Jailbroken PS5 Gets Native Xbox Cloud Gaming via Homebrew App
A developer-built homebrew app brings Xbox Cloud Gaming and Remote Play to jailbroken PS5s, with 4K upscaling.
Compute & Hardware
Chips, datacenters, interconnect, and the power they draw.
Modder Puts Minecraft Inside GTA V Running on iPhone
A vibecoder used Anthropic's Claude to insert Minecraft into an iPhone-native port of GTA V, showing how AI-assisted modding is pushing mobile gaming boundaries.
Etching Flux Puts 2D Semiconductor Nucleation Exactly Where Wanted
Researchers show that etching flux can force a single 2D semiconductor nucleus to form at a determined spot, overcoming a stochastic limit in deposition.
On-Chip Monitors Detect Bit-Flip Attacks in AI Accelerators
A new runtime framework called BARE-AI uses built-in performance monitors to spot, localize, and mitigate bit-flip attacks during AI inference without retraining.
Intel Names Crescent Island AI Accelerator 'GPU D-Series' at OCP 2026
The long-teased Crescent Island accelerator becomes the Intel GPU D-Series, with 1.3 PFLOPS FP8 and a 350W air-cooled design aimed at efficient inference.
Half of US Adults Avoid Chatbots, Pew Survey Finds
Despite chatbot hype, Pew Research shows 51% of American adults don’t use them, and most non-users plan to stay that way.
Atos wins £350M Met Police application management deal
The six-year contract covers service and application management and security for London's Metropolitan Police, with options to extend into cloud and workplace services.
Steam Games Earn $560K, Co-Developer Takes Home $15K a Year
A detailed revenue breakdown shows how Steam fees, refunds, taxes, and publisher cuts erode apparent indie success.
Homebrew port brings Super Mario 64 to Microsoft's Zune HD
A native port of Super Mario 64 for the 2009 Zune HD shows what the Nvidia Tegra-based media player could do with open homebrew tools.
16TB Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive Drops to $449.99 ($0.02/GB)
A rare deal brings the shuckable 16TB external drive to $0.02 per GB ahead of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days.
Niobium-rich planet found around white dwarf HS 0209+0832
Hubble data reveal a gas giant that formed from debris after its star's red giant phase.
Russia’s 130nm lithography tool is a milestone, but 25 years behind
Russia has completed the first domestic 130nm-capable lithography prototype, but it remains years from production and far behind modern equipment.
Senate Rejects Ratepayer Protection Act for AI Data Center Costs
A bipartisan bill that would have pushed data centers to bear more grid costs failed by three votes, leaving ratepayers without new federal protection.
Alienware QD-OLED Monitors Hit Record-Low Prices on Amazon
Two tested Alienware QD-OLED gaming monitors are available at their lowest prices yet during Amazon's Big Deal Days.
DLSS 5 forced into Duke Nukem and Pong in retro modding experiment
A modder's tests show Nvidia's DLSS 5 can be injected into decades-old games, with results that reveal both its potential and its current limitations.
OpenAI and Synopsys partner on GPT-Synopsys for autonomous chip design
The multi-year deal aims to build a specialized AI model that operates Synopsys EDA tools directly, pushing chip design toward autonomous agents.
GameStop Prices Refurbished PS5 Pro at $1,399, Above New Console MSRP
Retailers are marking up PlayStation 5 Pro consoles—even used ones—amid an AI-driven memory shortage and ahead of GTA VI.
TechTuber Builds VHS-Based FMV Doom and Super Mario Bros
A maker repurposes an FPGA and Raspberry Pi to turn VHS tapes into playable FMV versions of classic games.