Ten Years of Player Walks Built Niantic's Robot Brain
Niantic finally pulled back the curtain on their latest logistics partnership, revealing a training dataset ten years in the making. After offloading Pokémon Go to Scopely in 2025, the company...
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Fake Resumes Hijack Enterprise Compute in Lightning-Fast Attack Chain
Security teams are tracking a sophisticated phishing operation codenamed FAUX#ELEVATE that disguises malware as job applications. Securonix researchers identified the campaign targeting...
ESO Confirms Second Protoplanet in WISPIT 2 System, Mirroring Early Solar Data
Astronomers have validated a second forming planet within the WISPIT 2 system, marking only the second time scientists have directly observed multiple planets coalescing around a young star. The...
Abivax Delays Deal Talks Pending June Data Validation
Abivax isn't fielding acquisition offers just yet. CEO Marc de Garidel told CNBC the French biotech firm will wait for key clinical trial results in June before negotiating partnerships, signaling...
Crane Fly Mechanics Inspire Next-Gen Micro Drone Stability
DENVER — Sometimes the most efficient optimization isn't found in code, but in biology. At the American Physical Society's Global Physics Summit this March, UC Berkeley physicist Sarahi...
Wozniak's Critique: The Engineering Limits of Synthetic Empathy
Steve Wozniak helped architect the personal computing era. Now, he's drawing a hard line around artificial intelligence. In a recent interview, the Apple co-founder stated plainly he is "not a fan of...
Alibaba Bets on Custom Silicon as Agentic AI Demand Surges
Alibaba isn't waiting for permission to build its AI future. The tech giant is doubling down on custom silicon designed specifically for inference, sidestepping U.S. export controls that remain...
Beyond the GPU: NeuReality's Bet on Inference Infrastructure
By 2026, the AI gold rush has decisively shifted from training models to serving them. Yet, data center architects are hitting a wall: inference costs are spiraling, not because of GPUs, but because...
Epic Games Cuts 1,000 Roles Amid Fortnite Slump, Denies AI Link
Epic Games is reducing its workforce by over 1,000 positions following a sustained drop in Fortnite engagement throughout 2025. CEO Tim Sweeney confirmed the decision Tuesday, noting that operational...
Google Shifts Android Automotive From Infotainment to Vehicle Core
Google is making a significant play for the software-defined vehicle market, expanding Android Automotive beyond the dashboard. Previously limited to infotainment, the new OS version now manages...
Anthropic Seeks Court Order to Lift Pentagon Claude Blacklist
Anthropic arrives at San Francisco federal court today, seeking an emergency injunction to halt the Pentagon's blacklist of its Claude models. The startup argues the Department of Defense's "supply...
Flip Margins Hit 2008 Lows, But Data Signals Rebound
ATTOM data reveals home flipping margins contracted to levels unseen since the 2008 financial crisis. Throughout 2025, gross profits averaged $65,981 per property, a 25.5% return on investment. Down...
Roku Extends Howdy Streaming Data Beyond Native Ecosystem to Prime Video
Roku is breaking out of its hardware walled garden. The company confirmed Tuesday that Howdy, its $3 ad-free subscription tier, is now available via Amazon Prime Video. This marks the first time the...
NASA Pivots to Surface Base: Edge Computing Takes Priority Over Gateway
NASA is fundamentally restructuring its lunar architecture, moving away from the orbital Gateway station to prioritize a permanent surface base. This decision follows a 2024 Government Accountability...
Epic Games Trims 1,000 Roles as Fortnite Engagement Metrics Cool
Epic Games is reducing its workforce again, signaling a shift in how live-service giants manage growth versus stability. CEO Tim Sweeney confirmed over 1,000 positions are being eliminated following...
Moscow Region Cuts Reporting Time by Half as Healthcare AI Scales to 17 Million Calls
Moscow Region officials report significant operational gains from deployed machine learning models across local healthcare infrastructure. Governor Andrey Vorobyov highlighted progress under the...
Meta's Algorithmic Liability Faces Billion-Dollar Test in Dual Trials
Two juries are currently deliberating cases that could redefine liability for machine learning systems. In New Mexico and Los Angeles, Meta faces accusations that its recommendation engines actively...
Energy Shockwaves Hit Data Centers as Qatarenergy Halts Shipments
Qatarenergy has triggered force majeure clauses across several long-term LNG agreements, sending shockwaves through global energy markets. The state-owned giant confirmed on March 24, 2026, that...
Turkey Mobilizes Gold Reserves to Counter Lira Volatility
The Central Bank of Turkey is executing a strategic shift to defend the lira against mounting pressure from regional geopolitical tensions. According to recent reports, regulators are preparing to...
Sion Power Swaps EVs for Defense Drones as Energy Demands Shift
Arizona-based Sion Power is redirecting its lithium-metal battery production from electric vehicles to defense contractors, citing urgent demand for autonomous systems amid ongoing geopolitical...