Agility Robotics' Nasdaq debut invites scrutiny of humanoid robot market
US leader in deploying humanoid robots goes public on the Nadaq stock exchange.
arstechnica.comNov 5, 2026 7:00 AM
2026 iPad mini review: Maximizing the mini
It's more compelling than ever, but also more expensive.
arstechnica.comNov 5, 2026 7:00 AM
Agility is the first pure humanoid robot company on the stock market. Are you buying?
Agility arrives on the Nasdaq today as the first publicly-traded pure-play humanoid robotics company.
techcrunch.comNov 5, 2026 7:00 AM
Best Wireless Chargers (2026): My Picks After Testing 100+
Stop fumbling for cables in the dark. These WIRED-tested stands and pads will take the hassle out of refueling your phone, wireless earbuds, and watch.
www.wired.comNov 5, 2026 7:00 AM
AI’s Next Trick? Speaking Dolphin
Denise Herzing, the founder and director of the Wild Dolphin Project, is using AI to help understand audio and video footage of the marine mammals.
www.wired.comNov 5, 2026 7:00 AM
He Trolls AI Labs for a Living. Now They All Want to Work With Him
OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceXSI have all reached out to Husk, an influencer who regularly goes viral by exposing the shortcomings of chatbots.
www.wired.comNov 5, 2026 6:45 AM
Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM
Discord is finally giving up on Electron, the cross-platform framework that lets developers build desktop apps using web technologies. Electron web apps are notoriously heavy on system resources, and Discord is now moving its desktop app fully to Rust - a modern programming language designed for speed and memory safety. "We've been early adopters of […]
www.theverge.comby Tom WarrenNov 5, 2026 6:39 AM
The ‘Ocarina of Time’ Remake Is Finally Here, but Why Does Link Look so Yassified?
Nintendo has prepped its classic game for a rerelease with a slew of aesthetic upgrades—none more extreme than the protagonist’s curled-eyelash, glossed-lip glow-up.
www.wired.comNov 5, 2026 6:30 AM
Playstation and Spider-Man performance see Sony profits surge
Sony is enjoying a sharp profit spike in its latest quarterly financials, largely driven by its PlayStation business and the blockbuster success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. According to the company's September earnings, Sony's net profits climbed to 449.60 billion yen (about $2.84 billion) for the three months ended September - a 44 percent increase […]
www.theverge.comby Jess WeatherbedNov 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Amazon ditches GrubHub, taps Uber Eats for Prime
Amazon has made Uber Eats its official restaurant delivery partner for Prime members in the United States.
techcrunch.comNov 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Amazon is getting back into restaurant delivery with Uber Eats team-up
Amazon and Uber are teaming up to make Uber Eats the official restaurant delivery partner for Prime subscribers in the US. The news comes as Uber faces a drastically reshaped competitive landscape with the merging of rivals DoorDash and Instacart. Under the new partnership, Amazon Prime subscribers will get $0 delivery fees on restaurant orders […]
www.theverge.comby Andrew J. HawkinsNov 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Amazon teams with Uber Eats for new Prime perks
Order on Amazon's platforms and (sometimes) skip the delivery fees.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Anna Washenko)Nov 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Big Tech’s big AI buildout will not end until someone stops it
After four of the biggest competitors in the AI race held quarterly earnings calls late last month, two things are clear: Big Tech is not done spending record amounts on the AI data center buildout, and the AI data center buildout is not any closer to yielding its promised returns. A third thing is also […]
www.theverge.comby Ellen ThomasNov 5, 2026 5:45 AM
Switch 2 sales fell by almost 40 percent after Nintendo increased prices
Nintendo reports higher profit but substantially lower Switch 2 sales after it increased console prices.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Mariella Moon)Nov 5, 2026 5:44 AM
Particle Physicists Are Getting a First Glimpse Into the ‘Zeptoverse’
An extremely rare matter-decay event opens up new possibilities for researching the physical world on scales 100 billion times smaller than an atom.
www.wired.comNov 5, 2026 5:30 AM
The Best Smart Ring for Discreet Fitness Tracking in 2026
Turns out, your finger is prime real estate for health tracking. Here are the smart rings that impressed me the most.
