ARCADE CLASSICXevious 3D/G arrives on Arcade Archives 2
Hamster brings the first home release of the 1996 polygonal Namco shooter to PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch 2.
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Wednesday, 23 September 2026
ARCADE CLASSIC25TH ANNIVERSARYSteelSeries Launches Limited-Edition Cyber and Apex Pro TKL Gen 3 Keyboards
SteelSeries celebrates its 25th anniversary with two limited keyboards that feature OmniPoint 3.0 switches and Hall Effect Gen 3 sensors.
SECURITY LAYEROuterlimit Raises $16 Million to Stop Rogue AI Agents
New York startup raises pre-seed funding to build a decentralized authorization layer that discovers, observes and blocks harmful autonomous AI actions.
GEOPOLITICAL BATTLEChina rejects Amodei’s AI slowdown call
Anthropic chief Dario Amodei’s push for a global AI pause is being met with resistance from Beijing, which sees the plan as a bid to preserve a US lead.
STORY DIRECTOR FIREDXbox lays off Gears of War: E-Day director
The story director for Gears of War: E-Day has been laid off as part of yesterday's Xbox cuts, barely two weeks before the game's release.
ROVER CONTROLAirbus uses Steam Deck to control Mars rover prototype
Aerospace firm Airbus is using Valve's handheld PC to pilot a test rover, showing how versatile consumer tech can be for serious engineering.
IP SAVEDSega Nearly Killed Sonic Before Movie Saved It
Sega executives reportedly urged the cancellation of the Sonic franchise before the 2020 live-action film revived it, according to series creative officer Takashi Iizuka.
EDGE COMPUTINGBiostar Unveils Industrial Boards and Edge AI Systems
Biostar is showcasing a suite of industrial motherboards and EdgeComp systems at Embedded World North America 2026, including a new edge AI demo.
HUMAN IN LOOPKDE Drafts AI Guidelines: 'Don't Be a Meat Proxy'
KDE Plasma outlines strict rules for AI-assisted contributions, demanding human oversight and banning AI-generated text.
MONITORING UPDATETechPowerUp GPU-Z v2.71.0 Released
TechPowerUp updates its graphics utility with new monitoring for the RTX 50-series and support for several new GPUs.
REGIONAL DEPLOYMENTNVIDIA Launches AI Day Singapore With Regional Partners
NVIDIA and partners across Southeast Asia are deploying Nemotron models and tools to accelerate public sector and enterprise AI adoption.
TEN PARTNERSa16z launches startup academy with no homework
Andreessen Horowitz is creating a non-accredited school to feed talent into Silicon Valley startups.
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Tuesday, 22 September 2026
RGB LIGHTINGRazer Launches Mako Desktop Speakers
Razer introduces two compact desktop audio lines, Mako and Mako X, with Chroma RGB lighting and 7.1 virtual surround sound.
DISPLAYS STATSASUS ROG G1000 Desktop Launches with Holographic Fan and Thermal Atrium
ASUS has launched the ROG G1000 flagship gaming desktop, featuring a holographic side panel, a dedicated cooling chamber, and top-tier components.
ON DEVICE AIQualcomm launches two new smartphone chips
Qualcomm has introduced two new mobile processors with a focus on on-device artificial intelligence capabilities.
MOBILE PROAdobe Premiere arrives on Android as free app
Adobe's powerful desktop video editor finally comes to Android phones, bringing multi-track editing and 4K export to the Play Store.
HAND PAINTEDFrancesca Baerald's Lavish Fantasy Map Art Book
Francesca Baerald, the artist behind maps for Dragon Age, Warcraft and Diablo, is releasing an oversized, hand-painted art book featuring her work.
CRITIC SCOREResident Evil reboot tops Rotten Tomatoes rankings
A new Resident Evil film has become the highest-rated video game adaptation on Rotten Tomatoes, according to early reviews.
DDR5 SPEEDSGoodram Launches RIVAL Charge DDR5 Memory
Goodram expands its gaming-focused RIVAL series with DDR5 modules up to 6800 MT/s.
PRE INSTALLED RGBNZXT Revives S Series With S5 RGB and Deluxe
NZXT launches two new compact ATX mid-tower cases featuring panoramic glass and pre-installed RGB fans.
UN SPEECHTrump proposes renaming AI to ‘super intelligence’
The US leader claims the word artificial makes intelligence sound fake.
SAFETY STANDARDSOpenAI sets rules for third-party AI safety checks
OpenAI outlines priorities and principles for rigorous, secure, and independent third-party AI safety assessments of frontier models and safeguards.
STABILITY FIXNVIDIA Releases WHQL Game Ready Drivers
NVIDIA has released version 617.14 of its Game Ready drivers, which add support for several new titles and fix launch failures for older games.
DISPLAYS FRONT PANELJsaux Launches E-Ink and Pixel Matrix Faceplates for Steam Machine
Jsaux has released two magnetic display panels that turn the front of a Steam Machine into an information hub or a retro colour screen.