The Sphere Las Vegas takes spectacle to the next level with its latest attraction, a reimagined Wizard of Oz. This 1939 classic was stretched, enhanced and reshaped for this massive venue. Using AI, visual effects and sensory tricks, they pull you into Dorothy’s journey like never before. However, some say they tampered too much with a beloved film.
A humanoid robot steps up to a table tennis table, paddle in hand, and whacks a forehand that sends the ball flying across the net. This is UC Berkeley’s latest creation, the HumanoId Table TEnnis Robot, or HiTTER. This thing can play over 100 shots against a human and is precise, agile and a little bit human-like.
Figure’s latest video shows their humanoid robot, Helix, doing something we all hate: loading the dishwasher. It’s a glimpse into a future where robots do the mundane so we can focus on what matters.
JetBlue has always been the people’s airline – free snacks, more legroom, and since 2013, free WiFi on all flights. Now they’re doubling down on that promise by teaming up with Amazon’s Project Kuiper to bring next-gen internet to the skies. Starting in 2027, passengers will have access to satellite WiFi that can reach speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second – so buffering will be a thing of the past.
A shiny silver train pulled out of Washington’s Union Station last Monday, bound for New York City, with another leaving for Boston an hour later. These were Amtrak’s all-new NextGen Acela trains, the fastest in the country, capable of reaching speeds up to 160 mph.
Photo credit: Yuexiang Liu / Institute of High Energy Physics
Deep beneath the granite hills of Guangdong, China, a big experiment has just started. The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory, or JUNO, began taking data on August 26, 2025 after more than 10 years of planning and construction.
In a 1986 broadcast of the BBC’s Tomorrow’s World, hosts Judith Hann and Peter Macann show off a concept car that’s a time capsule of ambition. We get to see what the car makers and researchers thought the 21st century would be like – a dashboard screen instead of instruments and a satellite navigation system that would guide you effortlessly.
