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This MIT robot flies through the air then dives underwater using the same wings
Posted on Saturday July 11, 2026
Diving seabirds like puffins use their wings to both fly and swim, even though air and water behave very differently. "Thinking of a wing that could operate in both somewhat efficiently seems implausible," Zufferey tells NPR.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Apple is suing OpenAI, alleging former employees stole trade secrets to build AI hardware
Posted on Saturday July 11, 2026
Apple has sued OpenAI for allegedly stealing its trade secrets to develop an AI-focused device and other hardware. Apple alleges that as over 400 former employees left to join the ChatGPT maker, many of them routinely accessed Apple's confidential data related to unreleased products.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Steam now has 50% more users than PlayStation, and Sony's own decisions might be pushing more players there
Posted on Friday July 10, 2026
Shawn Layden recently said that bringing PlayStation games to PC was never about money. However, newer estimates of Steam's user base could put the former Sony executive's comments in a different perspective. Companies that do business with PC's most successful digital storefront have access to a massive pool of potential...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Federal Reserve taps Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to lead jobs task force days after Microsoft laid off 3,200 people
Posted on Friday July 10, 2026
The Productivity and Jobs panel is one of five new task forces created by Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh to examine areas central to monetary policy. The others will focus on communications, balance sheet policy, economic data, and inflation frameworks.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia's rumored GeForce RTX 5090 SE promises flagship power for $500 less, if you can find one
Posted on Friday July 10, 2026
Based on Nvidia's Blackwell graphics architecture, the RTX 5090 SE will reportedly use a cut-down version of the GB202 die, the same silicon found in the standard RTX 5090. It is rumored to feature 14,080 CUDA cores, roughly 33 percent fewer than the 21,760 CUDA cores in the flagship model....Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
SK Hynix raises $26.5 billion in massive US share offering
Posted on Friday July 10, 2026
According to the BBC, it's the largest ever listing by a foreign company in the US.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Tiny11 trims Windows 11 down to 8GB, no bloat included
Posted on Friday July 10, 2026
Tiny11 is built from Windows 11 25H2, but strips out Copilot, Teams, OneDrive, and Edge, cutting the install down to about 8GB, while still activating with a normal Windows 10 or 11 key. It's ideal for reviving an older laptop, running in a VM, or setting up a lightweight test machine.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Ubisoft defends $85 day-one DLC after AC Black Flag Resynced gets review-bombed
Posted on Friday July 10, 2026
Black Flag Resynced currently has a Mostly Positive rating on Steam, but the huge amount of launch-day DLC resulted in the game being review-bombed into a Mostly Negative rating, with many noting that buying all the day-one extra content cost more than the game itself.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
What was the first consumer device powered by a Li-ion battery?
Posted on Friday July 10, 2026
Lithium-ion batteries changed tech forever, but the first consumer device to use one may surprise you.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Data shows physical PlayStation games can be up to 90% cheaper than their digital versions
Posted on Friday July 10, 2026
Dutch price tracker Tweakers recently compared the price histories of physical and digital versions of several PlayStation games. Unsurprisingly, retail copies are often dozens of euros cheaper, even without counting the used market.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »