Month: September 2025

First Effective Huntington’s Treatment Is Gene Therapy Applied During Brain Surgery

This incredible achievement could change the lives of thousands of sufferers.

Here’s everything announced at the Xbox Tokyo Game Show Broadcast

As part of this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft streamed an Xbox Broadcast featuring a load of new games coming to Xbox consoles in the near...

EA Sports FC 26’s first patch is here with a nerf to Low Driven Shots, and a fix for that Manager Career bug that had players abandoning the team

The early access period of EA Sports FC 26 appears to be chugging along nicely, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any issues to address. The...

DuckDuckGo Browser now lets you choose whether to use Search or AI on its homepage

DuckDuckGo Browser has a new option on its homepage that allows you to set AI mode as the default option. This is customizable. So, what does...

It’s Official: Artix Linux Drops GNOME Desktop Environment

Artix Linux dropped support for the GNOME DE due to GNOME’s increasing, mandatory dependencies on specific systemd components. The post It’s Official: Artix Linux Drops GNOME...

Black Ops 7 highlights two Japanese maps for multiplayer as part of Xbox’s Tokyo Game Show 2025 showcase

Treyarch has highlighted two of its Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer maps set in Japan during today’s incredibly dry Xbox Game Showcase during Tokyo...

Advania UK eyes further growth under new CEO James Hardy

Hardy will lead Advania’s UK business as it targets the underserved mid-market with integrated IT services

Co-op chief executive ‘very proud’ of cyber attack response despite huge financial losses

The company says operating profits are £80 million down, and that the financial effects may continue into the second half

Micron Credits AI Demand for Record Sales, Expresses Confidence in HBM4

The memory maker is increasing its manufacturing footprint in the US.

Task masking: why employees are pretending to be busy at work

Rising employer expectations and workforce monitoring is driving task masking –but there’s more to this performative productivity than laziness

Hitman’s latest free Elusive Target mission makes you Bruce Lee’s bodyguard, and is out now

Bruce Lee is in Hitman now. Unfortunately, you don’t get to play as him. Fortunately, you do not have to fight him. Oh, don’t look at...

Sonic the Hedgehog boss on how the series keeps up to speed

The video game icon has been taking shots at an old rival, but the real competition comes from newer games.

More ways to work with your team and tools in ChatGPT

ChatGPT business plans now support shared projects, smarter connectors, and enhanced compliance features to help teams work faster and more securely.

NASA’s Artemis II Mission Could Launch as Soon as February

But no later than April.

Battlefield 6’s latest campaign trailer boulderly teases a fight for “the most strategic rock in the history of warfare”

After claiming they’ve invented “the most dangerous ring in gaming” earlier this month, EA and DICE have released a fresh Battlefield 6 campaign trailer that sees...

Fedora 43 Release Date and New Features

In a world of Debian and Ubuntu-based Linux distributions, Fedora has managed to carve out a space for itself with its commitment to delivering the latest...

Instagram teen accounts still show suicide content, study claims

Research suggests that 30 out of 47 Instagram safety tools for teens were “substantially ineffective or no longer exist”.

Climate change is making trees grow larger in the Amazon rainforest

Rising carbon dioxide levels have boosted the growth of trees in the Amazon rainforest over the past few decades, but it is unclear if this trend...

After Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail, gacha master HoYoverse set its sights on the Animal Crossing-like cosy sim genre

Petit Planet – a new cosy life sim from the creators of Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail – has been announced. Read more

AI is boosting personal productivity but slowing down teams – here’s why

An Atlassian survey suggests AI is helping worker productivity, but a failure to collaborate means it isn’t delivering ROI

First Zelda, then Pokemon, and now HoYoverse is making its own Animal Crossing with Petit Planet

Chinese developer MiHoYo (HoYoverse) has officially unveiled a new game, its first life sim adventure. It’s called Petit Planet, and it’s the second new announcement in...

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds adds Mega Man next year, with post-launch roadmap now revealed

Sega has revealed the post-launch roadmap for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, including last night’s announcement that Mega Man will be joining next year as paid DLC. Read...

Forza Horizon 6 will be set exactly where we expected it to be set

The next grand open-world setting for the next Forza Horizon game will be Japan, Microsoft has accidentally announced, and it will be released in 2026. Read...

NCA confirms arrest after airport cyber disruption

Disruption is easing across Europe following the ransomware incident

Forza Horizon 6’s Japan setting and 2026 launch officially confirmed, following leak

Update: Microsoft just formally announced Forza Horizon 6 during their Tokyo Game Show event, confirming the Japan setting and 2026 release with a lovely shot of...

Deus Ex Remastered, a “modernized” version of Ion Storm’s classic cyberpunk RPG, releases early next year

Aspyr and Eidos-Montréal whipped out their dark shades and finest tactical trench coat at last night’s State of Play, announcing that a remaster of Deus Ex...

Satya Nadella says “our multi-model approach goes beyond choice’ as Microsoft adds Claude AI models to 365 Copilot

Users can choose between both OpenAI and Anthropic models in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Caltech’s massive 6,100-qubit array brings the quantum future closer

Caltech scientists have built a record-breaking array of 6,100 neutral-atom qubits, a critical step toward powerful error-corrected quantum computers. The qubits maintained long-lasting superposition and exceptional...

Measuring the performance of our models on real-world tasks

OpenAI introduces GDPval, a new evaluation that measures model performance on real-world economically valuable tasks across 44 occupations.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s progression-helping boosts aren’t exclusive to Switch 2 and Xbox, will also arrive via patch for PS5 and PC

Final Fantasy 7 Remake is set to release on Switch 2 and Xbox next January and will come with boost features familiar to players of the...

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will finally be getting its online Fox Hunt mode next month

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will finally be getting Fox Hunt – it’s online PvP mode – on the 30th October. Read more

For a jetpacking open worlder starring bug-sized Captain Picard, Infinitesimals feels a lot like Operation Flashpoint

Much to my surprise, the overgrown garden setting of Infinitesimals is not especially indebted to any Dreamworks and Pixar films about insects. Nor is the game’s...

elementary OS 8.0.2 Boosts Performance with Linux 6.14 Kernel

elementary OS 8.0.2 is released. Powered by Linux 6.14, elementary OS 8.0.2 includes the long-term support Hardware Enablement stack from Ubuntu 24.04.3. The post elementary OS...

Empowering Your Workforce in the AI Era | Simplilearn webinar starts 24-09-2025 20:00

About the Webinar The rapid acceleration of AI and automation is reshaping workforce needs faster than traditional training models can adapt. How can workforce development professionals,...

Raspberry Pi 500+ Benchmarks: Mechanical Keyboard Computer, 16GB RAM & NVMe SSD

Last year Raspberry Pi launched the Raspberry Pi 500 for taking their Raspberry Pi keyboard computer into the Raspberry Pi 5 world. Today they are announcing...

Dynamic pricing’s AI revolution is here, but can ethics exist alongside profits?

Can AI use in dynamic pricing make it both ethical and profitable?

Marketing Week acquired by Haymarket Media Group

Marketing Week, its event brand Festival of Marketing and sister title Creative Review will become part of Haymarket Media Group, which includes Campaign and PR Week....

FOSS Weekly #25.39: Kill Switch Phones, LMDE 7, Zorin OS 18 Beta, Polybar, Apt History and More Linux Stuff

There were two smartphone launches recently, both with hardware kill switches. One is the Murena-powered HIROH Phone, and the other is the Furi Labs FLX1s. FLX1s...

Apple wants the EU to repeal the Digital Markets Act, claims it is harmful for users

Apple has published a statement that explains the harmful impact that the European Union’s Digital Markets Act has on users. Grab a seat, and let’s analyze...

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn will use your data for training AI, unless you opt-out

Companies have two options when they introduce new features: make them opt-in or opt-out. The first is the user-friendly option, as users may select to use...

Could we have cracked one of the world’s toughest climate problems?

It is almost impossible to make cement without emissions, but carbon-capture-and-storage technology is finally being deployed to decarbonise the sector

Introducing ChatGPT Pulse

Today we’re releasing a preview of ChatGPT Pulse to Pro users on mobile. Pulse is a new experience where ChatGPT proactively does research to deliver personalized...

Python, the movie! The programming language’s origin story comes to the silver screen

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When life gets in the way of your meticulously-planned career in science

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Mammoth challenge: why we called our de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences

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Podcast Ubuntu Portugal: E363 Longa Vida a Digi Ping

Na semana que passou o Diogo andou a arrumar tudo em caixotes e aumentou o PIB Chinês em 127%! Toda a Glória ao Celestial Comprador de...

What not to miss at next week’s Festival of Marketing

From inspirational global brand leaders to deep dives on topics like effectiveness and growth, the event on 2 October has something to excite every marketer. Source

This GNOME Weather Widget Puts Forecasts Directly on Your Desktop

If you want weather information displayed directly on your Ubuntu desktop, the Desktop Widgets GNOME Shell extension is worth checking out. See why inside. You’re reading...

Battle Through A Never-ending Story In Chronoscript: The Endless End Next Year

Chronoscript: The Endless End is an upcoming Metroid-style 2D action game with a killer aesthetic. Players control an editor trapped inside the pages of a book,...

Mega Man Comes To Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches tomorrow, delivering arguably the best kart-racing experience of the year, but for fans of gaming crossovers, the main event starts post-launch. Developer...

Matthew Garrett: Investigating a forged PDF

I had to rent a house for a couple of months recently, which is long enough in California that it pushes you into proper tenant protection...

First gameplay trailer for Returnal follow-up Saros reveals a gentler roguelike that’s no less abundant in bullets

Sony and Housemarque’s sci-fantasy shooter Saros got its first proper gameplay trailer at PlayStation’s latest State of Play this evening. If you were hoping for more...

New Code Vein II Trailer Reveals It’s Coming In January

We’re only a handful of months removed from Code Vein II’s announcement during Summer Game Fest, but we already know when fans of the original can...

Marvel’s Wolverine at long last gets a borderline uncomfortably bloody gameplay trailer, and a PS5 release window

After four whole years of silence, PlayStation and Insomniac have very graciously offered up a new trailer for Marvel’s Wolverine. With gameplay no less! Horrifically gruesome,...

I played three missions of the Battlefield 6 campaign, and I wasn’t ready for how much Battlefield-y it is

Battlefield 6 is one of the rare triple-A games whose developers were happy to let the public – some of them, at least – play the...

Marvel’s Wolverine Comes Out Swinging In Gameplay Trailer

Today’s State of Play offered some fresh looks at a number of games, but one of the most exciting appearances was for Insomniac’s hotly antipated Wolverine...

Deus Ex Is Getting Remastered For Modern Platforms

The 2000 action role-playing game, Deus Ex, is getting the remaster treatment for its 25th anniversary, as announced during today’s PlayStation State of Play presentation. The...

Sony Reveals PlayStation Pulse Elevate Speakers For PC Gaming

In recent years, PlayStation has begun porting its precious exclusives to PC, and today, they revealed a peripheral that will theoretically enhance that experience: a pair...

Four years later, PlayStation and Insomniac gives Marvel’s Wolverine a 2026 release window, debuts trailer full of blood, brutality, and blades

Other than that brief teaser from 2021, any official word on Insomniac’s Wolverine has been slimmer than an adamantium claw blade. But today – finally! –...

Black Desert Studio’s New RPG Crimson Desert Gets March Release Date

Crimson Desert, the long-awaited open-world action RPG from Black Desert studio Pearl Abyss, finally has a release date after years of delays. Look for it to...

Open Secret: How NVIDIA Nemotron Models, Datasets and Techniques Fuel AI Development

Open technologies — made available to developers and businesses to adopt, modify and innovate with — have been part of every major technology shift, from the...

Here are our PS Plus monthly and catalogue games for October

The Last of Us Part 2 and Alan Wake 2 will both be joining the PS Plus catalogue next month. Read more

ZA/UM’s spy thriller Zero Parades sure looks like Disco Elysium in glasses and a moustache

Zero Parades is, if you ask its creators ZA/UM, a lot of things. It is an espionage CRPG. It is a character study of Hershel Wilk,...

Nioh 3 Fighting Toward February Launch     

Today’s State of Play event from Sony gave us a new look at Team Ninja’s Nioh 3. The new trailer seemed mostly focused on showing off...

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is coming to Sony’s PS5 later this year, plus VR2 support on the way

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is coming to PS5 and PS5 Pro on 8th December this year, as announced at today’s PlayStation State of Play. Read more

Dynasty Warriors 3 Is Being Remastered For PlayStation 5

During today’s PlayStation State of Play, Koei Tecmo announced it is remastering Dynasty Warriors 3 for PlayStation 5 with Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered. The...

Battlefield 6 Gets Explosive New Campaign Trailer

Today’s State of Play provided a new trailer showing off the single-player campaign for Battlefield 6. The explosive trailer sets the stage for the single-player story,...

State Of Play Reveals Gameplay And Release Date For The Follow-Up To Returnal, Saros

Today’s PlayStation State of Play was true to its word, kicking off with Saros, the new game from Housemarque Studios. Rather than the last trailer, which...

We finally got our first look at Battlefield 6’s campaign, and it looks like a return to form for EA and Battlefield Studios

A new Battlefield 6 trailer has been shown off during today’s Sony State of Play. The trailer focuses heavily on the campaign aspect of the game,...

Here’s a first look at Housemarque’s Returnal follow-up Saros, out next March

Housemarque has provided a first look at Saros, it’s next game and PS5 follow-up to Returnal. Read more

Microsoft Flight Simulator Is Coming To PlayStation 5

During today’s PlayStation State of Play presentation an unexpected game was announced as coming to PlayStation 5: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The game is coming to...

Huntington’s disease breakthrough: what to know about the gene therapy

Huntington’s disease has been successfully treated for the first time using a gene therapy, which may be available in the US as soon as next year

If you’re wondering whether a first-person Soulslike works or not, you can now sign up to playtest Valor Mortis

I think my big problem with the proliferation of Soulslikes as a genre is twofold: one, that so many games get labelled as such despite not...

Shrink Into A Cozy Miniature World In Stunning Life Sim Animula Nook

Animula Nook is a stunning debut title from LilliLandia Games that sees players shrink to the size of a toy to explore a miniature world. Players...

Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown looks like a field day for micro managers in its first gameplay trailer

Anyone fancy taking a journey across space? Last month, Daedalic Entertainment announced it is publishing Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown, a “story-based survival strategy...

We finally found the hot wind coming out of our black hole

Since the 1970s, astronomers have predicted that Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, should be sending out hot wind...

