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Razer Blade 16 (2026) review: Competitive gaming performance and class-leading endurance
If you can stomach the nearly $5,000 price tag, the Razer Blade 16 delivers on gaming performance and endurance.
“Vibe coding slop”: Port’s CEO on the problem with ungoverned AI dev
Vibe coding, left alone on the dance floor without any steps, shimmy, or syncopation, lacks the rhythm it needs to The p...
Boston Dynamics tries using ‘robot dogs’ for deliveries
Boston Dynamics' robotic quadruped Spot has already found work doing routine factory inspections and patrolling the ruin...
Sony delays its new PS5 fight stick
Sony is delaying the launch of its FlexStrike fight stick controller for PS5 and PC, which had been set to launch on Aug...
Frame: A new X11 server – implemented directly in assembly
Joins yserver, Phoenix, and of course XLibre – and outlier Arcan
New York enacts one-year data center ban on projects larger than 50 megawatts — first US state to implement moratorium; will also pursue repealing tax exemptions
New York is the first to pass a statewide data center moratorium, which pauses all projects greater than 50 MW for one y...
The Download: Claude’s inner workings, and the future of world models
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the wor...
Norway match-fixing survey shows sports manipulation reporting gaps amid global integrity concerns
A new survey from Norway’s Lottery and Foundations Authority suggests suspected efforts to manipulate sporting events ar...
India's crewed space mission is ready for splashdown, but not launch
Gaganyaan was supposed to fly in 2022 and make the country only the fourth to put people into orbit
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is back in stock with up to $173 in savings, thanks to these Newegg deals — free $70 MSI MAG cooler brings costs well below MSRP for the standalone CPU, alongside an extra $100 off for a 16GB RAM and motherboard bundle
The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is back in stock and on sale, with up to $173 in savings to be had at Newegg.
ECB picks 36 payment providers to test digital euro ahead of 2027 pilot
The European Central Bank will beta test a digital euro with 36 providers, including Revolut, after the project drew mor...
How do you solve a problem like Capita?
Bringing troubled contracts in-house requires skills Whitehall is already struggling to recruit
EGBA complaint targets Walletto over alleged illegal gambling payments in Lithuania
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has lodged a formal complaint with the Bank of Lithuania, accusing Li...
Nvidia slashes list of authorized customers in Asia in a bid to reduce AI chip smuggling, report claims — company sent field inspectors, called customers to check if business is genuine after pressure from Washington
The company culled its list of verified customers, cutting out more than half of its existing client list to reduce inci...
Drop's $130 desktop PC speakers are now just $23 — save a massive 82% on these dual-orientation BMR1 V2 speakers
Save a massive 82% on these slimline dual-orientation Drop BMR1 V2 nearfield monitor speakers. Pay only $23 to bathe you...
Retro Nintendo Switch 2 dock looks exactly like the Nintendo 64 and holds six Game Cards in its cartridge slot — the 64BITDOCK is available now starting at $89
A new Nintendo Switch dock shell has been designed to mimic the sleek undulating curves of the classic Nintendo 64.
CFTC seeks delay as US soldier pushes dismissal in Polymarket insider trading case
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) wants a federal judge in New York to hold off on briefing an… Continu...
AI has not triggered DeFi ‘hackpocalypse,’ Dragonfly partner says
Total value stolen and median hack size are declining compared to 2025, signaling that the AI hacking apocalypse was a f...
Enthusiast reverse-engineers Steam Controller 2 puck, creates DIY 'OpenPuck' that works without Steam Input — custom firmware can emulate Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox controllers
OpenPuck is custom, open-source firmware that can turn a microcontroller into a DIY Steam Controller puck in minutes. Yo...
Ministers arm under-16s social media ban with least surprising study of the year
Boffins confirm: taking away teens' phone makes them act like humans again