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🤖 Unitree unveiled a $650,000 humanoid mech you can sit inside

The company presented a giant robot controlled by a human operator from inside the cockpit.

The best part is the disclaimer under the launch video: “Please use the robot in a friendly and safe manner.”

The first thing that comes to mind is MechWarrior.

Add rocket launchers on the shoulders and machine guns in the hands, and it is basically the same machine.

And somehow it feels like this is exactly where things are heading.

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🚘 Lamborghini Launches Hybrid Fenomeno

Lamborghini revealed the hybrid Fenomeno, its most powerful convertible. It pairs an 835 hp V12 engine with three electric motors adding 245 hp.

It hits 100 km/h in 2.4 seconds and tops 340 km/h.

Only 15 units will be made, priced from $3.5 million.

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🔍 Google ties reCAPTCHA to Play Services

The new reCAPTCHA on Android requires Google Play Services version 25.41.30 or higher. Without these, verification fails, blocking users on custom ROMs like GrapheneOS that lack Google software.

Instead of image challenges, users must now scan a QR code. This depends on background Play Services connecting to Google servers. iOS devices running 16.4 or later pass without Google apps.

Google introduced this update as part of its Cloud Fraud Defense platform on April 23. The Play Services dependency was not mentioned then.

By linking web verification to proprietary services, Google forces Android users to run its software and share data to access many websites.

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❤️ Tesla ends Model S and Model X production

On May 10, the last Tesla Model S and Model X rolled off the Fremont factory line in California. The Model S had a 14-year run, the Model X 11 years.

The final car was a black Model S signed by the entire production team, likely destined for a museum.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the end of these models in January, calling it an "honorable retirement." Both flagship vehicles had seen declining sales for some time.

The freed-up Fremont factory space will be used to produce Optimus humanoid robots, with a planned capacity of up to 1 million units per year.

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🔵 PlayStation 6 launch delayed to 2027

Sony will set the PlayStation 6 release date and price by late 2027. Rising component costs are causing the delay.

The console may have up to 30 GB of RAM. This could make the PS5 generation the longest-lasting PlayStation cycle.

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🪷 Robot joins Buddhist initiation in Seoul

A 130 cm humanoid robot named Gabi, made by Chinese company Unitree Robotics, took part in a Buddhist initiation at Seoul's Jogye Temple. Dressed in monk robes, it received a dharma name meaning 'mercy'.

The Jogye Order led the ritual, asking Gabi if it was ready to follow Buddha's teachings. Gabi responded aloud and was given prayer beads and a sticker instead of incense burns.

Five Buddhist precepts were rewritten for Gabi with help from Gemini and ChatGPT. They include respecting life, not harming others, obeying humans, not lying, and conserving energy by avoiding overcharging.

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🍏 Apple Eyes Samsung’s Holographic iPhone Display

Apple is reportedly exploring Samsung’s MH1 holographic display for a future iPhone. The tech uses advanced eye tracking and diffractive light control to send light precisely to the viewer’s pupils, creating a 3D effect without glasses.

The display sits over an AMOLED panel and can switch between a standard 4K screen and holographic mode without losing image clarity.

Samsung’s MH1 project is still in early R&D, with prototypes shown in 2020 featuring 4K video at 30fps and a bulky 1cm thickness.

The tech could reach smartphones around 2030. This could finally move beyond the blurry, gimmicky glasses-free 3D screens of the past.

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👽 Pentagon opens public archive of declassified UFO files

The Pentagon launched a public website with declassified reports, videos, and witness accounts of UFOs, or what the government calls UAPs.

The archive includes cases that US authorities say remain unexplained, and new documents will be added as more materials are declassified.

The release gives the public direct access to files that were previously kept inside government agencies.

https://www.war.gov/UFO/

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This thing automatically unplugs itself when your phone is full.

No more overnight overcharging

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🛰 Perplexity CEO launches live map tracking hantavirus outbreak

After a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, the CEO of Perplexity created a live map tracking cases and updates worldwide.

The outbreak involved the Andes strain, the only hantavirus known to spread between humans. 3 of 8 infected passengers died, while 12 countries were warned after travelers returned home.

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🤖 ChatGPT integrated into Excel and Google Sheets

ChatGPT is now officially built into Excel and Google Sheets. Users can connect the bot directly within their spreadsheets without switching windows.

It helps analyze data, understand complex files, and write formulas inside the app interface. The integration is free for all users.

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