2026-07-24

Ubisoft CEO suggests there are pros and cons to Sony's plan to end the production of discs, 'but I think it will not disturb the industry too much'

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot doesn't think Sony's decision to retire the production of physical game discs will have a considerable impact on the industry. [...]

2026-07-24

Will Ferrell’s son Magnus has socials swooning over new song, ‘Asleep Talking’

Will Ferrell’s musician son Magnus is finding a ne audience with his viral bedroom-pop single “Asleep Talking.” [...]

2026-07-24

The Anbernic RG SP looks like an awesome update to one of the most iconic Game Boys of all time

The Anbernic RG SP has pretty much everything you want from a modern take on the Game Boy Advance SP. [...]

2026-07-24

Microsoft's open-weight AI push is so obviously an Azure play it hurts

Microsoft, along with Meta, Nvidia, and more than 20 other companies, is pushing for open-weight AI models in an open letter. The strategic logic is simple: the more models running on Azure, the less Microsoft depends on expensive OpenAI and Anthropic models. The company is also swapping external models in products like Copilot for its in-house MAI family, which performs significantly worse in ind [...]

2026-07-24

I fixed my home office's spotty Wi-Fi with Samsung's free diagnostic tool - and it took just minutes

A recent uptick in lag and disconnects led me to reevaluate my home office setup. Here's how I validated my solution. [...]

2026-07-24

The 10 best and most affordable alternatives to Bali

Affordable alternatives to Bali span Southeast Asia and beyond, offering the same rice terraces, surf breaks and wellness retreats without the summer crowds or rising prices [...]

2026-07-24

The best makeup brush sets, according to Consumer Reports

A scratchy brush can undo an otherwise flawless makeup routine. Consumer Reports tested brush sets on real faces for softness and blending [...]

2026-07-24

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5, a cheaper AI model for coding, agents and enterprise workflows

Anthropic released Claude Opus 5 on Friday, a model the company says delivers nearly all the intelligence of its top-of-the-line Claude Fable 5 at half the cost — a launch that signals how the AI race is shifting from raw capability to the economics of daily use.The model, available immediately on all of Anthropic's platforms, is priced at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million out [...]

2026-07-24

Meta leaves RE100 clean energy pact after a decade as its gas buildout for AI outpaces renewables

Meta has withdrawn from RE100, the global corporate clean energy initiative it joined a decade ago as Facebook, after the Climate Group confirmed the company can no longer meet the programme’s technical criteria. The departure follows Meta’s commitment to building 10 natural gas plants to power its Hyperion AI data centre campus in Louisiana, a […]<br /> This story continues at The Nex [...]