Despite being a brand-new Nintendo release, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is reportedly running well on existing Switch emulators for PC. With some technical tinkering, players can even experience the game in full stereoscopic 3D through VR headsets.
India’s government is considering a mandate to force smartphone makers to permanently activate precise A-GPS tracking. The move comes right after a failed attempt to force a state-run app on all phones, signaling a major new privacy battle.
A new study reveals the massive energy trade-off for advanced AI reasoning. Some models used over 7,600 watt-hours for tasks that took 50 watt-hours without reasoning enabled. This highlights a growing tension between AI capability and its environmental impact.
According to CNBC, Amazon made major moves this week from its AWS re:Invent conference to testing 30-minute grocery delivery. The news comes as the company’s stock lags behind its “Magnificent Seven” peers, up only 4.6% this year. Investors are watching to see if these developments can fuel a turnar
A new Postal spin-off game has been canceled almost immediately after its reveal. The publisher, Running With Scissors, shelved Postal: Bullet Paradise due to intense fan backlash over allegations that the game used AI-generated assets.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is tightening its grip on the global cobalt supply with a new set of export rules. Miners must now prepay a 10% royalty within 48 hours and navigate a maze of certificates, adding fresh complexity just as a quota system was supposed to restart shipments.
A new report highlights that the biggest barrier to AI isn’t the algorithms, but outdated business processes. To move beyond pilots, companies must fundamentally redesign how work gets done, blending human oversight with AI automation.
Microsoft’s Copilot+ AI PCs have captured less than 10% of the market, a clear commercial flop. The initiative, however, succeeded in pushing the industry toward better hardware standards and fixing Windows on Arm.
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the actor who defined the villain Shang Tsung in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film, has died. His career spanned nearly 40 years, from The Last Emperor to Blue Eye Samurai, but he remained a legend to gamers.
The European Commission is preparing to launch a probe into Meta’s integration of AI features into WhatsApp, according to a Financial Times report. The investigation would use traditional antitrust laws and follows a similar probe already underway in Italy.
