Buy a new console in 2026 and the marketing promise is always the same: your old games come with you. The reality is three completely different systems. Xbox froze its backward-compatibility program in November 2021 at a fixed catalog of legacy titles and hasn’t added a single one since. Sony rebuilt PS5 compatibility around native…
SoftBank is in talks to buy a majority stake in OpenAI-backed humanoid robotics startup 1X Technologies in a deal that would value the company at roughly $6 billion, according to an exclusive report from The Information. The talks are still […] The post SoftBank in talks to buy a majority stake in humanoid robot startup…
Venture capital moved into a remarkably broad mix of markets overnight, but one deal towers over the rest: Instinct’s $250 million Series B at a $2.5 billion valuation. The consumer AI assistant, still in private beta, accounts for most of […] The post Startup Funding News Today, August 27, 2026: Instinct, Breedr, Agentrys & More…
NVIDIA’s Gamescom announcements are revealing what’s next for GeForce NOW, with new ways to play, more supported devices and platforms, and even more big PC games headed to the cloud. New NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 technology controls give members more ways to fine-tune gameplay, while expanded support for new Steam devices, GOG single sign-on, Firefox browser…
Shadow of the Road, an upcoming turn-based CRPG published by Owlcat Games set in a dark, steampunk fantasy take on feudal-era Japan, has announced that it will be launching on November 12, 2026, for PC.
AI is officially mainstream in security operations. According to Prophet Security’s State of AI in Security Operations 2026 report (produced from ViB’s survey of 250+ cybersecurity pros), 40% of security teams now use AI daily. Another 56% are currently testing it out, and only 4% have no plans to adopt it. For the teams already…