The Blood of Dawnwalker director says delayed next-gen consoles could benefit smaller studios
The Blood of Dawnwalker launches September 3 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series
Windows Search is getting the cleanup users have wanted for years (more like decades)
A redesigned interface makes the search box behave more like a productivity tool
Christopher Nolan believes Gen Z will push back against generative AI and its growing influence
Nolan says younger generations are seeking more authentic experiences
Microsoft Office is down to $29 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying for any monthly subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $29. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 80% off the regular price.
Intel's Starfire SoC combines 18A CPU, Intel 3 GPU, and NPU for space-grade computing
Starfire is built to operate between -55°C and 125°C while resisting radiation-induced data corruption
China's courts say your digital game items are inheritable – Steam and The West disagree
A widow just won half of her late husband's $7,375 in-game weapon
Black Flag Resynced is a smash hit, but 51 Ubisoft Barcelona developers are still being laid off
Ubisoft even canceled the studio's launch event as workers prepared to strike over the cuts
UChicago Law bans laptops and phones for first-year students, mandates in-class exams starting this fall
The goal is to protect critical thinking skills as AI reshapes legal education
GigaWiper malware can wipe your hard drive, spy on you, and stream your screen live
Microsoft discovers GigaWiper backdoor combining Crucio, CutBrooch, and FlockWiper malware families
Sega's Virtua Racing hits PC and Xbox for the first time, with 8-player online
Thanks to one clever developer
Connecting the dots: Since its release way back in 1992, the legendary Sega Virtua Racing has been ported to a lot of machines, but Xbox and PC never made it onto the list. That has now changed. A developer going by Wanszai recently released an unofficial emulator, built to run the game and nothing else, for Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
AMD's Zen 6 Epyc chip packs 256 cores, promises up to 1.7x faster AI
It also provides a glimpse of the architecture that will power future Ryzen chips
First look: AMD will give its first public look at Epyc Venice CPUs this month, showcasing the new Zen 6 architecture at the Advancing AI 2026 summit in San Francisco on July 22. The demonstration will highlight performance for AI workloads, with AMD claiming a major speed increase over current Epyc chips.
OnePlus could be exiting the US and European markets as soon as this week
Oppo's $1.4 billion investment effort hasn't stopped the slide
Black Flag Resynced is a hit, but its always-online requirement just proved it's not really offline
Ubisoft Connect outage locked players out of single-player mode despite "offline" support
The studio behind MindsEye is flying fans in for playtests, all while laid-off workers protested outside
Another chapter in one of gaming's messiest studio meltdowns
Steam just made $11 billion in the last 6 months, and most of it came from older games
Steam's record revenue reveals what actually keeps PC gamers loyal: infrastructure, not exclusives
Bottom line: Steam just posted its strongest half-year ever. In the first six months of 2026, it's estimated that games sold through the platform generated $11.1 billion in gross revenue, a record haul for the PC storefront. That figure is close to what Steam generated across all of 2021, a year boosted by pandemic lockdowns – also only 21% of that revenue comes from games released in 2026. The rest came from older titles in Steam's back catalog.
The latest Microsoft Office 2024 Pro suite is now $55 in this limited-time deal
Unlock your productivity with the latest versions of Word, Excel, and Outlook
12 states sue to block Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. deal, warning of a "media behemoth"
The suit argues the merger would mean pricier movie tickets, cable bills, and streaming subscriptions
Dell Alienware AW3426DW Review: The New Ultrawide OLED to Beat
Dell's Alienware AW3426DW combines a refined 34-inch 280Hz QD-OLED panel with better text clarity, brighter HDR, and a lower price, making it the new ultrawide OLED to beat.
Apple's iOS 27 public beta arrives with Siri AI, faster app launches, and more
Full Siri AI needs 12GB of RAM, macOS 27's beta drops support for every Intel Mac
Zimbra patched a flaw that let hackers hijack accounts just by sending an email
It's the latest in a string of XSS vulnerabilities that have targeted Zimbra for nearly five years
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HARDWARE
Samsung is building a dedicated AI chip for PCs
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ROBOTS
This robot can fly through the air then dive underwater using the same wings
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WTF
TikTok made this abandoned IBM campus a trespassing magnet
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LORD GABEN
Steam now has 50% more users than PlayStation
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(LACK OF) CULTURE
Professor's chart exposes the scale of AI cheating in college exams
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WTF
LG and Alienware monitors
caught auto-installing
Windows adware
This GE Appliances plant couldn't keep workers until it built an app, like an Uber for factory work
More than 900 workers now choose their own hours, trading benefits and higher pay for total flexibility
Firefox is switching to a faster release schedule, just like Chrome and Edge
Mozilla will release two browser updates per month, calling it an "experiment" for now
Apple is reportedly skipping M6 Pro, Max, and Ultra chips to fast-track AI-focused M7 Macs
Apple's next Mac chips could pack 1.5TB of memory, all in the name of AI
SK Hynix predicts memory crunch will peak in 2027 and continue through 2030
Things will get worse before they get better
Claude's new Reflect feature is Spotify Wrapped for your AI habits
Claude now has its own take on Spotify Wrapped, only instead of exposing your questionable music taste, Reflect shows how you use AI. The beta dashboard summarizes up to 12 months of topics, activity patterns, and common tasks. Check out Reflect using the the Claude desktop app for Windows or macOS.
New York hospital replaces 12 nurses with AI, prompting warnings over patient care dangers
The layoffs come only months after nurses went on strike and won protections against AI
PeaZip 11.2.0 brings quality-of-life improvements across the app
PeaZip adds a new F12 function picker, better keyboard shortcuts, smoother drag-and-drop, and improved file manager auto-refresh. The release also expands support to 243 file extensions, including ZIM files used for Wikipedia data dumps.
TSMC posts blowout $39 billion quarter, raising the same old AI question: is this sustainable?
TSMC posts $39.6 billion in Q2 revenue, up 36% year-over-year on AI chip demand
ChatGPT Atlas lasted less than a year, but AI browser alternatives remain
OpenAI will pull the plug on ChatGPT Atlas next month, less than a year after launch. Curious Mac users can still download it for one last look, but for an AI browser with an actual future, try Perplexity's Comet or Opera, both offer tools for summarizing pages, answering questions, and helping you navigate the web.
Swedish startup unveils foot-long drone-killing interceptor that can exceed 220 mph
The one-pound K100XR is designed to hunt Shahed-style drones at a fraction of the cost of traditional missiles
An abandoned IBM campus became a TikTok sensation, now it's a magnet for trespassers
Police have arrested 48 people at the viral site, including one with a loaded gun
EU says it can't stop Sony from ending physical PlayStation game releases
"Companies are free to offer games and services in the manner that they see fit"
Europe is testing air conditioners that don't use any refrigerants at all
Solid-state cooling startups test semiconductor, magnetic, and pressure-based heat pumps across Europe
The big picture: A new generation of cooling technology is beginning to move from lab testing into early real-world trials, as researchers and startups look for ways to cool buildings without relying on traditional refrigerants. The push comes as demand for air conditioning accelerates in Europe, where rising temperatures are exposing the limits of both existing systems and the buildings they are meant to cool.
New York City to ban deceptive subscription practices and force companies to offer easy cancellation
The first municipal click-to-cancel rule in the US takes effect this October
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