“Maybe the distance we are from you makes you think what we’re doing is special, but we’re the same distance from you, and I’m trying to tell you—just trust me—you are special. In all of this emptiness—this is a whole bunch of nothing, this thing we call the Universe—you have this oasis, this beautiful place … Read More “NASA chose the right crew to launch a new era of human space exploration” »
AI budgets are under the microscope and most engineering teams only cite time savings from code generation when asked if it’s working. The real impact is in production, where teams spend 70% of engineering time investigating incidents, jumping between tools, and losing time that could go toward shipping product. That operational load only grows with … Read More “Figma Design to Code, Code to Design: Clearly Explained” »
DealHunt / Android Authority The LG UltraFine 6K monitor is currently available for $ 1,599.99, down from its previous price of $1,996.99. This represents a record 20% price drop and an excellent opportunity for anyone in need of a high-quality monitor. This monitor is built for creative professionals and features a stunning 32-inch Nano IPS … Read More “Grab the LG UltraFine 6K monitor at a record 20% discount” »
The moon has been in the news a lot this month, after the successful lunar flyby during the Artemis II mission. And while the full moon usually takes center stage as the big lunar event of any given month, unless there’s a lunar eclipse, like there was back in March, there are a few times a … Read More “What Is Earthshine? How to Spot the Lunar Marvel in the Skies This Week” »
The earliest paintings were made over 32,000 years ago — the very first forms of art and culture. They weren’t discovered until 1994, when cave explorers in France stumbled into the Chauvet Cave. More than a decade later, filmmaker Werner Herzog was allowed rare access to the highly guarded prehistoric site to shoot what would … Read More “Werner Herzog on IMAX, AI and 3D” »
An independent privacy audit of Microsoft, Meta, and Google web traffic in California found that the companies may be violating state regulations and racking up billions in fines. According to the audit from privacy search engine webXray, 55 percent of the sites it checked set ad cookies in a user’s browser even if they opted … Read More “Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit” »
Recently, we ran a survey asking readers of The Pragmatic Engineer how you use AI tools, which tools you use, what does and doesn’t work, and what it’s like working with AI, in general. For today’s issue, we’ve dug into your 900+ responses to look for trends in AI tool usage among software engineers and … Read More “The impact of AI on software engineers in 2026: key trends” »
Yes, we have the Oppo Find X9 Ultra in the office! But it’s not ready for review just yet, and we can’t tell you all about it, either. What we can do is show you the beauty of a camera flagship and do an unboxing. Here’s a quick look on video to kick things off. … Read More “Oppo Find X9 Ultra unboxing” »
TL;DR Bigme has launched the HiBreak Dual smartphone, which it previously teased as a world-first dual-screen phone. The phone has a color E-Ink screen on the front and a tiny, circular LCD panel on the back. We expected the phone to offer a full-sized LCD screen on the back. E-Ink device manufacturer Bigme teased the … Read More “This world-first dual-screen phone just ruined my day” »
Gemini has always been good at generating images thanks to Nano Banana, but Google recently launched a new way for you to understand a topic when chatting with the AI tool. Now, when you ask Gemini to visualize something, you won’t just get a static image, but an interactive one instead. The new feature will … Read More “Gemini Can Now Generate Interactive Images Directly in the Chat” »
