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The US is throwing big money at rare-earth tech, taking on China's dominance with new chemistry
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025
Rare-earth elements are embedded deep within much of today's hardware stack, but the real bottleneck is no longer geological reserves – it is the industrial circuitry that converts ore and scrap into high-purity oxides and finished magnets. Smartphones, high-torque electric-vehicle motors, direct-drive wind turbines, and advanced medical imaging all rely...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Steam is now a billion-dollar side business for PlayStation
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025
Until recently, Sony had largely treated Steam as a secondary outlet for older PlayStation titles, primarily single-player games that had already maximized their sales on console. But if Valve releases mainstream hardware that runs Steam natively and becomes a viable home for PlayStation Studios releases, Sony's PC strategy could be...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
X launches paid marketplace for dormant usernames with complex access rules
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025
The X marketplace rollout marks a shift in how social platforms govern digital identity and digital property. By limiting access and tying ownership to paid subscriptions, X is turning account handles into digital assets whose continuity depends on platform-defined rules and recurring fees.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intern quits after employer demands he hand over RTX 5060 won at Nvidia event
Posted on Sunday November 23, 2025
The incident began when a Shanghai intern was sent on an all-expenses-paid business trip to Suzhou on November 14 to take part in an Nvidia roadshow, MyDrivers reports.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Matter 1.5 adds a universal camera standard, now the big platforms have to show up
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025
For years, smart home cameras have been one of the most siloed device categories: powerful on their own, but awkward to mix across brands and tightly bound to proprietary apps and cloud services. Matter 1.5 simplifies smart home integration by establishing a shared framework for IP cameras, closure devices like...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Tencent isn't buying Ubisoft, Ubisoft isn't collapsing, and Assassin's Creed is doing all the heavy lifting
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025
Contrary to prior speculation, Tencent is neither fully acquiring Ubisoft nor exiting the companies' existing $1.25 billion agreement. During an earnings call following the delayed release of the H1 2025 – 2026 report, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot explained that the postponement occurred because the company's new auditors changed its fiscal accounting methods.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Activists are simulating ICE raids in GTA and Fortnite to teach immigrant rights
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025
A new wave of digital activism is emerging inside the world's most popular video games. In a recent demonstration, the New Save Collective – a team of 13 activists and organizers from diverse immigrant backgrounds – used the role-play mod for Grand Theft Auto V to simulate real-life immigration enforcement...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AI robots with the power to crush skulls? "Whistleblower" lawsuit sounds alarm on Figure AI
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025
The case has been filed in the Northern District of California by Robert Gruendel, a principal robotic safety engineer. He alleges that he was dismissed from Figure AI in September after lodging safety complaints about the company's humanoid robots.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel deepens commitment to 14A node, develops custom Xeon CPU for Nvidia
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025
Intel is accelerating development of its upcoming 14A process node, revealing new technical details and strategic updates at the 2025 RBC Capital Markets Global Technology, Internet, Media, and Telecommunications Conference. The company's progress comes amid a high-stakes race to deliver next-generation chips, strengthen its partnership with Nvidia, and maintain ground...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google denies Gmail reads your emails and attachments to train AI, but here's how to opt-out anyway
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025
The settings menu states that users who enable smart features agree to let Google use their information and activity to personalize the experience. Malwarebytes and blogger Dave Jones interpreted the wording to mean that the company is training AI with user content, but Google insists this isis inaccurate.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »