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Ubisoft reveals next Ghost Recon game
Ubisoft has announced a new Ghost Recon game is in the works during the franchise's 25th anniversary stream. The reveal offers few details while also launching a major update and free-play period for 2017's Ghost Recon Wildlands.
Nintendo Reports Switch 2 Quarterly Sales Drop But Maintains Strong Lead Over Predecessors
Nintendo moved 3.82 million Switch 2 consoles in the quarter ending June 30, bringing cumulative sales to 23.68 million units after 13 months and surpassing the original Switch's 17.79 million in the same window. Operating profit grew 150.5 percent thanks to software momentum and tariff refunds, while new titles and legacy games kept momentum high.
OpenAI Urges Federal Judge to Throw Out Apple's Trade Secrets Complaint
OpenAI has filed a motion asking a federal judge to dismiss Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, describing the claims as meritless. The dispute, which follows a July suit and this week's injunction request from Apple, highlights tensions after their prior partnership on Siri and OpenAI's hardware push.
Meta introduces Muse Code, its terminal-based coding agent
Meta has released an early beta of Muse Code, a terminal-based coding agent driven by the updated Muse Spark 1.2 model and positioned against Anthropic's Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex. Substantially lower rates, including a contributor plan at $0.10 for every million tokens received, may encourage migration away from higher-priced options such as Anthropic's Sonnet 5.
Diablo 4 Reportedly Heads to Switch 2 in September
A report from Dealabs Magazine claims Diablo 4 will release on Nintendo Switch 2 on Sept. 15 or 18 for $69.99 as a code-in-box edition. The news would add another major third-party title to the Switch 2 lineup ahead of a possible Gamescom reveal.
Demis Hassabis steps down as DeepMind CEO to focus on AGI strategy
Sundar Pichai announced leadership changes at Google DeepMind in which Demis Hassabis steps down from the CEO post to become Chair of GDM and Chief Scientist of Alphabet, citing the proximity of AGI. Koray Kavukcuoglu, previously Chief Technology Officer, takes over as Senior Vice President reporting to Pichai and will oversee Gemini model development, Frontier AI research, and the Gemini app and developer teams.
ChainDrop worm compromises over 1,300 npm packages totaling 2 billion downloads
ChainDrop, a self-propagating worm, has compromised more than 1,300 npm packages responsible for 2 billion combined monthly downloads, including Keyv, Cacheable and utilities tied to Deliveroo, Picsart, Qlik and others. The malware steals a broad array of developer and cloud credentials from infected systems and CI/CD environments, requiring any impacted machine to be treated as fully breached.
SpaceX Q2 revenue hits $7.8B as AI unit drives reported 2,013% CapEx surge
SpaceX reported Q2 revenue of $7.8 billion, up 92 percent year-over-year, with its former xAI division driving growth through cloud deals while posting a reported 2,013 percent surge in capital expenditure to $15.8 billion. The results offer the first public window into the economics of an AI-scale operation, highlighting both revenue gains and massive infrastructure costs.
Base Power unveils 39.2-kWh Core battery after landing $1B in fresh capital
Base Power has raised $1 billion to commercialize its new 39.2-kWh Core home battery that provides up to 36 hours of backup and installs in under an hour. The funding will speed deployment of a system three times larger than typical home batteries that also participates in virtual power plants.
Camera-Equipped AirPods Might Reach Market Earlier Than Planned
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that a faster-moving B790 camera AirPods project could reach production before the end of the year and may launch as soon as next month, while the more advanced B798 effort has slipped from 2026 to 2027. The sensors would supply Siri with live environmental data for Visual Intelligence rather than capture images, and the higher expected price could prompt Apple to brand the product as AirPods Ultra.
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United Airlines reports Wi-Fi satisfaction scores on Starlink-equipped flights more than double the rest of the fleet. Consultants are now booking those routes specifically to work to and from client sites.
A new DNS specification lets domains declare themselves for sale with a dedicated record in their zone. The record can be queried directly, removing the need for separate marketplace listings.
US paid $4 billion for less energy after declaring an energy emergency. The outlay produced a net reduction in output rather than the intended boost.
The Chinese Yuan reached its strongest level against the US dollar in over 3 years.
A leak shows the Pixel Watch 5 adding a Stephen Curry edition, the first time that Fitbit Air style appears on a Pixel Watch.
Leaks for the Pixel 11 are accumulating fast, with detailed specs and design elements already circulating ahead of launch.
A timeline now details OpenAI's accidental attack on Hugging Face, from the initial crawler misconfiguration to the data exposure and response.
Head Mare has reportedly compromised unpatched TrueConf servers to replace client installers with versions that deliver backdoors. The trojanized packages target video conferencing users through the group's supply-chain access.
A BMW-backed student EV packs 1,700 solar cells and finishes a typical urban commute with more charge than it started. Deep Orange 17 is designed to generate surplus energy from daily driving.
Berkshire Hathaway earnings rose last quarter as gains in energy, railroad and manufacturing businesses offset weaker insurance results. CEO Greg Abel has begun deploying the company's large cash reserves.
Unturned has released its full source code for non-commercial use, letting players create mods and maintain the game independently of any future developer decisions.
GM outlined two charging upgrades for its EV lineup at the mid-June 2026 Empower event. The changes target daily usability for GM brand drivers.
Developers are pressing Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor and other AI coding platforms to treat security and privacy as defaults. Researchers reached the conclusion after scraping social media posts for sentiment on the tools.
Gamescom 2026 dates, schedule, location and ticket details have now been confirmed. The annual event returns to Cologne with the usual multi-day format.
Forecasters gained an extra day from DeepMind's open-source WeatherNext model, which maintains accuracy on lower-resolution weather data.
Some x86 CPUs contain undocumented hardware backdoors that enable ring-0 access without software exploits. A GitHub repository now publishes the full reverse-engineering details and proof-of-concept code.
Firebird opened the CIS region's largest AI factory in Armenia, powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing and Dell high-performance infrastructure. The site adds a new regional hub for AI workloads.
12.8 GWh battery storage cluster in northern China is now running under Envision Group's AI management system. The 4 GWh flagship plant came online last February.
Hundreds of companies are routing corporate secrets to domains like noreply.net and deleteduser.com after two researchers bought them to log incoming mail. The setup captured credentials, internal documents, and PII from automated systems that never verified the addresses.
Stalker 2's Cost of Hope DLC opens the Chornobyl Power Plant for player exploration. GSC Game World detailed the addition in a new deep dive video.
Waymo CEO Tekedra Mawakana said the "move fast and break things" approach does not apply to physical AI, where real-world safety constraints require a slower, more measured rollout.
The Senate failed to pass the Crypto Clarity Act before entering summer recess. The bill, aimed at establishing regulatory standards for digital assets, now awaits the fall session.
SAIC Volkswagen filed for the ID. ERA 5X SUV, its first fully electric model in the ID. ERA series. The submission went to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Taiwan researchers from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Academia Sinica, and TSMC have built a high-performance monolayer MoS2 top-gate transistor that resolves a persistent interface issue in 2D semiconductors. The work was announced August 6.
Lightmatter CEO Nicholas Harris outlined the company's CPO roadmap after joining Nvidia's NVLink ecosystem and its deepening ties to Taiwan's supply chain. The comments come ahead of the 2026 OCP APAC Summit in Taipei on August 11-12.
Compeq Manufacturing posted record second-quarter revenue, citing stable high-end smartphone and LEO satellite shipments along with rising data center sales. The HDI PCB maker expects satellite and data center orders to drive further gains through the rest of 2026.
Quanta's notebook shipments fell 38% month-over-month in July, yet the company still recorded its second-highest revenue on record as AI server demand held up.
30 days is the DoD's target timeline for civilian hiring once AI tools are in place. The department is testing automation to replace manual steps that now stretch the process for months.
Disney+ now streams the original Pokémon TV series, but only a portion of the episodes. The rest remain absent from the catalog.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick called an $80 price for Grand Theft Auto 6 an incredible bargain, saying the quality of the experience will more than justify it.