www.wired.comNov 5, 2026 5:09 AM
Israel Is Destroying the Machinery South Lebanon Needs to Rebuild
Israeli strikes on construction equipment and water infrastructure in South Lebanon have blocked recovery efforts, keeping displaced families away from their homes.
www.wired.comNov 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Sony is selling more PS5 games but still struggling to meet console demand
Despite market conditions making PS5 consoles expensive and hard to get, Sony's gaming division had a solid quarter.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Steve Dent)Nov 5, 2026 4:25 AM
Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe first drive: Where tech and fun collide
The spirit of AMG is alive via three axial flux electric motors.
arstechnica.comNov 5, 2026 4:00 AM
A New UK Porn Ban Sparks Fears of Unprecedented Sex Censorship
Adult content creators and free speech advocates are sounding the alarm over a new law about to take effect in the United Kingdom banning simulated incest and some depictions of oral sex.
www.wired.comNov 5, 2026 2:00 AM
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Nintendo’s designers strove for ‘elegance’ when remaking Ocarina of Time
The Ocarina of Time remake on the Switch 2 smashes together the past and present. The game retains much of the original N64 experience while updating it with modern graphics and gameplay that make it feel contemporary. But the mingling of time periods also extends to the development team. While Ocarina's remake was led by […]
www.theverge.comby Andrew WebsterNov 5, 2026 12:00 AM
Apple is reportedly cutting budgets for its internal AI usage
The company is said to be significantly dropping the amount it's spending on AI for its engineering teams.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 8:26 PM
After the midterms, a bigger clash over data centers could be coming
Data center opposition crossed party lines in Tuesday’s midterms.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 8:02 PM
X says its updated web app is way faster
X is introducing a new version of its web app that it says is much faster than before, and it's now rolling out the updated app "one country at a time" for signed-in users. "Open a profile on X.com over a slow connection," principal engineer Yagiz Nizipli said in a blog post about the changes. […]
www.theverge.comby Jay PetersNov 4, 2026 7:25 PM
The Blue Wave Has Tech Bros Scrambling for Data Centers in Space
After Democrats won big in Texas and other AI infrastructure hot spots on Tuesday, data center enthusiasts looked for comfort in low Earth orbit.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 6:13 PM
Snap has more than 30 million paid subscribers across Snapchat+ and other plans
Power users seem more than willing to pay for AI-powered effects.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Karissa Bell)Nov 4, 2026 5:55 PM
Nintendo's biggest ROM chip supplier is bowing out of the business
And what that could mean for physical Switch game costs.
arstechnica.comNov 4, 2026 5:47 PM
AI PACs spent millions trying to shape Congress — here’s how they fared
AI industry PACs spent millions influencing the 2026 midterms, with mixed results. Political groups are already looking toward the next election cycle.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 5:45 PM
Qualcomm is betting big on data centers as smartphone sales sink
With smartphone sales tanking by around 20 percent compared to 2025, Qualcomm is looking to data centers to help boost its bottom line. During its Q4 2026 earnings call, the company laid out its plans to make a splash in the AI data center business, through partnerships with companies like Amazon and Meta announced earlier […]
www.theverge.comby Terrence O’BrienNov 4, 2026 5:42 PM
Hackers exploited iOS and Android flaws to infect phones
Researchers say group may have been Kremlin-sponsored in search of diplomatic targets.
arstechnica.comNov 4, 2026 5:26 PM
Nothing CEO says company’s mysterious AI-first device is dropping next month
While it's not yet clear what kind of product the smartphone startup is cooking up, Nothing's CEO said the product is designed to leverage AI for productivity gains.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 5:13 PM
Uranium cubes reveal why the German nuclear project failed
"Our calculations suggest Heisenberg significantly underestimated the materials required."
arstechnica.comNov 4, 2026 4:56 PM
Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says
During its busiest week last quarter, Uber said only four people booked a ride using an AI agent.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 4:56 PM
Snapchat surpasses 30M paid subscribers
The milestone comes a year after Snapchat announced a controversial limit on free storage for its Memories feature and informed users it would start requiring users to pay $1.99 per month for additional storage or subscribe to Snapchat+ to retain their Memories.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 4:49 PM
17 better ways Elon Musk could have wasted $446 million
One of the basic problems of spending too much time on social media is that you are cooking your brain by reading posts from a pack of attention-seeking lunatics. If your social media of choice is the site formerly known as Twitter, and it is your main source of contact with the outside world, you […]
www.theverge.comby Elizabeth LopattoNov 4, 2026 4:45 PM
VMware releases vSphere Express for virtualization on up to 128 cores
“We started listening to a lot of our lower-end customers," VMware exec says.
arstechnica.comNov 4, 2026 4:38 PM
How I learned to love an obnoxious phone grip
Much like a great recipe, it started with a stick of butter. This wasn't real butter; it was a friend's new phone grip, complemented by a phone case with bold stripes. Butter is in vogue now, or at least that's what a 12-year-old told me a few months ago. This stick of butter was labeled […]
www.theverge.comby Allison JohnsonNov 4, 2026 4:30 PM
AMD's record quarter: Data center business doubles, while gaming craters
AMD's gaming revenue fell 40 percent in an otherwise record $13.4 billion quarter.
arstechnica.comNov 4, 2026 4:29 PM
OpenAI is already trying to shape the 2028 election
OpenAI’s Chris Lehane wants AI to define the 2028 election, proposing a new social contract that could benefit Americans while also advancing the AI giant’s own business interests.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 4:25 PM
Bose’s QuietComfort Headphones are more than half off
It’s not often that some of the best noise-canceling headphones you can buy are over half off. But right now, the first-gen Bose QuietComfort Headphones are on sale for $169.99 ($190 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Bose, matching its best price to date. The newer, second-generation version that launched in August is also down […]
www.theverge.comby Sheena VasaniNov 4, 2026 4:13 PM
Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor
The startup allows software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on various aspects of a project simultaneously.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 4:10 PM
‘We Have No Shared Reality’: Two Political Influencers on the Future of Politics Online
Kat Abughazaleh and CJ Pearson spoke at WIRED World Fair on Wednesday about the influence of social media on politics following Tuesday’s midterm elections.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 4:04 PM
Big Tech claims voters’ AI backlash is “anti-Trump” not “anti-tech”
Tech industry in denial as US overwhelmingly votes to restrict AI, data centers.
arstechnica.comNov 4, 2026 3:55 PM
The Biggest Pro-AI Super PAC Network Didn’t Really Impact the Midterms
Leading the Future, backed by Silicon Valley’s biggest billionaires, had a war chest of $100 million and an aggressive stance against AI regulation. All of it didn’t add up to much on Tuesday night.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 3:41 PM
Hackers stole DreamHost customer files and inboxes during months-long attack
The web host said hackers exploited a vulnerability to access customer emails and files during a "deliberate attack."
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 3:36 PM
After Texas' blue wave, what happens to Elon Musk and SpaceX?
"Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now."
arstechnica.comNov 4, 2026 3:36 PM
Pangram expands its AI detection tools to video and images
The company behind the widely used tool for AI text is moving into more kinds of AI slop.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Karissa Bell)Nov 4, 2026 3:28 PM
‘Blade Runner 2099’ Shows the ‘Silver Linings’ of a Replicant Takeover
Showrunner Silka Luisa and star Hunter Schafer want their series, Blade Runner 2099, to show the benefits of a post-revolution world.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 3:24 PM
Google Is Forcing AI Overviews in Classrooms. Schools Are Searching for a Way Out
Google is tying up AI Overviews with traditional search, angering parents and educators who worry that easy, machine-generated answers are leaving kids less capable.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 3:06 PM
Xbox is testing two new controller options for Cloud Gaming
The Nano Controller is adopting a Google Stadia trick.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Kris Holt)Nov 4, 2026 3:04 PM
Knives Are Out in the White House
From top officials like Pete Hegseth to White House aides to right-wing pundits, the race is on to find someone besides Donald Trump to blame for the Republicans’ catastrophic losses.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 2:32 PM
Open source AI is booming. Hugging Face explains who profits.
Open source models are becoming more mainstream as enterprises, governments and startups alike rely on the promise of lower costs, more control, and more flexibility. But as increasingly capable models become more freely available, how do companies capture value? And with Chinese open models gaining ground, can American players keep up?  On this episode of […]
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 2:30 PM
DuckDuckGo pitches itself to schools amid backlash over Google’s AI policy
DuckDuckGo is courting schools frustrated by Google's AI restrictions, pointing educators to its search engine and options to disable AI features.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 2:29 PM
Hugging Face’s CEO Says His P(Doom) Is ‘Close to Zero’
“Most of the risk is actually created by a couple of players building behind closed doors,” Clément Delangue said of the need for open source AI.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 2:16 PM
Ted Cruz aims to stack FCC with Republicans before Democrats take Senate control
Cruz and Trump seem to have no plans to fill FCC's empty Democratic seat.
arstechnica.comNov 4, 2026 2:08 PM
Nintendo's main Switch cartridge supplier is leaving the ROM business
This is potentially terrible news for those who love physical media.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Lawrence Bonk)Nov 4, 2026 1:39 PM
Google Pixel 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro XL Sale: Save Up to $350
Upgrade to the smartest Android smartphones. Google’s latest Pixel 11 phones are all on sale at their lowest prices to date, well ahead of Black Friday.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 1:27 PM
The Lawyer Holding Big Tech Accountable by ‘Beating the Tar Out of Them’ in Court
Mark Lanier led the first social media addiction case to go to trial, winning a verdict against Meta and Google in March. It’s just the beginning.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 1:21 PM
Waymo confirms it’s shaking up its Uber relationship in January 2028
The change will set up direct competition in those markets, as Uber has many other autonomous vehicle partners on its network.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 1:12 PM
‘You Can See Everything’ is getting an outer space release and it hasn’t even come out in Europe yet
It is easier to watch the Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything" in low Earth orbit than in London.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 1:10 PM
People say they want small smartphones—the Enough Phone will put that to the test
It won't win the specs race, but it will actually fit in your hand.
arstechnica.comNov 4, 2026 1:00 PM
Small Phones Have Vanished. Enough Phone Wants to Bring Them Back
As flagship smartphones balloon in size, the Enough Phone offers a 5.3-inch handset. Choose between stock Android or an anti-distraction operating system.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 1:00 PM
God of War Laufey is delayed until May 20
Santa Monica Studio will use the extra time to push the game "to its fullest potential."
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Kris Holt)Nov 4, 2026 12:50 PM
Redditor uses AI to get Switch games running natively on Apple TV
The TVPort project is another example of people using Claude Code to bring software to other platforms
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Kris Holt)Nov 4, 2026 12:15 PM
Bluetooth is going to get a lot faster in 2027
Bluetooth HDT's rollout will benefit a wide range of wireless devices and how they communicate.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Matt Tate)Nov 4, 2026 12:14 PM
Sequoia hits rewind, undoing 20 years of expansion
Sequoia is consolidating into a smaller, Bay Area–centered firm, shutting down the programs and offices it built during a 20-year expansion while announcing roughly $10 billion in new funds.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 12:11 PM
Elon Musk spent nearly $500 million on the midterms and lost big-time
This was the Cybertruck of elections.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Lawrence Bonk)Nov 4, 2026 12:01 PM
The Results Are In: Voters Hate Data Centers
From high-profile Senate races to local rezoning initiatives, data centers and their supporters did miserably on the ballot in the 2026 midterms.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 11:56 AM
I tried Apple’s Siri Recaps. They’re surprisingly useful — and a little unsettling
Apple's AI-powered Siri Recaps won me over in just one day, despite my privacy reservations. But there's still room for improvement.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 11:51 AM
‘You Don’t Put Your Head in the Sand for 4 Years’: Colossal CEO Ben Lamm on Working With Trump
The company’s cofounder recently convinced the Trump administration to support an initiative to gather DNA samples from endangered species.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 11:43 AM
Google faces backlash for plan that would turn off Search for schools that restrict AI
Politicians on the left, like NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani and former FTC chair Lina Khan, accused Google of acting as an unregulated monopoly.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 11:17 AM
Voters Set $400 Million of Elon Musk’s Money on Fire
Elon Musk almost single-handedly funded the Republican midterms push. But of every traceable dollar Musk put into races that have been decided, more than 99 cents went to a race he lost.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 11:06 AM
Binance says hackers who stole billions in crypto spent months planning heist
Techniques included laptop infections, compromised internal tooling, and fake job interviews.
arstechnica.comNov 4, 2026 11:06 AM
What I learned driving the Slate electric truck prototype
After 45 minutes behind the wheel, I am more optimistic about the $25,000 EV.
arstechnica.comNov 4, 2026 10:42 AM
Election Deniers Aren’t Contesting Their Massive Losses
For months, election deniers claimed without evidence that the vote would be rigged. Now they appear to be accepting crushing defeats.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 10:30 AM
Americans overwhelmingly voted against data centers in the midterms
Nowhere was the rebuke stronger than the now-blue Ohio.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Igor Bonifacic)Nov 4, 2026 10:28 AM
The DEA banned a drug some opioid users called a miracle
Researchers say the Schedule I ban could kill studies of a promising opioid treatment.
arstechnica.comNov 4, 2026 10:08 AM
Titan OS raises $46 million to expand its smart TV OS internationally
Titan OS has raised $110 million in funding to date.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 10:00 AM
‘Musk’ Director Alex Gibney Wants to Know if Democrats Can Now Hold Elon Musk Accountable
Spending hundreds of millions of dollars means nothing to Elon Musk, director Alex Gibney says.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 9:15 AM
Revolut’s valuation jumps 53% to $115B in new share sale as it prepares to launch US bank
Glade Brook, Coatue, and T. Rowe Price were among the investors that led the share sale.
techcrunch.comNov 4, 2026 9:10 AM
UK Officials Said AI Would Add £400 Billion to the Economy. That Figure Mainly Came From Google
The AI minister now concedes the estimated figure is less than a third of that. Researchers blame the country’s slow rate of adoption.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 8:49 AM
‘I’m 100 Percent at War With Trump’: MAGA Revolts After Midterms Wipeout
While some of Donald Trump’s closest allies have remained silent, much of MAGA is blaming him for historic losses.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 8:48 AM
I Tried Amazon’s New Kindles. Buy This Accessory Instead (2026)
If you already have a compatible e-reader, the $35 Kindle Click could be all the upgrade you need.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 6:36 AM
Apple Music's upcoming feature will let you record yourself doing karaoke
Apple Music will launch 'Selfie Sing' with iOS 27.3.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Mariella Moon)Nov 4, 2026 6:02 AM
Best Wireless Earbuds I’d Buy Right Now (2026): Apple, Beats, Bose, and More
I tested over a hundred options—my top picks from Apple, Bose, and Beats stood out from the rest.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 6:00 AM
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time review: A masterpiece reborn
The magic of the original is fully intact while looking and playing better than ever.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Sam Rutherford)Nov 4, 2026 6:00 AM
New Jersey’s New Ebike Law Is Causing Chaos
Since early 2026, the law has required electric bike owners to get licenses—and in some cases, insurance—to ride. It has left many stranded and confused.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 5:45 AM
What’s the Difference Between an Ebike and an E-Moto?
Riders and lawmakers often don’t know the difference, and retailers sometimes muddy the waters on purpose. Here’s how to buy the micromobility vehicle you actually want.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 5:45 AM
Chernobyl’s Dogs May Be Evolving, but Scientists Don’t Know Why
A new study found evidence of natural selection in the dogs of Chernobyl, but it’s still unclear what drove these genetic differences and what evolutionary advantages they may provide.
www.wired.comNov 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Binance attackers used fake job interviews to pull off $6.3 billion crypto heist
Binance has revealed more details about the cyber attack that resulted in the loss of $6.34 billion in digital assets.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Mariella Moon)Nov 4, 2026 3:50 AM
Valve just changed its Steam release rules amid a flood of AI games
Valve is updating its game release rules to try to unclog a backlog of approvals due to a recent flood of new game titles, many created with AI.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Steve Dent)Nov 4, 2026 3:28 AM
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iPad mini OLED vs. iPad mini: What's new?
Apple's newest iPad mini is a significant upgrade over its predecessor, with hardware updates that extend far beyond the fancy new OLED display.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Adnan Ahmed)Nov 3, 2026 8:00 PM
Your phone's apps could have more permissions than they need – here's how to check
Most smartphone apps need permissions to function properly, but some may have more access than they should. Thankfully, it's pretty easy to check.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Adnan Ahmed)Nov 3, 2026 7:30 PM
Your desktop's front USB ports may be slowing down every device you plug into them
The front USB ports of your computer are useful, but they often can't compete with the rear ports.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Filipe Espósito)Nov 3, 2026 7:00 PM
Arkane and its Blade game may end up at Ubisoft as Xbox considers offers
"At least two" other companies have also pitched themselves as the studio's possible new owners.
