Drone strikes halt a third of the world's helium supply, threatening chip production

At the center of the issue is the precision gas vital to chip manufacturing and cryogenics. Helium cools silicon wafers ...

Google's Genie 3 AI can generate playable worlds, but they still fall apart after a minute

When Google introduced Project Genie a few months ago, many described the AI tool as a potential game-changer for game ...

Nvidia, AMD, and Intel back Microsoft's plan to fix shader compilation stutter

Nvidia announced its support for Microsoft's new Advanced Shader Delivery technology during a presentation at the Game Developers Conference this week. The feature, designed to address ...

Survey finds Americans worry about AI data centers, but still want the jobs

Out of 8,512 US adults surveyed in late January, more respondents expressed negative views about data centers' effects on the environment and energy costs than positive ...

Pagers and paper maps are making a comeback in Moscow – and no, it's not a retro trend

For roughly the past week, mobile internet across central Moscow and parts of St. Petersburg has been intermittently failing. People can't load apps, hail cabs, or, ...