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Yann LeCun says xAI is "kind of a failure" – and the whole AI industry might be headed for a reset
Posted on Saturday June 20, 2026
LeCun, who previously served as Meta's chief AI scientist, didn't mince words. "xAI is kind of a failure, frankly, because the founding team has" departed, he said, pointing to a steady stream of exits over the past year. Several co-founders have left the company since it launched, leaving open questions...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Windows 11 26H2 continues Microsoft's shift to smaller and faster updates
Posted on Saturday June 20, 2026
This approach dates back to Windows 11 24H2, released in October 2024, which marked the last traditional feature update. Since then, Microsoft has kept new versions on the same underlying platform. In practice, 25H2 and now 26H2 mostly exist to extend support timelines rather than add new capabilities.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nothing scraps next CMF phone after memory prices make it too expensive
Posted on Saturday June 20, 2026
Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis, the executive behind the CMF line, said the firm had been working on a successor to the CMF Phone 2 Pro, but current memory costs made the device impossible to release without undermining the point of the brand.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A modder is finally bringing seamless co-op to Dark Souls II, over a decade later
Posted on Friday June 19, 2026
A well-known FromSoftware modder named "Yui" is working on a new seamless co-op mode for Dark Souls II. The mod is planned for release on the Scholar of the First Sin edition, which includes all previously released DLC and several enhancements to the base game. In a recent post, Yui...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Scammers are selling fake RTX 4090 graphics cards with plastic GPU dies and missing memory
Posted on Friday June 19, 2026
In a video posted on the Chinese social media platform Bilibili, well-known PC hardware dealer Brother Zhang claimed that he was recently scammed into buying a counterfeit second-hand RTX 4090 for 1,500 yuan (around $221). According to Zhang, the card appeared to be a normal RTX 4090 at first glance,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Palworld's studio won't use generative AI because "gamers don't want it"
Posted on Friday June 19, 2026
The debate around AI-generated assets in games is heating up, and Pocketpair has already taken a clear stance. The Japanese studio, best known for Palworld, says it is not using generative AI in its games, arguing that potential customers are rejecting "fake" assets and other AI-generated content.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The Trump administration suspects an ASML chipmaking machine made it into China. ASML says that's impossible.
Posted on Friday June 19, 2026
EUV is the technology that underpins today's most advanced processors. The machines are used by companies such as TSMC to manufacture high-performance chips for Nvidia and Apple. They are roughly the size of a school bus, are produced in limited quantities, and require constant maintenance from ASML engineers.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This month's Windows 11 update broke the Recycle Bin, OneDrive, and possibly your PC's stability
Posted on Friday June 19, 2026
According to Microsoft, users who have installed the KB5095051 update might encounter a strange Recycle Bin bug that replaces the names of deleted files with internal Recycle Bin filenames in specific situations. When permanently deleting a single file from the Recycle Bin, the confirmation dialog displays a cryptic internal filename,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Meta wants a child safety bill rewritten to shield it from lawsuits over harm to kids
Posted on Friday June 19, 2026
The proposal comes as lawmakers and courts increasingly scrutinize how social media platforms are designed and used by minors. Features such as infinite scrolling, activity notifications, and appearance-altering photo filters – key tools for driving user engagement – have become central to legal and regulatory battles over youth safety. Critics...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ with Intel Arc G3 launches at $1,800
Posted on Friday June 19, 2026
MSI should start shipping the Claw 8 EX AI+ on June 23, 2026, slapping a massive $1,800 price tag on the device. The OEM recently explained that the cost is a result of the current state of the memory market, and that more price hikes could arrive over the next...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »