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Tennessee man uses lasers to make the world’s thinnest car
30 April 2026 @ 7:08 pm
The modified Ford Festiva is the size of a shopping cart and runs off a dirt bike engine.
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Surgeon wears Apple Vision Pro to fix cataract in medical first
30 April 2026 @ 5:00 pm
Paired with a custom app, other doctors could remotely see the operating room.
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Man builds 12-foot-long sailboat with materials from hardware store
30 April 2026 @ 3:45 pm
The Kentucky-based builder shows how carpentry and a spark of creativity can go a long way.
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Nervous humans are GM’s secret weapon for self-driving cars
30 April 2026 @ 2:45 pm
Put on your sensor suit and get ready to stress out.
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Fat Bear Week champion Chunk spotted taking a stroll in Alaska
30 April 2026 @ 2:04 pm
Weighing an estimated 1,200 pounds, the dominant brown bear clinched the 2025 crown.
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May skygazing: A blue moon, fading comet, and a lot of meteors
30 April 2026 @ 1:00 pm
Two full moons in one month occurs about once every 2.5 years.
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The Wybot B1 is a robotic cordless pool cleaner that ditches the cables without blowing out your budget
29 April 2026 @ 11:27 pm
This battery-powered pool cleaner scoots around your swimming hole and automatically tidies up for up to two hours in a single charge.
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Promising browser extension wants to save you from password hell
29 April 2026 @ 10:00 pm
HIPPO isn’t publicly available yet, but it may be the future of digital security.
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Traeger’s new Irontop gas griddles promise evenly heated cooking surfaces starting at $499
29 April 2026 @ 8:14 pm
Traeger's new Irontop gas griddle line starts at $499, bringing the Flatrock's edge-to-edge heating to an entry-level price. Two sizes available now.
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Texas Instruments’ newest calculator is intentionally dumb
29 April 2026 @ 7:23 pm
The $160 device is not powered by AI, won’t send annoying notifications, and can’t connect to Wi-Fi.
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