Physics-Informed AI Could Break America's Rare-Earth Magnet Dependency
Researcher Prashant Singh at Ames National Laboratory has published a framework for using physics-trained AI to discover rare-earth-free permanent magnets — a potential breakthrough for EV motors, wind turbines, and national security supply chains. »
Raspberry Pi OS Upgrades to Linux 6.18 LTS: Faster, Polished, and Touch-Friendly
The June 2026 Raspberry Pi OS update brings the Linux 6.18.34 LTS kernel, better touchscreen support, a Wayland compositor upgrade, and a round of desktop polish — a simple but meaningful refresh worth installing. »
Sea of Thieves Season 20 Hands You the Keys to the Ocean — Custom Game Modes Are Here
Season 20's Custom Seas launched June 18, giving Sea of Thieves players unprecedented creative control over the game world — spawn creatures, set rules, build modes — all for free. »
Snap Specs Are Real, They Ship This Fall, and They Cost $2,195
Snap unveiled its first consumer AR glasses at AWE 2026 — fully standalone, 51-degree field of view, dual Snapdragon chips, and an AI that sees what you see. Preorders are open now. »
Vercel Just Open-Sourced 'eve' — a Next.js-Style Framework for Building AI Agents
Vercel shipped eve on June 17, an Apache-licensed TypeScript framework that treats every AI agent as a directory of files — the same system they've been running internally for v0 and their agent fleet. »