Sebastian Wick: XDG Intents Updates

Andy Holmes wrote an excellent overview of XDG Intents in his “Best Intentions” blog post, covering the foundational concepts and early proposals. Unfortunately, due to GNOME...

Legacy Update 1.12 released

If you’re still running old versions of Windows from Windows 2000 and up, either for restrocomputing purposes or because you need to keep an old piece...

Arun Raghavan: Asymptotic on hiatus

Asymptotic was started 6 years ago, when I wanted to build something that would be larger than just myself. We’ve worked with some incredible clients in...

We can avoid the agonising wait for advances in women’s healthcare

Simply listening to the experiences of women with conditions such as endometriosis will help to end the long-standing inequalities they face when it comes to medical...

Two climate scientists on how to use emotion in the climate crisis

From anger to hope, Kate Marvel and Tim Lenton explain how to tackle the tricky feelings aroused by climate change and harness them to take action

Are you an introvert or extrovert? Surprisingly, the answer is neither

We are quick to place ourselves on the extremes of the social spectrum, but the truth is that personality is more malleable than you think, says...

How Taylor Swift is helping botany gain celebrity status

Feedback is delighted to learn that researchers have discovered what Taylor Swift is accidentally doing to rescue the science of plants from mid-ness. Just take a...

What made solar power the most desirable energy source on the planet?

In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explains how the creation of living solar panels transformed their impact...

A compelling book about the end of the Neanderthals is a rare treat

Forget the tropes about how violence or maybe volcanic eruptions killed off our ancient cousins, The Last Neanderthal by Ludovic Slimak offers a very different take...

Amazing images expose inner world of mind-blowing plants and fungi

Surreal images from a new book, Microcosms, show how confocal microscopy that uses laser scanning creates a super-sharp new journey around mind-altering plants and fungi

If you feel you don’t really belong, here is some science-based advice

Thinking you don’t fit in is agonising, whether you are starting at university or changing jobs. Our advice columnist, David Robson, shares some tips to change...

Visual Studio 2026 Insiders: Using Podman for Container Development

Podman is an open-source container engine that has rapidly gained popularity for its daemonless architecture, rootless operation, and compatibility with Docker CLI commands. Unlike Docker, Podman does...

Monster Hunter Wilds’ collab with Final Fantasy 14 looks like a neat way to do some digital cosplay

Capcom and Square Enix announced earlier this year that Monster Hunter Wilds and Final Fantasy 14 would be collaborating with one another, and the first trailer...

Transforming the manufacturing industry with ChatGPT

By deploying ChatGPT Enterprise, ENEOS Materials transformed operations with faster research, safer plant design, and streamlined HR processes. Over 80% of employees report major workflow improvements,...

Microsoft finally squashed this major Windows 11 24H2 bug – one year later

Windows PCs that were blocked from receiving the 24H2 update due to this glitch should now be able to install it.

Peak wants you to waste your time on silly things like basketball and chess in its latest, climbing-averse update

There is perhaps no better thing for a game to have than other, inconsequential things that have no real relation to the main thing for you...

Canada Goes All In on AI: NVIDIA Joins Nations’ Technology Leaders in Montreal to Shape Sovereign AI Strategy

Canada’s role as a leader in artificial intelligence was on full display at this week’s All In Canada AI Ecosystem event. NVIDIA Vice President of Generative...

Helldivers 2 update targeting key performance issues arrives next month, Arrowhead reckon it’ll be a “noticeable improvement”

Helldivers 2 developers Arrowhead have once again addressed the range of performance issues that’ve come to afflict the shooter, teasing a mid-October update that they reckon...

Device with 6100 qubits is a step towards largest quantum computer yet

An array of 6100 ultracold caesium atoms controlled by lasers is the largest collection of qubits ever assembled, and researchers hope they can soon turn it...

How faster-than-light explosions could reveal the universe’s secrets

Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to understand the mysteries of neutron...

World’s oldest person had a young microbiome and ‘exceptional genome’

Scientists have studied the genetics and lifestyle factors that enabled María Branyas Morera, officially the oldest person in the world until she died last year, to...

The Pokémon Company confirms that no, its imagery was not granted for use in disturbing US Department of Homeland Security video

The Pokémon Company has responded to a disturbing video from the US Department of Homeland Security posted on social media that used imagery and music from...

Steam’s latest beta lets you easily check if you have Secure Boot enabled before firing up Battlefield 6 or Call of Duty

Steam’s latest client beta has given you another way to quickly check whether you’ve got secure boot enabled before you hop into some FPSsing about. Enabling...

Microsoft Demonstrates Microfluid Cooling Within Future AI Chips

Although Microsoft focuses on data centers, it raises the question of how well this might cool future CPUs and GPUs for consumers.

OpenAI, NVIDIA, Oracle Launch $400B+ Project Stargate Expansion

OpenAI, with partners Oracle, SoftBank, and NVIDIA, is expanding its Stargate AI project with five new U.S. data centers and over $400 billion in investment. The...

Skibidi Toilet has made its way to Borderlands 4 just to spite its narrative director

Borderlands 4 players on the PC are now able to download a little mod that’ll add a particularly famous meme to the game, in spite of...

Hades 2 1.0 review

I am gonna claw out your eyes, then drown you to death. I AM GONNA CLAW OUT YOUR EYES, THEN DROWN YOU TO DEATH. So goes...

Beyond ‘whack-a-mole’ and insecticide

Designing a new, robust, sustainable, and truly holistic approach to cybersecurity Talk to any cybersecurity expert or IT security manager, and they’ll tell you they’re sick...

Monster Hunter Wilds collaboration with Final Fantasy 14 will let you paint pictures as a Pictomancer, plus new Elder Dragon scheduled for December

The Monster Hunter Wilds collaboration with Final Fantasy 14 arrives next week as part of the game’s third free update, and will include Jobs from the...

Yakuza Kiwami 3 Is Coming Next Year With New Dark Ties Story Expansion

Lika A Dragon developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios held its RRG Summit livestream, where it announced that 2009’s Yakuza 3 is finally getting the Kiwami remake...

AI-powered smart bandage heals wounds 25% faster

A new wearable device, a-Heal, combines AI, imaging, and bioelectronics to speed up wound recovery. It continuously monitors wounds, diagnoses healing stages, and applies personalized treatments...

Borderlands 4’s Switch 2 version has been delayed, with no new release date in sight

The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Borderlands 4 has been delayed, with no new release date announced by Gearbox as of writing. According to an official...

Love and Deepspace gets hotter than ever before with Zayne’s third Myth, which sees him transformed into a semi-nude desert god

The next Love and Deepspace Memory Pair event has been officially unveiled, and it’s for Zayne. The new event, which kicks off tomorrow, September 25, is...

Zorin OS 18 Beta Released With Beautifully Redesigned Desktop!

Zorin OS 18 beta is released with a refreshed visual design, a new window tiling manager, seamless integration with web apps and more! The post Zorin...

‘Do the cognitive lifting’: Why Giffgaff had to ‘connect the dots’ to drive awareness

Faced with an awareness problem and a proliferation of messages, Giffgaff invested in its brand to “connect the dots” for consumers and build a legacy. Source

Perplexity Launches AI ‘Email Assistant’ to Automate Gmail and Outlook

Perplexity has launched Email Assistant, a new AI tool for its $200/month Max subscribers that integrates with Gmail and Outlook to draft replies and manage your...

Xiaomi 15T Pro Review: China’s Latest Midrange Phone Shows What You’re Missing in the US

A close look at the Xiaomi 15T Pro’s form factor, battery, camera, and more.

Borderlands 4 On Switch 2 Delayed Amid Ongoing Performance Issues

Despite launching on September 12 to a generally positive critical reception, Borderlands 4 has been plagued with performance issues on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S....

WhatsApp Rolls Out On-Device Message Translation for Global Users

WhatsApp launches a new in-app text translation feature for iPhone and Android, offering on-device processing for enhanced privacy in chats, groups, and Channels. The post WhatsApp...

Kali Linux 2025.3 Drops Support for Raspberry Pi 1, Zero W and Other ARMel Devices

Kali Linux is the world’s most widely used penetration testing distribution, trusted by cybersecurity professionals, ethical hackers, and researchers. Developed and maintained by Offensive Security, it...

How Badly Is AI Cutting Early-Career Employment?

As AI tools become more common in people’s everyday work, researchers are looking to uncover its effects on the job market—especially for early-career workers. A paper...

Pokemon Legends Z-A’s new structure and battles have the power to make a Pikachu terrifying – hands-on

Even after a little under an hour of hands-on play, it’s clear that Pokemon Legends: Z-A is the most interesting and unique Pokemon title since, er…...

Embracer is leveraging AI “in ethical and sustainable ways”, says new CEO, insisting “human authorship is final”

Embracer’s new CEO Phil Rogers has discussed the company’s use of AI in its latest Annual General Meeting, praising the technology but insisting “human authorship is...

Beyond Vector Search: 5 Next-Gen RAG Retrieval Strategies

The World Is Finally Realizing That AI Can’t Fix Everything

AI’s terrible, no good, very bad month calls into question the role it will play going forward.

Man arrested in connection with cyber-attack on airports

The National Crime Agency (NCA) said a man in his forties was arrested in West Sussex.

Synthetic Data as Infrastructure: Engineering Privacy-Preserving AI with Real-Time Fidelity

In AI development, real-world data is both an asset and a liability. While it fuels the training, validation, and fine-tuning of machine learning models, it also...

If you like Banner Saga and Wildermyth, you might like the desperate running battles of tactics RPG Lost In The Open

My first game of Lost In The Open came to a sticky end in the borderlands, when my ragtag group of dog-eared bodyguards and hastily-recruited vagrants...

