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In a glimpse of the future, electric car maker BMW has recently upped its use of humanoid robots in its factory at Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, USA. The facility employs 11,000 people who have now been joined by the humanoids, known as Figure 03. They follow on from a test of a previous test version of the humanoid, unsurprisingly known as Figure 02. Both have been developed by tech firm Figure AI, working alongside BMW. The robots are an example of so-called Physical AI, joining up the physical world with AI. While the previous pilot took place in the…
It’s practically common knowledge within the tech world that Samsung is supplying Apple with flexible OLED screens for its debut foldable smartphone. The iPhone Ultra is widely expected to make its debut in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro, but I already feel like I’ve had a sneak peek. That’s because I’ve just finished testing the Galaxy Z Fold8. Samsung’s first wide book-style foldable uses the same passport-sized outer screen and 4:3 aspect ratio inner display that Apple is believed to have gone for; the upcoming iPhone is also predicted to have a dual camera array at the rear and…
You’re going to die! Hopefully not soon, but you do need to figure out what to do with all your things – and that includes digital information and possessions on your phone, laptop and other devices. This guide explains how to create a digital legacy and ensure your loved ones have access to your data after you die. (But only the data you want them to have!) The basics Know what matters Not everything needs to live on after you’re gone. Decide what’s most important to you – and to those you’ll be leaving behind. Some things will be sentimental,…
I’ve just spent a day driving the new Chery Tiggo 4 super hybrid around Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire, and I’ve come away both impressed and a little unnerved. Prices start at £19,995 (approx. US$27,000 although it’s not available in the US) for the Tiggo 4 CSH, rising to £21,995 (approx. US$30,000) for the range-topping Summit trim I tested. For that money, you get a full-hybrid SUV producing 204PS and 310Nm of torque, a 0-62mph time of 8.9 seconds, and CO2 emissions of just 120g/km – all without ever needing to plug in. It shouldn’t be this cheap and feel this good…
With Dyson founder, James Dyson, as his father, there’s no disputing that design is in Jake Dyson’s DNA. After studying Product Design at London’s Central Saint Martins, Jake founded and ran Jake Dyson Light, his own cutting-edge lighting business based in Clerkenwell, London, which was later acquired by Dyson. Now working with his father as Dyson’s Chief Engineer, Jake’s days are busy and varied, as we find out in this interview… Growing up with James Dyson as my dad was cool. He’d wear one pink sock and one yellow sock when he’d pick me up – he had quite a…
I’m always looking to find ways to make my headphones and earbuds sound better. Better still, I find ways to make them sound better for free. And this time out, I’ve found the golden ticket: AutoEQ. It’s a database filled with detailed frequency responses for popular headphone and earbud models compiled by leading sources such as oratory1990, Crinacle, Innerfidelity, and Rtings, all leading voices in EQ design. In short, you take the custom-designed EQ, copy it into a suitable EQ app, and off you go; your music sounds better instantly. Related My expensive earbuds sounded average until I changed one…
Taylor Sheridan is one of the most successful producers working on TV today. He has a hand in creating over a dozen shows, most of which are available to stream on Paramount+. Taylor Sheridan shows have a few things in common. They’re about rugged individualism, they tend to have all-star casts, and they are not created equal. Some Sheridan shows are definitely better than others. This is our guide to the best of the best. Related 6 detective shows sharper, stranger, and better than Sherlock Sherlock is a fun show, but these detective series make it look like it’s playing…
Only last year, Apple announced that ChatGPT would be integrated into iPhones via Apple Intelligence, letting Siri hand more complex requests over to OpenAI’s chatbot. Now, Apple is accusing OpenAI and two former senior Apple employees of misusing confidential information that it claims could help develop a new generation of AI hardware. Awkward. At first glance, it sounds like another Silicon Valley legal battle. Tech companies have spent decades suing one another over patents, intellectual property, and trade secrets, after all. But this case has attracted far more attention than most. That’s partly because of who’s involved. OpenAI isn’t just…
Published Jul 29, 2026, 9:17 AM EDT Sara Heritage is a tech and gaming journalist, who’s currently making her way up to Master Ball rank in Pokemon Champions. Bylines in IGN, GAMINGbible, The Gamer and more. You can usually find her tinkering with tech, or restoring old consoles, always with one of her 3 cats nearby. Come and talk with her over on Twitter @SHeritageJourno. Summary Prime members get one (sometimes two) curated Kindle pick plus a bonus short read free monthly. Non-Prime can buy First Reads titles for $1.99; Kindle Unlimited often includes past picks. You keep claimed books forever, available…
There are too many LLMs to test properly. You can chat with a few, pick a favorite, and call it a day, but a model that’s great at conversation might be terrible at coding, structured output, or following an oddly specific instruction. When I need an LLM for a new task, like ranking a list and returning clean JSON, I don’t want to run the same prompt through dozens of models just to find the right one. That’s what benchmarks are supposed to help with. But unlike PC benchmarks, which anyone can run with a few clicks, LLM benchmarks usually…