www.engadget.comby [email protected] (Anna Washenko)Nov 3, 2026 6:32 PM
California fights "preposterous" Trump admin demand to scrap state broadband laws
State tries to obtain broadband funds despite rejecting Trump admin condition.
arstechnica.comNov 3, 2026 5:39 PM
Ukraine’s drone strikes spur hasty Russian plans for underground data centers
Russia tries to fix exposed digital infrastructure as data center war backfires.
arstechnica.comNov 3, 2026 3:39 PM
NYT demands Brave shut down its paywall blocker and end deals with AI firms
Lawsuit calls Brave "supplier, dealer, and distributor" of stolen news content.
arstechnica.comNov 3, 2026 1:30 PM
Buttons are back and storage is king when it comes to car interiors
We talk with Nissan designer Hiren Patel about how vehicle interior designs are changing.
arstechnica.comNov 3, 2026 1:19 PM
Google will let schools skip AI tools, but they have to give up search, too
Google will offer schools AI tools that purportedly don't give away the answers.
arstechnica.comNov 3, 2026 12:54 PM
AI Is Changing How Semiconductor Fabs Work — and Engineers Are Moving Faster Because of It
Demand for advanced chips is rising. The processes to build them are getting more complex. And the margin for error is shrinking. For engineers, understanding how a process change will behave, how a material will interact with a new step, how a defect maps back to a root cause are critical, challenging steps in semiconductor […]
blogs.nvidia.comNov 3, 2026 11:00 AM
Cities Worldwide Build and Scale AI Services With NVIDIA Physical and Agentic AI
Cities generate enormous amounts of data from cameras, sensors and operational systems, but turning it into useful action — for planning, maintenance and public services — remains a challenge. Physical and agentic AI offer new ways to close that gap, from digital twins for infrastructure planning to vision and service agents, while keeping local governments […]
blogs.nvidia.comNov 3, 2026 2:00 AM
Things That Go Beep in the Night: Agentic AI Joins the Search for Extraterrestrial Signals
While science fiction lore tells us that humans will meet extraterrestrial life in the form of little green men, the detail that should raise hairs this Halloween is this: the search for extraterrestrial intelligence took a major leap forward with AI, and it increasingly focuses on AI agents built by humans listening for AI agents […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 30, 2026 11:00 AM
Into the Omniverse: How Developers Turn Ideas Into Simulations With Frontier AI Agents
Turning a simulation idea into a working application means assembling assets, connecting physics and rendering, and checking that the scene behaves as intended. Developers are combining frontier AI models with NVIDIA Omniverse libraries to help carry out that work — building applications for exploring scenarios, investigating failures and improving designs. Developers direct AI agents through […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 29, 2026 12:00 PM
Slice Into GFN Thursday: ‘Phantom Blade Zero’ Launches on GeForce NOW
This Halloween week, GFN Thursday is delivering a fresh batch of gaming treats. Something wicked this blade comes. S-GAME’s Phantom Blade Zero launches on GeForce NOW today, bringing a scarily good blend of martial arts and punk fantasy to the cloud. There’s also something on the horizon for adventurers: World of Warcraft: Forever arrives Wednesday, […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 29, 2026 9:00 AM
Thin, Light and Built for Everything: NVIDIA RTX Spark Windows Laptops Gain New Models, Agent Tools and Games
NVIDIA RTX Spark powers thin and light laptops built for everything that developers, creators and gamers do. RTX Spark laptops are now available from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI. These powerful systems combine an NVIDIA Blackwell RTX GPU and an NVIDIA Grace CPU in a single superchip with up to 128GB of unified […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 28, 2026 11:00 AM
How AI Is Changing the Pace of Discovery for Millions Living With Dementia
There are 57 million people worldwide living with dementia today. For the researchers working to help them, the obstacle isn’t a lack of effort — it’s too much data, too few experts to synthesize it and a pace of discovery that can’t keep up with the disease. The Consortium for Biomedical Research and AI in […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 27, 2026 11:00 AM
Kazakhstan Expands Compute for Its AI Future
Kazakhstan’s AI ecosystem is moving from infrastructure plans to deployment. The shift is visible across the full AI stack — from infrastructure to models to applications. The announcements below — coinciding with a visit to Astana by NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang — point to the nation’s increasing supply of accelerated computing, along with […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 10:00 PM
NVIDIA Unveils Minerva to Bring End-to-End Observability for AI Factories
