Sony’s PlayStation Portal handheld just got a major upgrade with full cloud streaming support. The device can now play hundreds of games directly from Sony’s servers without connecting to a PS5. This fundamentally changes what the Portal can do.
Nintendo’s Switch is about to surpass PlayStation 2 as the best-selling console of all time. This comes as Microsoft and Sony radically rethink their console strategies. Nintendo’s focus on innovation rather than power continues to pay off spectacularly.
Apple is bringing third-party app stores to Japan with iOS 26.2, set for public release in December. The move comes ahead of regulatory deadlines requiring platform openness in the Japanese market.
Armis has secured a massive $435 million pre-IPO funding round that values the cybersecurity company at $6.1 billion. The company plans to go public in late 2026 or early 2027 after reaching $300 million in annual recurring revenue. This comes after Armis reportedly received seven acquisition offers
LXQt 2.3 brings meaningful improvements to Wayland compatibility alongside various bug fixes. Meanwhile, the input handling library libinput is developing a Lua-based plugin system for device customization.
University College Dublin is making its biggest AI supercomputing investment yet with a €724,000 Nvidia system. The new DGXB200 with eight Blackwell chips will be 50 times faster than their current setup and arrive by early next year.
Deep learning powers everything from ChatGPT to Nobel-winning protein research, but its “black box” nature makes it unpredictable. Mathematicians are now bringing rigorous frameworks to understand what’s actually happening inside neural networks. Their work could lead to more stable, interpretable A
Marks & Spencer’s April cyberattack will cost the retailer £136 million in total, causing profits to tumble 55.4% year-on-year. The company recorded £101.6 million in charges for the first half and expects another £34 million, though insurance will cover up to £100 million.
Deloitte is launching satellites to test cyber defenses in space as attacks surge. The consulting firm says current ground-based protections aren’t enough to secure critical space infrastructure from sophisticated threats.
Open source firmware is making significant moves on multiple fronts. 3mdeb’s work on AMD Turin could bring Coreboot to future servers, while the project defends itself against recent criticism.
