PlayStation VR 2 will start supporting PCs later this year
Sony has confirmed it has started testing PC compatibility for its PS VR2 headset, which so far has been exclusive to the PlayStation 5. The company aims to enable PSRead More →
US government seeking a CHIPS Act 2.0 to properly fund domestic semiconductor industry
Speaking at Intel’s recent foundry event, United States Secretary of Commerce (SecCom) Gina Raimondo said that federal subsidies are essential for the US to become a new world power inRead More →
DVD-like optical disc could store 1.6 petabits (or 200 terabytes) on 100 layers
Researchers at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology have developed an optical disc with a capacity of over a petabit of data, equivalent to well over 100 terabytes.Read More →
Hemispherical solar cells could significantly improve sunlight absorption
Dooyoung Hah, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Abdullah Gül University, recently published a study on a novel type of solar cell designed to enhance sunlight absorption. Hah proposes aRead More →
MIT’s minuscule terahertz RFID tag foils counterfeiters with metallic glue
In 2020, MIT improved radiofrequency identification technology by designing a cryptographic tag several times smaller and cheaper to make than traditional RFID tags. It improved the security of standard RFIDRead More →
Tomb Raider modder reveals he spent the last year heading up the trilogy remaster
Some of you may be familiar with an ongoing uber-ambitious project called OpenLara. The labor of love aims to recreate the original Tomb Raider games (1-5) on an open-source, cross-platformRead More →
Europe could fine Apple €500 million over anticompetitive music streaming practices
According to unnamed sources cited in a recent Financial Times report, the European Union is set to announce a €500 million fine (approximately $539 million) against Apple for its allegedRead More →
Reddit signs lucrative AI content licensing deal in anticipation of IPO
Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Reddit has been sharing the news with prospective investors ahead of its IPO. The deal is said to be worth around $60Read More →
Another day, another FBI takedown of routers infected by malware
A court-authorized FBI operation has taken down a network of hundreds of Ubiquiti Edge OS routers worldwide infected by a known malware called Mooboot. The malware worked as a botnetRead More →
Android 15 first developer preview tightens up software-hardware harmony
Let’s kick things off with one of the more interesting additions – partial screen sharing. With Android 15, you’ll be able to share or record just a single app windowRead More →