Larian Studios has confirmed that its next game, Divinity, won’t have any GenAI art. In a Reddit AMA, studio boss Swen Vincke said that the company would refrain from using AI tools during concept art development. Vincke, however, said the generative AI could help the developer speed things up in other departments.
Continue ReadingXbox has announced the fourth edition of its Developer Direct showcase, featuring three upcoming first-party games. The show will be broadcast on January 22 and will feature in-depth looks at Playground Games’ Fable and Forza Horizon 6 and Game Freak’s Beast of Reincarnation.
Continue ReadingFlipkart Republic Day Sale 2026 will offer iPhone 16, Vivo T4x 5G, and Realme P3 Lite at discounted prices, according to the updated dedicated microsite for the sale event. This comes as part of the company’s celebration of India’s 77th Republic Day, which will be held on January 26. However, the company has yet to […]
Continue ReadingAmazon has revealed key laptop deals ahead of the Great Republic Day Sale 2026. The sale will start on January 16. Regular laptops will get up to 40 percent off, while gaming laptops will see up to 45 percent discounts. The landing page confirms several model-specific offers, though final prices are yet to be revealed. […]
Continue ReadingRedmi’s Turbo 5 lineup is expected to include a standard, Max, and Pro Max model, but new leaks have created confusion about the final naming. A Geekbench listing for model number 2602BRT18C, shared by a tech blogger, suggests it could be the Redmi Turbo 5 Pro Max. The handset appears to feature a high-end MediaTek […]
Continue ReadingCybersecurity researchers have shed light on two service providers that supply online criminal networks with the necessary tools and infrastructure to fuel the pig butchering-as-a-service (PBaaS) economy. At least since 2016, Chinese-speaking criminal groups have erected industrial-scale scam centers across Southeast Asia, creating special economic zones that are devoted to fraudulent investment and impersonation operations. […]
Continue ReadingAmazon Great Republic Day Sale 2026 is set to kick off in India on January 16. The sale event comes as part company’s celebrations of India’s 77th Republic Day, which will take place on January 26. During the upcoming sale, the e-commerce platform will offer smartphones, tablets, laptops, TVs, cameras, Bluetooth speakers, true wireless stereos […]
Continue ReadingGoogle has launched the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). This open system will soon power a new checkout feature on eligible Google product listings in AI Mode in Search and the Gemini app. This will allow shoppers to check out from eligible US retailers right as they’re researching on Google. Google built the UCP with companies […]
Continue ReadingNurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Malaysia and Indonesia blocked access to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok over the weekend due to concerns that the tool was being used to generate nonconsensual, sexually explicit content. Malaysian regulators ordered temporary restrictions be placed on the chatbot from xAI on Sunday following “repeated failures by X […]
Continue ReadingAmazon Great Republic Day Sale 2026 is set to go live starting January 16, and just like the company’s other flagship sale events, individuals will see discounts and deals across a wide range of devices. While the e-commerce giant has not revealed many deals for the upcoming sale, iQOO India has now shared the discounted […]
Continue ReadingA breakthrough has been made in the area of astrophysics as NASA’s James Webb Telescope has spotted two rare kinds of dust in the Early-Universe Analog.
Continue ReadingA Walmart sign hangs on the exterior of the store on Nov. 20, 2025 in Hollywood, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Walmart and Google said Sunday that shoppers will soon be able to use Google’s artificial intelligence assistant Gemini to more easily discover and buy products from the retail giant and its warehouse club, […]
Continue ReadingThe Google logo displayed on a smartphone alongside a shopping cart. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images As retailers increasingly turn to artificial intelligence tools to lure shoppers and run key parts of their business, Google wants to make sure it’s in the center of the action. At the kickoff of […]
Continue ReadingBloom Energy power storage equipment, San Ramon, California. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images A million bubbles were swirling inside each glass of Champagne poured on New Year’s Eve — which seems about like the number of times artificial intelligence bubbles have been mentioned by tech investors, economists and media pundits […]
Continue ReadingThe offer lasts only for one day, and once it’s gone, it’s gone. If upgrading your wrist game has been on your list, 11th January is the day to make it happen – exclusively on Flipkart.
Continue ReadingNASA scientists are closely tracking iceberg A-23A as vivid blue meltwater pools spread across its surface, signalling rapid decay. Once covering nearly 4,000 square kilometres, the Antarctic megaberg has shrunk to about 1,180 square kilometres and is fragmenting in warmer South Atlantic waters, offering valuable insight into how rising temperatures accelerate iceberg…
Continue ReadingMaskot | Maskot | Getty Images If there is still no clear answer to the question of how artificial intelligence is influencing gains and losses in the job market, there is at least one AI question that job candidates, and current workers hoping to keep their roles, should be prepared to answer clearly in 2026. […]
Continue ReadingISRO is set to launch PSLV-C62 on January 12, 2026, carrying the advanced EOS-N1 hyperspectral satellite. The mission marks a crucial return to flight after a 2025 anomaly and will strengthen India’s Earth-observation, defence surveillance and environmental monitoring capabilities.
Continue ReadingAstronomers have identified an exceptionally hot galaxy cluster forming just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang. Observations reveal gas temperatures far exceeding theoretical limits, suggesting an unexpectedly violent early formation. The discovery challenges standard models of galaxy cluster evolution and points to intense activity from starbursts and supermassive…
Continue ReadingHubble has discovered Cloud 9, a starless dark-matter cloud near galaxy M94, offering scientists a rare chance to study early galaxy formation. This failed galaxy, part of a class known as RELHICs, shows hydrogen gas but no star formation, highlighting the role of dark matter in shaping the cosmos and revealing potential hidden structures in […]
Continue ReadingAre we in an artificial intelligence bubble? It’s the debate that dominated the tech industry in 2025, and it’s not going away anytime soon. Record valuations and deals driven by major investments in artificial intelligence have fueled the AI boom, leaving some to brace for the potential burst. AI leaders like OpenAI and Nvidia have […]
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO — Daniela Amodei has an energy that’s hard to place — warm, unhurried, immediately present. She swept into a sunlit room on the ground floor of Anthropic‘s headquarters in December, sat down, and immediately apologized for her mug. “Is my, like, gigantic novelty mug going to be distracting if I have it?” she […]
Continue ReadingJan 10, 2026Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Financial Crime Europol on Friday announced the arrest of 34 individuals in Spain who are alleged to be part of an international criminal organization called Black Axe. As part of an operation conducted by the Spanish National Police, in coordination with the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office and Europol, 28 […]
Continue ReadingEugene Mymrin | Moment | Getty Images All computing devices require a part called memory, or RAM, for short-term data storage, but this year, there won’t be enough of these essential components to meet worldwide demand. That’s because companies like Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Google need so much RAM for their artificial intelligence chips, […]
Continue ReadingJan 10, 2026Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware The Iranian threat actor known as MuddyWater has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic, maritime, financial, and telecom entities in the Middle East with a Rust-based implant codenamed RustyWater. “The campaign uses icon spoofing and malicious Word documents to deliver Rust based implants capable of asynchronous […]
Continue ReadingInfinix Note 60 has reportedly been spotted on Google Console listing. The smartphone comes with model number X6879. The listing reveals that the handset might come with a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor. The handset is also reported to pack 8GB of RAM and might run on Android 16.
Continue ReadingThe Honor X80 key specifications and features have been tipped online. The smartphone is reported to feature a massive 10,000mAh battery. Moreover, the device is reported to pack a 6.81-inch LTPS display and might be priced under 1,000 Yuan. Here’s everything you need to know.
Continue ReadingAn Amazon warehouse in Warrington, England. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images Amazon has submitted plans for a large-format store near Chicago that would be larger than a Walmart Supercenter, marking the latest experiment with physical retail for the tech company. As part of the plans, Amazon has proposed building a one-story, 229,000-square-foot building in Orland […]
Continue ReadingGeorge Conrades, then chairman and CEO of Akamai Technologies, listens during a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council in Washington on April 13, 2004. Jay Mallin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle said Friday that two longtime directors, both octogenarians, have resigned from the board. George Conrades, former CEO of content network distribution company […]
Continue ReadingJan 09, 2026Ravie LakshmananVirtualization / Vulnerability Chinese-speaking threat actors are suspected to have leveraged a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance as an initial access vector to deploy a VMware ESXi exploit that may have been developed as far back as February 2024. Cybersecurity firm Huntress, which observed the activity in December 2025 and stopped it before […]
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