Scientists Make Material That Can Morph Into Anything With the Pull of a String

Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into ...

The ‘surfer’s paradox’ is that their boards can harm the oceans they cherish. A new process is helping to change that.

Swellcycle’s zero-waste approach combats what’s known as the “surfer’s paradox,” in which surfers, who are often avid ...
TheWrap

How a Thrilling New ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Animated Short Tackled AI Head-On

At this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, there were some big events – including, but not limited to, screenings of a pair of French animated movies that had just premiered at ...
The Hill

DOJ portrays Franklin the turtle as ‘deportation judge’

In the second Trump administration post of its kind, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday portrayed Franklin, the anthropomorphic turtle character from a children’s book series, as a ...
Geeky Gadgets

Create 3D Models from Images With Meta’s Free SAM 3D App : Turns Photos into Meshes

What if creating high-quality 3D models no longer required expensive software, specialized hardware, or years of expertise? Enter Meta’s SAM 3D, an open source AI tool that promises to provide ...
Road to VR

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City’ Hands-on – A Radical VR Beat’em Up in the Making

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City is coming to Quest, Pico and SteamVR headsets sometime next year, making it the first Turtles game in VR. Ahead of launch, Cortopia Studios gave us a ...
Washington Examiner

Trump administration persists with Franklin the Turtle social media campaign

The Education Department joined the Franklin the Turtle social media campaign on Monday, alongside other federal departments. On X, the department posted a fake cover of a Franklin the Turtle book ...
Hartford Courant

Sabrina Carpenter and Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn Trump administration’s use of their work

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children’s character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration’s use of their music and imagery to ...
The Daily Dot

“Stands for kindness”: Publisher condemns Pete Hegseth’s use of Franklin the Turtle in parody meme

The publishers behind Franklin the Turtle books have issued a response after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth co-opted the beloved kids’ character to push a violent MAGA agenda. Over the weekend, ...
PBS

Sabrina Carpenter, Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn the Trump administration's use of their work on social media

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children's character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration's use of their music and imagery to ...
KY3

Sabrina Carpenter, Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn Trump administration’s use of their work

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children’s character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration’s use of their music and imagery to ...