What you can look forward to: Microsoft is preparing to expand its Advanced Shader Delivery service to PCs with Intel, Nvidia and Qualcomm graphics hardware, a move aimed at shortening the lengthy shader compilation process that can delay a game’s first launch. The service is already included in the PC version of Gears of War: … Read more
An institution that was explicitly set up to neutralize biological disasters is now at the center of one. Panic reigned in the Irkutsk region of eastern Siberia this weekend following the death of Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Research Institute for Plague Control. Shipilova died on October 2 in an intensive … Read more
A Pittsburgh-based company has unveiled its powerful open-source humanoid robot. The robot, called RP1 (ROBOTO 01), was publicly unveiled at IROS 2026, marking its global debut. The company positions RP1 as the world’s first high-performance, full-stack, open source bipedal humanoid robot. RP1 is aimed at researchers, educators, robotics developers and embodied AI teams with the … Read more
What just happened? Another incident has occurred and highlights the need to be careful about what you tell the AI. A Florida woman is charged with a felony after using Claude as a diary and allegedly writing that she planned to “shoot up” the sheriff’s office. After a human evaluator reviewed the statements, they were … Read more
A nearly 1,200-foot-tall wind turbine has reached its full height in eastern Germany, creating a new approach to capturing wind energy at altitudes where the wind blows stronger and more consistently. The pilot turbine in Schipkau was developed by the German engineering firm GICON for the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIND) and is intended … Read more
First look: Sony appears to have quietly updated the PlayStation 5 Slim with a redesigned motherboard that changes the way the console handles cooling, certain components and basic repairs. A repair technician identified the new circuit board after opening a PS5 Slim from the Wolverine Limited Edition package. The internal revisions indicate a routine but … Read more
Japanese scientists may have found a surprisingly simple way to predict the behavior of some unusual materials based on the size of their crystal structure. In their latest study, they claim that this structural measurement can predict magnetic ground states in a family of unusual materials more consistently than the electron counting method that scientists … Read more
Conclusion: Alinea Analytics estimates Steam is on track to generate more than $20 billion in gross revenue in 2026, a first for the platform after posting record results in September and the third quarter. Profits came from a mix of new releases, established franchises and free-to-play games that continue to drive spending long after release. … Read more
Moog and Niron Magnetics will demonstrate their rare earth-free actuator solutions at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2026 Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Washington, DC in October. At the event, the companies plan to demonstrate their work with Niron’s iron nitride permanent magnets, which convert electrical signals into mechanical movement. The promising … Read more
First look: Jagex is developing a new RuneScape MMO in the Unreal Engine, the first numbered installment in the series since the release of RuneScape 3 in 2013. The project was announced at RuneFest 2026 under the working title RS4, although players have already started calling it RuneScape 4. Jagex said the game is in … Read more