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Elon Musk has outlined Neuralink's ambitions for Telepathy and Blindsight, two brain implants targeting paralysis and blindness. He also hopes future technology could help people walk and use their hands again.

Forget bulky 3D displays and VR headsets. Sony's new 6-inch screen brings glasses-free spatial visuals right to your desk.

Donald Glover will star in Netflix's live-action PUBG series and help write and direct it. Stephen Glover joins him behind the camera, but the adaptation doesn't have a release date or revealed storyline yet.

Valhalla finally gets New Game+ on November 5, Black Flag Resynced receives its last big update, and Ubisoft is gearing up for the series 20th birthday.

Laikas Wildwood combines breathtaking stop-motion animation, compelling characters, and a mature fantasy story that could make it a Best Animated Feature Oscar contender.

TabStationToo brings PCSX2 to the browser with help from Claude. Final Fantasy XII and Burnout ran flawlessly on our GMKtec M8 mini PC, though the project remains experimental and requires your own files.

Nvidia is bringing Phantom Blade Zero to GeForce NOW at launch alongside eight other games, while adding new membership options in India and mod support for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3.

This is the first documented instance of large- scale automated/bot interference in a formal public health consultation, the researchers write.

Researchers in Japan have developed a compact smartphone-connected sensor that detects extremely low concentrations of toxic forever chemicals in water, potentially making contamination testing faster, cheaper, and more accessible.

A Cambridge-led study suggests comets rarely delivered useful quantities of lifes molecular ingredients to early Earth because impacts destroyed them and surviving material wouldnt have stayed concentrated at the surface for long.

Acers Predator Atlas 8 finally has a US release date and price, several months after the company first showed off the handheld in May. The highlight is the Intel Arc G3 Extreme chip inside, which has been adopted by only a couple of other consoles besides the Atlas 8. This version will go on sale []

The 2026 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 packs serious gaming performance, a gorgeous 2.8K OLED display, and surprisingly usable battery life into a 1.5kg chassis, but its Indian price and 8GB RTX 5070 hold it back.

Google Play Games Sidekick can now save the previous 30 seconds of Android gameplay, borrowing a familiar Nintendo Switch trick without requiring players to record an entire session ahead of time.

A strange hand pointing at the promote button is popping up while X users write posts. Is it a spooky Halloween joke or Xs boldest upsell yet?

Dimensional advertised $20-an-hour robot dog walkers who might need to carry the machines home. Its software and Anthropic's research show how much human help useful AI-powered robots can still require.

Sleeptite and RMIT University have secured a US patent for flexible sensors built into mattress protectors, designed to monitor body position and help caregivers identify potential fall risks.

A new open-source project called nxnative lets you play your Nintendo Switch games natively on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and some titles even run at 60 FPS.

Instagram is testing Features, a new format for horizontal videos up to 90 minutes. The feature lets creators link short Reels to full-length podcasts, comedy videos, and other content.

The latest in the legendary franchise offers memorable missions, grounded themes, and plenty of variety to keep you hooked.

Instagram has launched an Apple TV app with Reels, longer videos, and live shows. The app requires tvOS 26 or later.

Warhound says gene editing and cloning can fix why military dog candidates fail, but questions about genes and oversight remain.

Epic AI MegaJam offers $65,000 in prizes and up to $50,000 development grants

A University of Maryland study finds that Be My AI often gives blind users lengthy answers instead of the specific visual information they need.

A handmade marketplace now wants proof a human was involved, and Spotify, Snap, and LinkedIn are taking similar steps.

I have lost count of how many times I have gone to bed thinking I will finally sleep on time, only to somehow end up scrolling Instagram or X again. A few minutes turn into an hour, then another, and before I notice, it is 2 or 3 a.m. The next morning, I am usually []

Apple won the PC markets worst quarter, but thats not the entire story. It won the race by stumbling less than everyone else. PC makers shipped just 57 million computers worldwide in Q3, which might look good, but its a 21% year-over-year plunge (via Counterpoint Research). And despite Apples Mac shipments falling by 11%, to []

Its turning into a pretty good time to be a Monster Hunter fan who plays on a phone. Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch on Android and iOS on October 29, giving the series a new mobile-first game just as Monster Hunter Rise is also preparing to make the jump to smartphones []

YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the apps most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer []

Phantom Blade Zero gets physical PS5 editions in 2027. But is that enough to make the fans of physical discs happy?

NUS researchers develop a touchscreen garment using smart fibres that display images, play videos, respond to touch, and survive machine washing.

Scientists develop Scentronic, an AI-powered system that transmits smells over the internet and recreates aromas using wearable scent generators.

With AI progressing so fast, its only a matter of time before we start getting AI companions like the ones we used to see in movies like R2-D2, Wall-E, or Baymax. Now, Singapore-based OKA Technology has unveiled Mori, a cute little AI companion that looks less like a conventional home robot and more like someone []

GM's revamped OnStar app will bring AI-powered vehicle controls and Connected Cameras, a new feature that lets drivers monitor parked cars and receive alerts when certain incidents occur.

Can the right soundtrack make food more enjoyable? A new study suggests music can influence how your brain processes taste.

Spyware, tracking and shared accounts need human help. Heres what to do before trusting a chatbots tech-safety advice.

Taika Waititi and Jenna Ortega's sci-fi film, Klara and the Sun, offers a chilling warning about AI being used to replace people in a society obsessed with perfection.

The Nintendo Switch 2 has reportedly been jailbroken with help from OpenAI's Codex, opening the door to homebrew and game modding, but limitations remain.

Tesla hopes to deliver Cybercabs to customers this year, but Musk says almost all will stay in its own fleet.

Tesla is targeting Q2 2027 for the first customer-owned Model Y vehicles to join its robotaxi fleet through FSD V15, though earnings and insurance details are still missing.

Electronic Arts is shutting down BioWare after more than three decades, bringing the curtain down on the studio behind Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Baldurs Gate, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. EA also canceled the nextMass Effectin early development, and the closure is part of a wider restructuring that will reportedly eliminate around []

Putting an active cooling fan inside a gaming smartphone is not a revolutionary idea. Red Magic phones have done this for a while, but Honor apparently thinks a single fan isnt enough to cool the demanding Qualcomm flagship chip, so it included two in its new Win 2 gaming smartphone. The Chinese company unveiled the []

Audi is the first carmaker to run Spotify natively, with video, lyrics, and shared queues that adapt to driving.

Xbox is reportedly planning a major Game Pass overhaul that could introduce la carte add-ons for console games, cloud gaming, and multiplayer.

These three Apple TV movies trade big spectacle for quiet, character driven storytelling, making them perfect picks for a slower weekend watch.