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Nearly half of the 19,000 games released on Steam this year went almost unnoticed
Posted on Sunday December 14, 2025
Those numbers point to a widening gap between output and engagement on the world's largest PC game marketplace. Steam's open publishing model has dramatically lowered the barrier to release, but visibility has become a scarce resource. For small studios and independent developers without marketing budgets, standing out on Steam can...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia's new monitoring software shows where AI GPUs are running worldwide
Posted on Sunday December 14, 2025
The software relies on a customer-managed agent installed within each environment. That agent collects detailed system data and sends it to a centralized dashboard hosted on NGC. From there, operators can examine performance at multiple layers: a global view of all deployed hardware, compute zones corresponding to individual on-premises or...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google is turning any headphones into real-time translation earbuds
Posted on Sunday December 14, 2025
Starting today, Android device owners can begin testing live speech translation in the Google Translate app, which now relies on Gemini. The AI makes text translations sound more natural and nuanced than before.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Hollywood director received $11 million to finish a Netflix show - he spent it on crypto, a Ferrari, and five Rolls-Royces
Posted on Sunday December 14, 2025
Rinsch, best known for directing the 2013 film 47 Ronin, was entrusted by Netflix in 2018 to produce a sci-fi series titled Conquest, originally titled White Horse. Over the course of two years, Netflix funneled $44 million into Rinsch's production company to develop the show.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A nonprofit is paying hackers to unlock devices companies have abandoned
Posted on Saturday December 13, 2025
When Google ended support for its first- and second-gen Nest thermostats in October, many users saw their devices lose key functions. The thermostats could still adjust temperature locally, but networked features tied to Google's services stopped working, leaving some owners feeling as if their expensive hardware had been turned into...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Machine learning just helped researchers create the biggest 3D map of buildings around the world
Posted on Saturday December 13, 2025
A team of Germany-based researchers recently unveiled GlobalBuildingAtlas, which is likely the most detailed 3D map of buildings ever developed. Introduced earlier this month, the database covers 97 percent of the buildings on Earth's surface, with tiny three-dimensional polygons depicting more than 2.75 billion different man-made structures.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A Florida school went into lockdown after AI flagged a clarinet as a gun
Posted on Saturday December 13, 2025
In a message to parents, principal Melissa Laudani explained that the incident had prompted safety protocols but involved no actual threat. She wrote: "While there was no threat to campus, I'd like to ask you to speak with your student about the dangers of pretending to have a weapon on...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Hobbyist 3D prints the Commodore 64 laptop we never got in the '80s
Posted on Saturday December 13, 2025
YouTuber and industrial designer Kevin Noki recently published a video outlining how he built a 1980s-style laptop that emulates Commodore 64 games. Although Noki used a Raspberry Pi to emulate the software, his method for running the games is arguably the least interesting aspect of the project.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Run Android games on a larger screen with MEmu
Posted on Saturday December 13, 2025
MEmu is a lightweight Android emulator that delivers smooth gaming on PC, with features like keymapping, multi-instance support, and high frame rates. Like other emulators, it offers the advantage of running mobile apps on a larger screen with improved performance and precise controls.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Rivian expands hands-free driving system, builds proprietary AI chip
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025
Later this month, Rivian will expand its hands-free driving system to cover 3.5 million miles of roads across North America – more than 20 times its current coverage. The system, available on second-generation R1 trucks and SUVs, will no longer be limited to divided highways. Vehicles equipped with the updated...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »