Day: January 27, 2026

The team behind Stop Killing Games recently announced a major milestone. The Stop Destroying Videogames initiative has surpassed 1.29 million verified signatures, prompting the European Union's highest authorities to formally consider the petition, which seeks to ban disposable game-as-a-service products. Read Entire Article

The work, led by Chunsheng Wang at the University of Maryland, offers a relatively simple way to make lithium-ion batteries more durable using standard materials and manufacturing methods already familiar to manufacturers. Read Entire Article

The Verge recently got their hands on a brand new Asus Zenbook Duo powered by Intel's Core Ultra X9 388H Panther Lake CPU. This flagship model features 16 total cores, runs at a max Turbo frequency of 5.1 GHz, and is paired with a healthy 18 MB of L3 cache.......

Microsoft recently announced Maia 200, a new AI accelerator specifically designed for inference workloads. According to Redmond, Maia 200 can deliver "dramatic" improvements for AI applications and is already deployed in select US data centers on the Azure platform. Read Entire Article

Update (Jan 27, 4pm ET): After this story went live, TikTok announced it had settled the lawsuit. The original reporting follows below. Read Entire Article

Meta plans to experiment with several subscription models tailored to each app, rather than pursuing a single paid package. Their goal is to offer users access to "unique features" without changing the free versions that billions already use. Read Entire Article

Fractal Design's GPU air guide is essentially a scoop-shaped section of the power supply shelf that directs air toward the GPU slots. With cards routinely pulling 300W or more, directing cooler front intake air straight at the graphics card makes more sense than hoping airflow eventually drifts downward. Read Entire...

The new system, called Visio, is the product of a government-backed development program meant to ensure security and confidentiality in official communications. After a successful pilot last year, it is now being extended to about 200,000 civil servants across multiple departments. Read Entire Article

Microsoft 365 suffered widespread outages late last week, preventing thousands of users from accessing cloud-based apps such as Outlook, Defender, and Purview. Although the company quickly resolved the issue, the frequency of disruptions raises questions about the reliability of cloud computing. Read Entire Article