Norway’s solid-state hydrogen storage could store summer solar energy for winter use

The technology converts renewable electricity into hydrogen for long-term seasonal storage.

Norwegian startup Photoncycle has raised $17.5M to develop a seasonal energy storage system that could allow homes to store excess solar energy from summer and use it in winter.

The system converts renewable electricity into hydrogen and stores it in solid-state form at the household level, tackling one of the biggest challenges for renewables — long-duration seasonal storage. The company plans to roll it out commercially in Denmark and the Netherlands.

The funding will support the first phase of an industrial plant expected to go live in 2027, with capacity to provide seasonal storage for about 140,000 homes.

Photoncycle says the technology could reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels and help households become more energy independent.

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🏆 2026 Sony World Photography Awards
Object Category Winner

🎨 Colour Divides
by Robby Ogilvie

Taken in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa, this image centres on a parked car set against a sharply divided colourful facade. The composition balances geometry and saturation; everyday architecture becomes graphic and deliberate, reflecting how colour and place shape urban identity.

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X is testing a standalone messaging app — X Chat

X has begun testing a separate X Chat app for iOS — a dedicated messenger similar to WhatsApp or Signal, built around X’s private messaging system.

The first beta launched through Apple’s TestFlight and filled up within two hours. Initially limited to 1,000 testers, the program is already expanding to 5,000 users.

X Chat is essentially an upgraded version of X’s direct messages, which the company says are end-to-end encrypted. However, some security experts have previously questioned how secure the system actually is.

Early testers say the app feels simpler and smoother than messaging inside the main X app. Some features — including message requests, verified badges, and calling — are still being developed.

An Android version is expected very soon.

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Meta just bought a social network… but not for humans 🤖

The company has acquired Moltbook, a Reddit-style platform where every account is an AI agent. The site recently went viral as people watched AI bots debate, share ideas, write code, and even gossip about their human creators.

Launched in late January as an experiment, Moltbook quickly spread across social media through screenshots of conversations between AI agents. Some found it entertaining, while others saw it as an early glimpse of a future where AI systems run in their own digital ecosystems.

Moltbook founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr will join Meta Superintelligence Labs, the company’s AI unit led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang. Meta did not disclose the financial terms.

The platform runs on OpenClaw, a framework designed to make it easier to deploy autonomous AI agents that can interact with software, messaging apps, and even other agents.

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A comparison of creases between the OPPO Find N5 and OPPO Find N6.

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A new smartwatch called O-Boy could become a lifesaver for people traveling in the world’s most remote places.

Designed by the Brussels-based studio Futurewave, the watch can send distress signals directly to satellites, meaning it works even where there’s no phone network — from mountains to open water.

The device acts as a standalone transmitter, giving users a way to call for help far beyond the reach of traditional mobile coverage. Futurewave says the goal was simple: build a smartwatch that can send an emergency alert “even in the most remote corners of the world.”

To make this possible, engineers integrated satellite hardware and antennas into a compact wearable. The rugged design is water-resistant, impact-protected and pressure-tolerant, while rounded surfaces keep it comfortable for everyday wear.

With its black-and-red emergency color scheme and satellite connectivity, O-Boy aims to improve safety for explorers, remote workers and adventurers far from civilization.

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AI Images Of A Caterpillar Pickup Went Viral — So The Company Built One

In late 2024, AI-generated images of a Caterpillar pickup truck started spreading across the internet. The concept wasn’t real, but it grabbed a lot of attention — including from Caterpillar itself.

The company, best known for its yellow construction and mining machines, said it also received thousands of messages from customers and contractors asking what a Cat-branded truck would actually look like.

So Caterpillar decided to answer that question.

At CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, the company revealed the Cat Truck — a custom pickup built on a Ford Super Duty. The project was created to bring the viral AI concept into the real world and show what a Caterpillar-style truck for job sites might look like.

Despite the hype, it’s not a new production model. Caterpillar says the truck is currently just a one-off concept — essentially a real-life version of an idea that started with AI.

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314 trillion digits of π… on a single machine 🤯

A team from StorageReview just set a new world record, calculating π to 314 trillion decimal places in a nonstop 110-day run — perfectly timed for Pi Day (3/14).

What’s wild? They didn’t use a massive cloud setup. Just one Dell PowerEdge server running 24/7 for nearly four months with zero downtime.

In reality, science doesn’t even need that many digits — NASA says ~37 is enough to measure the observable universe accurately. So why push further?

Because it’s not really about π. These runs are extreme stress tests for modern hardware — pushing processors, memory, and storage to their limits, exposing weaknesses and improving systems used in AI, simulations, and big data.

The machine handled insane data flow (~280 GB/s) and still beat previous 300T records with less power and complexity.

There’s still no finish line — π never ends, and neither does the race 🚀

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New leak about the Find X9 Ultra camera setup 👀

The 50MP 10× periscope super telephoto lens comes with an F3.5 aperture, allowing roughly 3× more light intake compared to the Samsung S23 Ultra. It’s also the only native 10× optical zoom in the industry — basically like having a built-in teleconverter, so no extra accessories are needed while keeping things compact.

The 3× zoom is also the industry's highest light-gathering 200MP (OV52A) periscope lens.

Camera details:
☑ 10× → 1/2.76" 50MP, F3.5
☑ 3× → 1/1.28" 200MP, F2.2

The 230mm (10×) focal length is pretty much at its limit for achieving an F3.5 aperture.

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Vivo X300 Ultra

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POCO X8 Pro has launched in India

• 6.59" 1.5K 120Hz AMOLED Display
• MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
• Gorilla Glass 7i Front, Metal Frame & Glass Back
• 8/12GB LPDDR5X RAM
• 256GB UFS 4.1 Storage
• 50MP Main + 8MP UW + 20MP Selfie Camera
• 6500mAh battery
• 100W Charging + 27W Reverse Wired Charging
• 8.4mm, 202g, IP68/IP69K

💰 Price:
• Starts at ₹32,999 for 8GB+256GB
• Iron Man Edition= ₹37,999

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POCO X8 Pro Max launched in India

• 6.83" 1.5K 120Hz AMOLED display
• MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
• Gorilla Glass 7i front, metal frame, Fibre glass back
• 12GB LPDDR5X Ultra RAM
• 256GB/512GB UFS 4.1 storage
• 50MP Light Fusion 600 main + 8MP ultrawide + 20MP selfie camera
• 9000mAh battery
• 100W charging + 27W reverse wired charging
• 8.2mm thick, 220g, IP68/IP69K

💰 Price: Starts at ₹42,999 for 12GB+256GB

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Uber is going all in on robotaxis — and teaming up with Nvidia to make it happen 🚗🤖

Starting in 2027, Uber and Nvidia will roll out fully autonomous (Level 4) robotaxis in Los Angeles and San Francisco, with plans to expand to 28 cities globally by 2028. The cars will run on Nvidia’s AI, designed to handle complex, real-world driving situations.

The launch will happen in phases — data collection → supervised rides → fully driverless fleets.

At the same time, Uber is leaning into partnerships instead of building its own tech, investing up to $1.25B in Rivian to secure thousands of electric robotaxis, including 10,000 vehicles planned for the Uber app by 2028.

The long-term vision is a global network mixing human drivers and robotaxis, with tens of thousands of autonomous vehicles across major cities. Competition is heating up (Waymo, Tesla), and Uber is betting it can become the platform connecting it all.

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