Steam gets a navigation-based overhaul and a much needed storefront tidy up

Steam’s had an overhaul. The world’s biggest PC gaming storefront has had a tidy-up, making it appear much less cluttered and busy when you browse. Read...

Cyber skills shortages are pushing firms into dangerous shortcuts – and it’s putting them at huge risk of security breaches

Chronic cyber skills shortages mean many businesses are implementing quick fixes

Alibaba Releases Qwen3-VL Open-Source Vision Language AI Model Series

Alibaba has launched Qwen3-VL, a powerful 235B-parameter open-source vision-language model designed to compete with proprietary systems like Google’s Gemini Pro. The post Alibaba Releases Qwen3-VL Open-Source...

EU questions Apple, Google and Microsoft about their scam prevention efforts

The European Union has queried Apple, Google and Microsoft on their efforts to prevent online scams. There is a fourth company under scrutiny. Booking Holding, which...

Mario Kart World’s new update makes it easier to locate collectibles you’ve already found

Nintendo has released a new update for Switch 2 launch game Mario Kart World, which now makes it easier to locate collectibles you’ve found in its...

Nvidia DGX Spark’s N1 and GB10 Superchip Are One and the Same

GB10 will power DGX Spark AI PCs.

Annoyingly, you won’t be able to upgrade to Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut for free on PS5, Xbox Series X/S or Steam

Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut is heading to current gen platforms in December, but existing owners won’t get a free upgrade. Read more

Nioh 3’s release date reportedly leaks via Amazon Japan ahead of PlayStation State of Play

Update: As suspected, Sony have confirmed the leaked PS5 release date in their latest State of Play. Koei Tecmo have elsewhere announced that it’s coming to...

Silent Hill f modder removes the fog a day before release, beginning game’s logical transformation into a wholesome life sim

Silent Hill f hasn’t even fully released yet on Steam but some bright spark has already taken advantage of pre-order early access to mod away the...

Yakuza studio’s next game Stranger Than Heaven still a long way off, as teased in jazzy behind the scenes video

Yakuza studio Ryu Ga Gotoku’s next project, Stranger Than Heaven, was teased at its RGG Summit as part of the Tokyo Games Show. Read more

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties drops in early 2026, as RGG pair remake with a new spin-off starring baddie Mine

Like A Dragon/Yakuza devs RGG Studio have revealed Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, a remake of Yakuza 3 paired with a fresh spin-off adventure starring...

Amnesia creators Frictional are teasing what could be Soma 2 through a sinister luxury hotel website

Amnesia: Rebirth developers Frictional are teasing what appears to be a new sci-fi game by way of a sneaky update to their deep sea horror venture...

YouTube content creators contributed £2.2bn to UK economy in 2024

The data has been released to coincide with the launch of a new group of MPs representing creators and influencers.

How robotics could turn e-waste into a tech goldmine

E-waste has become a global problem. Unfortunately, the majority of discarded used technology, known as e-waste, is dumped or processed in unsafe conditions. Around 78% of...

Amazon Japan leaks Nioh 3 release date and platforms, ruining the surprise before PlayStation’s State of Play this evening

A release date for the upcoming action-RPG Nioh 3 has leaked, courtesy of a listing found on Amazon Japan. In addition, the launch platforms for the...

Yakuza Kiwami 3 is real, and coming early 2026 alongside brand new prequel spin-off launching on the same day

Yakuza Kiwami 3 has been officially revealed by Sega’s Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. Read more

Baldur’s Gate 3 gets a native build for the Steam Deck

Larian Studios has announced a native version of Baldur’s Gate 3 for Steam Deck. You don’t need to run it using Proton anymore. Baldur’s Gate 3...

From Zero to Web Server: Building with Image mode for Fedora Linux & Caddy

Image mode for Fedora Linux leverages bootable containers. This technology enables OCI containers to serve as a transport and delivery mechanism for operating system content. This...

AI tool helped recover £500m lost to fraud, government says

Ministers say software developed by the Cabinet Office has helped to ramp up fraud detection.

How to Secure Data Science Jobs in the USA as a Fresher in 2026?

Data science jobs in the USA are growing rapidly. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, data-centric jobs such as data scientist, data engineer, and...

Startup wisdom: 5 prompt engineering tips for vibe coding success

Startup wisdom is a new TNW series offering practical lessons from experts who’ve helped build great companies. This week, Dainius Kavoliūnas, head of no-code platform Hostinger...

WhatsApp can now translate messages in chats

Meta has announced that WhatsApp Messenger can now translate messages in chats. This is done on the device. Translation works for personal chats, groups, and Channel...

SAP and OpenAI partner to launch sovereign ‘OpenAI for Germany’

SAP and OpenAI launch OpenAI for Germany, a 2026 partnership to bring secure, sovereign AI to Germany’s public sector, enabling safe, efficient public services.

Mythbusting the scope of Livepatch protection

The purpose of this article is to share the technical realities of security patching for the Linux kernel, and the intended scope of the Linux kernel’s...

