What just happened? Researchers have synchronized 105,000 tiny magnetic oscillators in just 45 nanoseconds, creating the largest network of its kind ever built, and a real sign that this odd corner of computing might actually scale. To put that number into perspective, the previous record was 64 oscillators. This new experiment increased that number to 105,000, more than 1,

WTF?! The first potential steps toward another profession being wiped out by AI are being taken in New York. When students in the Salamanca City Central School District in Western New York return to school in the fall, they will find a new teaching assistant: a robotic one powered by artificial intelligence. If that doesn't sound weird enough, the company behind the machine, Realbotix, is the parent of a hyperrealistic

The takeaway: The RPCS3 project is improving at an accelerated pace. The emulator tasked with the "impossible" job of bringing PlayStation 3 games to the PC can now run a significant portion of the entire PS3 library, just as Sony moves to erase decades of gaming history with its new digital-only policy.

The RPCS3 team has confirmed that 75% of all PlayStation 3 games are now "playable

In a nutshell: OpenAI has announced its first consumer hardware product, and it's not the smart speaker or phone that some were expecting. The Codex Micro is a mechanical keyboard designed for use with the company's Codex coding agent – think of it as a Stream Deck for ChatGPT.

Late last year, OpenAI announced a partnership with former Apple designer Jony Ive to build a screen-free AI gadget. Details

Microbugs: Microsoft recently released yet another Patch Tuesday with record-breaking figures. The latest cumulative update for supported Windows editions is significant in both quality and quantity. However, some Dell machines will not receive the update anytime soon due to compatibility issues.

A month after fixing 200 individual flaws across Windows and other software products, Microsoft is now breaking new ground with another massive Patch Tuesday release. The July cumulative update

Why it matters: TSMC has doubled down on its enormous US expansion plans, committing another $100 billion to its Arizona operations. The money is expected to fund at least four additional fabs producing chips at the 2nm node and below, along with advanced packaging facilities.

The announcement came as the Taiwanese giant posted another record quarterly profit and raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to as much as $

Forever Physical: Sony's recent decision to move away from disc-based gaming sparked a wave of controversy, analysis, and debate about the future of physical releases. One resourceful PC gamer has even found a way to turn Steam, Valve's all-digital platform, into a cartridge-based gaming service of sorts.

Reddit user Jibril-sama recently showcased a custom-made cartridge system for Steam games.