Human Brain Cells On a Chip Learned To Play Doom In a Week
BeauHD / slashdot - Researchers at Cortical Labs used living human neurons grown on a chip to learn how to play Doom in about a week. "While its performance is not up to par with humans, experts say it brings biological computers a step closer to useful real-world applicatio…
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Smartphone Market To Decline 13% in 2026, Marking the Largest Drop Ever Due To the Memory Shortage Crisis
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 12.9% year-on-year (YoY) in 2026 to 1.1 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This decline…
- Analysts: smartphone shipments set for record plunge (4)
- Chipmakers race to add capacity; exports surge on demand (3)
- Consumers trade in flagship phones amid buyer remorse (1)
- Memory drought squeezes devices, hikes prices and delays launches (7)
Analysts: smartphone shipments set for record plunge
Chipmakers race to add capacity; exports surge on demand
Consumers trade in flagship phones amid buyer remorse
Memory drought squeezes devices, hikes prices and delays launches
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More Tech Layoffs: Jack Dorsey Cuts Block’s Workforce Nearly in Half, Blames AI
Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - Block cuts 4,000 jobs as Jack Dorsey pivots to an AI-driven model despite rising profits, signaling a broader tech shift toward smaller AI-powered teams.The post More Tech Layoffs: Jack Dorsey Cuts Block’s Workforce Nearly in Half, Blames AI appeared firs…
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Perplexity’s new Computer is another bet that users need many AI models
Tim Fernholz / techcrunch - Perplexity Computer, in the company’s words, "unifies every current AI capability into a single system."
- Industry races: multi-agent startups, Chinese models, and multimodal rivals (4)
- OTHER: Model auditing reveals systematic biases across major LLMs (1)
- Perplexity unveils Computer and high-performance embeddings, orchestrating multi-model workflows (7)
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Industry races: multi-agent startups, Chinese models, and multimodal rivals
OTHER: Model auditing reveals systematic biases across major LLMs
Perplexity unveils Computer and high-performance embeddings, orchestrating multi-model workflows
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NASA overhauls Artemis program, delaying Moon landing to 2028
Igor Bonifacic / engadget - NASA is making major changes to its Artemis Moon program. On Friday, Administrator Jared Isaacman announced the space agency would carry out an additional flight in 2027 to test commercial lunar landers from SpaceX and/or Blue Origin. The new mission will…
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FSR 4-Derived New PSSR for PS5 Pro Unveiled; Resident Evil Requiem Is the First Game to Get It
Alessio Palumbo / wccftech - Sony has just announced that the highly anticipated new version of the PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) upscaler for PlayStation 5 Pro is ready and will roll out next month, with CAPCOM's Resident Evil Requiem (out today and already doing well…
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Pokémon Winds and Waves launch on the Switch 2 in 2027
Charles Pulliam-Moore / theverge - It's time to say goodbye to the Paldea region because a new generation of mainline Pokémon games are on the way. During today's big Pokémon Presents stream, Nintendo announced that Pokémon Wind and Waves are the next installments in the core game series. …
- 30th-anniversary merchandise and collectibles (4)
- Event coverage and recaps (3)
- Gen 10 reveal & Switch 2 launch (7)
- Starters and fan reaction (3)
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30th-anniversary merchandise and collectibles
Event coverage and recaps
Gen 10 reveal & Switch 2 launch
Starters and fan reaction
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Japan Injects $1.7 Billion Into Rapidus, Retains Veto Power Over Chip Startup
Harkaram Grewal / implicator - Japan secures veto power over Rapidus with golden share as $1.7B funding round from 32 companies exceeds targets for 2nm chip venture.
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Duolingo shares plunge 23% after weak 2026 bookings forecast
Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Duolingo forecast first-quarter and full-year bookings below analyst estimates as it shifts strategy toward faster user growth, a move it said will weigh on bookings growth and profitability this year. The company’s shares dropped more than 23% in after-h…
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Apple says it has "a big week ahead." Here's what we expect to see.
Andrew Cunningham / arstechnica - Apple is taking an "ain't broke/don't fix" approach to most of its gadgets.
- Apple teases 'big week'; low-cost MacBook and launches incoming. (5)
- Other: Mac mini AI use and macOS downgrade guidance. (2)
- Studio Display refresh rumors hint at Pro model, higher specs. (3)
- Touchscreen MacBook debate revives Jobs' objections amid design fixes. (2)
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Apple teases 'big week'; low-cost MacBook and launches incoming.
Other: Mac mini AI use and macOS downgrade guidance.
Studio Display refresh rumors hint at Pro model, higher specs.
Touchscreen MacBook debate revives Jobs' objections amid design fixes.
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eBay Announces Workforce Reduction of 800 Employees Amid Strategic Overhaul
Trader Edge / parameter - eBay eliminates 800 positions in restructuring effort while acquiring Depop for $1.2B and reporting Q4 revenue growth of 15% to $2.97 billion.The post eBay Announces Workforce Reduction of 800 Employees Amid Strategic Overhaul appeared first on Parameter.
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Ultrahuman’s new Ring Pro aims to end your smart ring battery worries
digitaltrends - Ultrahuman has announced its latest flagship smart ring, the Ring Pro, and it aims to solve one of the biggest pain points of using a smart ring.The post Ultrahuman’s new Ring Pro aims to end your smart ring battery worries appeared first on Digital Trend…
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ISPTech Raises €5.5M Seed To Improve In-Orbit Mobility
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - InSpacePropulsion Technologies (ISPTech), a German space technology company focused on fast and agile in-orbit manoeuvring, has raised €5.5 million to accelerate deployment of its non-toxic propulsion systems for operational missions. The funding round wa…
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