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AI images are getting harder to spot, but physics still gives them away if you know where to look
Posted on Friday May 08, 2026
A study published in the journal Science explains that while modern image generators are rapidly improving, the models behind them remain fundamentally ignorant of how light and geometry work in the real world. Measuring simple details like reflections or shadows can still give away a fake photo – that gap,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Samsung is pulling TVs and appliances from China after losing $138 million to local competition
Posted on Thursday May 07, 2026
The South Korean technology giant said it will make every effort to minimize the impact for existing customers, and is reviewing its support infrastructure for business partners. The decision won't affect Samsung's other divisions in the region, meaning they will continue to sell products such as smartphones and tablets as...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Open-source project wants to bring stereoscopic 3D gaming back from the dead
Posted on Thursday May 07, 2026
The recently unveiled "wiz3D" project is designed to "resurrect" stereoscopic support in older games, allowing them to run with compatible goggles and other stereo display devices. The open-source tool acts as a stereoscopic 3D wrapper, injecting hooks into gaming APIs to generate real-time stereo 3D output on modern Windows systems....Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Star Fox remake hits Switch 2 on June 25 with 4v4 battle mode and iconic maps
Posted on Thursday May 07, 2026
The official announcement came on Wednesday via a dedicated Nintendo Direct livestream. Star Fox (2026) will launch on June 25 on the Switch 2, marking at least the fifth time the classic title has been remade or remastered by Nintendo over the past three decades.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Project Mariner is dead, but Google's browser-controlling AI plans are not
Posted on Thursday May 07, 2026
Google first announced Project Mariner back in December 2024. An extension for an experimental build of Chrome, Mariner could execute multi-step commands to browse websites, use Google search, retrieve specified information, go shopping, and more. Google positioned the agent as assisting with tasks that are usually tedious for humans.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD's next Epyc server chip debuts this year with 256 cores and 70% better performance
Posted on Thursday May 07, 2026
During an investor call following the release of AMD's first-quarter 2026 earnings, CEO Lisa Su confirmed that the Epyc Venice processors remain on schedule for launch later this year. The server CPUs will mark the debut of the Zen 6 architecture and AMD's first move to TSMC's 2nm process technology.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
SpaceX will help power Claude with 220,000 Nvidia GPUs despite Elon's attacks on Anthropic
Posted on Thursday May 07, 2026
SpaceXAI, the combined company formed after SpaceX absorbed xAI earlier this year, announced that Anthropic will use compute capacity from Colossus 1, the Memphis data center Musk has repeatedly described as one of the world's largest AI supercomputers. The site offers more than 300 megawatts of new capacity and over...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Gen Z is turning subscriptions into short-term rentals for shows, movies, and games
Posted on Thursday May 07, 2026
One of the clearest signals in the data is how Gen Z approaches streaming. The report finds that 59% of users in that group subscribe to and unsubscribe from platforms specifically to watch a single show or film. In effect, streaming subscriptions have become temporary access points rather than ongoing...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
PCIe has doubled bandwidth every generation for two decades, PCIe 8.0 is on track to do it again at 1TB/s
Posted on Thursday May 07, 2026
Manufacturers can now review the 0.5 draft specification for PCIe 8.0. The spec aims to increase bandwidth significantly while reducing power consumption.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nintendo is selling the Switch 2 at a loss, so investors are asking for a hefty price hike
Posted on Thursday May 07, 2026
Bloomberg notes that apart from a brief uplift in March when Pokémon Pokopia launched, Nintendo's stock price has been on a downward trajectory this year. It started 2026 at $68.15 but is currently at $47.38, a fall of more than 30%.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »