Former Valeo LiDAR CTO Clement Nouvel has jumped ship to become CEO of Voyant Photonics. He’s betting that the company’s silicon photonics-based FMCW LiDAR, which fits on a chip, is the key to bringing 3D sensing to robots, drones, and beyond. It’s a major pivot from chasing elusive car deals to ena
LG has revived its Wallpaper TV concept at CES 2026, but this time it’s a fully realized product. The LG OLED evo W6 is just 9 millimeters thick, uses a wireless Zero Connect Box, and is powered by a new Alpha 11 AI processor.
The fundamental building block of quantum computers, the Josephson junction, has always required two superconductors. A new experiment shows it can work with just one, using common materials like iron. This could radically simplify future quantum hardware.
The global economy has defied predictions of a slump since 2020. According to a Reuters analysis, 2026 is shaping up as a heavyweight fight between continued AI-fueled growth and a host of disruptive political and financial risks.
Ecovacs is expanding beyond floors and lawns and into the pool. The company unveiled its first robotic pool cleaner, the Ultramarine, at CES 2026. It promises smart mapping and app control, aiming to fix common user frustrations.
While rivals like OpenAI commit trillions to compute, Anthropic is betting on a different path. Co-founder Daniela Amodei argues that doing “more with less” has kept its models among the most powerful for years.
Eartheye Space has secured a contract with an unnamed Asia-Pacific customer to provide high-resolution Earth observation data. The deal highlights the growing demand for pooled, multi-sensor intelligence from both government and commercial entities. It’s a big step for the young startup.
NASA has begun a massive, multi-year project to move its Earth science data archives to commercial cloud platforms. The migration, expected to run through 2026, aims to handle new high-volume missions and place data closer to powerful compute resources. By 2030, the archive is projected to hold over
The narrative-focused game Dispatch has surpassed 3 million copies sold, a huge win for its developer AdHoc Studio. New stats show how millions of players shaped the story, cutting heroes and pursuing romances.
Facing a potential DIY PC building freeze in 2026 due to stratospheric memory prices, one enthusiast is shifting focus. The plan is to dive deep into adjacent hobbies and finally tinker with the hardware already collecting dust. It’s a year for learning, not buying.
