You can now walk through AI versions of real places with Google’s Project Genie

Google’s experimental Project Genie is no longer building worlds from imagination alone. With Street View now in the mix, the line between real places and AI-generated realities is starting to blur in fascinating ways.

Google wants to reinvent your TV remote with Gemini and pointers controls

Google is reshaping the future of TVs with Gemini-powered discovery and a brand-new way to navigate apps. The biggest change, however, may not be on the screen at all — but in your remote.

Google’s Gemini might be testing weekly limits, and free users won’t love it

Google may be quietly testing stricter usage limits inside Gemini, and it could change how “free” AI tools actually feel going forward. A newly spotted screenshot hints at a future where unlimited chatbot access might finally come with strings attached…

Scientists just broke a wireless speed record that could shape the future of 6G

Scientists hit 112Gbps over a 560GHz wireless link, showing how microcomb-driven terahertz technology could help future 6G networks move data faster behind the scenes.

Google Gemini’s new thinking level lets you dial up the brainpower

Google’s Gemini app may soon let users control how deeply the AI “thinks” before responding. New third-party integrations also appear to be on the way ahead of I/O 2026.

Economy class method proposed by scientists could make moon travel a tad less expensive

Scientists have found a cheaper way to send spacecraft to the Moon by using a gravitational sweet spot as a pit stop, cutting fuel costs by at least 58.80 m/s compared to existing methods.

Japan built robot wolves to thwart bear attack, and they’re flying off the shelves

Japan’s bizarre “Monster Wolf” robot deterrents are seeing soaring demand as the country struggles with record bear sightings and attacks.

OpenAI is giving ChatGPT Plus subcription to a whole country

OpenAI has partnered with Malta to provide nationwide access to ChatGPT Plus, marking one of the company’s most ambitious government AI rollouts yet.

Kenya tells Microsoft that $1 billion AI data center would gulp half the country’s electricity

Kenya has reportedly raised concerns over Microsoft’s planned $1 billion AI data center, warning that the project could consume a massive chunk of the country’s electricity supply.

Amazon employees are doing fake tasks because they’re forced to use more AI and show it

Amazon employees are reportedly using AI for unnecessary tasks to inflate internal usage metrics as companies continue aggressively pushing workplace AI adoption.