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Skyrim and Fallout 4 designer warns raising game prices beyond $70 could backfire
Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026
Nesmith, a veteran designer whose career stretches from early Apple II titles to leading work on Bethesda's open-world RPGs, noted in a recent interview that for roughly 15 years, a full-price boxed or digital release held at $59.95 in the United States, with no adjustments for inflation or rising development costs.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Waymo admits that its autopilot is often just guys from the Philippines
Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026
Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, recently noted that when the company's robotaxis encounter unusual situations, they may switch control to the remote drivers. While some of the contractors work in the US, many operate from other countries, such as the Philippines.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
3D-printed batteries aim to reshape energy storage in small devices
Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026
Material won a $1.25 million contract from the US Air Force to validate the 3D-printing technology earlier this year. The 18-month project aims to demonstrate how printed, conformable batteries could transform design freedom for defense and aerospace hardware.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Apple's iPhone 17e could arrive as soon as this month with MagSafe
Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026
Macworld reports that Apple is set to launch the iPhone 17e this spring, possibly as soon as late February. Likely keeping its predecessor's $599 starting price, the entry-level phone is expected to be a cut-down version of the iPhone 17, with several upgrades over the iPhone 16e.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google Play Store 50.0.23 arrives with under-the-hood improvements
Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026
Google has rolled out version 50.0.23 of the Play Store, continuing its steady cadence of under-the-hood updates. As usual, this release focuses on stability and performance rather than flashy new features. You can check your current version under Settings > About in the Play Store app, and if you're behind, you can download the latest build right here.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Apple may soon open CarPlay to ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI assistants
Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026
The move would represent a notable change of course for Apple. Until now, Siri has been the only voice assistant allowed to operate within CarPlay's interface. Opening the system to external AI models would let drivers access chatbots for everything from restaurant suggestions to quick research, all through a spoken...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This fusion energy startup thinks it can cut lasers out of the equation
Posted on Friday February 06, 2026
The company shared results from a new set of experiments with TechCrunch, suggesting that it could eliminate one of the most expensive and complex components of its fusion process – the laser preheating system – by making subtle adjustments to the machinery that ignites the reaction.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Raspberry Pi 4 variant gains second DRAM chip as memory shortage persists
Posted on Friday February 06, 2026
Raspberry Pi recently unveiled a new revision of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B board. The single-board computer now comes in a "Dual RAM" variant, PCN 45, which adds a second DRAM module while maintaining near-full compatibility with existing software and accessories. The change reflects the current state of the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
GPT 5.3 Codex, OpenAI's new agentic coding model, helped create itself
Posted on Friday February 06, 2026
GPT-5.3 Codex merges the advanced coding capabilities of GPT-5.2 Codex with the reasoning and professional knowledge of GPT-5.2 into a single, unified model that is 25 percent faster than its predecessors. According to OpenAI, the model even contributed to its own development, as early versions were used to debug training processes,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AirDrop file sharing is coming to more Android phones "very soon"
Posted on Friday February 06, 2026
Google enabled basic AirDrop compatibility by making its Quick Share transfer feature interoperable with Apple's file-sharing technology. Android Vice President of Engineering Eric Kay has now confirmed that the feature will soon expand to additional devices, though he did not specify which models will receive support.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »