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This $75,000 Device Is The World’s First “Longevity Capsule”
Longevity used to mean green juice and Pilates. Now, it looks more like a sculptural pod straight out of 2001: A Space Odyssey – and it costs as much as a car. Eleve’s E-Salt Cabin is a glossy black, cocoon-like capsule billed as the world’s first “longevity capsule.” Priced at $74,995, it promises a fully…
Read MoreAmanda Nguyen Breaks Her Silence On “Tsunami Of Harassment” Post Blue Origin Spaceflight
Space has always been sold to us as a place beyond earthly politics. A vacuum where gravity loosens its grip and humanity’s best instincts – curiosity, ingenuity, collective ambition – are meant to rise. But when Amanda Nguyen boarded Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin capsule in the spring of 2025, she learned the hard way that…
Read MoreThe Top 15 Tech Trends to Have on Your Radar in 2026, According to The Modems
If 2024 was the year we collectively learned to type “please” to machines (because manners, but also fear), and 2025 was the year AI stopped being a party trick and started being a workplace expectation, then 2026 is the year tech gets… intimate. Not just in the your-photos-are-training-data way, but in the your-voice, your face,…
Read MoreNew Year, New Binge: What’s New On Amazon Prime Video UK In January 2026
January is rarely kind to our serotonin levels. The decorations are down, inboxes are full again, and suddenly your evenings feel far longer than they did in December. Luckily Prime Video UK is kicking off 2026 with a line-up designed to distract, entertain and – in true Amazon fashion – showcase just how much streaming…
Read MoreJapan’s Latest TOTO Smart Toilet Turns Your ‘Waste’ Into Health Data
For decades, Japanese toilets have occupied a mythical place in global imagination. Heated seats. Gentle bidets. Ambient soundtracks that spare you public embarrassment. The gold standard of bathroom luxury has long belonged to Japan – and no company more so than TOTO Ltd., the brand that turned washing your bum into a cultural export. Now,…
Read MoreThe Download: Brynn O’Connell, Founder of Dauntless
If hosiery has ever made you question your life choices before 9am, Brynn O’Connell feels your pain – and decided to do something radically practical about it. The founder of Dauntless isn’t a fashion insider by trade, but a former data analyst and fintech founder who brought spreadsheets, research and systems thinking to one of…
Read MoreWrapped in Wool, Powered by VPN: This £195 Designer Blanket Lets You Stream The World
At first glance, it looks like the kind of design-led blanket you’d casually drape over a sofa in a fashion editor’s East London flat. Look closer – or rather, tap your phone – and it becomes something else entirely. Welcome to the VPN blanket: a world-first collaboration between cult London streetwear label Aries and privacy-focused…
Read MoreChatGPT Becomes Apple’s Most Downloaded App of 2025
Apple has revealed its annual list of the most downloaded apps and games of the year in the US – and one result feels particularly telling. OpenAI’s ChatGPT has officially claimed the No.1 spot among free iPhone apps (excluding games) in 2025, outpacing social media giants, search engines and everyday utilities alike. Just behind ChatGPT…
Read MoreApple Podcasts Reveals The Most Played, Shared And Popular Shows Of 2025
If podcasts are the background music to modern life – soundtracking our commutes, workouts, skincare routines and late-night doomscrolling – then Apple Podcasts’ newly released Top Charts of 2025 offer a revealing cultural snapshot of what we collectively pressed play on this year. Apple has unveiled its annual year-end rankings, spotlighting the shows, creators and…
Read MoreRoomba Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy Amid Tariffs, Tech Competition and Amazon Deal Collapse
For two decades, the Roomba was shorthand for domestic futurism – a small, circular robot quietly whirring away while you got on with your life. But this week, the company behind the iconic smart vacuum, iRobot, filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, marking a dramatic reversal of fortune for one of consumer tech’s early…
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