengthening the argument that they have a good chance of overtaking competing wireless earbuds this year, notably the AirPods Pro 3. Despite being launched today, Prime members can pre-order a pair of the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro for $249.99 (was $279.99) with a $30 gift card today.
Richard Hammond slid into the driver’s seat of BYD’s Yangwang U9 Xtreme with a good mix of caution and exhilaration. With a top speed of 308 miles per hour, this Chinese hypercar had already broken the manufacturing speed record. Its four electric motors together produced an astounding nearly 3,000 horsepower. He was well-versed in the specification sheet, which included a 1,200-volt battery system, torque vectoring, adaptive suspension capable of lifting the vehicle over obstacles, and much more.
Photo credit: NASA/Chris Gunn
The Cranium Nebula has piqued astronomers’ interest, due to some stunning new images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. These photos reveal the layers of a faraway cloud of gas and dust wrapped tightly around a star as it begins to die. This planetary nebula, officially known as PMR 1 and informally known as the exposed Cranium due to its uncanny appearance to a brain tucked inside a phantom skull, sits quietly in a backwater area of space that has only recently gained attention.
Samsung just revealed the Galaxy S26 Ultra during their Unpacked event, which includes the Privacy Display, a feature so interesting that it’s difficult not to highlight. This system took its developers five years to build, making it a significant game changer in how consumers protect their personal information amid crowds. It works by merging two sorts of pixels side by side: super-narrow ones that blast light straight out, and wider ones that disperse it for that pleasant wide-angle view everyone else has. When you turn on the Privacy Display, the wider pixels simply turn off.
Honor has just launched the MagicPad 4, the world’s thinnest Android tablet at a mere 4.8 millimeters thick, excluding the minor camera bump. This surpasses the previous MagicPad 3 by a full millimeter and slips under the 5.1-millimeter mark set by devices such as the current iPad Pro and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S11 series.