Daniel Okafor
Google Caps Meta's Gemini Access as the AI Compute Crunch Bites
Even the company that builds the most AI infrastructure on Earth is rationing it. Google's cap on Meta's Gemini use shows where the real bottleneck sits.
Perseverance Finds Complex Organic Carbon in Martian Mudstone
The rover's laser found large carbon molecules sitting in ancient riverbed rock. What made them, biology or chemistry, is exactly what no one can yet say.
GTA 6 Will Cost $80, and the 'Physical' Copy Is Just a Box
Rockstar set Grand Theft Auto VI at $80 for the standard edition and $100 for the Ultimate, but the disc-free box is the more telling change.
China's LineShine Tops Supercomputer List, Built Without GPUs
China's all-CPU LineShine system topped the TOP500 at 2.198 exaflops, the country's first No. 1 since 2017, though it lagged on a benchmark closer to AI work.
SpaceX Flies Starfall, Its Secretive Orbital Cargo Capsule
A disc-shaped capsule built to bring cargo back from orbit could open a new business for SpaceX: making things in space and landing them on Earth.
Valve Opens Steam Machine Reservations at $1,049 Before June 30 Launch
Valve priced its Steam Machine from $1,049 to $1,428 and is selling it through a randomized reservation lottery designed to shut out scalpers. The list closes June 25.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope Reaches Florida for an August Launch
The next great observatory came in by barge, sealed in a case the team calls 'the Chariot,' and ahead of schedule.
China Hits MP Materials and USA Rare Earth With Export Controls
Beijing aimed its response to Washington's tech blacklist at the two companies the US has funded most to break China's grip on rare earth magnets.
Webb Finds Salt Clouds on the 'Pink Planet' GJ504b
A faint magenta world too dim for ground telescopes turned out to be hiding clouds of salt — and a lesson about how astronomers read alien skies.
Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies in French Plane Crash at 69
Claude Guillemot, who co-founded Ubisoft with his four brothers in 1986 and ran its Thrustmaster and Hercules hardware arm, has died in a small-plane crash in western France at 69.
Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in France plane crash
The Ubisoft co-founder and Guillemot Corporation chief died alongside a flight instructor when their twin-engine plane went down near La Baule.
Windows 11 26H2 Arrives This Fall as a 200KB Switch, Not an Overhaul
Microsoft confirmed Windows 11 26H2 will ship this fall as a roughly 200KB enablement package, the second straight year its annual update flips a switch rather than overhauls the platform.
Elusive Goblin Shark Filmed Alive in the Deep Sea for the First Time
Researchers have published the first confirmed footage of a goblin shark alive in its deep-ocean habitat, captured near Jarvis Island and in the Tonga Trench.
GTA 6 Pre-Orders Open June 25, but Rockstar Still Won't Name a Price
Rockstar will open Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders on June 25 and reveal its cover art, holding the November 19 release date, while leaving the game's price unannounced.
NASA Picks Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for a Mars Orbiter
The Aeolus orbiter would map Mars's atmosphere daily, but it rides on a rocket Relativity has not yet flown to orbit.
Android 17 Reaches Pixel Phones With Bubbles and Tighter Privacy
Google's biggest software update of the year lands on Pixel first, leading with floating windows and quieter, under-the-hood fixes.
Telegram Challenges India Ban Tied to NEET Exam Re-Test
India ordered Telegram switched off until 22 June over the NEET medical-exam re-test. The app is fighting back in court, warning of a precedent for platform blocks.
Burnt Bones Hint Humans Used Fire 1.8 Million Years Ago
Charred bones deep inside Wonderwerk Cave, dated up to 1.79 million years old, point to fire carried in and maintained by early humans, likely Homo erectus.
Google's New CAPTCHA Wants You to Wave at Your Camera
Google's new bot test asks you to wave at your webcam, mapping 21 points on your hand. It aims to stop AI agents, but privacy researchers are uneasy.
Snap opens preorders for $2,195 Specs AR glasses
Snap unveiled Specs, its first consumer augmented-reality glasses, at $2,195 with a fall ship date, a costly bet by CEO Evan Spiegel on a future beyond the smartphone.