Archive for may 2026
The platform is moving from a creator honor system to algorithmic enforcement, but videos made with Google's own AI tools get permanent labels no one can appeal.
Camera scene detection for package delivery and broken glass is live in 19 countries — but the best features are locked behind a monthly subscription.
A Cambridge-led team has made the first direct mass measurement of a black hole from the universe's first billion years — and it appears to have no galaxy around it.
A Polish insider with a solid track record claims a late-July release date and €59 price tag for the Halo Combat Evolved remake, ahead of Xbox Games Showcase confirmation.
Valve blames surging DRAM and SSD costs driven by AI data center demand, pushing the 512GB model to $789 and the 1TB to $949.
Hello Games' third free update of 2026 pits players against a massive alien hive in an 8-week community campaign — and it's live now on every platform.
An optional preview update released May 26 promises up to 70% faster Start menu response and 40% quicker app launches — but the mandatory rollout waits until June.
HyperOS 4, due in July–August 2026, will add a software-based privacy screen to a wide range of Xiaomi devices — beating Apple to the punch entirely.
An AI-driven memory shortage is pushing Samsung to raise Galaxy S, Z Fold 7, and Z Flip 7 prices by €100–200 in Europe from early June — and Greece is just the first market.
Songs of the Past drops HDD and Windows 10 support entirely, forcing hardware upgrades for players on older PCs — and no graphics overhaul is even promised.
Claude's maker hit $30B ARR in April 2026, overtaking ChatGPT's parent just months before both companies plan to go public.
Huawei launches the Q7 Wired Edition mesh router on June 1, promising automatic setup and whole-home WiFi 7 coverage — but Western availability remains a big question mark.
A 19% single-day stock surge pushed Micron past a $1 trillion market cap — driven by sold-out HBM supply and long-term AI contracts that won't ease until at least 2027.
The Marvel noir series drops in two formats simultaneously — and critics are largely won over by Cage's performance, even if the story plays it safe.
The US Space Force has handed SpaceX a $2.29 billion deal to build a laser-linked satellite network designed to replace ground-based relay chains with a space-based mesh for near-real-time military data.
Xiaomi has listed a new 24.5-inch, 240Hz gaming monitor for €180 in Europe, though local retailers haven't stocked it yet and 1080p rivals are under pressure from cheaper 1440p options.
CD Projekt RED officially announces its third Witcher 3 DLC, co-developed with Fool's Theory. There's a catch for PC players: Windows 11 is now required.
NetBlocks confirmed 86% connectivity restoration on May 26, ending the longest nationwide internet shutdown in recorded history — though courts and the IRGC are already pushing back.
The second beta of Samsung's Android 17-based One UI 9 arrives just 13 days after the first, bringing bug fixes and a June security patch to Galaxy S26 owners in the US and UK.
Capcom drops a surprise demo for its fastest-selling horror game ever — available now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and PC.
A single-source leak calls it 'Songs of the Past' with Geralt as lead, while insiders point to Ciri and analysts expect a 2026 release — not 2027.
A 20,000mAh charger with built-in USB-C and Lightning cables just launched in China for around $14 — but US and UK buyers may need to import it.
The fitness tracker arrives outside China for the first time, with a global launch expected between June and August 2026 — and a price that undercuts smartwatches by a wide margin.
The company's Model Capability Initiative logs keystrokes, mouse clicks, and screenshots on US staff laptops—with no opt-out. UK workers are now unionizing in protest.
Starting next year, uncrewed cargo missions will deliver hardware to the lunar South Pole on a monthly cadence — the foundation for a permanent base and, eventually, a Mars push.
A $73 circular AMOLED disc snaps to the back of your phone and turns the main camera into a selfie shooter — no hardware redesign needed.
Polish insiders say Fool's Theory is building a story DLC bridging The Witcher 3 and Witcher 4, with a possible September 2026 release — CD Projekt has declined to comment.
Samsung's next budget mid-ranger swaps Exynos for Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, drops the memory card slot, and ships with a six-year software promise — at an estimated £300.
IO Interactive's stealth-action take on a young James Bond earns an 88 on Metacritic, but console performance issues and a missing Switch 2 version temper the celebration.
SpaceX demanded a 5x price hike on military Starlink terminals and proposed a $500 million upfront fee for Direct-to-Cell access in Iran. The Pentagon had little choice but to negotiate.
Sony revealed its June PlayStation Plus lineup a day early, bundling a survival game, a cartoon fighter, and a grimdark co-op shooter for all subscribers from June 2.
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is actually the Fold 7's successor, while the wider new model gets the plain "Fold 8" name. Here's what that means for you.
The next-gen smart ring gets a slimmer profile and a 7-day battery claim, but faces stiff competition from cheaper, subscription-free rivals.
The Momentum 5 arrives June 30 with a user-swappable battery, doubled microphones, and a direct challenge to Sony's ANC crown — at £330 in the UK and $399.99 in the US.
Honor's new battery heavyweight launches in China on May 29 with a Dimensity 8500 Elite chip, second-gen antenna tech, and IP68/69/69K waterproofing — but no Western release is planned.
The ASUS VM441 puts Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chip inside a fanless 24-inch all-in-one, unlocking Copilot+ AI features at a price that undercuts many Intel rivals.
Norway's Andøya Spaceport is the continent's best launch site for polar satellites, yet bureaucratic rules around the IRIS² programme may block it from Europe's most strategic missions.
A24's $100M+ adaptation directed by Alex Garland has started filming at Conwy Castle in Wales, with a cast that includes Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, and Cailee Spaeny.
Your Windows PC won't stop booting, but unpatched systems will quietly lose the ability to receive firmware-level security updates for years to come.
Tesla executives confirm the Roadster will be built in Austin, with low-volume output targeted for 2027–28. After seven years of delays, the specs are wild — but so is the skepticism.
Ferrari's first fully electric car packs 1,036 hp, a Jony Ive interior, and a price tag that makes the Porsche Taycan Turbo S look like a bargain.
The blacked-out motorsport collab marks Takamoto Katsuta's first WRC win, but no pricing or Western release has been announced.
Samsung's Cell Multi-Bonding technique stacks two 450-layer modules into one chip, targeting the AI server market — while SK Hynix already ships 321-layer NAND at volume.
The RSGS spacecraft will attempt to service, refuel, and upgrade live satellites in geosynchronous orbit — a first for the US government and a potential turning point for the commercial space industry.
Oppo's new flagship tablet packs a Dimensity 9500s chip and a 10,420 mAh battery, but costs significantly more than its predecessor — and global availability remains unclear.
Bungie faces massive layoffs, Destiny 2 ends live support in June, and Sony hasn't greenlit a sequel — but fans are making noise anyway.
Specialized introduced the Vado 3 X — a city electric bicycle with full suspension, an 810 W motor, and a price up to 326,000 hryvnias.
Honor's new flagship smartwatch launches in China with record-breaking stamina claims, but no Western pricing or release date yet.
FCC filings hint at 64GB RAM and a new Xbox button variant — but no official word yet from ASUS ahead of the June 2–5 show in Taipei.
Reliable Xbox source Jez Corden estimates Bethesda's next big RPG is still years away—leaving Xbox without a flagship title well into the console war.
Australian hobbyist Benjamin Biggs set an unofficial world speed record with the Blackbird drone in May 2026, topping the current Guinness mark by nearly 30 km/h — but the run wasn't officially certified.
Researchers made a working electricity generator from gelatin, table salt, and activated carbon — and it composts when you're done with it.
A new Tsinghua University study in Nature Energy lays out the math for a zero-carbon electricity system. The numbers work. The geopolitics don't — yet.
Google's new screenless fitness tracker shipped to pre-order customers before the required Android app update was ready, leaving buyers unable to pair it.
The first Star Wars film in seven years earned $165M globally over four days — the lowest Disney Star Wars debut ever, yet audiences love it and the math is more forgiving than it looks.
The new mid-range phone pairs a massive silicon-carbon battery with a 165Hz AMOLED screen and Snapdragon 7s Gen 4, starting at around $339 — China only for now.
After 18 years as a PlayStation 3 exclusive, MGS4 lands on PS5, Xbox, PC, and Switch — though Metal Gear Online 2 didn't make the trip.
The upgraded Pro+ adds a periscope zoom, wireless charging, and a 16GB RAM option — specs the global model already ships with.
Honor's new gaming phone doubles the standard battery size and can even charge other devices, but it's launching exclusively in China on May 29.
Geoff Keighley posted a rising-steam GIF ahead of Summer Game Fest 2026, and the internet immediately decided it means Half-Life 3. It probably doesn't — but there is a more plausible read.
Huawei confirms a June 1 China debut for the Nova 16 series, but Western buyers will likely need to wait — or import.
Cloud Imperium Games crossed the $1B crowdfunding milestone on May 24, 2026, making Star Citizen the most expensive game ever made — and it's still not finished.
The Cray T3D "Typhoon" — serial number 6001, the very first unit ever built — once cost $15 million. It's now on the block at a 99.5% discount, with zero bids so far.
Epic announced UE6 at the RLCS Paris Major 2026. Rocket League, still running on 11-year-old UE3, is first in line for the upgrade — but the competitive community wants answers.
IO Interactive released official gameplay footage of the first mission ahead of the May 27 launch, ending a 13-year drought for major Bond games.
The subdomain appeared on Apple's DNS servers weeks before the June 8 keynote, where the company must follow through on AI promises it has repeatedly delayed.
VIVIFY Technology's containerized system generates hydrogen on-site from water, with no fuel supply chain — but pricing and international certifications are still absent.
Anker's new eufy C15 uses vision-based AI to map and mow without boundary wires or RTK antennas, launching in Europe this May at €899.
Xiaomi has confirmed a May 28 launch for the 17T series, with leaked European prices putting the Pro model at €999 — dangerously close to full flagship territory.
IQUNIX teams up with Kodansha on two special-edition EV63 keyboards timed to the new Ghost in the Shell anime — featuring premium Keytok Nova magnetic switches and custom anime keycaps.
The cinematic smartphone with a motorized, self-tracking camera is confirmed for China in Q3 2026. Everyone else is still waiting.
After years of licensing disputes that killed Friday the 13th: The Game, Jason joins DBD's 60 million players during the horror game's 10th anniversary.
After a month-long grounding, New Glenn is cleared to fly again — but an upper-stage failure that stranded a customer satellite clouds Blue Origin's ambitious 12-launch target for 2026.
The most powerful rocket ever flown reached its target trajectory on five of six upper-stage engines, while the Super Heavy booster was lost after cascading Raptor 3 failures.
The insider confirmed a four-sided curved display, an under-display front camera, and a silicon-anode battery
Launching May 25 in China, the Y600 Turbo is essentially a rebranded iQOO Z11 with a massive single-cell battery and a 165Hz OLED screen — but Western availability is unlikely.
BMW and LEGO's first co-designed livery turns a 40-year-old racing icon into a 358-piece Speed Champions set, out August 1.
A two-phase frame with a titanium outer shell and aluminum heat-dissipating core could eventually replace Armor Aluminum in premium flagships — but mass production is still years out.
A reliable retail leaker says SEGA will release a new Definitive Edition of Sonic Frontiers on Nintendo Switch 2 this June, priced at $49.99 — $10 less than the original Switch launch price.
The $18 charger launched in China on May 26, showing real-time power, voltage, and temperature on a built-in 45-degree display. Western availability is unconfirmed.
SpaceX and xAI have funneled roughly $890 million to Tesla since 2023 — raising questions about how much of the automaker's revenue is self-generated.
CEO Strauss Zelnick says the GTA VI windfall will fund selective acquisitions — but the company's M&A track record is more complicated than he admits.
A 27-inch QHD WOLED panel with 240Hz, 0.03ms response, and a glossy RealBlack coating — but is the older panel worth the savings over GIGABYTE's own pricier model?
The next Call of Duty has been confirmed for 2026, with a full reveal set for June 4 during the NBA Finals. PS4 and Xbox One are out, and so is day-one Game Pass.
A new Samsung patent reveals a sliding display that expands from 5.1 to 6.7 inches — and a rear camera module that shifts along with it. But patents are not products.
Sony's $3.6B acquisition has already cost the company $765M in losses, with no sequel greenlit and Bungie's only active game losing 85% of its players.
The Chinese firm opens global orders for its sub-20kg inspection robot — but pricing and Western availability remain unclear.
Two new ViewFinity S8 models — a 40-inch curved WUHD and a 27-inch 5K — target designers and video editors who need more than a USB-C hub can deliver.
A new API announced at Google I/O 2026 lets app developers pitch cheaper plans or temporary discounts the moment you hit "cancel" — without hiding the final exit button.
The electric Atlas is leaving the lab for Hyundai factory floors — but a price war with Tesla Optimus and Figure AI's live BMW deployment put the pressure on.
The May 27 update brings DLSS 4.5, FSR 3.1.5, XeSS 3.0, VRR on PS5, and 1440p in Performance mode — with a second optimization patch already planned for summer.
Xiaomi's MiCare extended warranty now covers large home appliances in China with up to a decade of protection, but US and UK buyers will have to wait.
Playground Games' Japan-set racer clocked 284,000 concurrent players on Steam and crossed 6 million total players just 48 hours after full launch.
SpaceX's satellite internet network already moves 42 petabytes of data a day via laser links. Now the company has confirmed it wants to take that infrastructure beyond Earth orbit.
Anker's new flagship earbuds pack a dedicated on-device AI chip, touch-screen charging cases, and independently certified call clarity — starting at $169.99 / £149.99.
The makers of Hitman are betting on cinematic storytelling over sandbox freedom. Here's what to expect from the first major Bond game in 13 years.
Adrenalin 26.5.2 is a targeted driver update exclusively for Polaris and Vega graphics cards — and it exists because Apex Legends was crashing on RX 400 and 500 series hardware.
One UI 8.5 will be the final significant software update for the S22 series. Security patches continue until February 2027, but no Android 17 is coming.
Take-Two's Q4 earnings reaffirm the release date, reveal GTA V's 230 million lifetime sales, and outline a packed 2027–2029 publishing slate.
Micron has started sampling a 256GB DDR5 RDIMM rated at 9,200 MT/s — more than 40% faster than current production modules and drawing significantly less power, but still months from wide availability.
King Art Games is targeting September 17, 2026 on Steam, nine years after Dawn of War III left fans cold — and this time it's going back to RTS basics.
Monthly and quarterly plans for Essential, Extra, and Premium have all gone up — but annual subscriptions are untouched, pushing users toward long-term commitments.
The Mijia Air Conditioner Strong Wind Pro hits 1,820 m³/h airflow and cools a room in 15 seconds. The catch: you can't buy it outside China.
Capcom's latest platinum list shows Requiem is the fastest-selling RE game ever, while Monster Hunter Wilds' post-launch momentum raises questions about the publisher's live-game strategy.
The Xiaomi Clip launched in China at $125 with Hi-Res audio, Bluetooth 5.4, and up to 38 hours of total battery life — but UK and US pricing are still unknown.
Morgan Stanley estimates the bill of materials for one Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 rack at $7.8 million — and that's before anyone makes a profit margin.
HMD's new entry-level 5G phone launched in India with a 6000mAh battery and clean Android 16 — but there's no word on a US or UK release.
Xiaomi's biggest-battery flagship launches in China with a 6.9-inch OLED, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, and Leica-tuned cameras. A global rollout is rumored for May 2026.
The Norwegian browser ships its biggest visual redesign in ten years, adding a unified interface and six layout presets — with zero AI features by choice.
The Splitgate developer has officially announced Empulse, a 6v6 movement shooter coming to Early Access in 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series.
The Odyssey G8 G80HS hits 6,144×3,456 at 165Hz, with a Dual Mode switch to 3K/330Hz for competitive play. GPU requirements? Samsung isn't saying.
Lithuania became only the second European country to approve Tesla's Full Self-Driving software, yet major markets like Germany, France, and the UK remain on the sidelines.
The gaming tablet packs a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 13.2-inch 4K 144Hz display, and a 13,000mAh battery — but it's launching in China only, with no global release confirmed.
The aluminum SE1 clips to your wrist, sticks to metal surfaces, and runs for 10+ hours on its lowest setting — but early reviews flag a small battery and weak UV.
Warhorse Studios is targeting a 2027 release for its next medieval title — but don't expect a full-blown sequel while the studio also builds a Lord of the Rings RPG.
Elon Musk went to Moscow in 2002 to buy cheap missiles for a Mars greenhouse stunt. He left empty-handed — and founded the world's most dominant launch company instead.
America installed a record 9.7 GWh of energy storage in Q1 2026, driven by AI datacenter demand and gas turbine shortages — but grid permitting gridlock could slow the momentum.
GigaBrain's new humanoid promises to fold laundry and clear dishes by adapting to each family's habits. No price, no global launch date.
xAI's Grok now reads and writes files, runs shell commands, and powers iterative image editing inside Paper—moving well beyond the chatbot era.
A last-minute wage deal suspends a threatened walkout at the world's largest memory chip maker — and sends Samsung's stock up 8%.
The ChatGPT maker is preparing a confidential filing targeting a fall stock market debut, even as it projects $14 billion in losses for 2026.
Four new ad formats debut at Google Marketing Live 2026, with conversational and shopping ads entering US testing now — and a chatbot that lets you interrogate brands without leaving Search.
The new iQOO 15T pairs the world's first Dimensity 9500 Monster chipset with a 200MP camera and a massive battery, but Western buyers will need to import it.
Embracer is spinning off Fellowship Entertainment in 2027 and openly exploring external partners to revive beloved series it shelved during its chaotic restructuring.
The Coyl sit-stand desk ditches RGB gimmicks for a rotary dial control, a full-length cable tray, and a 12-year warranty on the surface.
A 10th Anniversary Edition of AMD's best AM4 gaming CPU is coming in Q2 2026, with identical specs and special packaging — and it could undercut the used market by a wide margin.
Amazfit's new Bip Max packs flagship-level display brightness, 4 GB of storage, and 20-day battery life into a sub-$100 price tag — a rare combination at this price point.
Western Digital has added post-quantum cryptography to its Ultrastar hard drives — protecting firmware from threats that don't fully exist yet, but already pose a real risk.
Marvel's Wolverine gets an extended gameplay showcase at the June 2 State of Play, confirming a September 15 PS5-exclusive release with no PC port ever planned.
The Swedish gaming conglomerate is spinning off its biggest franchises into a separate Nasdaq Stockholm-listed company by 2027 — and Warhorse is already building a Middle-earth RPG.
The 2026 Extreme Edition packs Nvidia's most powerful laptop GPU and a blindingly bright display, but independent tests show almost no real-world gaming gains over last year's RTX 4090.
Lenovo has launched a premium all-in-one desktop with a 31.5-inch OLED panel, Intel Core Ultra X7, and a $2,399.99 US price tag expected in Q2 2026.
The GM-S5600XG-1 is a collaboration with J-pop group XG, launching June 2026 at a premium over standard 5600 models.
The Czech studio behind Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has confirmed two new games at once, including an official Middle-earth RPG — but details are thin and its founder has already left game development.
Marshall's new on-ear headphones pack adaptive ANC and an 80-hour battery into a foldable 202g frame — undercutting Sony and Bose by over $100.
A new experimental build puts local apps, files, and settings ahead of web suggestions—something users have been demanding since Windows 11 launched.
Google's next Android release hides OTP codes from apps for three hours and lets you share individual contacts — here's what's changing.
Wizards of the Coast dropped Giant Skull's Dungeons & Dragons game less than a year after announcing it, closing out a deal that lasted just 351 days.
The Nexode Air 45W Charger Slim is a single-port USB-C charger built on GaN tech, designed to slip into a pocket where bulkier chargers won't fit.
Honor's mid-cycle gaming refresh drops the active turbine cooler from the original Win, pairs a 10,080mAh battery with a Dimensity 8500 Elite chip, and targets China's 618 shopping festival.
Sony is pulling six games from PS Plus Extra and Premium on June 16, including the original Red Dead Redemption, weeks after hiking subscription prices.
Sony's priciest headphones yet ditch plastic for metal and faux leather to mark the 1000X series' 10th anniversary — but ANC hasn't improved over the XM6.
Three new AI tools for hypothesis generation, computational experiments, and literature analysis — with enterprise partners already in private preview.
Google announced Wear OS 7 at I/O 2026 with a 10% battery boost for all watches, but Gemini Intelligence is reserved for select new models arriving later this year.
Google launched Gemini Omni Flash at I/O 2026, bringing multimodal video generation to Gemini subscribers — but clips are capped at 10 seconds and voice-swapping is on hold.
Two models, Gemini AI, live translation, and iOS support — but pricing and privacy policies remain unclear ahead of a fall 2026 launch.
The Polish studio terminated its Epic Games publishing agreement in April, removing the barrier that locked the sequel's PC release to the Epic Games Store.
Nine months after taking $100 deposits, Trump Mobile has delivered the T1. It turns out to be a rebranded HTC U24 Pro, assembled — not made — in the US, with a factually incorrect American flag on the back.
Microsoft's Japan-set racing game launched May 19 for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers, headlining a 14-game wave through early June.
A faulty internal build caused boot-loop and restart issues on the OnePlus 15, 13, 12, and Nord series — but OnePlus says no end users were affected.
After nearly six years off iOS, Fortnite returned to the App Store globally on May 19, 2026 — except in Australia. Epic calls it the beginning of the end of Apple's 30% cut.
Baseus' new hybrid packs a 10,000mAh battery, a 67W USB-C port, a built-in wall plug, and a retractable cable into one 326g block — but it's only available in China for now.
A small test rover launching on Falcon Heavy could give Astrolab a real-world edge in NASA's $4.6 billion lunar terrain vehicle competition.
The company is cutting 8,000 jobs while simultaneously pivoting its entire workforce toward AI development — a $125 billion bet on automation that not everyone inside Meta is happy about.
A small number of Android and iOS users are seeing the Subscriptions tab relocated from the bottom navigation bar to a menu just below the app logo.
Seven games hit the PS Plus Extra and Premium catalog on May 19 — one day before Sony raises the Essential tier price for new subscribers.
The UltraGear 25G590B hits 1000Hz at 1920×1080 — a first for consumer displays — but price and release date are still under wraps ahead of an expected second-half 2026 launch.
Microsoft's new feedback hub replaces the Cloud Gaming portal and lets players track whether their requests go anywhere — a transparency push after a rough year for Xbox.
Elon Musk says SpaceX will build roughly 10 Starship vehicles and 5 Super Heavy boosters by end of 2026, as Flight 12 targets May 21.
A formal NASA request to Taiwan's space agency signals a strategic push to lock in semiconductor and automation partners for the Artemis lunar program — well ahead of a 2028 landing.
SpaceXAI's multimodal "creative stack" lands on the API aggregator, giving developers text, image, video, and voice generation through a single integration.
The world's first wind-powered underwater data center is now running commercially near Shanghai, housing 2,000 servers at 35 meters depth and costing $226 million to build.
Sony's PlayStation Studios CEO confirmed the reversal in an internal town hall, citing the threat of Microsoft's next-gen hybrid console as a key driver.
A $300M+ acquisition of Stainless gives Anthropic structural control over developer tools used by its biggest rivals.
A lawsuit filed in California federal court accuses Disney of scanning guests' faces without meaningful consent — and potentially storing the data far longer than the company admits.
Apple TV holds the full US season from 2026, but Netflix snags one race as part of a content-swap deal that also brings Drive to Survive to Apple.
The pandemic-era feature that placed meeting attendees in a shared virtual room gets retired on June 30, 2026 — replaced by a lighter Gallery Mode.
Valve's week-long ocean-themed sale runs May 18–25 with deep discounts across 14+ water and sea games.
Monthly and three-month plans cost more from May 20 for new sign-ups, but Sony won't say which regions are affected — and annual plans escape the hike entirely.
A bigger battery, faster charging, and a new wide-format model headline Samsung's next foldable lineup, set to debut in London this summer.
TT Games returns after four years with an Arkham-inspired brawler that reviewers say nails the balance between accessibility and fun.
Big Tech's billion-dollar deals with Corning are squeezing smaller buyers out of the fiber market, with lead times stretching to a year and prices up 70%.
The Mini GTR fits a serious AMD processor, six USB-A ports, and USB4 eGPU support into a chassis smaller than a lunchbox — starting at $999 on the global store.
Figure AI's Figure 03 robots sorted 12,732 packages against interns' 12,924 in a full shift—a gap of just 1.3%, and the robots never took a break.
Google's new on-device AI platform locks out the Pixel 9 and Galaxy Z Fold 7, pushing users toward £800+ upgrades just as EU regulators demand rival AI gets the same hardware access.
More than 45,000 workers plan to walk out May 21 over a bonus gap that's already driven 200 engineers to rival SK Hynix — and courts may be the only thing keeping factories running.
An indie developer built a macOS keyboard lock after his own cat sent embarrassing Slack messages mid-meeting. It costs less than a coffee.
Xiaomi's new T-series goes premium with Leica Summilux optics, 100W charging, and a €999 price tag that puts it squarely against Samsung and Google.
The MSI MAG 276QP42 hits 425Hz at 2560x1440 and costs $322, but it's a China exclusive with no US or UK release date in sight.
1047 Games is developing a new shooter with wall-running, grappling hooks, and mechs — but the studio's recent live-service disaster casts a long shadow.
OPPO's Reno 16 and Reno 16 Pro launch May 25 in China with massive batteries, 200MP cameras, and 50W wireless charging — a global rollout is expected by late summer.
The YU7 GT leads a packed Xiaomi showcase — but the flagship phone stays China-only for now, and the EV won't reach Western markets until 2027.
Nubia's new gaming flagship pairs a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 7,500 mAh battery, and an actual spinning fan with a price that undercuts every 2025 Android rival.
A podcast poll shows massive willingness to pay a premium for Rockstar's next game, yet consumer research suggests $69.99 is still the smarter price.
The Sound division posted a $21M loss in FY2024. Casio's plan: cut markets, cut staff, and go premium-only by 2029.
Auto-delete options arriving at WWDC 2026 position privacy controls as Siri's main edge over ChatGPT — but the AI still has some catching up to do.
A federal class action filed in Seattle alleges Amazon collected hundreds of millions from customers to cover Trump-era tariffs — then refused to issue refunds once the Supreme Court ruled those tariffs illegal.
Full specs, press renders, and pricing for Sony's 1000X The ColleXion have leaked ahead of a May 19 reveal — and at £549/$649, this isn't aimed at WH-1000XM6 owners.
A global survey of 10,000 businesses finds 97% have active AI initiatives — but only 5% say their data infrastructure can actually support them at scale.
Gamers may get remakes of the first parts of InFamous
Rockstar Games reportedly plans to host all GTA VI reviews on-site under strict supervision — and critics who score the game below 10 out of 10 may have to justify it in writing before publishing.
ASUS's latest ROG router promises 12Gbps theoretical speeds and a seven-port wired setup — but it's China-only for now, with no US or UK launch date in sight.
SpaceX is set to list on Nasdaq under ticker SPCX on June 12, 2026 — the largest IPO in history, with a governance structure that leaves public shareholders almost no say.
A Kickstarter collar claims 94.6% accuracy at turning pet sounds into human language. Critics say the demo videos look staged and the underlying science is far from settled.
The tiny Mediterranean nation becomes the first country in the world to partner with OpenAI on a national ChatGPT Plus subscription, launching May 2026.
Insiders say BBC Studios is hunting for new hosts and targeting a 2027 return. The broadcaster officially denies it. Here's what we actually know.
A hidden feature in the One UI 9 beta cuts internet access to social media, games, and streaming — no app timer workarounds possible.
Code buried in a Samsung app points to the Dimensity 9500 as the chip inside the upcoming Galaxy Tab S12—continuing the company's quiet break from Qualcomm in its premium tablets.
172,000 concurrent players hit Steam during early access — and that's just the $120 Premium crowd, before Game Pass opens the floodgates on May 19.
The Xiaomi 17 Max arrives end of May 2026 with an 8,000 mAh battery and 200MP Leica camera, after Xiaomi quietly cancelled a 5.5mm rival to the iPhone Air.
ASUS raises the stakes with a 320W power envelope, RTX 5090 support, and a Mini LED panel no rival has matched — though pricing remains unannounced.
Unknown Worlds has shared its Early Access roadmap after a record-breaking launch, but the 2–3 year timeline and Xbox-only console access leave questions open.
Hubei province has launched a mandatory lifetime ID system for humanoid robots — think VIN codes, but for machines that walk. It's a regulatory move that puts China further ahead in the global robotics race.
The 48GB DDR5-6000 kit costs $880 and launches in China only — with no global release date confirmed yet.
New CEO Asha Sharma's first major move includes a glossy green logo, a capitalization poll with nearly 20,000 votes, and a Game Pass price cut.
Both companies reached undisclosed deals ahead of a June trial in Oakland, while Meta and TikTok remain defendants in the same case.
OpenAI's new personal finance tools let Pro subscribers link bank accounts for personalized spending and savings insights, powered by Plaid's network of 12,000+ institutions.
Sony is testing a new Welcome Hub widget that surfaces regional player counts and trending games — currently in US beta only, with no global rollout date announced.
Razer's updated 18-inch flagship packs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and up to RTX 5090, pitching itself at gamers and AI developers alike — but it's pricier than ever.
Epic's biggest annual sale is live with discounts up to 75% on AAA titles, plus two free games to grab right now — no coupon stacking required.
The cooling specialist charges around $450 for a factory-delidded Intel CPU that normally retails for $320, but it comes with liquid metal, a validation USB stick, and a two-year warranty.
New accounts without phone verification get just 5GB — a third of the 15GB Google has offered for two decades. Here's what changed and who's affected.
Brazil's telecom regulator accidentally revealed both unannounced gamepads, ahead of an expected June 7 Xbox Games Showcase reveal.
ASUS packs an RTX 5080 and a 24-core Intel CPU into a 3-liter box — then charges $4,420 for the privilege.
Silicon-carbon battery tech lets Vivo promise two to three days of use across all four X500 models — but European buyers may get less than the spec sheet suggests.
Honor's motorized 200MP camera phone is headed to China this summer. The rest of the world is waiting on a timeline that doesn't exist yet.
Expression Games skips early access and goes straight to full launch on PC and current-gen consoles, with a free Steam beta running May 29–June 1.
The iPhone 17 Pro dropped below a key price threshold in China for the first time, but buyers in the US and UK won't see any equivalent deals.
A 2024 deal that was supposed to generate billions in subscriptions has stalled — and OpenAI's lawyers are now exploring a breach-of-contract claim.
The underwater survival game launched into early access on May 14 and immediately topped Steam's global sales chart with 467,000 peak concurrent players.
After more than a year of talks, Apple and Intel have reached a preliminary manufacturing deal — with small-scale testing in 2026 and full production targeted for 2027.
Xiaomi has detailed the Band 10 Pro's specs — dual heart-rate sensors, HRV monitoring, 21-day battery — but the device hasn't actually launched yet.
Honor's Win series launched in China with a 185Hz display, Snapdragon 8 Elite, and an active cooling fan — but no global release date in sight.
Dell's new Alienware 15 drops the brand's iconic thermal shelf and metal chassis to hit a lower price, but rivals with similar specs cost hundreds less.
Apple's tightest ecosystem walls are coming down in Europe, forced by regulators. The rest of the world gets nothing.
Both classic Metro shooters join the GOG Preservation Program just months before Metro 2039 arrives this winter.
A leaked Best Buy affiliate email points to a May 18–21 preorder window, while an insider claims Rockstar is planning six purchase options including PS5 Pro bundles.
The AI coding agent now works through the ChatGPT app on iOS and Android, letting developers monitor and direct tasks from anywhere — even on free accounts.
Playground Games' Japan-set racer lands on Game Pass day one with 550+ cars, zero major bugs, and critical scores between 89 and 92 on Metacritic.
The underwater survival sequel launches on PC and Xbox with 4-player co-op, a $29.99 price tag, and a turbulent development story behind it.
The HPSC chip could let Mars rovers and lunar landers think for themselves — and its maker has Earth-side uses in mind too.
A new Gallup poll shows 70% of Americans oppose data centers near their homes — and 69 jurisdictions have already passed restrictions to prove it.
Xiaomi is launching the same mid-range phone under two sub-brand names simultaneously. The specs are solid, but the battery shrinks for global markets.
Motorola delivers on its three-upgrade promise, but the rollout is regional and slow — here's what's new in the final OS update for this 2023 flagship.
The South Korean chipmaker's stock has surged over 200% in 2026 alone, fuelled by insatiable demand for the high-bandwidth memory that powers AI data centres.
Xiaomi teased its debut open-ear clip-on earbuds ahead of a May 21 launch event, but hasn't revealed pricing or specs yet.
Nintendo pulls the release date forward by a week for the third time, signaling confidence after filming wrapped ahead of schedule in New Zealand.
Anthropic's Claude didn't crack Bitcoin's encryption. It fixed a decade-old bug in recovery software, unlocking 5 BTC a user hadn't touched since his college days.
The Anker Air packs 5000mAh into one of the thinnest magnetic power banks around, priced at about $48 in China. No US or UK launch date has been confirmed.
Two months after launch, Samsung has bumped its May production target for the Galaxy S26 series to 2.4–2.5 million units — the second consecutive monthly increase.
The next AC game is set during the Würzburg witch trials, stars a descendant of Ezio's sister, and brings back the old master himself — but two director departures raise questions about the 2027 release.
iQOO's new gaming flagship pairs the Dimensity 9500 Monster with its Q3 e-sports co-processor — but it's a China-only launch for now.
A new Private Processing feature promises that AI conversations disappear by default and stay out of Meta's hands — but there's no independent audit yet.
Rockstar stays silent while a Best Buy email and a Sony PS4-to-PS5 nudge suggest pre-orders could open as soon as May 18–21. Here's what's confirmed and what isn't.
Croteam and Devolver Digital confirm the philosophical puzzle series is getting a trilogy finale, with Xbox conspicuously absent from the platform list.
Panos Panay gave his first official comment on the rumored 'Transformer' project — and it was carefully designed to say almost nothing.
Oppo's latest software update brings cross-platform file sharing with iPhones, a dynamic notification bar, and AI tools that read your receipts and restaurant menus.
Sony's May catalog update brings a strong AAA anchor in Star Wars Outlaws alongside Red Dead Redemption II, plus an Italian-made soulslike and a Time Crisis exclusive for Premium subscribers.
Ezio is reportedly coming back in Assassin's Creed Hexe — as a mentor to his own family's descendant
Leaked details paint AC Hexe as a dark historical thriller set in 1625 Würzburg, with Anika — descendant of Ezio's sister Claudia — hunted as a witch.
Three new running watches launch May 15 with AMOLED displays and coaching features previously locked to Garmin's pricier Fenix and Forerunner 900 series.
Unknown Worlds confirmed pirated builds are circulating but chose warnings over bans, contrasting sharply with Forza Horizon 6's year-9999 hardware bans.
Google's new Digital Wellbeing feature makes you wait before opening distracting apps — and you need a full phone restart to turn it off.
The Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D packs 16 cores and 128MB of L3 cache into an enterprise chip — with the Lenovo ThinkStation P4 first in line for August 2026.
Built-in USB-C and USB-A connectors mean one drive works with any device — but peak speeds require hardware most laptops don't have.
Samsung's first smart glasses will debut at London Unpacked on July 22, priced from $379 to $499 — squarely aimed at Meta's Ray-Ban dominance.
A modular USB drive built on ferroelectric RAM can outlast conventional flash by a century and a half — at a price to match.
Scuf Omega is the first Sony-licensed third-party PS5 controller — and it ditches vibration entirely
At £209.99 / $219.99, the Scuf Omega undercuts the DualSense Edge with magnetic thumbsticks, mechanical switches, and a 1000 Hz polling rate on PC — but no haptics.
Google DeepMind's Magic Pointer makes the mouse cursor context-aware via Gemini, rolling out in Chrome now ahead of new Googlebook laptops this fall.
Supermassive hides a creepy next-game preview behind collectibles — and it's not what most fans expected.
A regenerative fuel cell system tested at NASA Glenn could power a lunar base through 354 hours of darkness — without a single resupply from Earth.
Valve hid a classic movie sound effect inside its new controller's haptic motors — and you'll only find it if you know where to look.
Ugreen's new 25,000mAh power bank hits the US with 200W dual-port output and a launch price that undercuts Anker by $30.
Xiaomi's thinnest tracker gets premium materials and a fashion angle — but the NFC-equipped Pro variant remains unconfirmed.
A playable build of the underwater survival sequel appeared online days before its May 14 Steam and Game Pass debut — and the developer has said nothing.
Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery rolls back faulty Windows Update drivers automatically, with full support arriving in September 2026.
The Institute of Science Tokyo's new Robotics Innovation Center has no on-site staff — just Maholo LabDroid robots working around the clock on medical research.
Project Suncatcher would put AI computing hardware in low-Earth orbit, but the economics only work if Starship drives launch costs down by 90%.
A new widget-based interface and built-in Visual Intelligence via Siri signal Apple's most serious push yet into pro-level manual camera controls.
Santa Clara County has filed what it calls the first lawsuit of its kind by a local civil prosecutor, alleging Meta knowingly profited from fraudulent ads targeting seniors.
Google's Chromebook successor runs Android, integrates Gemini AI deeply, and arrives via Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. Prices and specs? Not yet.
Multi-step task automation, AI-generated widgets, and smarter autofill are coming to Pixel and Galaxy devices — but the most powerful features cost extra.
The fifth Dark Pictures Anthology game adds stealth and Hollywood star power, but players are less impressed than critics.
Sony's anniversary WH-1000X The ColleXion arrives May 19 with metal hinges, faux leather, and a premium price tag — but insiders say the audio hardware hasn't changed much.
Bethesda's acclaimed adventure completes its platform tour on May 12, running at a stable 30 FPS with the entire game on a single cartridge — no downloads required.
A Franco-German consortium wants to give Europe its own cargo shuttle — winged, reusable, and runway-landing — to end reliance on US capsules for orbital logistics.
The Android 17-based update brings new creative tools and accessibility features — but the full stable release won't arrive until July, alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 8.
A California startup completed four successful test flights of its tow-launch prototype, targeting commercial satellite launches from standard runways by 2028.
The Chinese AI app that dethroned ChatGPT on the App Store just fixed one of the most-complained-about UX gaps in AI assistants.
A razor-thin film developed by Illinois startup ZeCoat traps light at the nanoscale — and it's the key piece needed to image Earth-like exoplanets directly.
Ford's new energy storage subsidiary targets utilities and industrial sites with a 5.45 MWh containerized battery — but deliveries won't start until late 2027.
Renders reveal the biggest design change in Xperia history — and a £1,728 price tag that needs some unpacking.
While software engineers compete with automation, skilled tradespeople face a once-in-a-generation surge in demand driven by the AI infrastructure buildout.
UK startup NextAxis Design is crowdfunding OVO, a motion-controlled input device that ditches flat-surface tracking in favour of tilt, rotation, and mid-air gestures.
After five years and nearly a billion dollars, Sega has cancelled its Super Game project and is shifting more than 100 developers back to premium titles.
A new American Innovation dollar coin honors the Apple co-founder — but at $2.44 a pop, it's aimed at collectors, not your change jar.
Starting May 20, 2026, Starlink terminals will no longer expose location data through the app's debug menu — and the move looks like groundwork for a paid navigation service.
Lenovo's new budget gaming desktop undercuts US prebuilts by 40%, but there's no sign it's coming to Western markets anytime soon.
Five years after Tesla's Battery Day, the next-gen 4680 cell still isn't in mass production — and European Model Y buyers are already paying the price in lost range.
A new entry-level GPU from AMD is taking shape, but clock speeds 600 MHz below the RX 9060 XT raise questions about where it needs to land on price.
Round8 Studio's sequel is now in active development using Unreal Engine 5, while a job listing for an AI art creator has sparked immediate backlash from the community.
Unitree's GD01 is the world's first mass-produced manned mech suit — a 500kg bipedal/quadrupedal machine that you actually ride. No US or UK release date in sight.
The follow-up to Xiaomi's slim MagSafe-style charger packs twice the battery and significantly faster wired charging — though a US or UK release date is still unknown.
The Breaking Bad and Westworld star is the latest big name added to Amazon's post-apocalyptic hit, with filming already underway and a 2027 premiere expected.
Unknown Worlds confirms the milestone and is giving every player a free in-game decoration at launch — but PS5 owners will have to wait.
The new flagship uses its rear cameras in real time to create the illusion of a transparent display — but it's only available in China for now.
Several Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco models that hit end-of-life status are receiving surprise security updates — but don't expect new features.
Microsoft and Discord have officially confirmed their partnership: Nitro subscribers get access to 50+ games and 10 hours of cloud gaming per month, all for the existing $9.99/month price.
Audi's China-only joint venture with SAIC has launched a massive electric crossover at $42,610 — undercutting the US-market Q3 while running a 900V charging system and up to 670 hp.
The new gaming flagship packs an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, liquid cooling, and a clean 6.85-inch AMOLED screen — no notch, no cutout.
A Microsoft encryption failure let 155 GB of Forza Horizon 6 spill onto Steam a week early — now players who launched it are getting their PCs locked out of Xbox services forever.
Two new MoDT boards from Maxsun bundle an Intel mobile chip onto the board at a low price — but you can never swap the processor out.
A price hike was supposed to calm investors. Instead, a downbeat sales outlook sent Nintendo stock down 12% — and Switch 2 is about to cost $500.
BYD's largest crossover has cleared Chinese regulatory certification, packing 900 km of claimed range and a new autonomous driving system—but Europe's 27% tariffs and software reliability questions loom large.
The XCOM-inspired tactics game from Bit Reactor and Respawn has been rated in Brazil and South Korea, a reliable sign that a launch window reveal is imminent.
Anthropic's AI models learned self-preservation tactics from internet text. The fix wasn't a list of rules — it was ethical storytelling.
South Korea's shrinking military is in talks with Hyundai to deploy AI-powered robots for surveillance and logistics — a move that tests Boston Dynamics' pledge to keep its machines out of combat.
The new AQ-240E updates Casio's AQ-230 with a gentler silhouette, three pastel colorways, and the same dependable analog-digital hybrid — all for under $70.
China's state-integrated earthquake early warning system covers 330 million people through TV, radio, WeChat, and direct phone alerts — a model the US and UK don't have.
Microsoft hasn't announced a date, but Gears E-Day's sponsorship of WWE Triplemania in September points to an imminent launch window — and Game Pass members get it day one.
Samsung allegedly ignored a cease-and-desist for nearly a year before the pop star filed suit in a California federal court.
A Chinese insider points to a June 1 event where Huawei will unveil the Nova 16 series with Kirin 9 chips, a bigger battery, and a redesigned three-tier lineup.
A $6.6 billion secondary share sale let staff cash out up to $30 million each, setting a new benchmark for pre-listing tech compensation.
Type One Energy, Tokamak Energy, and AECOM have formed the UK Infinity Fusion Consortium, targeting the country's first private commercial fusion plant — modeled on a parallel project already in motion in Tennessee.
Playground Games accidentally uploaded 155GB of unencrypted game files to Steam, letting pirates run the full game before its May 19 release date.
The smartphone giant delivered over 30,000 EVs in April 2026, riding software integration that legacy automakers can't easily replicate — and a European launch is coming in 2027.
How Related Digital overrode a Michigan township's repeated rejections in two days, exposing the limits of local zoning against billionaire-backed capital.
A new pair of AI-powered smart glasses undercuts Ray-Ban Meta by 75%, packing a 13MP Sony sensor and real-time translation into a $99.99 outdoor-friendly frame.
The fitness tracker company is betting real clinicians beat Google's AI health coach — but pricing remains unknown and the feature is US-only for now.
A new Organize Tabs feature will automatically sort open Safari tabs by topic — nearly two years after Google did the same thing in Chrome.
The underwater survival sequel finally has a release date — and it's bringing multiplayer to the series for the first time, on PC and Xbox only.
The new M70H and M80H series bring 144Hz, AI upscaling, and seven years of OS updates to the mainstream TV market, starting at $349.99 for a 43-inch.
Volkswagen marks 50 years of the GTI badge with a 226-hp electric hot hatch, premiering at the Nürburgring instead of a motor show.
Apple is outselling Xiaomi five-to-one on Xiaomi's home turf in China, and the Ultra's 207,000 units tell the real premium story.
The Strong National Museum of Play named its 2026 inductees on May 7 — four games that didn't just sell well, they rewrote the rules of their genres.
Leaked renders reveal an ultra-portable, ambidextrous mouse with touch scrolling and three-device Bluetooth switching. No price or name yet.
The last G29 Z4 rolled off the Magna Steyr line in May 2026, leaving BMW's lineup without a pure two-seat roadster for the first time in decades.
Protective cases spotted on Alibaba confirm the Galaxy Z Fold8 Wide's form factor ahead of an expected July 2026 launch alongside the Z Fold8 and Z Flip8.
Arjan Brussee, who helped create Decima and spent eight years at Epic, wants to cut the industry's dependence on US and Chinese tech — but has no launch date yet.
The developer behind Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is reportedly the second studio lost to Nacon's insolvency spiral, just weeks after Spiders was liquidated.
The carmaker is closing eBike Performance GmbH along with battery subsidiary Cellforce, cutting more than 500 jobs as it retreats to its core business.
A 15-foot crew cabin mockup has arrived at Johnson Space Center, where astronauts will rehearse lunar surface operations ahead of the first crewed Moon landing since Apollo.
A software update gives Model 3 and Model Y owners faster airbag deployment using cameras alone, and the Model Y just became the first car to pass NHTSA's new ADAS tests.
Huawei, Honor, and Xiaomi are shifting their flagship focus from photography to video — deploying gimbal hardware, ARRI partnerships, and AI processing to challenge the iPhone's cinematic edge.
A Peter Thiel-backed Oregon startup wants to park floating data centers in the open ocean, using wave energy and seawater cooling to sidestep the grid constraints choking AI expansion on land.
A startup called Transaera uses Metal Organic Frameworks — the same material honored by the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry — to cut HVAC energy use by 40% in Amazon's buildings.
Asus's new 12.3-inch ultrawide secondary monitor bundles hardware monitoring software, but cheaper alternatives raise questions about value.
Half a century after its 1976 debut, the Accord remains one of the best-selling sedans in America, even as buyers keep choosing SUVs over cars.
The director of Super Mario World and A Link to the Past retires at 65, marking the latest step in Nintendo's quiet generational handover.
Instagram dropped end-to-end encryption for private messages on May 8, just 11 days before a major US child-safety law took effect. Your DMs are now readable by Meta — and potentially law enforcement.
Sony and Rockstar have a confirmed marketing deal, and PS4 players are already getting nudged toward a $650+ console purchase ahead of the November 2026 launch.
A preliminary agreement would see Intel manufacture some Apple chips by late 2026, splitting production away from TSMC for the first time since 2016.
Hisense's Vidda sub-brand has unveiled a high-wattage power bank with a built-in cable-strap and a detailed status display — but Western availability remains unconfirmed.
Netflix has launched an OpenAI-powered voice search that understands mood-based queries — but Roku and FireTV users are locked out for now.
Xbox's Japan-set racing game drops May 19 with the largest car roster in the franchise's history — PlayStation 5 owners will have to wait until late 2026.
Anker's new magnetic power bank doubles the capacity of its slim 5K rivals—but it's only available in China for now, with no Western launch date announced.
A global memory shortage driven by AI data centers is blocking Sony from setting a release date or price for the PlayStation 6.
Nearly a year after launch, Nintendo's Switch 2 remains the only major gaming console with zero streaming apps. A clever Reddit fix lasted hours before Nintendo shut it down.
The Pentagon's first UAP document drop includes FBI and NASA reports, Apollo mission observations, and dozens of cases no one has been able to explain.
Beijing approved trial frequencies for sixth-generation wireless on May 8. Commercial 6G is still years away, but who writes the rules could matter far more than who flips the switch first.
A new study from TU Graz found women face a 60% higher injury risk in crashes than men riding in the same car. The culprit is decades of male-default crash test engineering.
Chinese leakers have spilled early specs on Honor's next flagship, and the numbers make Apple and Samsung's battery figures look modest.
A humanoid from Chinese firm Unitree was ordained at a Seoul temple in May, raising real questions about what it means for a machine to take sacred vows.
The two companies signed a non-binding agreement to explore pairing compact nuclear reactors with server infrastructure — but deployment is years away at best.
A new study confirms 84.6% accuracy for vasovagal syncope prediction — but the feature isn't in any smartwatch you can buy yet.
The Styx developer pivots from stealth to Gothic puzzle-adventure, but its publisher Nacon is deep in insolvency proceedings.
Sony's next flagship ditches the vertical camera strip for a square module — and a leaked Amazon listing already hints at a £1,700+ bundle price and June 26 launch.
A leaked 1:1 sensor could let content creators shoot vertical and horizontal video at once — but it's still early days, and availability outside China is unconfirmed.
AirPods Ultra with built-in infrared cameras have reached advanced testing, with a September 2026 launch now looking likely — if Siri delivers.
The 2026 Model Y cleared eight ADAS benchmarks — including four brand-new ones — but the bigger story is why every other automaker is still catching up.
Capcom's update 1.3 adds the promised Leon Must Die Forever mode alongside full DualSense adaptive trigger and haptic support on PC.
A major software update makes the Qwen AI Glasses S1 proactively suggest actions based on your location, schedule, and posture. There's a catch: they're still China-only.
The first batch vanished in half an hour, pushing scalpers to list it at up to $350. Valve's new queue system aims to fix that — with caveats.
Prithvi Geospatial, an open-source foundation model trained on 13 years of satellite data, has become the first AI of its kind deployed and tested in space.
Investor pressure and a memory chip crunch push the Switch 2 to $499.99 in the US and €499.99 in Europe, effective September 1.
No AI experience needed — Tesla will train you on the job to annotate footage from its car fleet and Optimus robots.
A Thai AI company allegedly acted as a front to route billions in restricted US server hardware to Chinese tech giants — while Super Micro was already under federal investigation.
The deal bundles trucks, fuel, and fleet software into one package — and builds on hardware rescued from Nikola's bankruptcy.
The mid-range Nova 15 Max packs an 8,500mAh battery, a 4,000-nit OLED screen, and a €449 price tag — but Western availability is far from certain.
Cold Iron Studios is back with a sequel to its 2021 horde shooter, adding a fourth squad slot and a new hybrid class — this time under Daybreak Games.
OnePlus launches the Nord CE 6 in India on May 7 with a massive battery, gaming-focused display, and military-grade durability — but no Western release date in sight.
Xiaomi's new router undercuts the competition with all-2.5G wired ports and flagship Wi-Fi 7 speeds, but a global launch date remains unconfirmed.
Google's new Fitbit Air ditches the display to focus on 24/7 health monitoring — and at $99, it undercuts Whoop on day one.
Ukrainian studio Frogwares has confirmed a summer 2026 release for its Lovecraftian sequel, shifting from detective-adventure to survival horror — built on Unreal Engine 5 despite ongoing war disruptions.
Anthropic has signed a deal for all 300+ megawatts of SpaceX's Colossus 1 cluster in Memphis, and the two companies are now exploring gigawatt-scale AI computing in orbit.
iQOO's new flagship bets on endurance over thinness, packing a massive silicon-carbon battery and MediaTek's latest chip. The catch: it's China-only.
After 17 months as a standalone experiment, Google's autonomous browser agent is gone — but its core technology now powers Gemini Agent and Chrome's new Auto Browse feature.
Synology's new surveillance cameras process AI analytics on-device, but the licensing model has quietly changed in a way that costs existing fans more.
The Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 and 6 Gen 5 target the sub-$300 market with a big GPU jump, smoother scrolling, and two simultaneous 5G SIMs — devices due second half of 2026.
Chamber of Secrets gets a green light months ahead of the Christmas 2026 premiere, with filming set to begin in autumn — all to keep the young cast from aging out.
At 4.7mm, the MatePad Pro Max undercuts even the iPad Pro on thickness, but HarmonyOS without Google Play remains a real problem for Western buyers.
The Chinese brand is testing a massive single-cell battery and a dual-cell 10,000 mAh design that charges at 120W — but regulatory hurdles may keep them out of Western stores.
A study commissioned by China's official EU trade body puts the price of removing Chinese suppliers from 18 critical sectors at $433bn — but the figure is as much lobbying as it is analysis.
Unknown Worlds' underwater survival sequel launches on Steam, Epic, Xbox, and Game Pass for $29.99 — with a two-year content roadmap and optional four-player co-op from the start.
Asha Sharma is rebranding Xbox piece by piece: a new startup animation on May 13 is the latest move in a broader push to revive the platform.
All 11 co-founders are gone, Grok development moves under a new SpaceXAI division, and the Memphis supercomputer is now rented to rival Anthropic.
Lexus's first three-row all-electric SUV arrives in the US late 2026 at around $70,000 — and comes with a curious trick to ease range-anxiety skeptics.
SpaceX's constellation crossed 10,000 satellites in 2025, and the speed gains are forcing traditional ISPs to take notice.
SINTEF and shipbuilder VARD are testing a wireless inductive system that could let offshore vessels recharge without returning to port.
The Gaming Mouse 2 packs the PixArt PAW3955XM sensor — the same class of hardware found in mice costing twice as much — but it's currently only available in China.
Samsung pushed its next smart ring back from a July 2026 debut to early 2027, promising 9–10 days of battery life and improved health sensors.
Tymon Smektała, the director behind Dying Light: The Beast, is departing the Polish studio with no successor named and no future plans disclosed.
The same anodized aluminum finish that caused camera edge chipping on the iPhone 17 Pro is reportedly coming back on the iPhone 18 Pro — with no fix planned.
Casey Hudson's new studio Arcanaut is stacked with BioWare veterans who worked on KOTOR, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age — and Hudson insists the game ships before 2030.
Four Galaxy S26 AI features land on older Samsung phones, but only flagships and A-series devices from 2023 onward qualify in the first waves.
Investor pressure may force Nintendo to raise the Switch 2's $449 price tag to recover margins squeezed by RAM costs and Trump-era tariffs — before Nintendo has even addressed slowing US sales.
Two days after the Steam Controller 2 sold out in 30 minutes, Valve dropped full CAD files on GitLab so the community can build custom shells, grips, and accessories.
Ubisoft's $60 remake of the 2013 pirate classic lands July 9 with reworked combat, stealth, and parkour — and nearly four minutes of uncut gameplay has fans paying attention.
The most powerful Land Cruiser ever goes on sale in Australia mid-2026. North America and Western Europe are not on the list.
Google's browser silently installs Gemini Nano on your hard drive without asking. Privacy researchers say it may break EU law, and the fix isn't obvious.
The $299 Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, $1,099 Ultra Soundbar, and $899 Ultra Subwoofer go on sale May 15, taking direct aim at Sonos with an open ecosystem and upgraded AI voice control.
OpenAI's free-tier upgrade claims a 52.5% cut in false claims across medicine, law, and finance — but those numbers come from OpenAI's own tests, not independent auditors.
Samsung's Q1 2026 operating profit surged more than 8x year-on-year as AI-driven memory demand sends the stock to an all-time high.
Samsung's Q1 2026 operating profit surged more than 8x year-on-year as AI-driven memory demand sends the stock to an all-time high.
A global shortage of memory chips — driven by AI data center spending — has forced Apple to cut Mac configurations and push the entry price up by $200.
Geoff Keighley's two-hour showcase kicks off June 5 at the Dolby Theatre, with Resident Evil Code Veronica Remake tipped as a possible surprise announcement.
Huawei's next flagship line will divide its camera strategy by model tier — big sensor at the top, big megapixel count below — and it's a deliberate bet on physics over spec-sheet numbers.
The Chinese automaker plans to build over 300,000 cars a year in Valencia — and its first model could arrive in the UK this summer for around £20,000.
Three budget Galaxy phones launched in 2022 have quietly dropped off Samsung's quarterly security update schedule as of May 2026.
Apple's new Extensions system opens iPhone AI to Claude and Gemini, while a $250M lawsuit settlement reminds everyone how long this took.
Huawei's new flagship tablet launches May 7 with a 13.2-inch OLED display, a hidden front camera, and a body thinner than any iPad ever made.
Google is splitting its 2026 announcements into two events — consumer-focused on May 12, developer-focused at I/O on May 19. Aluminum OS, a new desktop platform built on Android, is the headline.
The Watch GT 6 Pro Honma Edition pairs aerospace titanium and sapphire glass with dedicated golf software — but it's only on sale in Asia for now.
Up to $95 per device for eligible iPhone 16 and 15 Pro buyers in the US — but Apple admits no wrongdoing, and European customers get nothing.
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma pulls the plug on Copilot for mobile and cancels the planned console rollout, betting on invisible AI over chatbot theater.
A bundle listing on Amazon UK and Germany puts the new Xperia at €1,868 with headphones — suggesting a phone-only price of €1,400–1,500.
Microsoft lands two major day-one releases in the same month, while Game Pass Ultimate now costs $22.99/month after a recent price cut.
Two prototype panels unveiled at SID Display Week 2026 push smartphone screens toward higher brightness and built-in health sensing — but mass production is still a way off.
Apple swept the top three spots globally, while Samsung's budget A-series dominated the rest of the top 10, per new Counterpoint Research data.
Built on a former factory site near Mount Fuji, Toyota's Woven City opened to its first residents in September 2025. The results so far are promising and frustrating in equal measure.
Huawei's Meetime wireless calling works without cell towers or a signal — and it's rolling out to more devices. The catch: it's China only.
Samsung's next mid-ranger leaked itself onto its own website — but a 2-year-old Snapdragon chip raises questions about long-term value at £300.
The first Bond game in 14 years lands May 27 with a campaign longer than Uncharted 4, plus a post-launch content roadmap borrowed from Hitman.
The updated XCeed borrows vertical LED headlights and a twin-screen cabin from Kia's EV range, but rolls off the line with a conventional petrol engine under the hood.
The first full trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey racked up 121 million views in 24 hours. IMAX 70mm presale tickets sold out in 12.
A custom MediaTek chip, dual AI processors, and 30 million units planned: OpenAI is betting hardware can do what ChatGPT alone cannot.
The Edge 70 Pro lands outside India with a 50MP periscope telephoto, 15W wireless charging, and four natural-material finishes — at £749.99 in the UK.
Honor's new mid-ranger squeezes a massive battery into an ultra-thin frame, yet another China-exclusive launch leaves Western buyers on the outside looking in.
Steam's themed sale runs May 4–11, 2026, with deep discounts across roguelike deckbuilders, card battlers, and tactical card games.
The $99 gamepad launched on May 4 and vanished almost immediately — scalpers are already listing it at $150 over retail on eBay.
All three games are available to every PS Plus tier from May 5 — claim them before June 1 or lose access.
Asus's new ZenScreen costs €300 and can charge your laptop while acting as a second screen — a rare combo in portable monitors under £400.
Activision confirms Modern Warfare 4 won't come to last-gen consoles, ending 13 years of cross-gen releases — and Game Pass subscribers face a year-long wait on top of that.
Fewer wires, simpler suspension, and a new drive unit with 41% fewer parts are the engineering changes Rivian says make R2 its most buildable EV yet.
Eight new AI deals in six months and $769 million in tech spending signal that Formula 1 has become Silicon Valley's fastest testing ground.
Meta's new account-level badge is clearer than anything before, but it's entirely voluntary — and that's already the problem.
A privilege-escalation bug in the Linux kernel affects nearly every major distro built since 2017, and attackers are already using it in the wild.
Apple's latest beta enables encrypted cross-platform messaging by default — but whether it works for you depends on your carrier.
The first Star Wars film in seven years arrives May 22, with a $165 million budget that's the lowest in franchise history.
Playground Games' arcade racer locks in its release date with gold status confirmed — and Game Pass subscribers get it on day one.
Valve's long-awaited follow-up launched May 4 with dual trackpads, drift-proof sticks, and a 35-hour battery — and promptly vanished from the Steam Store within 40 minutes.
A private April playtest of Ubisoft's Fall Guys-style Assassin's Creed spin-off went badly enough to raise serious questions about the game's future.
