An indie film made in Blender just won an Oscar, beating multi-million dollar studio projects. But Hollywood’s biggest animation and VFX houses still rely on proprietary tools. The reasons come down to risk, investment, and a very different way of working.
A California retirement community is using virtual reality to transport residents on global adventures and trips down memory lane. The technology, from a firm called Rendever, is becoming a tool to combat isolation and spark conversation among seniors.
Get ready for more expensive graphics cards. A new report claims AMD will start raising prices for its partners in January 2026, with NVIDIA following in February. The increases are expected to continue monthly, potentially pushing high-end cards to shocking prices.
Major investments from Nvidia, Microsoft, and Google signal progress for the UK’s AI strategy. But critics warn that grid bottlenecks and power shortages are slowing the critical infrastructure buildout to a crawl.
According to TechCrunch, venture capitalists are raising the bar for funding in 2026, demanding “battle-tested” founders over visionaries. They predict a thaw in the global IPO market, with major listings expected from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as surprising tech IPOs in markets l
The PC industry is in a state of desperation over a critical DRAM shortage. Major manufacturers are struggling to get allocations, which could force them to raise prices, ship underpowered laptops, or postpone new product launches entirely.
The promise of AI coding assistants is hitting a wall of reality. New data shows they generate code with significantly more errors, especially serious logic and security flaws, forcing developers into a new role of AI bug-hunter.
South Korean prosecutors have indicted ten former Samsung engineers for allegedly leaking critical 10-nanometer-class DRAM technology to China’s CXMT. The stolen IP, valued at roughly 1.6 trillion won, helped CXMT mass-produce its first 10nm DRAM in 2023. This leak could reshape the competitive land
The CEO of AI coding assistant Cursor is drawing a line between professional tools and amateur “vibe coding.” Michael Truell warns that blindly letting AI build code creates “shaky foundations” that eventually crumble. Meanwhile, his company has reached a staggering $29.3 billion valuation.
The Libreboot project has released version 26.01-rc1, extending its free BIOS/UEFI replacement to more systems. In related news, the Dasharo initiative is developing a Platform Driver to standardize and enhance the coreboot user experience.
