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Matter 1.5 adds a universal camera standard, now the big platforms have to show up
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025
For years, smart home cameras have been one of the most siloed device categories: powerful on their own, but awkward to mix across brands and tightly bound to proprietary apps and cloud services. Matter 1.5 simplifies smart home integration by establishing a shared framework for IP cameras, closure devices like...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Tencent isn't buying Ubisoft, Ubisoft isn't collapsing, and Assassin's Creed is doing all the heavy lifting
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025
Contrary to prior speculation, Tencent is neither fully acquiring Ubisoft nor exiting the companies' existing $1.25 billion agreement. During an earnings call following the delayed release of the H1 2025 – 2026 report, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot explained that the postponement occurred because the company's new auditors changed its fiscal accounting methods.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Activists are simulating ICE raids in GTA and Fortnite to teach immigrant rights
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025
A new wave of digital activism is emerging inside the world's most popular video games. In a recent demonstration, the New Save Collective – a team of 13 activists and organizers from diverse immigrant backgrounds – used the role-play mod for Grand Theft Auto V to simulate real-life immigration enforcement...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AI robots with the power to crush skulls? "Whistleblower" lawsuit sounds alarm on Figure AI
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025
The case has been filed in the Northern District of California by Robert Gruendel, a principal robotic safety engineer. He alleges that he was dismissed from Figure AI in September after lodging safety complaints about the company's humanoid robots.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel deepens commitment to 14A node, develops custom Xeon CPU for Nvidia
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025
Intel is accelerating development of its upcoming 14A process node, revealing new technical details and strategic updates at the 2025 RBC Capital Markets Global Technology, Internet, Media, and Telecommunications Conference. The company's progress comes amid a high-stakes race to deliver next-generation chips, strengthen its partnership with Nvidia, and maintain ground...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google denies Gmail reads your emails and attachments to train AI, but here's how to opt-out anyway
Posted on Saturday November 22, 2025
The settings menu states that users who enable smart features agree to let Google use their information and activity to personalize the experience. Malwarebytes and blogger Dave Jones interpreted the wording to mean that the company is training AI with user content, but Google insists this isis inaccurate.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Federal authorities take down criminal network smuggling Nvidia GPUs to China
Posted on Friday November 21, 2025
Federal prosecutors have charged four individuals for allegedly orchestrating a GPU smuggling operation from the United States to China. The group, consisting of two Americans and two Chinese nationals, is accused of exporting "hundreds" of Nvidia GPUs, providing significant AI acceleration capabilities to Chinese companies.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google's Nano Banana Pro model makes AI images sharper, cleaner, and far more real
Posted on Friday November 21, 2025
Nano Banana Pro is engineered to deliver what earlier AI image generators often struggled with: consistent accuracy in both image creation and editing, even with complex prompts. Whereas first-generation models like Gemini 2.5 Flash Image sometimes stumbled on nuanced instructions, the new model translates detailed text inputs into visuals with...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Dell and HP turned off HEVC decoding on recent laptops without telling anyone
Posted on Friday November 21, 2025
Users on various forums have been troubleshooting video playback errors on newer Dell and HP laptops over the past few weeks. While the specific issues vary, recent software decisions by both OEMs appear to be the root cause in all cases.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel confirms Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" CPUs will debut at CES on January 5th
Posted on Friday November 21, 2025
Panther Lake processors will employ a five-tile architecture, comprising Cougar Cove performance cores, Darkmont and Skymont efficiency cores, an Xe3 Celestial integrated GPU, and a 5th-generation NPU for on-device AI acceleration. The lineup will introduce Intel's new Core Ultra X branding, with the flagship model designated as Core Ultra 9.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »