Archive for july 2026
Product listings on Amazon exposed color names, display size, battery capacity, and RAM for the Pixel 11 lineup — a month before Google's August 12 event.
Riot's official retro mode brings back 60 champions, the old rune system, and the 2013 map — no separate download required.
Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro gets the same flagship camera as the Ultra — zoom is the only real difference
Leaked specs contradict earlier rumors of a deliberate camera downgrade. The S27 Pro shares the Ultra's 200MP main sensor; the gap comes down to telephoto reach.
Dataminers dropped new concept art from the scrapped 2011 shooter the same week id Software lost three-quarters of its staff in Microsoft layoffs.
The automaker is offering monthly bonuses to employees who prove they can actually use AI tools — part of Japan's race to close a projected 3-million-worker skills gap by 2040.
The gaming-focused brand topped 241,000 activations — not because of brand heritage, but thanks to active cooling and aggressive pricing.
Xiaomi's new smart tea station has a dual-circuit heating system, a 5.5L reservoir, and voice control. It launches on crowdfunding in China on July 20 for around $151.
Shawn Layden, who ran PlayStation Studios until 2019, calls the 2028 disc cutoff a "spreadsheet decision" — and the numbers are hard to argue with.
Keychron's new low-profile mechanical keyboard brings gaming-grade polling rates to a wireless full-size board — with wood accents, ZMK firmware, and up to 370 hours of battery life.
Valve's store outpaced its own pandemic peak, but 79% of that money came from games you've owned for years.
The Pink Guava color is striking, but no Google apps, uncertain UK/US availability, and a $900 price tag make this a tough sell outside China.
One UI 9 based on Android 17 debuts July 22 in London alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8, with a stable rollout expected in September for over 60 devices.
Mark Gurman reports Apple is engineering its next flagship chip to support 1.5TB of unified memory, though a global DRAM shortage could prevent the top config from ever shipping.
A court ordered Microsoft to restore a gamer's digital library after support told him to just rebuy his games. The ruling exposes how fragile digital ownership really is.
The Mijia Monitor Light Bar 2 packs professional-grade lighting and an anti-glare lens into a price BenQ can't touch.
Fresh renders show the foldable's telephoto moving to the upper right corner, a bigger flash, and a slimmer camera module — with a green color option replacing last year's Jade.
A new EU regulation taking effect in February 2027 is pushing Apple to redesign the Apple Pencil Pro with a user-accessible battery for the first time.
New high-altitude test data suggest cutting aviation's non-CO2 warming effect may matter more than carbon accounting alone.
The new Deepwater Meridian 300 Titanium HEV Automatic is Timex's most serious dive watch yet — Grade 5 titanium, 300m water resistance, and a Miyota movement inside.
The WP15 burns hydrogen like diesel burns fuel — no fuel cells required. It just passed China's toughest emissions standard, and the implications for trucking go well beyond China.
The dual Micro-ATX chassis stacks two independent systems vertically, supports 420mm GPUs in each bay, and costs less than many single-system premium cases.
HMD is reviving the Asha name with a budget Android phone, but the specs are firmly entry-level and no US or UK release date exists yet.
Hisense's new A10 pairs a 6.13-inch E-Ink front display with a detachable magnetic color LCD on the back — priced around $590 and headed to China first.
A leak from a well-known German tipster points to a SmartTag 3 launching alongside the Galaxy S26 FE — but Samsung's Galaxy-only limitation remains its biggest problem.
Xiaomi's budget sub-brand skips Note 16 entirely and lands two phones with massive batteries and a five-year warranty sweetener, launching in China on July 14.
Acer Mobile LATAM has quietly listed a dual-screen phone with a 1.88-inch rear display, a 64MP camera, and Android 16 — no 5G, no price, no global rollout.
The standalone Icons set triples the piece count of the 2021 Space Shuttle version and opens up to reveal the telescope's internal instrument bay.
Tom Warren of The Verge reports a new DOOM game is in early development at id Software, even as the studio reels from laying off 136 employees.
Frogwares has opened pre-orders for its Lovecraftian survival horror sequel, launching August 18 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S at $49.99 — $10 below the current AAA standard.
ASUS's new PC-only gaming controller packs TMR hot-swap joysticks, 79-hour battery, and a built-in display — and takes direct aim at the Razer Wolverine V3 Pro.
Xbox insists the maker of DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein will keep making games, even as a wave of layoffs slashed the studio nearly in half.
The Watch 6 Plus Motorcycle Edition has leather straps, engine sounds, and a riding-specific sport mode — but it's not coming to the US or UK.
A federal lawsuit filed in Northern California accuses OpenAI of running a coordinated scheme to steal hardware secrets — and the company's IPO ambitions now hang in the balance.
Reflect Orbital's Earendil-1 got the green light on July 9 by being classified as communications infrastructure, leaving light pollution and astronomy harm entirely unregulated.
An internal town hall revealed Disney executives are weighing ad-supported free access to some content — but no timeline or details have been confirmed.
The two aerospace giants announced a formal joint venture on July 7, 2026, to develop a fully electric hydrogen-powered aircraft engine. Commercial flights are still a 2040s story.
Minisforum's new MS-03 workstation debuts with Intel's latest Panther Lake chip, up to 128GB DDR5, and dual 10GbE fiber ports — but pricing remains a mystery.
The budget gaming phone packs an active fan plus liquid cooling loop, a 6,210mAh battery, and a 144Hz AMOLED display — but a mid-range chip raises questions about sustained performance.
The agreement is the largest single commitment under Apple's American Manufacturing Program and covers the RF and wireless components that keep iPhones connected.
At 6.8mm slim and 5,000mAh, the Picogo Air AM71 adds NFC battery monitoring to the ultra-compact wireless charging market.
Samsung's next smartwatches arrive August 6, with a new Snapdragon chip, a much bigger battery in the Ultra 2, and a €30–€50 price hike across the board.
A new 'How this ad was made' panel in My Ad Center shows whether generative AI was used — but Google won't verify that advertisers are telling the truth.
ChatGPT Work combines the chatbot, a coding tool, and a task agent in one desktop app — but full access requires a paid subscription, and EU regulatory questions linger.
Microsoft cut 25% of Obsidian's staff and reportedly shelved Avowed 2, but co-founder Chris Avellone says the sequel is still being pitched internally.
A Danish startup built a privacy-first AI chatbot on European infrastructure. Demand is already so high that new users can't get in.
The studio behind Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced loses 28% of its workforce, as Ubisoft axes around 380 jobs across multiple studios in Q2 2026.
The Adaptive Measures patch adds creature stuns, two new Biolabs, more Biomod slots, and a long-awaited FOV slider.
The Artemis II mission used an experimental laser link to beam live video from lunar orbit to 25 million viewers. Radio waves couldn't have done it.
Entangled photons could protect the satellite timing signals that keep banking, power grids, and transport running — but field deployment is still a long way off.
Ubisoft's open-world racer comes to Switch 2 at $49.99, but a mandatory internet connection puts a dent in portable play.
LG Display's blind test with 31 gamers confirms real performance gains at ultra-high refresh rates—but the jump from 240Hz to 480Hz narrows to just 10%.
Redmi has confirmed key specs ahead of the July 14 China launch: a massive battery, 3,500-nit display, and durability certifications that outclass most mid-rangers.
136 developers have been laid off from id Software, including most of the id Tech engine team, leaving the future of DOOM and Wolfenstein deeply uncertain.
The foldable clamshell gets Cream, Graphite, Pink, and a Mint exclusive — but the real story is which chip ends up in your market.
Fi's new $199 collar uses SpaceX's Starlink network to track your dog where cell towers don't reach. UK owners will have to wait.
A remote operator watched the whole thing live, locked the doors, and steered the car straight to a police ambush — setting a first-of-its-kind precedent for driverless vehicle oversight.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is refocusing the studio on core franchises — and Josh Sawyer, director of New Vegas, is leading the charge.
The veteran probe ended a 321-day hibernation on June 23, and Congress saved it from budget cuts just in time to keep science going.
SkyFall will drop three next-gen helicopters directly into the Martian atmosphere — no landing platform required — to hunt for subsurface water ice.
The privacy-focused browser quietly added video ad blocking using uBlock Origin filter lists — but it won't work inside the YouTube app.
Video Remix, powered by Gemini Omni, lets you restyle and relight home videos with a text prompt. It launched July 8, but only for paying subscribers in select countries.
Internal documents reveal a more capable Alexa is in development — but a projected $100 million GPU bill has Amazon leadership questioning the cost.
OpenAI launched GPT-Live-1 on July 8, 2026, bringing full-duplex voice to ChatGPT on iOS, Android, and the web — with real-time translation, smarter safety tools, and a clear paid-tier split.
The Nubia M153 can book flights, compare prices, and complete payments autonomously — but it's only available in China for now.
The 41mm models are getting more expensive, but 45mm buyers in the UK and EU are spared — and the watch lands in stores much earlier than last year.
Ubisoft's remake of the beloved 2013 pirate adventure lands July 9 with an 84 on Metacritic, 300K+ Steam pre-orders, and enough new content to justify the return trip to the Caribbean.
Microsoft's new recovery tool downloads a fresh Windows image and drivers directly from its servers, even when the OS won't boot — closing a gap Apple filled over a decade ago.
The Redmi Note 17 series launches in China on July 14, with a Pro Max variant tipped to last days on a single charge — though EU buyers may get a smaller cell.
The PM1763 hits data centers with speeds that load a 40GB AI model in 1.4 seconds. Consumer PCIe 6.0 won't arrive until around 2030.
Silent Hill: The Short Message is getting a physical Deluxe edition from Limited Run Games. The P.T. argument cuts both ways.
The new Automobili Lamborghini app for Apple Vision Pro lets you explore four current models at 1:1 scale — and sneaks in a world debut along the way.
Motorola's biggest mid-range battery yet comes with 30W charging and a MediaTek chip, launching in India on July 8 with no UK or US date in sight.
Rebel Wolves, a 120-person studio built by CD Projekt RED veterans, launches September 3 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series — standard edition priced at $69.99/£59.99.
The new Vintage A130WE series mixes analog-style and digital displays in a chrome case — and it's already on sale in the UK from £59.90.
An early spec dump points to a meaningful mid-range upgrade arriving as soon as July 2025, though HMD hasn't confirmed a thing.
Jason Schreier puts the earliest realistic release at 2028–2029, even as Xbox's new CEO pushes Bethesda to make TES VI its sole focus.
ASUS's budget Adol brand just launched a compact 10W speaker with Bluetooth 6.0, a microSD slot, and a 10-hour battery — all for $35, but only on JD.com in China.
Tens of thousands of weekly prompts in Microsoft 365 apps now run on homegrown MAI models—a direct cost-cutting move that signals a shift away from its biggest AI partners.
Samsung officially confirms a London event on July 22, where it's expected to unveil the Galaxy Z Fold 8 lineup, a new wide-format foldable, and Galaxy Glasses — two months ahead of Apple's rumored foldable.
Anthropic's AI agent now runs background tasks on its own servers, no PC required — but the $100/month Max plan keeps it out of reach for most.
The new tool lets creators record, edit, and post without leaving the app — a direct shot at CapCut's hold on the short-form video workflow.
Meta's Superintelligence Labs just shipped Muse Image, a free AI image tool built into Meta AI, Instagram Stories, and WhatsApp — with a few privacy trade-offs worth knowing about.
Motorola's upcoming Edge 70 Max has built-in Qi2 magnets — no magnetic case needed — making it one of the first Android phones to match the iPhone's MagSafe experience.
The Made by Google 2026 event is set for August 12 in New York, with Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pro XL, and a new foldable all expected to debut alongside Pixel Watch 5 and Pixel Buds Pro.
The Hitman developer regains full ownership of its fantasy RPG but is cutting around 40 jobs and canceling side projects to self-fund development.
Valve has released official Windows drivers for its new living-room console, but there's a catch: installing Windows means erasing SteamOS entirely, with no dual-boot option yet.
Reliable leaker billbil-kun has revealed the full Pixel 11 lineup pricing, colors, and storage tiers ahead of an August announcement — and the 128GB option is history.
Palworld exits early access on July 10, joining a wave of over a dozen titles hitting Xbox Game Pass this month — but act fast, ten games leave on July 15.
Korean scientists have found a way to reduce the cost of battery production and speed up their charging with a new "dry" method of making anodes.
The Redmi K90 and Turbo 5 lines have shifted 5.5 million units since launch, with the base K90 outselling its premium siblings six to one.
Raphael Colantonio, who built Dishonored and Prey, posted a joking bid to buy back Arkane Lyon after Xbox confirmed it's looking for a buyer.
Nothing's new budget earbuds pack 12mm drivers, LDAC support, and a built-in voice recorder — undercutting Samsung and Sony on price.
A new interpretability tool reveals a hidden internal workspace inside Claude—and lets researchers rewrite the AI's reasoning mid-thought.
Nothing's new budget phone arrives with a Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, a big OLED screen, and a price that sits uncomfortably close to the Phone (4a).
Undead Labs has been sold as part of Xbox's 3,200-job restructure, and the new owner gets to decide whether the zombie survival game lands on Game Pass at launch.
Apple's ultra-thin iPhone flopped badly in 2025. Leaked renders suggest the follow-up fixes the two biggest complaints — but you'll wait until 2027.
Microsoft's 3,200-job Xbox overhaul has landed heaviest on Bethesda studios, with DOOM maker id Software losing roughly 95 employees and the Elder Scrolls Online team cut by up to half.
An EU law takes effect in February 2027, so Nintendo is launching a revised Switch 2 in Europe this autumn with a user-swappable battery — but it's heavier and slightly lower capacity.
The world's most powerful manual production car just debuted at Goodwood — and all 12 examples are already spoken for.
Sony's July lineup lands a critically mixed AAA shooter alongside two well-regarded indie titles — all claimable until August 3.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the DoD from enforcing a rule that cost Alibaba every one of its registered lobbyists in Washington.
A June 2026 policy change quietly made images, audio, and video you send to Google Search fair game for AI training. Your Google Photos are safe — but everything else may not be.
LLM-powered tools now block 23 million spam views a day and cancel nearly 2 million fake votes — and they act in under five seconds.
SMS, call history, and device settings will now eat into your 15GB Google Account limit — but most users won't notice much difference.
China's 3C certification database puts the Pro Max at 5,567 mAh—an 11% year-over-year gain—while the standard Pro barely moves.
EU battery rules are forcing Nintendo to discontinue the Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch OLED in Europe by mid-February 2027 — right-to-repair legislation reshaping console hardware.
The 10,000 mAh bank launched in China at around $37, with a digital percentage display and dual 45W USB-C outputs.
Samsung's semiconductor division is making record profits selling memory to AI companies, while the phone unit that makes Galaxy devices is bleeding cash for the first time in its history.
CEO Asha Sharma admits Xbox margins are 3–10x worse than PlayStation's, triggering the biggest restructuring in the company's history.
The DIGI+ 14-inch Dual Extended Display clips two extra Full HD panels onto the back of your notebook — no desk required, but no US or UK retailer confirmed either.
A fresh leak from insider Digital Chat Station reconfirms the flagship's key specs — including a rare dual 200MP camera setup and an 8,500 mAh battery — ahead of a September 2026 debut.
A YouTube channel broke embargo three days before the July 9 launch, showing off the remake's overhauled combat, naval battles, and PS5 Pro visual upgrades in full.
Nothing's next budget earbuds arrive tomorrow alongside the Phone (4b), with pink joining the lineup for the first time.
Huawei is launching its Pura 90 lineup in Kuala Lumpur next week, bringing a 200MP periscope camera and Kirin chips to international markets — with HarmonyOS and no Google services on board.
Sony confirmed disc production ends January 2028. A Change.org petition crossed 117,000 signatures in under four days — and Sony hasn't blinked yet.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo warns of severe supply constraints at launch, with fewer than 1 million units ready in Q3 2026—mirroring the iPhone X delay playbook.
The AI image company is fighting a court ruling that limits what Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. have to disclose in their copyright lawsuit.
The 20-year-old crowdsourcing platform stops accepting new customers on July 30, 2026 — a sign that cheap human labor for AI training is losing out to automation.
Sony's plan to end physical PlayStation discs in January 2028 has drawn a rare public rebuke from the Metal Gear creator — and his concern goes beyond nostalgia.
The new 14-inch convertible runs Intel's Panther Lake chip and ships with two SO-DIMM slots and dual M.2 bays — a rare feature at this price point.
The Danish audio brand has entered the portable charging market with a glass-and-aluminum Qi2 power bank priced 2–3x higher than rivals with identical specs.
A flywheel system sealed in a vacuum chamber promises 25 years of reliable energy storage — no rare-earth metals, no battery degradation.
MachineGames is building the trilogy closer alongside an Amazon MGM TV adaptation — and Xbox is betting big on the franchise.
Sheets.works has built a free interactive archive covering all 45 iPad models since 2010 — complete with specs, colorways, and a striking look at how thin Apple's tablets have become.
The Loop Air tracks ECG, SpO2, and blood pressure estimates at a fraction of Whoop's price — but it's direct-import only and skips medical certification.
A planned 20% DRAM and LPDDR price hike in Q3 2026 marks three straight quarters of increases, and analysts don't expect relief before 2027 at the earliest.
Jerk Gustafsson quietly became Arkane's president on June 30, replacing Leonard Bendel — a move that hints Microsoft is merging studios rather than shutting Arkane down.
The ultra-thin, selfie-focused series is finished after weak sales made its niche positioning impossible to defend against Redmi and flagship alternatives.
More than 200 electric school buses across the US are feeding power back to the grid during summer break — a small but promising test of Vehicle-to-Grid technology at scale.
Asobo's prequel trades stealth for sword combat and lands day one on Xbox Game Pass — no delays, discs are already printing.
Four updated Nokia button phones arrive with 4G, USB-C charging, and a built-in AI assistant that goes behind a paywall after six months.
An industry analyst says Nintendo is self-sufficient enough to ignore the disc-free trend — and its next console after Switch 2 is likely 6–7 years away.
Hidden references in iOS 27 Beta 2 point to AirPods Ultra with dual side-facing cameras for Visual Intelligence — though the actual hardware is likely still well over a year away.
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Two early buyers have reported permanent GPU failures on Valve's $1,049–$1,428 console — and the soldered graphics chip means warranty replacement is the only fix.
ASUS has unveiled its 2026 Vivobook 15 with Intel's new budget AI chip in India, but US and UK buyers face an indefinite wait while older models fill shelves.
The European Court of Justice has dismissed Alphabet's last appeal, making the €4.125bn penalty permanent and opening the door to unlimited follow-on damages claims across 13 nations.
BYD has passed 7,000 fast chargers in China and is pushing into Europe with technology that dwarfs anything currently on public networks in the US or UK.
The racing game beats Resident Evil Requiem, Pokémon Pokopia, and 17 others to claim the highest critic score of the year's first half.
Leaked European prices put the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra as high as €2,800, and a global memory shortage is driving the increase ahead of Apple's first foldable.
Xiaomi has officially ended software support for 11 devices this year, including former flagships — leaving owners without security patches as EU rules tighten.
CD Projekt RED's long road from catastrophic day-one failure to a game that still tops Steam charts is now a case study in post-launch recovery.
Google's new Android 17 feature gives Gemini and third-party AI agents a persistent home at the top of your screen, with a security sandbox that keeps them from accessing other apps.
Asus has launched a compact metal SSD drive with USB-A and USB-C connectors — but only in China, and at 500MB/s it trails faster rivals already available in the West.
Relic's new wave-defense game drops the RTS complexity and opens the franchise to newcomers at $29.99 / £23.99.
The Claude maker wants custom silicon on Samsung's 2nm process — joining OpenAI, Google, and Meta in a push to reduce dependence on NVIDIA.
The Austrian plant that prints 600,000 discs a day has begun converting to optical microlenses, backed by a €30M investment. January 2028 is now a hard deadline.
The long-awaited Warhammer 40K RTS gets its first proper multiplayer reveal, with a German studio at the helm instead of series veteran Relic.
The web infrastructure giant is forcing AI companies to separate training bots from search crawlers—and will pay publishers when their content appears in chatbot answers.
Leaked figures show Apple's biggest iPhone yet finally edges past the Galaxy S26 Ultra on paper — but real-world endurance is a different story.
Last Variable launches July 13 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series, following Jan Scientist as he builds an underground base and duplicates himself to uncover the secrets of the Oasis.
Frictional Games has pushed its sci-fi horror follow-up out of 2026, citing the game's scale and story complexity as reasons for the extra time.
The screen feature that blocks side-angle snooping was exclusive to the S26 Ultra. Samsung reportedly plans to put it in all four S27 models next year.
Revelations adds six locations, a new Chain Spear weapon, and a frozen Hell — and it's designed to bring Eternal fans back on board.
A technical problem with the Pegasus XL rocket forced the LINK spacecraft back to base before it could attempt to save the Swift Observatory from burning up in October.
The compact mouse launched in China on July 7 with silent TTC switches, a glass-tracking sensor, and no software installation required — but no Western release date yet.
Tesla has converted its historic Fremont assembly line from luxury EVs to humanoid robots, targeting 1 million units a year — but Chinese rivals already ship 90% of the global market.
Czech Games Edition skips crowdfunding to bring medieval Bohemia to the tabletop, with star designers Vlaada Chvátil and Tomáš Holek on board.
Nothing's new budget earbuds arrive next Monday at an expected £79/$99, but with full specs still under wraps.
Xiaomi has announced a global version of the 20,000mAh power bank, which lost its built-in cable but retained a decent capacity and three charging ports.
The AW1437-61W arrives Fall 2026 at £349 with a full NYC skyline illustration and luminescent green web details — no battery changes required.
The upcoming open-world shooter from Big Fire Games has posted Steam specs that lock out 97% of PC players before the game even has a release date.
Unknown Worlds settles its legal fight with Krafton over a $250M earnout, securing an even larger payout for all current staff — while CEO Ted Gill exits by mutual agreement.
Acer's new gaming monitor reaches 1,000 Hz via a dual-mode trick that drops resolution to 720p on a 27-inch screen — a calculated trade-off aimed squarely at competitive esports players.
A slim, iPhone-like gadget running a proprietary OS with Grok built in was presented to SpaceX investors, according to the Wall Street Journal. Musk says that's "utterly false."
The first mainline Onimusha in 20 years arrives three weeks earlier than planned — but now lands right next to The Blood of Dawnwalker.
The company behind Facebook and Instagram is building a cloud business to monetize its massive AI infrastructure, putting it in direct competition with Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.
Apple is bypassing M6 Pro chips entirely to fast-track an AI-focused M7, while a redesigned entry MacBook Pro and four new iPad Pro models head for a spring 2027 release.
While Sony is killing physical discs entirely by 2028, Microsoft is testing a way to turn existing Xbox discs into digital entitlements tied to your account.
Sony adds Modern Warfare III, For the King II, and CrossCode to all PS Plus tiers from July 7 — plus 12 titles leaving the catalog on July 21.
Sony's decision to stop making physical game discs in January 2028 has given analysts a clear signal on when the PlayStation 6 will actually launch.
The 512Wh station charges fully in 90 minutes and promises 11 years of daily use — but it's China-only for now.
The new Android tablet packs a 12.1-inch 2.8K screen, 10,000mAh battery, and a mid-flagship chip. It's also a rebranded older device with no global launch planned.
Insider reports claim Rockstar has cleared technical hurdles for a Switch 2 port of GTA VI, with Nintendo actively helping — though no one's officially confirmed a thing.
The PS3 Shop closes globally in July 2027. Pair that with Sony's 2028 end to physical discs, and your options for legacy gaming are narrowing fast.
The Mijia Handheld Fan packs a 5,000 mAh battery and airline-safe charge capacity — but it's China-only for now.
Sony has confirmed all new PlayStation game releases will go digital-only from 2028, closing a near-30-year chapter of disc-based gaming.
The smartwatch company wants to put its ecosystem into your pocket, not just on your wrist. Here's what we know — and what's still missing.
A ransomware attack on Apple's Indian manufacturing partner exposed 630GB of confidential data, including live photos of the iPhone 18 Pro ahead of its September launch.
The US government lifted export controls on Fable 5 on June 30, ending an 18-day shutdown triggered by Amazon's own researchers finding a jailbreak.
Swiss startup Sun-Ways has completed a three-year pilot showing removable solar panels can sit between active rail tracks without damage — a concept that failed spectacularly on roads.
A new beta platform for scientists uses 60+ specialized AI agents to run literature reviews, genetic analysis, and protein modeling — cutting weeks of work to hours.
Microsoft is closing studios and cancelling games across its Xbox division, but Hideo Kojima's horror project OD has been explicitly shielded from the cuts.
ESA's €862M Argonaut cargo lander, due in 2030, depends on US, Indian, and Chinese topographic data because Europe has no detailed maps of its own lunar south pole target.
A new leak claims Samsung is planning to kill its clamshell phone line after the Flip 8, shifting focus to wider foldables and a rollable device due in 2028.
Announced at CES 2026, the Clicks Communicator pairs a 4-inch AMOLED screen with a physical QWERTY keyboard and Snapdragon-class chip — built for typing, not scrolling.
Microsoft has withdrawn funding from the Danish studio's fantasy RPG, part of a broader cost-cutting reset that puts five first-party studios at risk.
The FTC found Amazon had no written policy for handling identity theft requests until early 2025 — and routinely denied victims the records they were legally owed.
Google's new voice search for Gmail is rolling out in beta, locked behind its priciest AI subscription tiers.
