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Goblins now chase you, combat uses d20 rolls with strength modifiers, and controls are remappable. A key bug fix prevents growing goblin arrays from silently overwriting the custom character set and corrupting on-screen text.
Discovery: Rogue Planet is a story-driven sci-fi VR shooter launching August 6, 2026, for Quest 3 and PC VR, featuring a narrative campaign and Arena mode set on the alien planet Rogax.
Spotify removed 75 million AI-generated spam tracks last year to protect artist royalties, while still allowing legitimate AI music. New tools now target fake metadata, bulk uploads, voice cloning, and artificial streaming.
BrainCo's EEG headsets translate thoughts into robot commands, while simultaneously collecting neural data to improve AI training algorithms, potentially solving a key bottleneck in developing smarter, more responsive robots.
Hyundai workers in South Korea are striking over plans to deploy 25,000 humanoid robots, working half-shifts and halting production of ~5,000 cars, potentially costing the company $135 million in lost sales.
Chessperiment is a free browser tool for creating custom chess variants, including hex boards and fairy pieces, with an AI generator that builds playable games from plain-language descriptions. Share creations via a community...
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The $300 Eufy FamiLock E40 leads facial recognition smart locks, unlocking in under a second even with sunglasses, while the $350 Lockly Visage Zeno suits Apple users. However, high costs may see UWB technology replace them soon.
Google's former communications employee helped shape its quirky internal culture before co-organizing a 2018 misconduct walkout, leading to her forced exit. She now argues the company's idealistic image was always carefully...
Xpeng's "Land Aircraft Carrier", a six-wheeled EV with a detachable two-seat flying module, has 7,000 pre-orders and targets mass production in 2026, but European regulatory approval is still years away.
Windows 11's 4GB RAM and 64GB storage requirements are partly justified by security features, but unnecessary bloatware wastes resources, causing slowdowns on low-end devices. Microsoft should adopt a modular design rather than...
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 leaked ahead of its July 22nd launch, featuring a shorter, wider design, Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, and 26-hour battery. The Fold 8 Ultra adds a 200MP camera and 27-hour playback.
Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around rocky exoplanet LHS 1140 b, 48 light-years away, including escaping helium. Possible surface oceans suggest habitability, though further observations are needed to confirm.
Apple sued OpenAI, possibly targeting a competitor during a weak moment, while experts debate whether the claims reflect standard practices. Meanwhile, Apple's Siri AI entered public beta, sparking questions about its quality and...
Apple developed but scrapped "M2 Extreme" and "M3 Extreme" chips, double the power of Ultra chips, due to high costs and low Mac Pro demand, before discontinuing the Mac Pro in 2026.
IR remotes remain dominant because they're cheap, simple, and power-efficient with no interference issues. Bluetooth's added cost and complexity make IR the practical choice for most manufacturers.
SpaceX's Starship aborted its launch Thursday when four engines failed to ignite, triggering an automatic shutdown seconds before liftoff. Another attempt is expected within days, with Starlink satellites and NASA's lunar plans...
DoorDash's new "dd-cli" tool lets U.S. and Canadian macOS developers order food directly from AI agents, enabling store searches, deal finding, and checkout, building "agentic commerce" features on DoorDash's platform.
Focus Sessions in Windows 11's Clock app merges a timer, Do Not Disturb, Spotify, and Microsoft To Do into one tool. It blocks notifications system-wide and tracks daily work streaks to build distraction-free habits.
The InnoView Portable Dual Monitor doubles your screen space with two stacked 15.6-inch IPS displays, connects via single USB-C with no drivers needed on Windows, and is currently $189.99.
Georgia Tech's "Learn to Teach" framework simultaneously trains teacher and student AI models for humanoid robots, reducing compute time while boosting performance across sand, gravel, slopes, and slippery surfaces, even...
Northwestern University's "Phantom Twist" drone spins its entire body up to 25 times per second, exploiting human visual blur to become nearly invisible, ten times harder to spot than conventional drones.
Apple's M6 chip, launching later this year, boosts memory bandwidth to 200GB/s and adds 12 GPU cores. Apple will skip Pro, Max, and Ultra variants, saving major upgrades for the M7 in 2027.
A paralyzed man regained hand movement and touch using a brain implant, AI, and spinal stimulation. Gains persisted after stimulation ended, suggesting neural rewiring, with arm strength increasing 86%, enabling him to feed...
A Dubai-based tech startup built around AI GPU workstations thrived until U.S. export restrictions killed its supply chain. Combined with a failed parking payment venture blocked by red tape, the overhead costs sank the company.