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Solid-state batteries promised safer, faster-charging power, but microscopic dendrites keep triggering short circuits. Stanford researchers discovered that applying continuous mechanical pressure forces dendrites to grow harmlessly sideways, offering a simple engineering shortcut to bring next-gen batteries to EVs and mobile gadgets.

Geminis video toolbox just got much bigger, with longer clips, 4K output, and far more control over every shot.

As AI changes the skills and jobs of tomorrow, children may need more than technical knowledge. CrunchLabs Rachele Harmuth explains why learning to think like an engineer can help kids build curiosity, confidence and resilience.

For years, the direction of gaming has seemed pretty clear: digital is in, physical is slowly being left behind. But Microsoft is taking a different approach with a new Xbox feature that could make owning a disc a little more flexible. Xbox has announced a new feature called Your Discs. Now Also Digital. that will []

Metro 2039s new Renegade gameplay trailer takes us back underground with denser environments, new survival tools, brutal combat, and another ominous Dark Ones tease.

PlaySide Studios revealed the first gameplay trailer for Game of Thrones: War for Westeros during Gamescom 2026, an officially licensed real-time strategy game launching on PC via Steam in early 2027.

1001 Threads of Mizan is an ambitious action RPG inspired by Arabic folklore, featuring stunning deserts, magical carpet traversal and a distinctly Middle Eastern fantasy world.

HoYoverse has revealed Nodus Fall, a dark fantasy co-op action game filled with colossal mythical beasts and a dramatically grimmer look than Genshin Impact.

Marcus Fenix has faced some terrifying enemies, but E-Day looks ready to make his life miserable all over again.

Ananta has officially received a January 15, 2027 release date alongside a new story trailer showcasing its open-world urban action RPG.

Xbox and Asus are pushing handheld gaming into luxury territory with a $2,499 ROG Ally X20 Anniversary Bundle featuring an OLED display and AR glasses.

Uber is giving parents another way to keep tabs on teen rides, but its new live video feature also raises a few privacy questions.

AI-generated music may be flooding the internet, but Dr. Dre isnt running from it. He thinks artists should learn how to use AI instead.

Researchers found consumer spy-device detectors provided only a small improvement in finding hidden cameras and trackers, while confusing alerts could create dangerous false reassurance.

A breakthrough zinc-iodine battery could make home solar storage last for decades.

Meta's smart glasses are running into another roadblock, and this time your next movie night could be affected.

A new Pew Research Center study finds signs of AI authorship across roughly one-third of web pages published since ChatGPT launched in late 2022.

An MIT study finds that AI-generated images often cannot be traced to individual training images, as larger datasets cause the influence of specific examples to fade.

UC San Diego researchers have developed inexpensive passive reflective tiles that could help mmWave 5G signals get around walls and other obstacles without requiring power.

As countries move to ban teens from social media, Meta pays actors, psychologists, and parenting influencers across more than a dozen countries to argue against blanket ban for teen accounts.

Teens are already using AI for homework and much more. OpenAIs new ChatGPT experience wants to make sure theyre actually learning from it with some serious guardrails attached.