One of the clearest signals in the data is how Gen Z approaches streaming. The report finds that 59% of users in that group subscribe to and unsubscribe from platforms specifically to watch a single show or film. In effect, streaming subscriptions have become temporary access points rather than ongoing......
PCIe has doubled bandwidth every generation for two decades, PCIe 8.0 is on track to do it again at 1TB/s
Manufacturers can now review the 0.5 draft specification for PCIe 8.0. The spec aims to increase bandwidth significantly while reducing power consumption. Read Entire Article
Nintendo is selling the Switch 2 at a loss, so investors are asking for a hefty price hike
Bloomberg notes that apart from a brief uplift in March when Pokémon Pokopia launched, Nintendo's stock price has been on a downward trajectory this year. It started 2026 at $68.15 but is currently at $47.38, a fall of more than 30%. Read Entire Article
Microsoft made Copilot a co-author on every VS Code project, reverted after developers revolted
A recent pull request effectively turned Copilot into a "co-author" for every programming project created in Visual Studio Code – even when the programmer behind the screen did not use Copilot at all. Users informed Microsoft that they did not like the change, criticizing the company for adding more "slop"......
Hackers used Daemon Tools’ own website to silently install backdoors on thousands of PCs for nearly a month
Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky found that the attack compromised multiple versions of Daemon Tools, from 12.5.0.2421 through 12.5.0.2434. What made the campaign particularly difficult to detect was that the malicious installers were distributed directly from the official website and signed with legitimate digital certificates belonging to AVB Disc Soft, the......
Myst and Riven remakes head to PlayStation, Xbox, and Microsoft Store
On the PS5, players will have access to HDR and 4K gameplay as well as PS5 Pro enhancements and support for ray tracing. HDR / 4K and ray tracing are also supported on the Xbox and Microsoft Store versions, we're told. Read Entire Article
Roku and TCL face lawsuit over software updates that allegedly brick smart TVs
The lawsuit alleges that a series of updates pushed to certain Roku-powered TVs introduced recurring issues that, in some cases, rendered the devices unusable. The models named include Roku Select Series and Roku Plus Series sets, along with TCL's 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-series TVs running Roku OS. Read Entire...
Game engines were built for video games, but Japan is finding more interesting things to do with them
A recent report by Nikkei Asia highlights several interesting cases in which 3D engines are being used for far more than simply powering commercial video games. Japanese sources describe the "extended life" of popular SDKs such as Unity and Unreal Engine, which together account for around 70% of the traditional......
Nvidia partners with Corning to build the fiber optic backbone for next-gen AI data centers
Nvidia said the deal will expand Corning's US-based optical connectivity manufacturing capacity tenfold and boost its domestic fiber production capacity by more than 50%. Collectively, the new facilities will create north of 3,000 high-paying jobs, we are told. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, nor was a timeline......
The quiet reinvention of search in the age of AI
"Search is dead" has been a recurring headline for years. First, it was social media that was supposed to replace it. Then apps. Then, voice assistants. Now it's generative AI. Read Entire Article