Because we define dates based on the stars, the full moon on 31 May will be the second one of the calendar month This week’s full moon is a blue moon. The term does not describe the colour of the moon, but instead arises from the way we define our...
Lion’s aid: blood ice lollies keep big cats cool at London zoo
Animals have tactics of their own to cope with the heat, but zoo animals also get a little help from their keepers A hot bank holiday weekend might see humans flock to the beach, don summer hats and crack open a cold beer, but when it comes to keeping big...
Unreal Engine 6 is coming in 2028, aims to streamline live-service game development
At the Rocket League Championship Series Paris Major, Epic-owned studio Psyonix showed a version of Rocket League running on Unreal Engine 6, offering the first public look at updated visuals alongside the engine's new purple logo. Read Entire Article
Star Citizen crosses $1 billion in crowdfunding as Chris Roberts eyes version 1.0
Just one year after reaching $800 million in its unrelenting funding spree, Star Citizen has now crossed yet another significant milestone. The overly ambitious space trading and combat simulator, developed by Cloud Imperium Games, has officially raised more than $1 billion from enthusiasts and early backers. Game director Chris Roberts,......
Microsoft’s latest Copilot idea is a pinnable sidebar that steals your screen real estate
Granted, the core Copilot experience remains unchanged in the latest update, but according to Windows Latest, a new drop-down menu on the title bar introduces four snapping options, letting users dock the assistant to the left or right edge of the screen or keep it in a standard resizable window.......
Drone speed record falls again as Blackbird hits 453 mph using custom carbon fiber propellers
The Blackbird, built by the Drone Pro Hub duo, hit 730 km/h, or about 453.6 mph, during a downwind run on the second day of testing. Its return leg into heavy wind topped out at 640 km/h, giving the pair a two-way average of 685 km/h, or about 425.6 mph....
Huawei says it can build 1.4nm chips without ASML’s most advanced machines
The approach, still in development, aims to produce processors that reach transistor densities comparable to a 1.4-nanometer process by 2031. That level of density is widely viewed as the next milestone for leading chipmakers such as Intel, TSMC, and Samsung Electronics, all of which rely on extreme ultraviolet lithography systems......
99% of executives expect AI to trigger layoffs within two years, survey finds
Consulting firm Mercer's Global Talent Trends report covers several AI-related topics. The most depressing finding is that virtually every one of the 825 C-suite leaders who participated expects AI to lead to at least some headcount reduction in the next two years. Read Entire Article
Was Ray Tracing a Scam?
Eight years after Nvidia promised ray tracing would revolutionize gaming, most gamers still disable it. So what happened, and did RTX buyers get sold a fantasy instead of the future? Read Entire Article
HP BIOS updates are bricking laptops through Windows Update
One case in April involved a ZBook Ultra G1a owner who said a firmware update left the machine unable to start and caused it to freeze completely during the boot process. Similar complaints have appeared elsewhere online, including Reddit, describing the same kind of boot problems after installing recent BIOS......