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Three of the biggest names in AI shipped new voice models within a four-week window this summer, and almost nobody outside developer circles noticed. OpenAI quietly replaced ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode on July 8, 2026. xAI pushed a pricier, faster Grok Voice on July 29. Microsoft slid MAI-Voice-2-Flash into public preview on July 23. Google’s…
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…
Plus, a new era for teenagers on Facebook and Instagram.
NVIDIA Vice President of Hyperscale and HPC Ian Buck hand-delivers Vera CPU systems across the AI ecosystem as Vera begins shipping at scale.
Piloting the world’s first double-blind AI evaluations
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…
Level up your sleep routine with the Fitbit Air Special Edition Pokémon Sleep, which makes tracking your sleep more fun.
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.
