River is a free, decentralized group chat platform built on the completely rebuilt Freenet, enabling real-time chat with less than one second of latency and no central server.

Review

SoftBank to invest up to 14 trillion yen to build a 5GW AI data center in France.

Note

I tried making 'Nissin Raoh Cold Ramen Clam Broth Salt,' a cold soup made with Hokkaido scallop broth that's perfect for the hot season.

Tasting

Reports indicate that Meta is developing an AI pendant.

AI

'Remove-AI-Watermarks' is a free AI watermark removal tool that can remove both visible (Gemini) and invisible (SynthID, C2PA, EXIF) watermarks from images.

Review

Waymo, the self-driving car company, has launched a plan to detect potholes in roads.

Vehicle

Research shows a close relationship between local economic conditions and the mental health of residents.

Science

In one lawsuit concerning social media addiction that was settled before trial, the total settlement amount to be paid exceeded 4 billion yen.

Web Service

This is what the Osmo Pocket 4 gimbal-integrated camera looks like (review)

Review

A vivid green fireball is captured on camera crossing the background of an erupting volcano.

Science

I tried out the 'Beryl 7,' a mobile router that's easy to carry around and set up, allowing for safer use of public Wi-Fi.

Review

'Karakeep' is a free app that lets you save links, notes, images, videos, and PDFs to read later on your smartphone or other devices. It's open source and self-hostable.

Review

Humanizer, a skill for Claude Code and OpenCode, removes the artificiality from AI-generated text, making it more natural and human-like.

AI

What do researchers think about arXiv's announcement that it will crack down on poorly generated AI-generated papers?

AI

Apple may replace the main camera with a more expensive module in the iPhone 18 Pro in 2026.

Smartphone

A survey revealed that more than half of Generation Z have canceled or renewed their streaming service subscriptions for just one title.

Note

It has been found that a decline in pollinating insects is causing a decrease in farmers' income and a deterioration in their nutritional status.

Science

Tencent's high-performance inference model 'Hy3 preview' maintained the top spot in OpenRouter's usage rankings for three weeks, and remains in second place even after the free trial period ended.

AI

The former owner is furious after $200,000 worth of LEGOs he consigned were stolen from the store, and YouTubers have picked up on the story, leading to a review bombardment, but there are many suspicious points.

Note

An experiment showed that 'the world would be destroyed in 4 days if Grok ruled it,' while Claude achieved zero crime in 15 days.

AI

A security researcher who posted about a zero-day vulnerability in Windows claims he was 'banned from GitHub in retaliation from Microsoft.'

Security

A roundtable discussion between director Jimmy Stone, producer Hidenori Kosuge, and producer Hitomi Kuroi of the theatrical film 'The Irregular at Magic High School: Yotsuba Succession Arc,' condensing the essence of the original work into 100 minutes.

Interview

A taste test review of Burger King's 'Smokehouse The One Pounder,' a massive burger with four beef patties, topped with smoky bacon sauce and mayonnaise for an intensely flavorful experience.

Tasting

Headline news for May 29, 2026

Headline

Bluesky's link-inclusive posts now allow you to add subscription buttons and other features to link cards for 'standard.site' compatible sites, and it also introduces a live streaming notification function for YouTube and other platforms.

Web Service

Researchers have developed a new process to extract lithium from rocks.

Science

A British university has gained early access to Google's quantum chip 'Willow,' which can compute 13,000 times faster than a supercomputer.

Science

Experts point out that having AI write a lot of code will cause inspection costs to explode, highlighting the importance of reducing the amount of code generated.

AI

NVIDIA has unveiled 'LocateAnything,' a high-speed and highly accurate AI model for object detection, which supports detection of not only photos but also app UIs and text.

AI

Israeli-based Wix will cut approximately 20% of its workforce, CEO Avishai Abrahami officially announced.

Web Service

Intel has announced its first portable gaming processors, the 'Arc G3' and 'Arc G3 Extreme,' which feature the Xe3 GPU core and have been selected for use in the 'Acer Predator Atlas 8,' 'MSI Claw 8 EX AI+,' and 'OneXPlayer 3.'

Hardware

YouTube has added new podcast-related features for YouTube Premium members, including an AI recommendation tool, automatic playback speed adjustment, and a listening mode for on-the-go use.

Software

Waymo begins public service of its 6th generation autonomous driving robotaxi, 'Ojai'.

Vehicle

Brave has developed 'AgentStop,' a technology that solves the problem of local AI running indefinitely and unnecessarily consuming battery and GPU resources.

AI

It has been found that people who lose weight using weight-loss drugs such as Manjaro and Ozempic have a reduced risk of obesity-related diseases.

Science

It has been discovered that hostile forces were purchasing location data for advertising purposes to track and monitor U.S. military personnel.

Security

The world's smallest smart ring, the 'Oura Ring 5,' has been announced. It is 40% smaller than its predecessor and is priced from 65,800 yen.

Hardware

Google's image generation AI, 'Nano Banana 2' and 'Nano Banana Pro,' are finally available to the general public; they are now available via API after the preview period ends.

AI

Qualcomm has announced the 'Snapdragon C' chip for low-cost PCs to compete with the MacBook Neo, and Acer has quickly adopted it, releasing the entry-level model 'Aspire Go 15'.

Hardware

The Nintendo 3DS, the prize for winning the Nintendo World Championship, has been put up for auction and has already surpassed 3.2 million yen.

Game