Dyson has unveiled a new wet floor cleaner, while Microsoft is developing a 10,000-year data storage solution using glass, and a defense company is creating AI agents that can destroy targets with explosive drones. These developments, along with affordable electric vehicle options and discounts on noise-canceling headphones, represent a range of advancements across the technology and consumer sectors.
Dyson introduced the PencilWash, a new version of its PencilVac designed for cleaning spills and stains on hard floors. The handle of the PencilWash is only 1.5 inches in diameter, allowing it to reach under furniture, according to The Verge.
Microsoft Research announced Project Silica, a system that can read and write data into small pieces of glass, aiming for archival storage that can last for centuries. This system was demonstrated in a recent issue of Nature, as reported by Ars Technica. The goal is to create a storage medium that is extremely dense and stable, ideally without consuming energy when not in use.
In the defense sector, Scout AI is developing AI agents designed to seek and destroy targets using explosive drones. In a recent demonstration at a military base in central California, the AI agents, controlling a self-driving off-road vehicle and drones, located and destroyed a truck. "We need to bring next-generation AI to the military," said Colby Adcock, Scout AI's CEO, in an interview with Wired.
Meanwhile, the market for electric vehicles continues to evolve. Ars Technica noted that 2026 is looking promising for affordable EVs, with the new Nissan Leaf starting under $30,000. The Chevrolet Bolt, with a new lithium iron phosphate battery, also starts with a price tag in the twenties. Options expand further with models like the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Chevy Equinox EV, Toyota bZ, Tesla Model 3, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and Subaru Solterra, all falling within the $40,000 price range.
For consumers, Bose's QuietComfort Ultra Gen 2 noise-canceling headphones are currently on sale. Wired reported that the headphones, which offer some of the best noise canceling available, are discounted, representing the lowest price outside of major shopping holidays.
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