Firefox add-on developers may roll back all users to earlier versions of their extensions now

For many users, a key feature of web browsers is the ability to install add-ons. These extensions improve browsing in meaningful ways, from blocking unwanted content...

TikTok child data protection inadequate, Canadian privacy officials say

TikTok says it will introduce measures to “strengthen our platform” although it disputes some of the findings.

Secret Service Telcom Takedown Raises Concerns About Mobile Net Security

The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a massive SIM farm network operating throughout the New York tristate area, exposing vulnerabilities in mobile infrastructure and raising alarms about...

elementary OS 8.0.2 Released with Linux 6.14 Kernel

Elementary OS 8.0.2 is available to download — the final minor update before the next major release due late 2025. On offer is a new kernel,...

Annapurna’s next three games are a turn-based musical, a Zelda-like adventure, and a puzzle game exploring a utopian society

Publisher Annapurna Interactive has revealed three new games in its latest digital showcase, all of which are playable at this week’s Tokyo Game Show. Read more

Running deep research AI agents on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

AI agents are evolving beyond basic single-task helpers into more powerful systems that can plan, critique, and collaborate with other agents to solve complex problems. Deep...

What we know, and don’t, about the link between painkillers and autism

Scientific evidence is lacking to support the US government’s decisions to caution against using a common painkiller in pregnancy and fast-track the approval of an experimental...

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We hear from experts on the pros and cons of using AI in the healthcare world.

Windows ML is generally available: Empowering developers to scale local AI across Windows devices

The future of AI is hybrid, utilizing the respective strengths of cloud and client while harnessing every Windows device to achieve more. At Microsoft, we are...

YouTube Reverses COVID and Election Bans, Citing ‘Unacceptable’ Government Pressure

Following a House Judiciary probe, Google will reinstate YouTube channels banned for COVID and election content, admitting to ‘unacceptable’ government pressure. The post YouTube Reverses COVID...

Facebook Dating Taps AI to Combat ‘Swipe Fatigue’ with New Assistant and ‘Meet Cute’ Features

Meta is rolling out two new AI-powered features for Facebook Dating, ‘Dating Assistant’ and ‘Meet Cute,’ to help users find better matches and avoid burnout. The...

NVIDIA and OpenAI Forge Landmark $100 Billion Partnership to Build 10 Gigawatts of AI Compute

NVIDIA and OpenAI forge a landmark partnership. NVIDIA will invest up to $100B to build 10 gigawatts of AI compute for OpenAI’s next-generation models. The post...

Mapping the structure of the brain doesn’t fully explain its function

Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm – the connectome – with a map of how signals travel across those neurons has revealed...

Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora’s New Story Expansion Arrives The Same Day As The Third Film

December 19 is shaping up to be a great day for Avatar fans. In addition to being the theatrical premiere date of Avatar: Fire and Ash,...

Integrate tokenization with Amazon Bedrock Guardrails for secure data handling

This post is co-written by Mark Warner, Principal Solutions Architect for Thales, Cyber Security Products. As generative AI applications make their way into production environments, they...

Overclockers Breach 13 MT/s on RAM for the First Time

Limited real-world use, but undeniably impressive all the same.

New Baldur’s Gate 3 Native Steam Deck Build Features Better Framerate And Faster Load Times

Larian Studios has released Hoxfix 34 for Baldur’s Gate 3, and it brings with it a native Steam Deck build of the game. The team says...

Consumer Reports slams Microsoft for Windows 10 mess, urges extension of free updates

Four years ago, Microsoft declared its intention to discontinue support for some people running Windows on older PCs. That wasn’t nearly enough notice, according to the...

Kojima Productions Reveals Three Cast Members, Poster For Action Espionage Title Physint

Koijima Productions’ Beyond the Strand presentation revealed a few new details for Physint, the studio’s in-development action espionage title. Although studio head Hideo Kojima said earlier...

Hades-Style TMNT: Splintered Fate Adds Paid DLC, Massive Free Update Next Week

Hades II may hit this week, but that isn’t stopping developer Super Evil Megacorp from putting out new content inspired by Supergiant’s hugely successful series. Teenage...

Bagging vs Boosting vs Stacking: Which Ensemble Method Wins in 2025?

Introduction In machine learning, no single model is perfect.

Dinosaur found with a crocodile in its jaws named as new species

A fossil from about 66 million years ago reveals a species of dinosaur that is new to science, with claws that would have ripped through its...

The truth about narcissists: How to handle them, and can they change?

Although narcissistic personality disorder is rarer than you might think, psychological research suggests it can come in two different types, one of which may be underdiagnosed

Hints of exotic dark matter particles could be hiding in LHC data

Particles similar to axions, the leading candidate for dark matter that has long eluded detection, may have already been created in particle colliders – and remained...

Python 3.13.5 Patch Release Packed with Fixes & Stability Boosts

by George Whittaker Introduction On June 11, 2025, the Python core team released Python 3.13.5, the fifth maintenance update to the 3.13 line. This release is...

US Department of Homeland Security uses Pokémon theme song and images in disturbing ICE promotion

A video has been released by the US Department of Homeland Security promoting ICE, set to the Pokémon theme from the ’90s anime. Read more

NASA Announces New Astronaut Class for Upcoming Moon Missions

Just 10 were chosen from over 8,000 applicants.

Death Stranding Animated Film Announced

Kojima Productions has unveiled an animated film set in the Death Stranding universe called Death Stranding: Mosquito (working title). According to a Kojima Productions press release,...

Play online shooter ARC Raiders free next month in final test weekend before release

Embark Studios will launch an ARC Raiders Server Slam ahead of the online shooter’s release, so players can get a taste of what to expect. Read...

Microsoft’s new Windows AI Labs lets you try experimental features first – how to opt-in

The program starts with Microsoft Paint.

PlayStation State Of Play Announced For Tomorrow, September 24, With 35 Minutes Of Reveals And Updates

PlayStation has announced that a State of Play will air tomorrow, September 24, with 35 minutes of reveals and announcements from its first-party studios and partners...

Sony announces next PlayStation State of Play airing tomorrow, extended look at Housemarque’s Saros confirmed

Sony has announced its next PlayStation State of Play will air tomorrow night, Wednesday 24th September at 10pm UK time. Read more

OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI datacenter sites

OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank announce five new Stargate AI datacenter sites, accelerating a $500B, 10-gigawatt U.S. infrastructure buildout to power next-generation AI and create tens of...

openQA Gains AI-Friendly Interface

Members of the openSUSE Project have advanced automated testing with the integration of Model Context Protocol (MCP) into the project’s openQA framework. This marks a pivotal...

Palworld Farming Spinoff Palfarm Announced

Hot off the heels of announcing the 1.0 launch window for Palworld, developer Pocketpair has announced a new spinoff called Palworld: Palfarm. As the name suggests,...

OD: Knock Teaser Trailer From Kojima Productions Features First-Person Horror

Hideo Kojima’s studio, Kojima Productions, has released a new teaser trailer for its in-development horror game, OD. It features Sophia Lillis (It, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor...

Microsoft confirms DRM playback issues in Windows

Microsoft revealed a remake of the classic video wallpaper feature DreamScene for Windows just yesterday. Today, Microsoft is confirming that recent versions of its Windows 11...

Mitigating Certificate Risks To Strengthen Operational Resilience

The digital certificate supply chain is a critical resiliency issue, yet certificate lifecycle management is often treated as a routine IT task rather than a board-level...

Scientists Exploit Spectacular ‘Einstein Cross’ to Pinpoint Dark Matter

Gravitational lensing created a feature never seen before: a five-point Einstein cross.

New DOD Rule May Encourage More Whistleblowing

A new Pentagon cybersecurity rule for defense contractors could spark a surge in whistleblowing by making compliance failures easier to detect and report, raising legal and...

Tech Keeps Chatbots From Leaking Your Data

Your chatbot might be leaky. According to recent reports, user conversations with AI chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and xAI’s Grok “have been exposed in search...

Squeezable and A-Frame Mice Could Make Computer Use More Comfortable

Researchers test ergonomic designs with Fleximouse.

Black Ops 7 blows the doors wide open on its multiplayer mode ahead of Call of Duty: Next

Black Ops 7 is a little far off still, but if you thought next week’s big Call of Duty: Next multiplayer reveal event was going to...

Tariffs used by Xbox as “an excuse to continue raising prices”, says former Blizzard president

Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has criticised Microsoft’s recent price hike of Xbox consoles in the US, stating “console price increases are not tariff issues, they...

“Thousands” banned in Fortnite as new Delulu proximity voice chat mode fuels hate speech

Over the weekend, Epic launched its new Fortnite Delulu mode with proximity voice chat, but already “thousands” have been banned for toxicity and hate speech. Read...

Samsung’s Android XR Headset Reportedly Launching in South Korea Next Month

A wider international release is expected later, but Samsung has yet to confirm any details.

Best Gaming Laptop Deals for September 2025

Have too many games in your Steam library waiting to be played? Take them on the go with deep discounts on all kinds of gaming laptops...

Best Graphics Card (GPU) Deals for September 2025

Whether you’re gaming, creating web content, or leveraging on-device AI, a new graphics card can make your PC perform like never before. We’ve got discounts on...

Microsoft silently introduces Windows AI Lab to let users test experimental features

Microsoft has quietly introduced a way to allow users to test experimental features. You can opt in to the Windows AI Lab. Last week, Windows Latest...

Linux Kernel 6.17 RC7 Released: Here’s What’s New In This Final RC

The Linux Kernel 6.17 RC7 has been released with many improvements in core kernel systems, filesystems, and drivers. The post Linux Kernel 6.17 RC7 Released: Here’s...

At Climate Week NYC, NVIDIA Details AI’s Key Role in Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency in large language model inference has improved 100,000x in the past 10 years — demonstrating that accelerated computing is sustainable computing. At Climate Week...