QR codes were built to track car parts, written off as a gimmick, then rescued by phone cameras. Now they're everywhere. Here's how they work, what's changed, and what to watch out for. Read Entire Article

The researchers developed a melanin-inspired nanotechnology designed to protect people who work around nerve agents and other hazardous chemicals of the same type. This "allomelanin" compound offers many of the same benefits as natural melanin and should be easy to embed in a variety of fibers as a dye. Read Entire Article

Windows will automatically notify you when the update becomes available for your device. If you'd rather not wait, open Settings, select Windows Update in the left pane, and turn on "Get the latest updates as soon as they're available." Then click "Check for updates" and hit "Download and install" if... Read Entire Article

After revealing its multi-platform luxury controller Aeon Pro, SteelSeries is now introducing yet another proposition for esports professionals or affluent multiplayer enthusiasts looking to get the most out of their frag sessions. The new Sensei Pro and Rival Pro gaming mice mark the 25th anniversary of the brand, providing high-performance... Read Entire Article

Man-made light pollution is the culprit, and it's not just from above. You've no doubt heard of the growing headache that orbiting satellites are causing astronomers trying to photograph the night skies. Compounding the matter is the modern amenity that is artificial light on the ground. Thanks to technologies like... Read Entire Article

According to an insider quoted by Chinese outlet Jiemian News, final assembly yields for the iPhone Duo were only slightly above 60% as of September 17. It could take Foxconn another six months to a year to raise yields to more mature levels while maintaining Apple's exacting quality standards. Read Entire Article

This browser Halo "release" shows how quickly recovered game code can become a working project, even when the original was built for a fixed console platform. Read Entire Article

The new Fire TV Stick 4K is powered by a quad-core 1.7GHz processor alongside 8GB of internal storage. The media streamer supports Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, and Bluetooth LE wireless, as well as HDR10+, HLG, H.265, H.264, VP9, and AV1 video formats. Read Entire Article

Code hackers focused on the PlayStation 5 have just released another massive contribution to the homebrew scene for Sony's console. The "Relapse" exploit can be used to jailbreak most PS5 machines, turning the DRM-ridden device into a custom computing powerhouse. Needless to say, a jailbroken PS5 also plays pirated games. Read Entire Article

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission completed its review in 14 months, four months ahead of schedule. The permit gives TVA the green light to construct the 300-megawatt unit, but the utility will still need a separate operating license before it can load fuel or generate electricity. "This construction permit is more... Read Entire Article

In mere months, at least two PS5 emulators have gone from having no public releases to playing one of the console's only true exclusives, the Demon's Souls remake, at playable framerates. The GitHub pages for SharpEmu and KytyPS5 are spinning out new test releases rapidly, multiple times a day in... Read Entire Article

According to Gullichsen, he was granted 25,000 stock options in 1993 after demonstrating his fast implementation of biquadratic texture mapping to Nvidia co-founders Jensen Huang and Curtis Priem, technology detailed in a US patent on which he is a named inventor. Read Entire Article

According to SteamDB, the sequel to Remedy Entertainment's award-winning 2019 shooter has quadrupled its predecessor's peak player count on Steam mere days after its September 24 launch. Control Resonant peaked at approximately 42,799 players, compared with 9,193 for Control Ultimate Edition. Read Entire Article

One planned upgrade is a larger mirror aperture in ASML's extreme ultraviolet lithography systems. Larger apertures would let the tools focus EUV light more precisely, supporting finer patterning and future leading-edge manufacturing processes. Read Entire Article

The Dutch government is trying to solve its digital sovereignty problem with its own Linux operating system. A local source recently highlighted the development efforts being poured into NixOS, a Linux distro that originated as a package manager created by Dutch developers. The idea is that US-based software solutions, most... Read Entire Article

Rather than switching between high and low beams, ADBs can dim or shut off only the parts of the beam that would reach another driver's eyes while keeping the rest of the road illuminated. That can be especially useful on rural two-lane roads and curves, where standard low beams often... Read Entire Article

Nintendo's new cartridge-based machine had landed in Japan three months earlier, and now it was time for North America to experience 64-bit console gaming. The hype machine had been in full swing all summer and by the time fall arrived, anticipation had reached a fever pitch. Read Entire Article

The game, aptly called Destroy Any Website, puts you in control of a heavily armed stickman who can walk, jump, and hover across almost any website while destroying it using an array of weapons. Read Entire Article

Starship lifted off from SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas as its Super Heavy booster, powered by 33 Raptor engines, sent the 407-foot rocket east over the Gulf of Mexico. The booster separated from Starship and turned back toward the Texas coast, later splashing down in the Gulf. Read Entire Article

The MS-S1 MAX-P495 is built for buyers running demanding AI workloads locally, not for typical desktop users. Its design shows how AMD's high-memory Halo platform is being positioned for specialized AI and workstation tasks, where large shared memory pools can matter as much as raw compute performance. Read Entire Article

Autonomy and AI are becoming increasingly important elements of today's military forces. We're seeing the likes of drones, turrets, and even vehicles such as aircraft and boats operating with minimal human control. Read Entire Article

Pre-orders are now open for the Boox Picco, the first in a new category of smaller, cheaper e-readers from the company. The device, which can attach to the back of a smartphone, is expected to begin shipping in the US in October for $100. Read Entire Article

In a lengthy personal account, Hedrick, who worked at EVGA between 2016 and 2019, recalls the concern when Nvidia introduced its Pascal Founders Edition cards: the company supplying EVGA's chips was increasingly competing for the same customers. Read Entire Article

In a typical assignment, a contractor receives the user's prompt and original image, along with two edits produced by Copilot, and must decide which version better follows the instructions. The assessment covers four areas. Reviewers check whether Copilot completed the requested edit, left unrelated parts of the image unchanged, avoided... Read Entire Article

A look at Anthropic's early IPO prospectus by Reuters highlighted some of the now well-documented risks associated with the company's frontier AI models. Anthropic warns that they could exhibit "self-preserving behaviors," including attempts to "resist shutdown," to "conceal or manipulate information" and behavior "resembling blackmail." Read Entire Article

The Witcher 3 Remastered overhauls CDPR's classic with improved visuals, ray tracing, and path tracing. We benchmark 13 modern GPUs to see how this ambitious free update performs. Read Entire Article

The biggest change in the new model is a three-driver audio system. It includes a bass dynamic driver designed to add more punch and sensitivity to low frequencies, a precision dynamic driver that adds more texture to vocals and instruments, and a new treble xMEMS driver that Nothing says delivers... Read Entire Article

Sources familiar with the matter have unveiled yet another case involving an executive who lost his high-paying position due to an AI-based scam. Read Entire Article

The problem can arise after a flight crew abandons a landing and changes the aircraft's planned route. Under certain conditions, an automated navigation feature may not work as intended. Pilots could then have to fly without some autopilot functions until they restore the system or continue using manual procedures. Read Entire Article

During an interview with Windows Central, Microsoft's CVP for Surface devices, Brett Ostrum, was asked why the company dropped AMD from its 2026 Surface lineup. Ostrum stated that Microsoft's limited Surface portfolio prevents it from offering too many processor choices, even though it greatly values its relationship with AMD. Read Entire Article

The recently introduced Steam Frame is delivering more than just Valve's new VR experience. The headset is based on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, which means the company had to tune its SteamOS platform to run on Arm-based processor technology. Read Entire Article

Bose said the new earbuds come at a time when wired listening is gaining popularity. Wireless Bluetooth connectivity has been all the rage in personal audio products over the last several years, but it's not foolproof. While most modern devices support Bluetooth, older audio gear often does not. What's more,... Read Entire Article

In June, a letter was sent to every household in Hazle promising a $10,000 "grant" from NorthPoint Development. The money is contingent on the first of what could be 15 data center buildings being approved on a 1,300-acre site at the foot of the Pocono Mountains near the town. Read Entire Article

The goal was not to install malware or lock the computer. It was to create enough confusion to get people to call the number on the screen. Callers were then pressured to pay for bogus support, hand over personal information or allow someone to remotely access their device. Read Entire Article

"Our studio was reorganized to be under the Activision umbrella," former senior software engineer Andrew Martz said in a LinkedIn post. "As part of that reorg, our next project was canceled and a large chunk of our studio was laid off. I was part of that layoff." Read Entire Article

OpenAI's incident report links the pause to a separate September 20 escape from a restricted training environment. An internal research model found a gap in DNS filtering and used it to contact an external chatbot while attempting to answer a research question – so much for keeping it offline. Read Entire Article

WiCi recently began inviting interested parties to sign up for updates about the WiCi One, which aims to become the first successful wireless external graphics card. The device, sponsored by Nvidia's Inception Program, aims to support popular AI tools, games, tablets, laptops, and phones. Read Entire Article

The September 25 attack struck Kyiv's Solomianskyi district. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said seven people were injured, including a child, while three of those killed were found in a parking lot outside the building. The blast damaged the facade and shattered windows. Read Entire Article

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is earning strong reviews for its thrilling aerial combat, cinematic presentation, and excellent soundtrack. Critics call it one of the series' best entries. Multiplayer adds 100-player lobbies, but the single-player campaign remains the star. Read Entire Article

Microsoft recently unveiled a major overhaul for Copilot's business tools. The new suite hands the AI assistant more control in Office, embeds GitHub Copilot's functionality into professional toolchains, and automatically coordinates tasks between team members. Read Entire Article

The tools let creators use prompts to build 2D or 3D mobile titles. Meta said the games can include multiplayer, progression systems, art direction and difficulty balancing. Creators can also revise the games after the AI generates an initial version. Read Entire Article

The lawsuit, filed in the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan by Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul under Executive Law 63(12), noted that Polymarket's products are also being marketed to New Yorkers between the ages of 18 and 20, even though state law requires a person to... Read Entire Article

That result runs counter to growing concern that companies are using generative AI to cut back on entry-level hiring. It also differs from a recent Stanford University study, which found weaker employment trends for younger workers in occupations considered heavily exposed to AI. Read Entire Article

Rockstar recently announced a collectible set focused on Grand Theft Auto VI, the upcoming blockbuster whose extended gameplay reveal crashed Netflix and which will almost certainly make billions in profits over the next few years. Grand Theft Auto VI: The Goodtime State – Vice City Collection is a premium, albeit... Read Entire Article

Dolphin Emulator is one of the best ways to play GameCube and Wii games on modern hardware, with support for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. The latest release adds NetPlay to Android, enabling online multiplayer with desktop users, along with Wii Balance Board support, and security improvements. Read Entire Article

The Sparks, Nevada, plant can eventually produce 50,000 trucks a year, or about 1,000 a week, according to Tesla. Before this milestone, the company delivered a small number of trucks to PepsiCo in 2022, but those vehicles were built on a pilot line. Read Entire Article

MVP is not a data center. It is a small test platform carrying four of Google's tensor processing units, or TPUs. The chips provide roughly the computing capacity of a single data-center server. Solar panels will produce about one kilowatt of electricity, enough to operate the processors and handle short... Read Entire Article

A Londoner named Rehan Ahmed sold thousands of vinyl records featuring music by popular artists, earning millions of pounds in the process. However, the vinyl discs were all "fake," and Ahmed is now going to jail after being caught by police. Representatives from the music industry were instrumental in uncovering... Read Entire Article

"Now, if they say the alternative, which is: There is no way to contain our experiments, there's just no way; when we test our AI models, it will get out, and it will damage the world – then I think the answer is that we have to shut the labs... Read Entire Article

At the Snapdragon 2026 Summit, Microsoft and Qualcomm spokespeople confirmed to Windows Central that they are no longer describing new Microsoft Surface products or other devices as Copilot+ PCs. While Microsoft has remained committed to promoting its Copilot AI assistant, the comments are a tacit admission that customers have not... Read Entire Article