Recent high-profile Unreal Engine 5 releases have highlighted the challenges of game development with Epic's popular creation tool. Games such as Metal Gear Solid Delta or Wuchang: Fallen Feathers have suffered from significant performance issues, but Sweeney insists the blame lies with game studios rather than the engine itself. Read...
Microsoft debuts in-house AI models as it builds independence from OpenAI
Microsoft is developing and testing proprietary large language models, signaling a shift from its previous heavy reliance on OpenAI technology. Read Entire Article
USB testing “wheel” provides multiple ports to check faulty devices or cables
An electronics engineer known as "Iron Fuse" has developed a custom "USB and More Tester," offering a wide range of testing capabilities on a single PCB "wheel." The tester can check resistance, detect short circuits, or identify missing connections between pins on a cable or motherboard, although the device does......
xAI launches Grok Code Fast 1 aiming to rival GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex
Grok Code Fast 1 supports multiple high-level, general-purpose, and multi-paradigm programming languages, including TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, C++, and Go. According to xAI, the model can create new projects and fix bugs in existing code with minimal supervision. Read Entire Article
A growing number of states are restricting corporate use of facial recognition
Colorado recently implemented new privacy rules requiring companies to obtain consent before using facial or voice recognition technology. The rules also prohibit the sale of biometric data. In June, Texas introduced an AI law that bans the unauthorized collection of biometric identifiers, echoing similar consent-based regulations passed last year in......
Windows 11 update blamed for SSD failures, but Phison can’t reproduce issue
SSD manufacturer Phison says it has been unable to confirm whether Windows 11 24H2's KB5063878 update is responsible for storage drives crashing during file transfers larger than 50GB. The company is the first storage vendor to publicly respond to recent reports of crashes linked to the update. Read Entire Article
Lenovo’s Project Pivo laptop with rotating display leaks ahead of IFA reveal
Lenovo's concept device, known internally as Project Pivo, will be shown off at Berlin's IFA tech trade show next week. Prolific leaker Evan Blass posted an image of the laptop, which offers the kind of rotation functionality found on many monitors. Read Entire Article
Age checks spread across the US as critics warn of privacy and free speech risks
Efforts requiring users to verify their age before accessing online platforms – including social media, adult websites, and even news sources – are expanding rapidly in the United States and globally. Supporters claim these measures protect children from exposure to potentially harmful material, but critics warn of consequences for privacy,......
Survey finds Tesla’s Full Self-Driving tech puts buyers off, almost half say it should be illegal
According to the Slingshot Strategies' Electric Vehicle Intelligence Report for August, which surveyed more than 8,000 Americans, only 14% of consumers say FSD makes them more likely to buy a Tesla vehicle. Around a third of participants (35%) said it makes them less likely to do so, while 51% said...
Steam Deck 2 may not arrive until 2028 as Valve waits for next-gen performance
Prominent leaker KeplerL2 has predicted that Valve won't release a major upgrade for the Steam Deck until 2028. Although waiting another two years might disappoint some fans, the date aligns with prior comments from Valve and AMD's tentative roadmap. Read Entire Article