Brian Fagioli 
Gen Z food culture keeps getting stranger. New data from Tastewise shows younger consumers are embracing breakfast soup, protein cold foam coffee, customizable Malatang bowls, and nostalgic comfort foods in what may be the internet’s weirdest food trend cycle yet.
President Donald Trump is pushing open source AI deeper into America’s military and intelligence infrastructure through a new national security memorandum focused on rapid AI adoption, vendor diversity, and technological dominance.
A new peer-reviewed University of Phoenix study examined how doctoral students feel about ChatGPT and AI chatbots in higher education. Researchers found students with favorable views of AI were more likely to use ChatGPT regularly, highlighting the growing disconnect between university concerns over academic integrity and the reality of modern student behavior.
Electric vehicle battery fires remain one of the biggest concerns surrounding EV adoption, and now firefighters in Pennsylvania are using a specialized drill designed to pierce battery packs and inject water directly into lithium-ion cells. The EV-Drill LANCE marks the first deployment of the system in the United States and highlights how emergency responders are adapting to the growing risks tied to Tesla and other electric vehicle fires.
GIGABYTE and CORSAIR achieved a staggering new DDR5 overclocking world record at COMPUTEX 2026, pushing memory speeds to an eye-watering 13,556 MT/s
Belkin has announced the SoundForm Mini 2, a new generation of kids headphones featuring 55-hour battery life, foldable travel-ready design, audio sharing, and an 85dB volume limit.
Governments around the world are pushing sovereign AI initiatives to reduce dependence on foreign cloud providers and protect national data. There is just one awkward problem though. Nearly all of this supposedly independent AI infrastructure still runs on NVIDIA hardware and software. As countries build AI factories across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the global AI race increasingly looks less diversified and more dependent on a single American company.
Tech hiring appears to be recovering as employers added 69,000 workers in May, according to new CompTIA analysis. Cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, software development, and AI-related roles remain in high demand despite ongoing concerns about layoffs and automation.
Kraken is preparing to bring tokenized SpaceX shares to crypto traders through its xStocks platform, allowing eligible users in more than 110 countries to trade around the clock. The move could challenge how traditional Wall Street markets operate while raising questions about regulation, ownership rights, and the future of tokenized equities.
ReliaQuest says a newly uncovered China-linked hacking group called OP-512 has been targeting outdated Microsoft IIS servers using stealthy web shells, encrypted command channels, and techniques designed to evade traditional antivirus detection.
Shokz has announced the new OpenDots 2 and OpenDots Air clip-on earbuds. The open-ear audio devices focus on comfort, awareness, and lightweight everyday listening while avoiding the discomfort of traditional in-ear designs.
Cloudflare has acquired VoidZero, the company behind Vite and several major JavaScript development tools. The company promises everything will remain open source and vendor neutral, but developers may still have concerns about growing consolidation in the AI-native web stack.