The Unitree GD01 Is a Giant Mecha Robot You Can Actually Buy

China’s Unitree, famous for making low-cost dancing robots, will now sell you a giant, wall-smashing mecha.

The Audemars Piguet x Swatch Collaboration Is Here for Real

With Instagram awash with inaccurate AI-generated concepts for its Royal Pop collab, Swatch was forced to reveal the genuine article.

Googlebook Is Google’s New AI-Powered Laptop Platform Built on Android

They won’t replace Chromebooks, but Googlebooks have an Android-centered operating system, AI-first features like the Magic Pointer, and a promise of desktop-grade apps.

Update Your iPhone Now for Better Encrypted Messaging With Android

As part of the iOS 26.5 update, Apple’s Messages app can now encrypt texts between some iPhone and Android smartphones.

Papa Johns Is Getting Into Drone Delivery—but Not for Pizza

A new collaboration with Alphabet’s Wing will only deliver sandwiches. It demonstrates the tricky parts of taking to the sky.

Could Contact-Tracing Apps Help With the Hantavirus? Not Really

Contact-tracing apps were widely deployed during the Covid pandemic. They aren’t as helpful during smaller outbreaks.

Do City Delivery Drones Make Sense? No One Knows, but They’re Flying Over NYC

One of the country’s busiest airspaces has a new kind of flying machine—maybe temporarily.

The 19 Most Exciting Cars at the Beijing Auto Show 2026

The cars that debuted at the Beijing Auto Show demonstrate that the Chinese market is now at the forefront of electrification and intelligence. These are the 19 most intriguing models we saw.

Tesla’s Latest Recall? Wheels May Fall Off Cybertrucks

In what is the 11th Cybertruck recall, certain models of Elon Musk’s embattled pickup could experience a sudden, unexpected wheel separation, thanks to the wrong grease and loose nuts.