Riot is shutting down studio behind its Minecraft-like game
Riot Games is closing the studio behind Hytale, its Minecraft-like game that has been in development for nearly a decade. Hypixel Studios, which Riot acquired in 2020 for an undisclosed…
How AI software is transforming building inspections with drones
Drones have long been associated with building inspections, as drones don’t need ladders — and they can see the tops of roofs or high places without sending a person up…
Huawei HarmonyOS 6 AI agents offer alternative to Android and iOS
The latest phase of the mobile OS wars isn’t being fought over app stores or user interfaces – it’s being waged with artificial intelligence. Huawei’s latest salvo comes in the…
Google Wants to Get Better at Spotting Wildfires From Space
A partnership with the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance and satellite manufacturer Muon Space is giving Google a better shot at tracking wildfires—and using AI to process all the data being…
Can we fix AI’s evaluation crisis?
As a tech reporter I often get asked questions like “Is DeepSeek actually better than ChatGPT?” or “Is the Anthropic model any good?” If I don’t feel like turning it…
NCSC Urges Experts to Join Cyber Advisor Program
The NCSC says its Cyber Advisor program is not growing fast enough
APT28 Uses Signal Chat to Deploy BEARDSHELL Malware and COVENANT in Ukraine
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new cyber attack campaign by the Russia-linked APT28 (aka UAC-0001) threat actors using Signal chat messages to deliver…
U.S. House Bans WhatsApp on Official Devices Over Security and Data Protection Issues
The U.S. House of Representatives has formally banned congressional staff members from using WhatsApp on government-issued devices, citing security concerns. The development was first reported by Axios. The decision, according…
Mario Kart 64 Has Been Unofficially Ported To PC With Ultrawide Support
Unlike Sony or Microsoft, Nintendo doesn’t appear to be interested in bringing its games to anything other than a Nintendo console. That hasn’t stopped fans from unofficially porting some of…
Layoffs at Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 studio as Paradox promise RPG will still release in October
Still Wakes The Deep and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 developers The Chinese Room have laid off a number of staff, seemingly as part of parent company Sumo Digital’s…