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...
YouTuber creates autonomous flying robo-umbrella
Engineer and filmmaker John Tse, who runs the I Build Stuff YouTube channel, unveiled an unusual invention – a fully autonomous flying umbrella. The gadget uses drone technology and a tracking system to hover above...
Bill Gates-backed startup develops optical transistors running at 56 GHz to rival Nvidia AI chips
Texas-based startup Neurophos, backed by Bill Gates' fund, developed an optical processing unit that the company claims is ten times more powerful than Nvidia's Vera Rubin NVL72 AI supercomputer in FP4 and INT4 compute workloads...
Developer creates massive isometric pixel-art map of New York City entirely with AI
Andy Koenen, a Google Brain engineer, unveiled isometric.nyc – a massive isometric map of New York City styled after classic games like SimCity 2000, created entirely using AI coding agents. The developer didn't write a...
Unity developer showcases mesmerizing volumetric fog effect for upcoming game
Alexey Testov continues to impress the gaming community with technical solutions for his game. Last year, the developer attracted attention with a lighting shader and weather system, and now demonstrated a beautiful pseudo-volumetric fog effect...
Mass deployment of robo-vans in China turns into road chaos – they drive like GTA Online players
Videos of autonomous delivery vans have flooded Chinese social media, showcasing both the capabilities and serious flaws of this emerging technology. The footage reveals how these driverless vehicles behave completely unpredictably on public roads. One...
SK Hynix invests $13 billion in new facility amid AI memory supply crisis
SK Hynix announced an investment of 19 trillion won ($12.9 billion) in a new advanced chip manufacturing facility in Cheongju, South Korea. SK Hynix serves as one of the leading suppliers of high-bandwidth memory (HBM)...
