Microsoft unveils distraction-free Windows for developers, but anyone can replicate it
Project Zenith preloads coding tools on 64GB developer PCs, but Windows Developer Config brings the same setup to any machine
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Google is adding voice AI to Gmail, Docs, and Keep, whether users like it or not
Talking to an email client is apparently the pinnacle of today's computing experience
OpenAI welcomes the "AGI era" with GPT-6 Astra
Forward-looking: The era of AGI has arrived – at least that's what OpenAI president Greg Brockman believes. He was talking about the launch of the company's latest model, GPT-6 Astra, which is being hailed as a "generational leap in capability," able to perform more tasks, faster. Its cybersecurity capabilities are so advanced that they meet OpenAI's "Critical" threshold. But don't worry, the company claims we won't, or shouldn't, see any more agents going rogue, probably.
Lego builds on 30+ years of PlayStation with new console-inspired set
Lego invites fans to press "Start" on a brick building trip down memory lane
GTA 6 Extended Look draws over 50 million views, crashing Netflix with 125% higher traffic
More than 31 million views on Netflix and 20 million on YouTube
Utah just became the first state to target VPN users for age verification
Websites must verify users even when they connect through a VPN, despite having no reliable way to determine their true location
Police want Axon's cameras redesigned so they don't get mistaken for Flock's
Company also exploring streetlight-mounted cameras to keep them out of reach
California passes bill to make plug-in solar systems easier and cheaper to install
Systems up to 1,200 watts could use standard outlets
Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5.1, cuts cached token pricing by 75%
New models are built for tasks that "take hours, not seconds"
This tiny space mission wants to reach Alpha Centauri, in about 80,000 years
The crowdfunded mission aims to launch in just three years for under $15 million
Sony just added free, ad-supported live TV to every PS5
Over 100 channels, including Fox, NBC, and UFC now available from the main menu
YouTubers "fix" melting RTX 5090 power connector by soldering cables directly to PCB
Nvidia can't do what a couple of YouTubers can
Grand Theft Auto VI could cause a massive workplace productivity crisis
People are already planning to disappear for a week when GTA 6 launches
A massive Valve leak just exposed 12TB of old Steam data, no hacking required
No Half-Life 3 in sight, but data hoarders are celebrating nonetheless
NASA launched a space telescope on Sunday that will give astronomers a much wider view of the universe
Its enormous wide-field surveys will uncover planets, galaxies and cosmic structures
Fable PC requirements show it can run on an RTX 2060, but you'll need an RTX 5080 for 4K at 60 fps
The listed performance targets appear to be native
Nvidia DLSS 5 is getting modded into just about every game, often with hilarious results
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should"
An iPhone 17 Pro gets dropped from 100,000 feet and survives
The publicity stunt has earned RhinoShield a Guinness world record
Modders got Nvidia's controversial DLSS 5 running early, and it's a huge performance hit
Nvidia DLSS 5 DLL leaks via NBA 2K27, it's been modded into Control already
This is GTA 6: an 80-hour story, 3x bigger map than Red Dead 2, and cops that remember your face
Rockstar spent over a decade building this
TL;DR: Rockstar premiered a 26-minute Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay showcase on Netflix, then opened the floodgates on preview coverage from outlets flown to Rockstar North last month. The game is enormous: a map that's three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2's, an 80-hour playthrough, more than 600,000 NPC animations, and gameplay design that aims to shift away from consequence-free sandbox chaos.
Nvidia posts another record quarter, predicts explosive AI-driven growth will last through 2028
Record earnings just eased fears of an AI bubble, for now
Hyundai wants to sell humanoid and robot dogs through its car dealerships
Hyundai sees a future where robots could be sold and financed much like cars
Cyborg cockroaches armed with tiny syringes could one day deliver medicine to trapped disaster victims
Roaches to the rescue!
WTF?! If you were trapped under a pile of rubble following a disaster of some kind, the last thing you'd probably want to see is a swarm of cockroaches scuttling toward your face. But these aren't your everyday insects: they're syringe-carrying cyborgs, and they could save your life.
Ubisoft releases Heroes of Might and Magic III on Steam, forgets to include the actual game files
A remake is also coming next year
Gamescom 2026 brings new Rainbow Six, Metro, Witcher 3 and Heroes of Might & Magic reveals
Check out all the best reveals from the night