A caring robot just won a silver medal at one of the world’s biggest flower shows

The University of Lincoln won a Silver Gilt medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 for an exhibit that uses robots and AI to scan plant health and shape the future of food.

Research shows educational institutes must not put too much faith in AI text detectors

UF researchers tested the five most popular AI text detectors and found false negative rates as high as 99.6%. A single vocabulary tweak defeated most of them entirely.

Google wants Gemini to help build the next big scientific breakthrough

Google’s Gemini for Science pushes AI beyond research summaries, with experimental tools for hypotheses, computational testing, and literature review. The bigger question is whether it can earn trust inside real labs.

You can now walk through AI versions of real places with Google’s Project Genie

Google’s experimental Project Genie is no longer building worlds from imagination alone. With Street View now in the mix, the line between real places and AI-generated realities is starting to blur in fascinating ways.

Google wants to reinvent your TV remote with Gemini and pointers controls

Google is reshaping the future of TVs with Gemini-powered discovery and a brand-new way to navigate apps. The biggest change, however, may not be on the screen at all — but in your remote.

Google’s Gemini might be testing weekly limits, and free users won’t love it

Google may be quietly testing stricter usage limits inside Gemini, and it could change how “free” AI tools actually feel going forward. A newly spotted screenshot hints at a future where unlimited chatbot access might finally come with strings attached…

Scientists just broke a wireless speed record that could shape the future of 6G

Scientists hit 112Gbps over a 560GHz wireless link, showing how microcomb-driven terahertz technology could help future 6G networks move data faster behind the scenes.

Google Gemini’s new thinking level lets you dial up the brainpower

Google’s Gemini app may soon let users control how deeply the AI “thinks” before responding. New third-party integrations also appear to be on the way ahead of I/O 2026.

Economy class method proposed by scientists could make moon travel a tad less expensive

Scientists have found a cheaper way to send spacecraft to the Moon by using a gravitational sweet spot as a pit stop, cutting fuel costs by at least 58.80 m/s compared to existing methods.

Japan built robot wolves to thwart bear attack, and they’re flying off the shelves

Japan’s bizarre “Monster Wolf” robot deterrents are seeing soaring demand as the country struggles with record bear sightings and attacks.