Helio Highlights: October 2025 October 2025 was a pivotal month for Helio, marked by strong financial performance, continued innovation in motion control and electronic systems, and notable developments in the…
Train Collision in India Kills Five; Australian Intelligence Accuses China of IP Theft – 11/4/2025, 8:28:41 PM
The latest world news as of November 4, 2025, includes significant developments across politics, international relations, and major incidents: At least five people were killed in a train crash in…
OpenAI launches its Sora app on Android
OpenAI has brought its AI video app, Sora, to Android. The app, which lets you create, share, and remix AI-generated videos, is now available on the Google Play Store in the US, Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, according to an announcement on Tuesday. OpenAI launched Sora on iOS in September, with the app
Some stinkbugs’ legs carry a mobile fungal garden
A dedicated organ grows the fungus, which deters parasitic wasps.
Google Maps can tell Polestar 4 drivers when to merge lanes
Google Maps is rolling out live lane guidance to drivers of the Google-powered electric Polestar 4. The company announced Tuesday that the new feature relies on the EV’s front-facing camera to “see” lane markings and road signs. That information feeds into Google Map’s AI and provides the driver with customized audio and visual cues about
Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier Retreat Sets Record, Sparks Scientific Mystery
The Hektoria Glacier on Antarctica’s Eastern Peninsula has stunned the scientific community with a retreat so rapid it’s sparked what researchers are calling a scientific “whodunnit”[2][1]. In late 2022 and…
Avalanche in Nepal Kills Seven Climbers; Remains Missing as Rescues Continue – 11/4/2025, 4:24:28 PM
International Developments Ukraine and Russia Ukrainian long-range drones have reached an industrial plant deep inside Russia[1], while Russian airstrikes continue to target Pokrovsk, a key city in Ukraine that serves…
Your smart home questions, answered
There are a couple of universal truths about the smart home. Yes, you will come to treat your robot vacuum like a member of the family, and no, you cannot escape the fact that there will always be one light that doesn’t turn on even though there’s simply no reason it won’t. These are just
Tech companies don’t care that students use their AI agents to cheat
AI companies know that children are the future – of their business model. The industry doesn’t hide their attempts to hook the youth on their products through well-timed promotional offers, discounts, and referral programs. “Here to help you through finals,” OpenAI said during a giveaway of ChatGPT Plus to college students. Students get free yearlong
How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox
In 2010, when Microsoft unveiled the Kinect, it pitched the camera as a revolutionary new gaming device. Swing an imaginary lightsaber and that would be translated onscreen. Throw a football and it would be caught on your TV. Fifteen years later, we know the Kinect as an expensive failure. Microsoft overestimated the demand for playing