Human brain cells grown in a lab have learned to play DOOM. Australia-based Cortical Labs put on this impressive display with their CL1 biological computer, which is a really cool device that cradles 200,000 living human neurons on a microchip topped with a multi-electrode array. These neurons, derived from stem cells, float in a nutrient solution and link directly to the chip’s electrodes, which send and receive electrical signals.
A wedding was taking place in a sunlit hall deep in the heart of Turkey, complete with laughing, music, and dancing, as well as family gathering as close as possible. Guests lined up as expected, each eager to give the happy couple something unique. Envelopes containing cash and gold pieces were passed from hand to hand as usual, but one of the attendees did something unexpected.
DD Squad decided to put a classic physics demonstration to the test in the real world. They built a catapult on the back of a flatbed truck and used it to launch one of their team members in the opposite direction of the truck, which was traveling at around 50 miles per hour (81 kilometers per hour). What transpired appeared to be inconceivable, as the guy appeared to float in mid-air for a brief while before the truck sped away into the distance.
Auto enthusiast Nathan Paykin purchased a 2006 Suzuki Swift for the bargain price of AU$500 (approximately US$350) and converted it into a full-size replica of the vintage Little Tikes Cozy Coupe toy vehicle that many children most likely played with. This classic red-and-yellow Cozy Coupe now appears as a real-life car that adults can drive, complete with flames.
Bluetooth speakers exist in a variety of forms and sizes, but to be honest, most of them are quite basic; they don’t look like they could be used as headgear by a giant. JLab introduced the Blue XL Speaker Headphones last year, and it does an excellent job of blending the design of headphones with that of a speaker.
A new social media platform has emerged, and it’s an unusual anomaly in that it’s for AI agents, while their human designers may simply sit back and watch. Moltbook contains all of the typical aspects of a social network, with agents writing messages, leaving comments, voting, and even gathering in topic-based groups that will appear similar to those who have spent time on Reddit. The site was launched in late January 2026, but before you could say “AI,” over 1.5 million agents had already signed up and received their credentials.
A gas station pump computer sits quietly hidden away in a metal cabinet, processing transactions day after day, as most cars go right by without a second thought. Dave from Usagi Electric discovered one of these often-forgotten machines at a swap market and transformed it into a crazy adventure of reverse engineering. The end product is a look at 80s industrial technology that still works decades later.
No, this isn’t the rumored Cybervan, but rather the Russo-Balt F200, a full-size electric van built from unpainted stainless steel with a sharp, angular form clearly influenced by the Cybertruck. We’ve all been waiting for a Tesla van for years, but until now, there has been nothing. Now, a Russian entrepreneur has stepped in to create a near-miss that should fill the void.
Arin Sarkisian came upon a pair of PineBuds Pro wireless earbuds and was drawn to them not just for their audio quality, but also because they are an open-source device from Pine64. These earbuds now have a BES 2300YP chip, which contains two dual-core Cortex-M4F chips, 992k of RAM (after some tinkering), and 4MB of flash memory.
The Nintendo Wii still has some tricks up its sleeve; some 20 years after its initial release, a homebrew resurrection brings back one of the console’s quirkier functions, the Food Channel, and allows anyone in the United States or Canada to purchase a real Domino’s pizza from the familiar Wii menu. Nintendo released the Wii in 2006, with a channel-based system that divided routine tasks into easy clickable icons.