Tech

This is why foam-filled tires cost up to $10,000

Companies are paying thousands more for foam-filled tires rather than air-filled tires. And there’s a good reason for that.

AI creates what ‘average driver’ looks like for each car brand 

From a bearded cowboy and his F150 to a gangster with his Hummer, and an influencer with his G-Wagen, the results are wild and somehow also weirdly accurate.

Teslas are getting built in 45 seconds at new Giga Lab in China

We are now being invited to see how Tesla EVs are built in a new ‘Giga Lab’.

Meet the world’s first ‘breathing, sweating, and shivering’ robot

The robot has 35 different surface areas across its body individually controlled with temperature sensors and heat flux sensors – and it even produces sweat.

You can now pay for things in China using the palm of your hand

You can now use ‘Palm Payment’ to pay for stuff but imagine being told “we’re sorry, your hand was declined”.

Twitter co-founder reveals what he thinks of ‘reckless’ and ‘impatient’ Elon Musk

In one of the first interviews he’s given since stepping down, Jack Dorsey explained why he believed Musk was so ‘reckless’, ‘hasty’, and ‘impatient’.

Rides on new car rental app are driven by someone in an office

No more asking your driver if they’ve been busy.

“Spare kidney accepted as payment?” The internet is reacting to Apple Vision Pro, and it’s hilarious

Apple dropped Vision Pro, an ultra-expensive AR headset. People are impressed with the product’s technical specs, but aren’t impressed with the price.

Apple unveils VR headset that costs the same as 5 iPhones

Apple Vision Pro is definitely a game changer, and the tech giant’s first new product in nearly a decade – but it’s outrageously expensive.

Dad changes the parenting game with RC baby transport

This dad’s ditched the stroller and built awesome RC baby transport for his little girl, making them the coolest dad and kid on the playground for sure.

These are the toughest anti-riot vehicles in the world

Powerful water expulsion systems, barriers that can withstand thousands of pounds of pressure; you don’t want to come up against these anti-riot vehicles.

Twitter’s value has just plummeted even more

According to the latest Fidelity report, Twitter is now worth ‘only’ $15 billion – just one third of what Elon Musk paid for it six months ago.

These crash test dummies cost the same as a Bugatti Veyron

They’re built using materials to replicate human body parts and equipped with sensors to simulate nerves – no wonder these crash test dummies are so expensive.

Elon Musk’s brain chip company gets approval to test on humans

Up until now, Neuralink has been testing its chips in monkeys. 

This AI-powered bot can change a tire twice as fast as a human

Not only can the robotic tire changer change a tire twice as quick as a human, it can check for tire wear patterns and potential wheel alignment issues, too.

This guy built a jet-powered scooter and it’s insanely fast

It takes someone crazy to come up with the idea of building a jet-powered scooter, but it takes an ever crazier person to actually ride it.