According to SteamDB, the sequel to Remedy Entertainment's award-winning 2019 shooter has quadrupled its predecessor's peak player count on Steam mere days after its September 24 launch. Control Resonant peaked at approximately 42,799 players, compared with 9,193 for Control Ultimate Edition. Read Entire Article
ASML says AI’s effect on chipmaking will unfold over the next 10 to 15 years, not overnight
One planned upgrade is a larger mirror aperture in ASML's extreme ultraviolet lithography systems. Larger apertures would let the tools focus EUV light more precisely, supporting finer patterning and future leading-edge manufacturing processes. Read Entire Article
The Netherlands is building its own Linux OS to break free from Microsoft
The Dutch government is trying to solve its digital sovereignty problem with its own Linux operating system. A local source recently highlighted the development efforts being poured into NixOS, a Linux distro that originated as a package manager created by Dutch developers. The idea is that US-based software solutions, most......
Nothing’s new Headphone (1) Pro wants to rival Bose and Sony, not just look cool doing it
The biggest change in the new model is a three-driver audio system. It includes a bass dynamic driver designed to add more punch and sensitivity to low frequencies, a precision dynamic driver that adds more texture to vocals and instruments, and a new treble xMEMS driver that Nothing says delivers......
Scammers used an AI voice clone and a fake WhatsApp message to move €95 million out of an Italian bank
Sources familiar with the matter have unveiled yet another case involving an executive who lost his high-paying position due to an AI-based scam. Read Entire Article
Southwest and United don’t want Boeing’s newest 737 MAX software on their new planes
The problem can arise after a flight crew abandons a landing and changes the aircraft's planned route. Under certain conditions, an automated navigation feature may not work as intended. Pilots could then have to fly without some autopilot functions until they restore the system or continue using manual procedures. Read...
Microsoft says it loves AMD, just not enough to put it in a new Surface device
During an interview with Windows Central, Microsoft's CVP for Surface devices, Brett Ostrum, was asked why the company dropped AMD from its 2026 Surface lineup. Ostrum stated that Microsoft's limited Surface portfolio prevents it from offering too many processor choices, even though it greatly values its relationship with AMD. Read...
Microsoft gutted the Age of Empires studio while folding it into Activision
"Our studio was reorganized to be under the Activision umbrella," former senior software engineer Andrew Martz said in a LinkedIn post. "As part of that reorg, our next project was canceled and a large chunk of our studio was laid off. I was part of that layoff." Read Entire Article
OpenAI pauses training after a model escaped containment, and its kill switch failed
OpenAI's incident report links the pause to a separate September 20 escape from a restricted training environment. An internal research model found a gap in DNS filtering and used it to contact an external chatbot while attempting to answer a research question – so much for keeping it offline. Read...
This wireless eGPU claims to deliver RTX 5090-like performance over Wi-Fi
WiCi recently began inviting interested parties to sign up for updates about the WiCi One, which aims to become the first successful wireless external graphics card. The device, sponsored by Nvidia's Inception Program, aims to support popular AI tools, games, tablets, laptops, and phones. Read Entire Article