Microsoft recently released the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27758 to Canary Channel subscribers. The most interesting change brought by the update is Microsoft Store's support for Win32 applications, which can now be managed and updated without leaving the Store's interface. Read Entire Article
Are gaming consoles reaching final form? Former PlayStation boss says no more major hardware leaps
Speaking in an interview with Eurogamer, Layden notes how the technological jump from the original PlayStation to the PS2, still the best-selling console of all time, was a dramatic one. He cites his disbelief at seeing the Gran Turismo demo for the first time, something this writer also remembers experiencing....
Scientists develop battery with 5,000+ year lifespan by encasing radioactive carbon in diamond
To achieve this feat, they used the incredible properties of carbon-14, which is the same isotope typically used for carbon dating archaeological finds and fossils. The isotope decays into nitrogen-14 through a process called beta decay over thousands of years. This process generates a tiny but virtually endless trickle of......
Internet Archive ends effort to overturn defeat in digital book lending case
In a recent post on its official blog, the Internet Archive (IA) confirmed that the "Hachette v. Internet Archive" case has finally come to an end. The organization, founded in 1996, is "deeply disappointed" with the recent verdict by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, but has decided not to......
Nvidia Blackwell chip successor “Rubin” moves forward by six months, uses 3nm manufacturing and HBM4
According to the Taiwan Economic Daily, Nvidia's Rubin series AI graphics chips will be available in the second half of 2025, half a year earlier than previously reported. Although details regarding performance improvements are slim, the new GPUs will feature more advanced memory and a newer semiconductor process node than......
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 PC system requirements, console performance, and new release date revealed
Kingdom Come: Deliverance was one of our favorite games of 2018, earning a place on our Best PC Games (You Should be Playing) list. The highly anticipated sequel looks amazing in the trailers, but will you need a monster PC to play it? Read Entire Article
Google’s Genie 2 creates playable 3D worlds from text prompts and sample images
Genie 2 is a new foundation model capable of generating an "endless" amount of 3D environments that can be controlled by the user, Google said. The generative AI can sprout out an entire virtual world based on a single textual prompt and sample image, which can be either user-made or......
AWS refreshes AI story with new Trainium 2 chip, Bedrock upgrades, and SageMaker Studio
At their annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, Amazon's Web Services (AWS) exemplified this trend with a series of product and service announcements primarily focused on enhancing their existing offerings rather than introducing completely new ones. Read Entire Article
OpenAI partners with Palmer Luckey’s defense firm, paving the way for AI-driven military technologies
On Wednesday, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey's Anduril Industries defense technology company announced a "strategic partnership to develop and responsibly deploy advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for national security missions." Read Entire Article
Powered by SteamOS: Valve’s Linux gaming OS prepares to expand beyond the Steam Deck
Valve's new logo and "Powered by SteamOS" brand guidelines reference other devices, suggesting that the Steam Deck may soon no longer be the only hardware running Valve's custom Linux distro. Introducing the OS to other PCs could loosen Microsoft's grip on PC gaming. Read Entire Article