Launched today, NVIDIA Minerva is an AIOps platform built to help teams find problems earlier and keep AI factories productive. It brings together telemetry from infrastructure and AI workloads, then applies purpose-built AI models to turn that data into timely, actionable insight. AI factories are among the most complex operations in the world, with vast […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 11:00 AM
Cloud Deployment Incoming: ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’ Arrives on GeForce NOW
Lock in and load out this GFN Thursday. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 arrives on GeForce NOW at launch, bringing a new campaign, multiplayer action and DMZ, high-stakes extraction mode to supported devices. The campaign also gets an enhanced look: GeForce RTX 5080-class performance arrives for Ultimate members, bringing support for ray-tracing features in […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 9:00 AM
Leading European Financial Services Organizations Embrace Open Models to Build Proprietary Intelligence
At GTC Berlin, banks, payment companies and financial data providers are showing what production-scale intelligence looks like — built on NVIDIA accelerated computing, powered by open weight models and running on their own infrastructure. Revolut is rebuilding its technology stack on a single foundation model PRAGMA, powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing. Using the NVIDIA cuDF […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 1:00 AM
NVIDIA Cosmos Opens New Tools to Train, Evaluate and Deploy World Models
To help developers rapidly build world models, which help physical AI systems understand and simulate the real world, NVIDIA has expanded the Cosmos platform with new training tools, simulation checkpoints and Cosmos Data Factory blueprints. Ranking top five on six different open models leaderboards, the NVIDIA Cosmos platform gives world model builders the frontier open […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 1:00 AM
How Companies Are Using NVIDIA DSX to Break the Power Bottleneck
Companies around the world are building on the NVIDIA DSX AI Factory Platform to plan, simulate and run the grid and the AI factory as one system, from the substation to the rack. Their adoption of the platform responds to an acute problem. Power is now the biggest bottleneck in infrastructure. More than $300 billion […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 1:00 AM
NVIDIA Transforms European Retail, From Digital Discovery to Physical Operations
European retailers are using open models and physical intelligence across use cases — from a commerce platform cutting inference costs by 90% to to a fulfillment center where collaboration of different robotic fleets is simulated inside a digital twin. Frontier Results With Open Models Retail leaders and technology companies across Europe are using NVIDIA-accelerated open […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 1:00 AM
Pioneers Across Europe Deploy NVIDIA Earth-2 Open Models to Power Real-World Weather and Climate Prediction
Weather forecasts shape more than daily plans; timely weather information is crucial for energy producers, insurers and transport operators to plan around changing conditions. A global forecast can show a storm taking shape, but decisions about solar farms, shipping routes or insured property depend on what happens locally. NVIDIA Earth-2 gives developers and researchers a […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 1:00 AM
NVIDIA Open Models Power a New Wave of European Public Sector Projects
Governments need modern solutions to serve the public while keeping sensitive information under their control. Open models provide a path forward, letting governments evaluate them, adapt them to local languages and public services, run them on infrastructure they control, apply their own safeguards and keep sensitive data within controlled environments. Some open models go further, […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 22, 2026 1:00 AM
Bringing the Spark to Europe: Local Intelligence Powers Next Wave of Agents
At GTC Berlin, NVIDIA is showcasing its full lineup of local AI hardware. RTX Spark, which launched last week, powers personal agents on Windows PCs; DGX Spark supports developers building and scaling applications on Linux; and DGX Station serves enterprise teams running frontier workloads on Linux, with a Windows version arriving in December. Announcements include: […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 21, 2026 6:50 AM
Google Cloud and NVIDIA Announce General Availability of NVIDIA Vera Rubin Infrastructure
General availability of the instances is coming next month, with planned expansion of availability to Europe — bringing an integrated platform for training, inference and large-scale reinforcement learning to cloud customers. A5X instances bring together NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72, NVIDIA ConnectX-9 SuperNICs, Google Cloud Virgo Network and Google Cloud’s fourth-generation advanced liquid-cooling technology for demanding […]
blogs.nvidia.comOct 21, 2026 6:45 AM