MIT researchers have developed a way to mass produce graphene sheets

Even if you only keep a loose watch on tech news, there’s still a pretty good chance you’ve heardabout grapheneat some point or another. For the past few years, this stuff (which is basically a 2D sheet of carbon atoms) has been hailed as a wonder material that will one day enable us to build everything from superfast computer chips to unbreakable condoms, and everything in between. The only problem? It’s notoriously difficult to manufacture in large quantities....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · David Moses

Moai is like a Roomba for your fish tank that also live-streams underwater video

Like aRoomba vacuum cleanerfor your aquarium, Moai is a glass-cleaning robot that will autonomously propel itself around your fish tank, scouring algae as it goes. Oh, and it can also live-stream video of your fish while it’s at it. “I had a small aquarium in my studio,”Moaiindustrial designer Yoon Hoon told Digital Trends. “The original idea was a webcam for aquariums, so you can monitor your aquarium while not at home....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Amanda Dean

Moto Z4 vs. Moto Z3 vs. Moto Z2 Force: Is the newest Moto Z the best Moto Z?

After accidentally revealing it by, er, putting it up for sale, Motorola has officially announced theMoto Z4, its latest flagship phone. But is it what followers were expecting? The latest flagship isn’t packing the most powerful processor or a multi-lens camera, but does includeMoto Mod support, and sees the shocking return of the headphone jack. With that in mind, is Motorola’s latest phone the best choice for you, or are you better served by one of Motorola’s older flagships?...

July 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1229 words · Julie Sanchez

NASA’s Perseverance rover reaches halfway point on epic journey to Mars

It has been three months since NASA’s Perseverance roverlaunched atop an Atlas V rocketfrom Cape Canaveral in Florida at the start of its epic journey to Mars. The latest news out of NASA is that Perseverance is making good progress toward the Martian world, on Tuesday reaching the halfway stage of its voyage. That means the rover has now completed a staggering 146 million miles of spaceflight, with the same distance left to go before it attempts the crucial landing phase of the mission in February 2021....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 546 words · Justin Bowers

No, ChatGPT isn’t going to cause another GPU shortage

ChatGPTis exploding, and the backbone of its AI model relies on Nvidia graphics cards.One analyst saidaround 10,000 Nvidia GPUs were used to train ChatGPT, and as the service continues to expand, so does the need for GPUs. Anyone who lived through the rise of crypto in 2021 can smell aGPU shortageon the horizon. I’ve seen a few reporters build that exact connection, but it’s misguided. The days of crypto-driven-type GPU shortages are behind us....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 980 words · Michael Young

Novocaine review: A hilarious and heartful thrill-ride

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Paramount Pictures has unveiled an instant action-comedy classic with the 2025 blockbusterNovocaine. Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen (Significant Other), this movie follows Jack Quaid (The Boys) as a mild-mannered banker with congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) who pursues a group of robbers to rescue the woman he loves....

July 7, 2025 · 4 min · 763 words · Susan Mcpherson

Nvidia urgently patches AI chat app after severe security flaws exposed

Nvidia urgently patches AI chat app after severe security flaws exposed Nvidia’s AI chat app, ChatRTX has been revealed to have severe security vulnerabilities, but the company has been quick to issue a patch. Nvidia’sChatRTX appwas launched in mid-February, and allowed users with RTXGPUsto build their own unique language learning model AI trained on their personal data, allowing for a more tailored experience than tools such asChatGPT. It also ran natively on user’s PCs, so long as you had an RTX 30 or40 series GPU....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Kelly Moreno

Office 365 has been banned from German schools due to privacy concerns

Cloud-based productivity apps aren’t exactly the kinds of apps you’d normally think were deserving of being banned from a school. But a few schools in Germany have done just that, and Microsoft’s Office 365 is the target. According to TNW, German state Hesse has found that Office 365’s current configuration isn’t compliant enough with the European Union’s newGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)guidelines to be utilized in German schools. On July 9,a statement on the legality of using Office 365in German schools, was published online by the Hessian commissioner for data protection and freedom of information....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 609 words · Arthur Sanchez

Overwatch 2 will add a much-needed ping system

WheneverOverwatch 2officially launches, it will add new game modes, new maps, andnew heroesto the massively popular hero shooter. Above all that though, it will add a ping system to the game so you can finally mute your teammates and be able to point out enemy positions in peace. Apex Legendspopularized the ping system, which is common in team-based games at this point. Players have been asking for one inOverwatchfor a good long while, something that Blizzard acknowledged in apost detailing the new feature....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · John Hicks

Rivian’s all-electric, seven-seat R1S isn’t your typical family SUV

Electric-car startupRivianis getting off to a strong start. Ahead of the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, it unveiled the R1T, anall-electric pickup truckwith a claimed 400-mile range and zero to 60 mph acceleration of 3.0 seconds. Without giving anyone a chance to let that sink in, Rivian followed up by introducing a seven-seatSUVcalled the R1S. Like the R1T, Rivian plans to offer the R1S with three battery-pack sizes: 180 kilowatt hours, 135 kWh, and 105 kWh....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Elizabeth Hall

Samsung Galaxy S21 Fan Edition’s manual leak confirms one big omission

The Samsung Galaxy S21 Fan Edition (FE)has been reportedly on the cusp of release for months now. A new report fromSamMobileshowing off a leaked manual for the smartphone confirms the design and a few of the internal specs. There’s also a huge omission that will disappoint longtime Samsung fans — the microSD card slot is gone, joining the dustbin of history along with removable batteries. Fortunately, you still get a 3....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Robert Mendoza

Samsung Galaxy S24 vs. Galaxy S23: Should you upgrade?

Galaxy S24 (left) and Galaxy S23Digital Trends The Samsung Galaxy S24 series was revealed atSamsung’s Galaxy S24 Unpacked event, and while the smallest of any flagship range is often in danger of being overshadowed, theSamsung Galaxy S24shone like the brightest of stars when given the stage. Equipped witha new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, an upgraded dynamic refresh rate, and someincredible AI abilities, the Samsung Galaxy S24 is the smaller flagship to buy if you want your phone on the more svelte side....

July 7, 2025 · 8 min · 1506 words · Steven Hunt

Samsung scales its Terrace outdoor TV to 85 inches with mini-LEDs

Samsung’s line of Terrace outdoor TVs now has its biggest and brightest model yet. The 85-inch Class Terrace Full Sun is a Neo QLED 4K TV — the first Terrace TV to use Samsung’smini-LED backlighting. At an eye-watering $20,000, it’s not going to be for everyone, but if you have the means and the desire, it can be preordered viaBuy at Samsungbetween August 29 and September 10. Samsung says the 85-inch Class Terrace Full Sun can stay bright even on the sunniest days — up to six hours in sunlight at 700 watts and 104 degrees Fahrenheit — thanks to Direct-Sun Protection....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Christopher Phillips