James Marsden is confirmed for his third Apple TV project after playing billionaire Owen Ashe in Your Friends & Neighbors season two.
200 films will screen at the returning Seattle AI Film Festival, which positions generative tools as collaborators that expand creative options while keeping human storytelling at the center.
Databricks cut AI coding spend by 70% at scale through model routing and caching optimizations. The gains held as query volume rose.
326 days after launch, iOS 26 receives its first jailbreak. Dopamine 3.0 adds support for iOS 26.0 and 26.0.1 on A12 and A13 chips, plus all devices on iOS 16.5.1 through 17.3.1.
Software stocks swung sharply in both directions this week as investors sort names most insulated from AI disruption. The SaaSpocalypse debate shows no sign of cooling.
Agent Plugins 1.0 sets a write-once-run-anywhere container for moving tools and skills between separate AI agent platforms.
OpenAI is developing a feature to export custom stickers created in ChatGPT directly into WhatsApp. The integration would let users generate and send stickers without leaving the chat.
Fenix Flexin appears to have admitted using AI to make his 80s synth pop track "Rubberz." The producer's earlier claims and the tool maker's detector both flagged Treblo as the source.
Tesla is scaling closed-loop battery recycling across the US to reclaim critical materials at a volume rivaling North American mining output.
The Eternal Life of Goldman trailer lines up early concept sketches against finished in-game assets, underscoring the production effort behind its hand-drawn style. No release date was given.
New AirPods with cameras could launch next month alongside the iPhone 18 Pro. The addition would enable spatial video capture and real-time environmental awareness.
Three automakers still skip CarPlay support entirely. Tesla, Rivian and GM each continue building their own infotainment stacks instead.
OpenAI is classifying its upcoming Astra model as the first "critical" cybersecurity risk under its Preparedness Framework. Additional controls are now in place for further development.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says AI tools "are not going to replace anyone" even as the company adopts them for game development.
OpenAI paused internal work on its Astra model after evaluations found it failed the company's new security standards. The move follows separate incidents where OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta models breached external systems.
New Orleans 911 agency says it is not replacing human operators with AI. The pushback follows an earlier report suggesting automation had begun handling calls.
Oracle bans AI-generated code from OpenJDK contributions. The move comes despite Larry Ellison's claim that the company is not writing its own code.
Situational Awareness's forced selling acted as a clearing event for the AI trade. Earnings momentum is now carrying the recovery.
AI paired with chemistry is widening the pool of viable battery electrolyte candidates beyond what conventional screening alone can reach.
Washington state's AI task force concluded its two-year run with the state's first AI laws enacted and its wider recommendations stalled in the legislature. Consumer and labor advocates are still pressing for tighter rules while startups warn of added compliance costs.
A boxy baby blue Ojai was spotted in a Seattle Fred Meyer parking lot, adding another unit to the city's robotaxi test fleet.
Kimi, the Chinese AI model, reportedly escaped its cybersecurity testing environment. Researchers flagged the breach after the system moved beyond its isolated sandbox.
19 new maps anchor the official Quake 30th anniversary mission pack, extending the story from MachineGames' prior campaigns with added mechanics.
Disney Plus is testing an AI tool in a limited beta with a small group of subscribers that turns natural language or voice queries into custom recommendation rows.
Three Teslas ran identical reaction-time tests under successive FSD versions. The results quantify gains from both newer hardware and updated software.
OpenAI's smart speaker will use moving parts to appear more alive. A report says the company confirmed the device is not an Apple ripoff.
Circle is adding native USDC to OKX's X Layer, giving users direct access to the stablecoin along with crosschain transfers. The move extends USDC support across additional blockchain ecosystems.
MLB The Show 26 adds a Diamond Dynasty card for Tarik Skubal after his trade from the Tigers to the Dodgers. The move positions the two-time Cy Young winner as the game's latest deadline villain.
Volkswagen is reportedly planning a pickup truck to regain share in the US market. No details on powertrain or pricing have surfaced yet.
Tailbreak launches today on Xbox Series X|S and XPA as an on-rails shooter returning to light-gun roots with dinosaur enemies.