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You can now play PS3 games straight from the disc, without owning a PS3
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026
The RPCS3 team recently unveiled a major upgrade for the emulator: PS3 games can now run directly from their original Blu-ray discs, giving retro gaming enthusiasts a new way to use their physical collections. The developers are billing it as a "plug & play" solution, though users will still need...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft promises faster Windows 11 boot times and better performance on 8GB PCs
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026
As reported by Windows Latest, Mark Linton, Corporate Vice President of Windows & Devices at Microsoft, spoke about the improvements being made to Windows 11, including "significant gains on things like boot time, Windows Hello responsiveness..."Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Elon Musk's xAI loses second bid to block Minnesota's AI nudify-app ban
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026
On August 1, Minnesota banned apps and websites that allow users to generate non-consensual sexualized imagery. The companies behind these services can be fined $500,000 for each unlawful access or download of images that were altered to make someone appear naked or worse, which could add up to the hundreds...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Japan is launching a mission to bring back the first samples from a Martian moon
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026
The "Martian Moons eXploration" mission, or MMX, is expected to take about a year to reach Mars. It will then spend three years operating around the planet and its moons before beginning a roughly one-year trip back to Earth. The sample return is expected in 2031.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Humanoid robots are being prepared for combat as China moves them from labs to military training grounds
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026
August saw the World Humanoid Robot Games take place in China, where robots took parts in several events. The same month, Unitree claimed its Superman robot can run faster than Usain Bolt, although the figure has not been independently verified.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A Microsoft engineer says "typing code is absolutely over," here's what he means
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026
Fowler was not suggesting that software engineers are becoming unnecessary. But as AI handles more routine coding work, developers may spend less time writing individual lines and more time on system design, requirements, dependencies, and the review needed to make sure software is secure and works as intended.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
CD and vinyl sales are surging as frustration with digital media keeps growing
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026
News of the latest increase in physical media sales comes from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It revealed that recorded music revenues for H1 2026 were up 6.9% from the first half of 2025 and outpaced inflation, with both streaming and physical formats posting gains.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
GeForce RTX 5070 vs. Radeon RX 9070 XT: 2026 Update
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026
This is a big test: across 52 games at 1440p and 4K, the Radeon RX 9070 XT is ~25% faster than the RTX 5070, while also costing less and offering 16GB of VRAM. Let's take a closer look.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD's new workstation pairs a 96-core Threadripper with 576GB of GPU memory
Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026
The system pairs the 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX processor with up to four Instinct MI350P accelerators. AMD demonstrated a two-card version at IFA, while a fully configured model with four accelerators would provide 576 GB of HBM3E memory – enough, the company said, to hold a trillion-parameter model on...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Miami wants to turn parts of the city into a real-life GTA Vice City, but sheriff opposes the plan
Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026
A public records request last week revealed that Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava put forward the idea of a "GTA VI × MDC" marketing collaboration to Rockstar Games in June.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »