Launching back to the historic Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975, a new space thriller titled “Final Orbit” arrives next month from New York Times bestselling author, TV host, YouTube sensation, TED speaker, classic rocker, and social media personality, retired astronaut Chris Hadfield….
M4 Mac mini vs Minisforum AI X1: Compact desktop powerhouses, compared
Apple users have a great computer with the M4 Mac mini. Sometimes you need to see how green the grass is on the other side of the fence. Mac mini M4 [left], Minisforum AI X1 [right] The latest Mac mini is…
Asus drops a massive 162-inch ProArt Cinema PQ09U monitor that could turn your creative studio into a theater
Asus PQ09U’s 0.93mm pixel pitch ensures sharpness even up close Asus ProArt Cinema PQ09U targets cinematic spaces and large-scale creative environments This large monitor supports WiFi 7 and 10GbE features for fast file sharing Asus has unveiled the ProArt Cinema PQ09U,…
The Download: AI-designed viruses, and bad news for the hydrogen industry
Artificial intelligence can draw cat pictures and write emails. Now the same technology can compose a working genome. A research team in California says it used AI to propose new genetic codes for viruses—and managed to get several of them to…
Trump administration to impose a $100,000-per-year fee for H-1B visas
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order, which adds a $100,000 fee to H-1B visa applications. It’s not a one-time fee either: The New York Times has reported that companies will have to pay $100,000 a year for any…
VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will land ice-hunting NASA rover on the moon in 2027
VIPER has officially come back from the dead. The NASA moon robot, whose name is short for “Volatiles Investigating Polar Explorer Rover,” will hitch a ride to the lunar surface with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin in late 2027, agency officials announced…
iPhone 17 may be an unexpected early hit for Apple
China’s subsidy program is fueling iPhone 17 demand, giving Apple more momentum at the low end than it historically sees in September. iPhone 17 In September 2025, Apple reportedly told suppliers to raise output of the $799 iPhone 17 by up…
Nvidia ditches first SOCAMM memory and resets the race as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron start afresh
Nvidia scrapped SOCAMM 1 after repeated failures to meet expectations SOCAMM 2 promises faster transfer speeds reaching 9,600 MT/s performance LPDDR6 adoption discussions signal scalability beyond current SOCAMM 2 modules Nvidia has abandoned its earlier effort to commercialize SOCAMM 1 after…
The Download: The CDC’s vaccine chaos
Every year, MIT Technology Review selects one individual whose work we admire to recognize as Innovator of the Year. For 2025, we chose Sneha Goenka, who designed the computations behind the world’s fastest whole-genome sequencing method. Thanks to her work, physicians…
Prime members can get the 8Bitdo Pro 2 controller with travel case for only $40
8Bitdo may have already launched its Pro 3 controller, but that doesn’t mean you should dismiss older models. The Pro 2 has been one of our favorites for a long time, and right now Prime members can get the Bluetooth controller…