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Midjourney's ambitious full-body 'scan spa' sounds almost too good to be true
June 26, 2026
| Bronwyn Thompson
A company known for its AI image generation has made a surprise pivot – to healthcare. Midjourney says it will deliver a "new form of medical imaging" to map the body, in a day-spa setting, with the first center due to open to the public in 2027.
Dead lithium batteries revived to 95% capacity via electrochemical bath
June 25, 2026
| Etiido Uko
You know how rejuvenating a bath feels after a long day of work? Almost like you're renewed. Turns out that's not exclusive to humans. Scientists have developed an electrochemical bath that restores spent lithium batteries to nearly 100% capacity.
World's first hotel entirely staffed by robots to open in 2027
June 26, 2026
| Bronwyn Thompson
The first hotel run by robots is set to open its doors to the public next year. It comes as no surprise that it's happening in China – on the artificial island built for the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, the cross-sea megaproject in the Pearl River Delta.
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June 25, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodSure, the CAV GT MkII looks heavily inspired by the GT40, but underneath it features completely modern underpinnings. CAV calls it a series-production restomod supercar, and it is limited to just 40 units globally for its 60th Anniversary Edition.
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June 25, 2026 | C.C. WeissRossmönster has established itself as one of the great masterminds of RV innovation. Now it's unleashing its design acumen on the B+ motorhome category. The new Loft redefines just how comfortable and stylish a small Sprinter adventure rig can be.
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June 25, 2026AI 3D is easy now – but printing isn’t. Hi3D closes the gap. From image to model, auto split parts, add connectors, fix colors, and export print-ready 3MF. With Bambu, Creality and more, it turns ideas into real objects in minutes.
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June 25, 2026 | Joe SalasThe Amble One is a street-legal EV that looks like a pensioned VW Schwimmwagen after moving to a 5-star resort and discovering cork upholstery. No, it doesn't float. But I still want one.
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June 25, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalFaraday Future has had an awfully rough go of building an electric car brand. It's now shifting gears to wade into the world of robotics and physical AI – and it has a heap of robots on offer, including a multipurpose $90,000 humanoid.
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June 25, 2026 | Stefan IonescuLa Vallée Verte by MVRDV hides a lush courtyard inside three striking volumes, with layered plant life, gardener access doors, raised homes for flood safety, and sustainability features within Bordeaux’s EcoQuartier district.
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June 25, 2026 | Ben CoxworthWhen you dream of flying, you likely picture yourself lying forward, not leaning back. The Swerv electric trike was designed with that fact in mind, as it puts its rider in a hair-raising prone position.
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June 25, 2026Sluggish iPhone out of storage? Free up some space the faster way with Cleaner Kit for iOS, an AI-Powered iPhone cleanup app available for $29.99 for a lifetime subscription.
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June 25, 2026 | Omar KardoudiFor more than a century, pilots have relied on the same basic toolkit to steer a plane: flaps, ailerons, rudders – hinged surfaces that physically deflect airflow to change direction. A radical new experimental drone aims to throw all of that out.
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June 24, 2026 | C.C. WeissFortress Trailers specializes in secure, rugged utility trailers – essentially uncrackable wheeled safes that tow from job site to job site. Now it's turned attention to camping trailers with the all-new Explorer, a veritable vault of survival.
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