According to industry leaders, the deep-tech landscape is undergoing a profound shift, with AI moving from cutting-edge to mainstream. The focus now is on balancing rapid innovation with ethical responsibility and human-centric design.
After nearly a year, Amazon has launched a web portal for its AI-enhanced Alexa+ assistant. The interface is basic but adds crucial features like file uploads and text copying. The service remains free for now but will eventually cost $19.99 per month for users who aren’t Amazon Prime members.
China has secretly built a massive, working prototype of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine, the heart of advanced chipmaking. The project, led by Huawei and staffed by former ASML engineers, aims for fully Chinese-made advanced chips by 2030.
Harvey Smith, the lead designer on the original Deus Ex and former studio director at Arkane, has spoken about the closure of the Austin studio. He called it a shock, especially for junior staff, and lamented what could have been with a canceled Blade Runner game.
The latest jobs data shows a split market. While the overall US economy added 64,000 positions in November, tech hiring in key sectors continued to soften, contributing to a slight rise in the unemployment rate to 4.6%.
A new €4 million initiative aims to overhaul how Europe measures supercomputer performance. The call seeks proposals for a unified benchmarking framework that can handle everything from exascale systems to hybrid quantum-classical machines.
Intel is rolling out a new graphics driver stack for Linux. The update focuses on performance optimizations and fixing issues with upcoming Xe3 hardware.
New reader polls are showing a worrying lack of enthusiasm for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S26. This flat reaction, before the phone is even announced, signals deeper issues for Samsung’s flagship strategy.
The global drone market is set for massive growth, moving from niche to mainstream. Commercial applications like automated inspections and agricultural spraying are leading the charge, though defense spending still dominates the revenue.
In a new interview, Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke revealed the studio’s next major focus for the upcoming Divinity game. He admitted that past games lacked strong universe-building and that fixing this is now a top priority, a lesson learned from developing Baldur’s Gate 3.
