WIRELESS REVIVALTeevolution Kira Revives Logitech G303 Shape
Teevolution has unveiled the Kira wireless gaming mouse, a modern revival of the Logitech G303 shape slated for Q1 2027.
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WIRELESS REVIVALREGULATORY OVERHAULNewsom orders AI 'kill switch' probe
California governor directs experts to study mandating a shutdown mechanism for frontier AI models.
11 NEW TITLESGeForce NOW Gains Aniimo, RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Cloud gaming service adds 11 new titles including a creature-catching RPG and a space mystery.
GAME READYIntel Arc Drivers 101.9030 Beta Released
Intel has released a new beta driver for its Arc GPUs, adding Game Ready support for EA SPORTS FC 27 and fixing several performance issues.
INSTANT DELIVERYiPhone 18 Pro hits quick-commerce in India
Apple's new flagship phones appear on delivery apps within hours of launch.
EX CEODisney hires ex-Character.AI CEO as CTO
Disney has appointed the former head of Character.AI as its first chief technology officer, a move that follows a previous dispute over intellectual property.
MECHANICAL APERTUREiPhone 18 Pro gets variable aperture lens
Apple’s new flagship adds a mechanical aperture to the main camera, but software improvements may prove more useful day to day.
PHYSICAL SALESMarvel's Wolverine sells 1.9m despite reviews
Insomniac's superhero game shifts almost 2m copies, with a fifth sold physically, despite mixed critical reception and online mockery.
SMALLER THAN POCKETFPGB Mini offers cheaper, pocketable Game Boy clone
A new handheld from FunnyPlaying plays original Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges and costs less than the Analogue Pocket.
HOUSEHOLD TASKSGoogle tests family AI agent named CC
Google Labs introduces a shared AI account that can manage household chores and schedules.
PAYMENT SHIFTUS House passes bill to make AI data centres pay for grid upgrades
The Ratepayer Protection Act would require large data centres to cover the cost of new transmission infrastructure, aiming to protect residential users from price hikes.
SUPPLY CRUNCHNOR Flash and SLC NAND prices soar as AI boom starves older memory chips
A shortage of older memory chips is driving up costs for everyday devices as manufacturers prioritise AI-focused silicon.
LABOR THEFTMicrosoft exec brands AI scraping ‘theft of labour’ in court filings
Unsealed documents show Microsoft and OpenAI privately warned that scraping news content would devastate publishers, even as they defended the practice publicly.
DIRECT MB CONTROLCorsair Launches Nautilus II AIOs and RS II Fans
Corsair updates its Nautilus liquid coolers and RS fans with larger screens, better pumps and direct motherboard control.
GPU LEAPM5 Ultra GPU Gains 41% in Leaked Geekbench Test
Apple's new Mac Studio chip appears to match Nvidia's RTX 5080 in creative workloads, according to leaked scores.
MYTH BUSTERSGitHub debunks five common AI hot takes
GitHub's official blog challenges five popular misconceptions about AI coding, RAG and developer workflows.
PATH TRACINGControl Resonant tests RTX 50-series and DLSS 4.5
A new chapter for the FBC tests the limits of modern GPUs with path tracing and frame generation.
PROOF OF CONCEPTIntel Arc 140T runs DLSS 5 neural rendering at 10 FPS
A developer has ported NVIDIA's DLSS 5 neural rendering to Intel's integrated graphics, achieving a proof-of-concept result that is technically impressive but painfully slow.
COSTLY COPYUS warns China over AI model theft
Frontier AI firms in the US are concerned that distillation attacks are helping China build cheaper models, prompting Beijing to threaten countermeasures.
FRAME RATES UPRPCS3 Emulator Gets Major FPS Boost After NVIDIA Driver Fix
RPCS3 emulator users on GeForce cards see up to 37% higher frame rates after a workaround for a driver bug.
SECURITY FIXMicrosoft Fixes 18 Critical AI, Cloud Flaws
A batch of privilege escalation bugs in Azure and Copilot products has been patched, with no evidence of active exploitation.
GROWTH ACCELERATESNintendo COO: 'This is just the beginning'
Nintendo of America's COO says the company's momentum is only starting, citing record Switch 2 sales and the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake.
MOBILE BOOSTAuto SR Now Upscales Games on Intel Panther Lake
Microsoft expands its resolution upscaling feature to Intel's flagship mobile platform, offering a performance boost for titles that lack native upscaling options.
80 TOPS NPUASUS Unveils Snapdragon X2 Elite Ascent QN10 Mini PC
ASUS has introduced the Ascent QN10, an ultracompact mini PC powered by the Snapdragon X2 Elite platform and an 80 TOPS NPU.