An unknown party disrupted Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, the online tactical shooter recently relaunched as Rainbow Six Siege X. Ubisoft was forced to take the game's servers offline on Saturday and Sunday after the attacker siphoned off a massive amount of the game's virtual currency, effectively destabilizing the in-game......
AI data centers are turning to jet engines and diesel because the grid can’t keep up
Manufacturers of turbines originally designed for aircraft are now reporting a surge in orders as hyperscale developers seek stopgap ways to secure electricity. "The incentives have never been greater for any sort of technology that can supply power," Kasparas Spokas, director of the Clean Air Task Force's electricity program, told......
A forgotten South Korean tungsten mine could help the US break its reliance on China
Tungsten, known for its extraordinary hardness and ability to endure extreme heat, has long been essential to military technology and advanced manufacturing. The metal – often called a war metal – is integral to tanks, fighter jets, armor-piercing ammunition, and the specialized components that protect missile guidance and artificial intelligence......
The battery boom is reviving US graphite mining after decades of dormancy
After nearly seventy years of inactivity, US graphite mining is showing signs of revival. Once considered obsolete due to cheap imports, particularly from China, the domestic graphite sector is gaining new relevance as geopolitical tensions and clean-energy demand tighten global supply chains. Read Entire Article
Researchers build world’s smallest autonomous robots
In a joint advance from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan, engineers have designed the smallest fully programmable autonomous robots ever built – machines small enough to operate at the scale of biological cells. Each robot, roughly 200 by 300 by 50 micrometers, is smaller than a......
Quantum computing made measurable progress toward real-world use in 2025
Fully functional quantum computers remain out of reach, but optimism across the field is rising. At the Q2B Silicon Valley conference in December, researchers and executives pointed to a year marked by tangible progress – particularly in hardware performance and scaling – and a growing belief that quantum advantage for......
The auto industry is being forced to move faster by China’s EV makers
Global automakers are compressing vehicle development timelines as they scramble to keep pace with China's electric-vehicle makers, whose speed-to-market has reset industry expectations. Designing, prototyping, and producing a new EV – once a roughly four-year process – now often takes half that time or less in Europe and Japan. The......
Upgrading During the DRAM Apocalypse with AMD’s $75 CPU
We once told people to avoid the Ryzen 5 5500. Years later, it's a top-selling CPU. With DDR5 prices spiraling, has this budget Zen 3 chip become the right choice after all? Read Entire Article
Nvidia’s $20 billion Groq deal looks a lot like an acquisition in disguise
When Nvidia confirmed a $20 billion deal with Groq on December 24, industry headlines initially hailed it as the largest acquisition in the company's history. Within hours, Nvidia clarified that it had not bought the specialized AI hardware startup. Instead, the company described the arrangement as a "non-exclusive licensing agreement"......
LG’s most ambitious home robot yet arrives at CES 2026
CLOiD's technical design emphasizes dexterity and precision, departing from earlier LG home robots that relied primarily on wheels and voice assistance. The new model features two articulated arms, each powered by motors with seven degrees of freedom, enabling multidirectional joint movement comparable to that of a human arm. Read Entire...