Apple’s new MacBook Air with an M5 chip arrives just when many of us could use a laptop that simply gets the job done without breaking the bank or causing us any problems. The 13-inch variant costs $1099, while the 15-inch version costs $1299, which is $100 more than the previous generation of M4 Macbooks. With education pricing, you can reduce that to $999 and $1199, respectively.
Astronomers have just released a stunning new image of the Cat’s Eye Nebula, combining two distinct views: one from NASA / ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which provides incredibly sharp details of the nebula, and another from the Euclid telescope, which paints broad brushstrokes of the larger cosmic scene. This planetary nebula, NGC 6543, is quite large, situated some 4,400 light years away in the constellation Draco and resembling a gazing eye with shimmering shells of gas that the dying star has emitted in a succession of last breaths as it nears the end of its existence.
For decades, Caterpillar has been developing heavy machinery capable of moving large amounts of earth and changing the appearance of cities. Now they’re focusing on something smaller but still massive: a pickup truck. At the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 exhibition in Las Vegas, the company debuted a Cat Truck prototype, a one-of-a-kind custom designed to answer all of the years of rumors and speculation about a Caterpillar pickup, but it came out in a shape that most people were unlikely to predict.
Apple just revealed its latest MacBook Pros, which are powered by the M5 Pro and M5 Max CPUs. Engineers crafted the M5 Pro and M5 Max around a new Fusion Architecture. Separate dies combine into one seamless system-on-a-chip, optimized entirely for AI workloads alongside traditional computing demands.
The Honor Robot Phone is officially out of the teaser phase and on full display at MWC 2026 in Barcelona, and what a show it put on. A functioning prototype was on display, demonstrating a smartphone with a camera attached on a small robotic arm, rather than just an afterthought to make the phone look flashier.
Alibaba has just taken a significant step forward by introducing a line of small AI models that will fit perfectly into your existing smartphone. Qwen 3.5’s smaller cousins pack a punch that used to take a full server configuration to deliver, and even the smallest of them will work flawlessly on your iPhone 17.
Liquid oxygen is used in rockets and treated with care in laboratories, but it’s not something that people think about in everyday life. Except for one maker who was interested as to why this was the case, so he decided to make some at home and examine what makes people so cautious about it.
Donut Lab, a Finnish company, recently released some impressive test data demonstrating how their solid-state battery handles extreme temperatures that conventional lithium-ion cells would struggle to deal with. The test results come from a series of measurements conducted by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, a respected, government-backed research organization. They needed to figure out precisely how high the heat could reach before this Donut Lab cell, rated at 3.6 volts and 26 amp-hours, blew up in smoke (or some other way), so they decided to put it through its paces.
In terms of fit and feel, Apple’s earbuds have always been a source of contention. Some swear by the sealed tips on the Pro models for keeping everything out, while others prefer the normal versions to prevent the uncomfortable plugged-up feeling. Then Apple debuted the AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation, and for $119 (was $179), they manage to make a huge difference in terms of quietness without requiring you to insert a seal into your ear canal.
Pokémon turns 30 this year, and the Pokémon Company wants to give its followers a little something to celebrate. They created the Game Boy Jukebox, which is a modest tribute to the original Game Boy. It’s a device that pulls music directly from Pokémon Red and Blue. We’re talking 45 tiny mini cartridges buried in the box, each with a single track or sound effect from the original 1996 games.