A truck-mounted nuclear reactor that runs for decades without refueling is being tested in China
The project is led by Wu Yican at the Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology, who has described the system as a first-of-its-kind mobile nuclear unit. "Our team has built the world's first 10-megawatt vehicle-mounted nuclear power bank engineering integrated simulation test prototype," Wu told Science and Technology Daily. "The...
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AMD CPUs hit another Steam survey record as Intel gap shrinks to all-time low
Thanks to a 0.79% increase last month, almost 45% of Steam survey participants now use AMD processors. With Intel's share falling by the same amount, the gap between to the two rivals is just under 10%.
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Your DisplayPort 2.1 Monitor Might Not Be Running DisplayPort 2.1
Your DisplayPort 2.1 monitor and graphics card may support UHBR20, but that doesn't mean you're getting it. Here's how a seemingly harmless cable choice can change everything.
Microsoft built a wearable AI badge with a camera and fingerprint sensor
At its annual developer conference, the company introduced two early-stage hardware concepts designed to make AI agents easier to access throughout the workday. Instead of pulling up a laptop or opening an app, the idea is to let users interact with AI more fluidly using devices that sit on a...
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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis devs confirm AI use, but promise final game will be fully human-crafted
During its latest State of Play showcase for upcoming PlayStation games, Sony shared a new trailer for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. The second remake of Tomb Raider will bring back Lara Croft's classic attire on modern platforms, alongside reimagined puzzles and visually upgraded locations.
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Microsoft unveils Majorana 2, a lead-based quantum chip designed with AI
This week, the company introduced Majorana 2, a redesigned quantum chip that reflects a shift in both its engineering approach and underlying physics. Instead of the superconducting aluminum-based designs used by most rivals, Microsoft has built its latest system around lead. That choice forced the company to overcome manufacturing challenges...
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Microsoft took OpenClaw, wrapped it in enterprise security, and called it Scout
A few days after Google introduced its OpenClaw-based AI agent with Spark, Microsoft is now doing the same with Scout. The new AI tool is the first personal agent designed for the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, the Redmond-based company said. Scout is part of a new category of agents called Autopilots...
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Phison's next-gen PCIe 6.0 SSD controller hits 28 GB/s, and it's doing it at just 7 watts
That balancing act is most visible in its upcoming PCIe 6.0 controller, the X3, which is edging closer to market readiness. The controller uses a PCIe 6.0 x4 interface and supports NVMe 2.3, targeting roughly twice the throughput of today's high-end PCIe 5.0 SSDs. Phison is aiming for sequential speeds...
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Microsoft Surface RTX Spark Dev Box packs 128GB unified memory and Nvidia's new Arm chip for local AI
At first glance, the device is understated, with a design that loosely resembles the top of an Xbox Series X. The aluminum casing isn't just aesthetic; it also doubles as a heatsink, helping the system manage a 100-watt thermal envelope. That's slightly above the 45- to 80-watt thermal envelopes typical...
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Google is offering Android developers cash in exchange for code to train AI
According to a report from 404 Media, Google has emailed some Android app developers with a "confidential content offer pilot," inviting them to share their codebases with the company to help train its AI coding tools.
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