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IN A NUTSHELL 💡 Researchers at Université Laval have developed a groundbreaking optical AI chip that uses light to achieve data transfer speeds of 1,000 gigabits per second. 🔋 The chip is remarkably energy-efficient, consuming only four joules of energy, equivalent to heating one milliliter of water by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit. 📈 With its ability to transmit massive amounts of …

The UK’s games industry body has distanced itself from an embarrassing BBC blunder, after an original NES Super Mario Bros. cartridge was shown jammed into an SNES console In the breakfast TV segment broadcast this morning, UKIE boss Nick Poole introduced hosts Jon Kay and Sally Nugent to a selection of retro systems, including a ZX81, a Nintendo Wii, and …

Some of Bose’s best headphones, earbuds, and speakers were nicely discounted for Prime Day, but just because the event has ended doesn’t mean the deals are over. Bose is currently offering discounts on a range of refurbished products, plus an extra 25 percent off on top of that with code SUMMER25. For example, Verge-favorite QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are down to …

In a world of flashy limited-edition video game consoles, the 30th anniversary PS5 hardware Sony released in September 2024 came off as remarkably refined, which might have been why it was so hard to actually buy. If you missed that original drop, you’ll have another chance to order it, according to a Facebook post on the official PlayStation Facebook page. …

Updated July 14 with further details of the exact release date for the iPhone 17 series. Last month, I assessed exactly when the next iPhone series, would go on sale. Now, Mark Gurman from Bloomberg has had his say. Happily, it’s along the same lines, so perhaps we can begin to be confident when the iPhone will land. Read on …

The best 4K-ready gaming PC deal during Prime Day wasn’t from Amazon, and it has been extended for a few more days. Right now, Walmart is offering this iBuypower Element Pro prebuilt gaming PC equipped with an AMD Ryzen 9 7900X CPU and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU for only $1499 with free delivery. The Radeon RX 9070 XT …

Invincible Vs was recently unveiled as a new 3v3 fighting game coming in 2026. The characters revealed during its first trailer consisted of Invincible, Omni Man, Atom Eve, Thula, Lucan and Bulletproof. Earlier today, the developers have revealed …

Following years in development and countless rumors, Apple’s first foldable iPhone looks to finally be coming next year. Here are five new features rumored for Apple’s first ever iPhone Fold. ~7.8-inch inner display, 5.5-inch outer display iPad mini pictured Current iPhones all live in the 6-inch screen territory, ranging from the 6.1-inch iPhone 16 to the 6.9-inch iPhone 16 Pro …

Guilty Gear Strive has been carrying the banner of Arc System Works’s tenured fighting game franchise since 2021, with four seasons of downloadable characters following in the years since launch. The game was conspicuously absent from the recent Arc System Works Showcase, and a new report may have revealed why; the next Guilty Gear has reportedly been cancelled. Via Insider …

Image: Lionsgate / Big Fan Games / Kotaku John Wick Hex, released in 2019, was a tactical role-playing game that recreated the vibes and feel of the Keanu Reeves-starring action movies perfectly. And now, with little warning, John Wick Hex is being delisted from all platforms. The Week In Games: What’s Coming Out Beyond Alan Wake 2 On July 14, …