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Former Epic director and Guerrilla Games co-founder is building a European game engine to rival Unreal and Unity

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10 May 2026 at 16:38

Arjan Brussee, best known as a co-founder of Guerrilla Games and a former global director of product management for Unreal Engine at Epic Games, says he's developing a new platform called The Immense Engine. The idea, as he describes it, is to create an alternative to the dominant engines that...

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A cyberattack on Canvas knocked out access for students at Harvard, Columbia, and hundreds of other schools during finals

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10 May 2026 at 15:01

The company's chief information security officer, Steve Proud, wrote in an incident log that Instructure had "recently experienced a cybersecurity incident perpetrated by a criminal threat actor." A day later, he added that the exposed data included names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and messages exchanged on the platform. How...

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Intel roadmap leak reveals Nova Lake, Razor Lake, Titan Lake, and Moon Lake through 2028 with Nvidia RTX GPU tile integration

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9 May 2026 at 16:34

Sources tell DigiTimes that after Intel launches its Nova Lake processors in the second half of this year, Razor Lake will follow in late 2027, with Titan Lake and Moon Lake arriving in 2028. The desktop and mobile lineups are expected to directly address areas where Chipzilla has fallen behind AMD.

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Your Yarbo lawnmower is a backdoor into your Wi-Fi network

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9 May 2026 at 14:48

Security researcher Andreas Makris recently outlined exploits that could allow hackers to hijack thousands of Yarbo lawnmowers sold across more than 30 countries. According to Makris, all units ship with a preinstalled backdoor capable of exposing owners' private information, and the vulnerability cannot currently be disabled.

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Diablo IV players finally discover the game's secret cow level

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8 May 2026 at 19:02

Diablo IV's secret cow level – which according to the game's former general manager Rod Fergusson did not exist – has finally been discovered by an enthusiastic player of Blizzard's action-RPG series. Streamer LoatheBurger, a self-confessed Diablo fan since 1996, explained the convoluted steps required to unlock the hidden level,...

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Apple is reportedly working on a holographic iPhone, an AI pendent, and AirPods Pro with AI cameras

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8 May 2026 at 17:39

Information about the rumored new iPhone comes from tipster Schrodinger, who shared screenshots of messages from an unnamed source said to be familiar with the project. The screenshots suggest that Apple is working on a "Spatial iPhone" – codenamed H1 or MH1 – featuring a holographic display that would create...

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Kaspersky warns that passwords hashed with MD5 algorithm can be cracked in minutes using a GPU

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8 May 2026 at 16:17

Just in time for World Password Day, Kaspersky is reminding everyone that outdated hashing algorithms such as MD5 remain among the worst choices for storing passwords. In a recent post, the security firm revisited a 2024 study examining the "crackability" of real-world passwords. The conclusion is not surprising: password cracking...

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Michigan residents voted down a $16 billion Stargate AI data center, then construction began anyway

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8 May 2026 at 15:08

Unsurprisingly, the few thousand residents of the small community of Saline Township in Washtenaw County, Michigan, were worried about OpenAI and Oracle's massive new $16 billion Stargate data center. Their concerns covered the usual issues: excessive water usage, the power draw on the regional grid, a huge increase in traffic,...

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Microsoft is adding a feature that briefly maxes out your CPU to make Windows feel snappier

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8 May 2026 at 14:40

According to insider sources, Microsoft engineers are working on a new feature called "Low Latency Profile" (LLP) aimed at improving Windows 11's performance in certain critical, system-wide tasks. The change is already present in recent preview builds distributed to Windows Insider participants, meaning enthusiast users can enable and test it...

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Motherboard sales are collapsing because AI data centers made RAM too expensive to buy

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8 May 2026 at 12:04

Sources tell DigiTimes that, late last year, four major motherboard manufacturers in Taiwan significantly downgraded their 2026 shipment projections. Although motherboards are not suffering the same AI-related shortages as RAM, DIY builders see little need to purchase motherboards if they can't afford the components to install on them.

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AI images are getting harder to spot, but physics still gives them away if you know where to look

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8 May 2026 at 03:06

A study published in the journal Science explains that while modern image generators are rapidly improving, the models behind them remain fundamentally ignorant of how light and geometry work in the real world. Measuring simple details like reflections or shadows can still give away a fake photo – that gap,...

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