Sam Altman compared AI energy use to the cost of raising a human being
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pushed back against criticism of AI's environmental impact while speaking at an event hosted by The Indian Express as part of a major AI summit in India, calling some of the...
Todd Howard says AI is 'not a fad' but won't use it to replace handcrafted human creativity
Todd Howard – game director of Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 – has weighed in on AI in game development, and his position is one of careful observation. In a February 18 interview with...
A Japanese toilet manufacturer turned out to be one of the surprise winners of the AI boom
The memory supply crisis rages on, fueled by AI datacenters' insatiable appetite for RAM and storage. Consumer prices remain unjustifiably high, and manufacturers themselves are struggling with rising costs from their own suppliers. But the...
AI-coding market reaches point where vibecoders seek vibecoders to fix code from other vibecoders
A job listing recently appeared on freelance platform Upwork that perfectly illustrates the state of AI development industry in 2025 – a client is looking for a vibecoder to finish an app that a previous...
Steam Deck goes out of stock due to global memory shortage
Valve confirmed the reason why Steam Deck has been nearly impossible to buy in recent weeks. A notice appeared on the official store page explaining the shortage situation. Note: Steam Deck OLED may be out-of-stock...
PlayStation 6 may not arrive until 2029 while Nintendo faces Switch 2 price hike
The console industry has never been more unpredictable. According to a new report from Bloomberg, Sony has already delayed the launch of the next PlayStation to 2028 – possibly even 2029. This suggests that at...
Elon Musk claims humanity will find remnants of ancient alien civilizations
Elon Musk delivered a speech at an xAI all-hands meeting about the future of the merged SpaceX and xAI company, which plans to go public this year. The CEO touched on topics ranging from orbital...
What happens to your Discord account if you don't complete age verification
Discord announced a global rollout of mandatory age verification in March 2026. The platform will require all users to verify their age through facial scanning or government-issued ID submission. Those who refuse the procedure will...
Claude Opus 4.6 breaks benchmark record but uses deceptive tactics and price-fixing
Anthropic's latest model, Claude Opus 4.6, achieved the highest score on Vending-Bench, reaching an average balance of $8,017 – significantly higher than Gemini 3's previous record of $5,478. However, the methods the model used to...
Humanoid robot Unitree G1 demonstrates superhuman recovery speed and completes 130,000 steps in -47°C freeze
Chinese company Unitree Robotics once again demonstrated the capabilities of its humanoid robot G1 in a series of stress tests, where the machine was repeatedly kicked, pushed, and knocked down. Each time, the robot incredibly...
PS6 and portable console to feature 30GB and 24GB of RAM, but prices may be alarming
Fresh rumors about PlayStation 6 reveal proposed memory configurations – 30GB for the home console and 24GB for the portable version. While these specifications look impressive, they raise concerns about the final cost. On the...
AI bots are rapidly taking over the internet and already account for significant share of web traffic
Remember the viral assistant OpenClaw? Until recently, we discussed it as just another amusing neural network add-on, but today it has become a symbol of an era's end. The network we built for humans is...
NVIDIA won't release new graphics cards in 2026 – first time in 30 years
NVIDIA faces serious challenges with its consumer graphics card plans. According to a new report from The Information, the company has completely abandoned launching the RTX 50 SUPER series this year and significantly cut production...
New service lets AI agents hire humans for real-world tasks
Last weekend, crypto engineer Alexander Liteplo launched RentAHuman.ai – a platform where AI agents can hire real people to perform physical tasks. The project positions itself as a "meat layer for AI" and openly declares:...
Anthropic promises not to add ads to Claude unlike ChatGPT
Anthropic officially stated that the Claude chatbot will remain ad-free. The company's decision runs counter to competitor OpenAI's policy, which recently introduced ads into ChatGPT for many users. Anthropic representatives explained that "incorporating ads into...
Valve promises 4K 60FPS in majority of Steam games on new console – but gamers aren't convinced
Valve still hasn't revealed the full specs of its new Steam Machine console or its price. Those details were delayed along with the device's early 2026 launch due to an AI-fueled shortage of PC components....
Artist creates custom game engine with CRT display simulation in 100 days
Indie developer Analog Dream Dev marked 100 days of developing their own game engine RetroEngine, built from scratch on Direct3D 12. The developer, originally an artist with no programming experience, documents the entire creation process...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan creates brutal Raphael fight scene
Jon Likens released a two-minute test footage featuring Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that surpasses all his previous work in scope and detail. The animator has spent years creating short animations with the Turtles,...
Google opens access to Project Genie AI tool for creating interactive worlds from photos
Google DeepMind made its Genie 3 technology available to users through Project Genie. The system is a world model – an AI capable of generating images and reacting (to the extent possible) to user actions...
France bans social media for teenagers under 15
France's National Assembly approved a bill banning social media for children under 15. The initiative passed with 116 votes in favor and 23 against. The document now moves to the Senate before final voting in...
