Here are my favorite things from Toy Fair 2026

Toy Fair 2026 just wrapped earlier this week and while I would have liked to spend even more time there, I have my own kids (and all their toys and trinkets) to look after. That said, there were a ton [...]

'Western Qwen': IBM wows with Granite 4 LLM launch and hybrid Mamba/Transformer architecture

IBM today announced the release of Granite 4.0, the newest generation of its homemade family of open source large language models (LLMs) designed to balance high performance with lower memory and cost [...]

Sakana AI's CTO says he's 'absolutely sick' of transformers, the tech that powers every major AI model

In a striking act of self-critique, one of the architects of the transformer technology that powers ChatGPT, Claude, and virtually every major AI system told an audience of industry leaders this week [...]

Hasbro laid off the team behind its virtual tabletop app only weeks after it was released

Hasbro's Wizards of the Coast has laid off 30 people who built Sigil, its recently released virtual tabletop experience, Polygon reports. The app allows Dungeons & Dragons players to build vi [...]

Scooby-Doo is a good movie with a bad Rotten Tomatoes score – here's why you should ignore the critics and watch it before it leaves Netflix

Scooby-Doo is leaving Netflix, here's why you should catch the movie before it leaves. [...]

Netflix is firing up the Mystery Machine with a live action Scooby-Doo series

Netflix's live action Scooby-Doo series will have a new cast and is said to be a "reimagining" of the iconic characters. [...]

Netflix's Scooby-Doo: Origins just introduced its canine star — but the live-action series is already dividing fans

Scooby-Doo: Origins marks the first time the famous dog will be played by a real-life animal — but not everyone is happy about the news. [...]

Robosen Soundwave review: A childhood dream made real

There's just something magical about a robot that can convert into a car, tank or plane. It seems that Hollywood agrees as there are several major franchises based around that concept. As someone [...]

It's Scoobtober, Y'all. Here's Where to Stream the Best of Scooby-Doo

Find Scooby on Tubi, Spotify and other platforms, too. [...]