The Pulse: a new trend of CPU shortages
After a GPU shortage and memory shortage driven by AI companies, we’re now experiencing a CPU shortage, thanks to AI agents using a lot more CPU...
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The Pulse: RoR creator sparks new “death of coding by hand” debate
37signals – the creator of Ruby on Rails (RoR) – moves over to agents generating nearly all its code. Also: Amazon and Meta struggle to hire...
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I cannot believe this obscure MMO from my childhood is still going 23 years later
Was I always this bad at it, though?
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NASA’s Machines for Mars Make Beer Bubbly
Carbon-capture technology repurposed for breweries spreads and finds new applications
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"It genuinely breaks my heart"- Confusion and frustration reign as gaming communities react to Xbox's drastic restructuring this week
It's been another difficult week for Xbox and the many studios it operates, as a second wave of layoffs has ripped through the company. The saddest...
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Practicing for Safe Landings on the Moon and Beyond
In this Aug. 27, 2026, image, an Alta-X drone flies an advanced guidance and navigation system known as the Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities...
Read moreTrump Administration Is Now Sending More Arrested Migrants To Gitmo
Guantanamo Bay has always been shorthand for disappearing people. It’s a place where people cease to exist, along with any rights they may have been afforded...
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Rockstar reveals a £350 box of naughty GTA 6 collectables you definitely wouldn't get through airport security
Rockstar Games has announced a limited Goodtime State Vice City collection of goodies for Grand Theft Auto 6 that's ludicrously expensive - £349 - doesn't include...
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Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1
Google's experimental orbital data center will have four TPUs and only run for 15 minutes at a time.
Read moreAMD Posts GCC Compiler Patches For AVX10V1AUX ISA Support
Following their recent AVX10_V2_AUX support for GCC as part of the bring-up for the AI Compute Extensions "ACE" in GCC 17, AMD compiler engineers this week...
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