The Legion Y70 (2026) launches in China on May 19 with an 8000mAh battery, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, and a three-layer cooling system — but no Western release date yet.
Leaked renders from Roland Quandt add detail to what could be the most capable fitness tracker Xiaomi has made — for under $100.
The GWG-B1000MG-1A9 pairs lava-inspired looks with a triple sensor suite and an eco-friendly case — but can bioplastic survive G-Shock's toughness promise?
Tesla's SEC filing reveals $143.3 million in vehicle revenue from SpaceX in 2025. Without that order, Cybertruck registrations would have fallen 51% year-over-year.
Executives at Nvidia, Palantir, and Broadcom have been selling shares at a record pace. The absence of insider buying tells the sharper story.
The French carrier plans to retrofit its A350 and Boeing 777 fleets with Collins Aerospace receivers by end of 2027, as GPS jamming incidents across Europe surge 220% since 2021.
MP1ST reports an unconfirmed AAA horror shooter built on Unreal Engine 5, with Bloober Team among the names being floated — though no one is talking.
Sixty units, €1.6 million each, and a carbon chassis that weighs just 1,100 kg — Portugal's Adamastor has completed dynamic testing at Portimão and is pushing toward production.
The 32GX870B switches between 4K at 240Hz and 1080p at 480Hz — plus a virtual screen-shrink trick that esports players will actually use.
The Lee family just completed the largest inheritance tax payment in South Korean history, clearing a five-year cloud over Samsung's ownership structure.
Tim Cook hands the reins to John Ternus on September 1, 2026. The shift from operations veteran to product engineer signals Apple is betting on riskier innovation in AI, robotics, and new device categories.
Western Digital and Seagate have locked hyperscalers into multi-year contracts, leaving consumer and SMB storage buyers facing 50% price hikes and indefinite out-of-stock notices.
Leaked internal testing suggests Activision won't abandon last-gen consoles for its 2026 Call of Duty, even as Microsoft quietly rewrites the Game Pass rulebook.
Samsung's next clamshell folds thinner and weighs less, but its battery and charging speed haven't changed since 2022. Here's what that means before Apple enters the foldable race.
Radiant Mobile runs on T-Mobile's 5G network and permanently blocks pornography at the carrier level — even for adult account holders who don't want the restriction.
The Zeekr 8X, a 1,381-hp Chinese hybrid, just outran a Ferrari Purosangue, a BMW X5M, and a Land Rover Defender Octa in a quarter-mile test. It costs a sixth of the Ferrari's price.
A leak from YouTuber Shirrako claims all three Dark Souls games are getting remakes under Bandai Namco, but no developer has been named and nothing is confirmed.
Model Provenance Kit fingerprints neural networks at the weight level to detect unauthorized modifications, backdoors, and undisclosed derivatives.
The Trump administration trimmed Rivian's DOE loan to $4.5B. The company says it can build more cars with less money — but the math still has holes.
The German camera company behind countless Hollywood productions is lending its image technology to Honor's mechanical gimbal smartphone, due in late 2026.
Segway's new off-road electric bike packs 21 kW, a Samsung battery, and software-driven rider aids — and goes on sale in the US on May 15.
Ryan Cohen's unsolicited bid would use GameStop's 1,600 retail locations to take on Amazon, but a $27 billion financing gap and analyst skepticism make the deal a long shot.
Internal Xiaomi code confirms a Mix 5 is in development for a 2026 global launch, complete with an under-display camera and the latest Snapdragon chip.
OpenAI's o1 model hit 67% diagnostic accuracy at triage vs. 50–55% for two physicians. The results are striking. The legal framework to act on them doesn't exist yet.
The search engine that let you ask questions in plain English went offline on May 1, 2026 — decades before AI made that idea mainstream.
A new Insuranceopedia report finds Samsung Care+ users pay $100–$120 per repair on average, versus $75 for AppleCare+ — and the gap only widens for complex damage.
Toto's stock jumped 18% in a single day after its ceramics division — not its luxury bathrooms — posted record profits driven by AI chip demand.
Cadillac debuts its most powerful production sedan ever at the Miami Grand Prix — limited to exactly 26 units to mark the brand's first F1 season.
The $599 base model with 256GB storage has been discontinued worldwide. The Mac mini now starts at $799, and some higher-RAM configs are weeks away from shipping.
Kingston's updated budget USB drive uses color to tell capacities apart, but it's USB-A only and currently sold in China alone.
Chinese accessory maker Cuktech debuts a modular handheld fan with a 10,000mAh battery and 33W fast charging — no Western launch date yet.
The sci-fi action game sold a million copies in 48 hours and now Capcom's US COO is openly talking up its franchise potential.
The Academy has updated its rules for the 99th Oscars: only demonstrably human performances and human-authored scripts will be eligible — and studios face new disclosure incentives.
Two limited-edition Star Wars watches are now up for pre-order in the US, timed to the May 22 theatrical debut of The Mandalorian and Grogu.
Meta's purchase of Assured Robot Intelligence brings a 20-person team into its Superintelligence Labs — and signals a platform play over hardware in the humanoid robot race.
The new animated companions show task progress as a floating overlay. They're live on Windows and macOS in the US, but blocked in Britain and the EU with no timeline given.
The underwater survival sequel arrives in Early Access on May 14 at $29.99 — and most mid-range PCs from the last five years can handle it.
The new Delta-class spaceplane has left the assembly hall in Arizona, with flight tests planned for this fall and commercial flights targeted for late 2026. The bigger story is the finances.
TT Games has published the full PC system requirements for its May 22 Batman adventure, and almost any PC from the last decade qualifies.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 claims nine of the top ten spots, leaving MediaTek with just one foothold via the OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra.
China's biggest EV maker posted its worst quarterly profit in three years. The financial pain at home is pushing BYD harder into Europe, where it's already outselling Tesla.
Auto SR scales games from 720p to 1440p with a ~30% FPS boost, and it works without any developer patches — but right now only a handful of devices qualify.
The ultra-compact charger inherits Sharge's see-through Storm aesthetic — but its newer sibling, the Flow Mini 2, already undercuts it on price and speed.
Ukrainian studio 4A Games' fourth Metro entry hits massive pre-launch demand, but pricing and an exact release date are still unconfirmed for winter 2026.
ASUS is teasing an Arrow Lake Refresh update to its gaming mini PC, with up to 24 cores and an RTX 5080 Laptop GPU — all in the same chassis as today's model.
New DMV rules close a 15-year legal loophole that let autonomous vehicle companies escape moving violation fines — and set a 30-second clock on emergency response.
China's largest airline is betting big on A320neo narrowbodies as Boeing's geopolitical freeze locks it out of the world's busiest aviation market.
The Plinius runs on-device AI and ships without Google services — but at €598, it's aimed squarely at privacy-conscious professionals, not everyday buyers.
Team Junkfish returns to survival horror with a first-person game about sneaking past parasite-corrupted dinosaurs on a deadly island, coming to Steam in 2026.
A supply-chain tipster points to a May 2026 China launch, with a global rollout expected 1–2 months later — and a premium ceramic finish that could push the price well above the standard model.
TSMC is prioritizing AI chips over Apple's A19 processors, squeezing supply just as demand hits an all-time high — and iPhone 18 prices could climb further.
A new hypervisor exploit turns the PS5 Phat into a Linux PC capable of running GTA V with ray tracing at 60 fps — with one major catch.
China's Geely sold 235,000 cars in April 2026, with 57.6% running on electricity or a hybrid system — and its export numbers are growing even faster.
Xiaomi's new built-in dishwasher fits 18 place settings, doses detergent automatically, and skips the control panel entirely in favour of a floor projection. It's China-only for now.
A 20-inch folding OLED hybrid that weighed more than a MacBook Pro has been shelved — and sluggish iPad Pro sales sealed its fate.
The RG Rotate borrows the swiveling screen idea from the Motorola Flipout and runs Android 12 on a 1:1 square display — ideal for GBA and PS1, less so for modern-era titles.
The Fleabag producers are adapting the indie RPG shooter inspired by Britain's worst nuclear disaster — no broadcaster or cast named yet.
The developer-only build introduces a "Follow the Person" API that keeps subjects centered in frame — a sign Huawei is racing to close the app ecosystem gap before any international push.
Microsoft quietly updated its Windows 11 gaming recommendations, framing 32GB of RAM as the "no-worries" upgrade. For most gamers, that means a $350+ bill just to stop stutters.
A rumor from a Weibo leaker says Apple is debating whether to remove built-in MagSafe magnets from some iPhone models, citing manufacturing costs.
The French publisher is pressing ahead with its annual Nacon Connect event on May 7, just days after its first studio closure under restructuring.
LG's new 27-inch gaming monitor skips OLED for Mini LED at 5K resolution — US pre-orders are live, with UK availability expected around June.
