The Trump administration wants Silicon Valley to fix federal tech
Tech Force – spearheaded by the Office of Personnel Management and led by Scott Kupor, a former Andreessen Horowitz venture capitalist – has secured partnerships across the tech industry. Apple, Coinbase, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, xAI, and Palantir have all agreed to participate, providing executives and training resources to support...
Read Entire Article
The Elder Scrolls VI will feel more like Elder Scrolls than Starfield
During a recent interview on the Kinda Funny Games podcast, Howard said the next Elder Scrolls installment will return to the open-world adventure that fans of the fantasy series and Fallout expect. He described Bethesda's most recent major releases, Starfield and Fallout 76, as creative detours.
Read Entire Article
Robots run up walls and perform martial arts in China's most-watched TV event
The gala has long reflected the state's ambitions in aerospace, 5G, and semiconductor research. This year, humanoid robots took center stage. More than a dozen of Unitree's robots, each equipped with articulated limbs and vision systems calibrated for real-time balance correction, performed a fluid martial arts routine.
Read Entire Article
Suddenly Toto's most valuable business isn't toilets, but chipmaking ceramics
Behind the investor interest is a highly specialized component: electrostatic chucks, or ESCs, used in semiconductor etch tools to hold wafers flat, clean, and thermally stable while they are bombarded with plasma.
Read Entire Article
The rise of delivery robots is sparking vandalism, protests, and debate
Serve Robotics, a San Francisco-based startup spun out of Uber, has emerged as one of the most aggressive players in the race to automate local delivery. Just a year ago, its fleet numbered only about 100 robots. But the firm has since deployed roughly 2,000 machines across multiple cities.
Read Entire Article
AI-generated passwords are surprisingly easy to crack, researchers find
Security firm Irregular analyzed outputs from tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini, and found that many AI-generated passwords appear complex but are actually highly predictable and crackable.
Read Entire Article
Windows 11 keeps adding small conveniences, including speed tests
The beta update is now available to Release Preview Channel insiders, labeled Windows 11 version 24H2 Build 26100 and 25H2 Build 26200. The new features from the update will roll out gradually.
Read Entire Article
Pixel 10a launches at $499 with modest refinements and familiar hardware
The device's most visible change is its rear panel. The camera module, flattened further compared to the 9a's already streamlined bump, now sits flush with the back surface. It's a design continuity that makes the 10a feel more seamless in hand, even if it's nearly indistinguishable from its predecessor.
Read Entire Article
Lords of the Fallen 2 PC requirements unveiled: RTX 3080 recommended for UE5-powered sequel
Lords of the Fallen 2's PC requirements have popped up on the game's Epic Games Store page. The specs are on the higher end – at least when it comes to the recommended GPU.
Read Entire Article
Harmful chemicals found in dozens of popular headphones
According to The Guardian, the TOX-Free Project tested 81 pairs of in-ear and over-ear headphones available from Shein, Temu, and retailers in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, and Austria. Of the samples tested, 98% contained bisphenol A and more than three-quarters contained its substitute, bisphenol S.
Read Entire Article