Neom is reportedly turning into a financial disaster, except for McKinsey & Co.
A new WSJ report suggests that Saudi Arabia’s now eight-year-old Neom project — a futuristic, carbon-neutral, 105-mile-long linear city envisioned by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — has become a financial sinkhole. Plagued by delays and cost overruns, the country,…
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How to Arrange Your Room for the Best Sleep
Rohrscheib also suggests keeping your sleeping area away from vents, since sudden temperature changes can make you too warm or too cool during the night, which can increase ”sleep fragmentation and restlessness.” When it comes to electronics, experts say you…
Japan’s service robot market projected to triple in five years
Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly relying on service robots to supplement their workforce, according to Bloomberg. Research firm Fuji Keizai projects the country’s service robot market to nearly triple by 2030, to ¥400…
‘Death Stranding 2: On the Beach’ reveals new gameplay and a June release date
Hideo Kojima has once again served up a fresh batch of “What the hell did I just watch?” The legendary game director took the stage at SXSW to unveil a brand-new look at his much-anticipated sequel, Death Stranding 2: On…
New Proofs Expand the Limits of What Cannot Be Known
In other words, Hilbert’s 10th problem is undecidable. Mathematicians hoped to follow the same approach to prove the extended, rings-of-integers version of the problem—but they hit a snag. Gumming Up the Works The useful correspondence between Turing machines and Diophantine…
Manus probably isn’t China’s second ‘DeepSeek moment’
Manus, an “agentic” AI platform that launched in preview last week, is generating more hype than a Taylor Swift concert. The head of product at Hugging Face called Manus “the most impressive AI tool I’ve ever tried.” AI policy researcher…
SXSW 2025: How ‘Territory’ is revolutionizing VR accessibility with aesthetic access
At SXSW 2025, the panel “Aesthetic Access for VR: Centering Disabled Artistry” showcased Territory, a groundbreaking virtual reality experience that proved that accessibility isn’t just an add-on — it’s an art form. Created by Kinetic Light and Double Eye Studios,…
GHD’s Chronos Max Review: High Tech, Not High Heat
A too-high heat, like 450 degrees, can damage the hair strand’s internal structure; the lowest setting damages the hair’s cuticle layer without creating a long-lasting style. GHD has found the perfect compromise. “Think of 365 as the sweet spot, the…
Colossal CEO Ben Lamm says humanity has a ‘moral obligation’ to pursue de-extinction tech
The CEO of Colossal, a startup that aims to use genetic editing techniques to bring back extinct species, including the wooly mammoth, assured audiences at SXSW that the company has no plans to create a real-life Jurassic Park — lest…
