Science & Tech

Guild Wars 3 preview: ArenaNet outlines movement-focused MMO, fall 2027 beta

ArenaNet’s preview of Guild Wars 3 highlights movement-heavy combat, cleaner HUD, PC and PS5 plans and a buy-to-play model; first beta slated for fall 2027.

#guildwars3, #arenanet, #mmorpg, #gaming

NVIDIA says AI outscored top human on IOI 2026 problem set in unofficial run

NVIDIA researchers report an AI scored 535.4 on the IOI 2026 problem set—above the top human's 498.27—but the run was unofficial and unsupervised.

#ai, #nvidia, #competitiveprogramming, #ioi

RBA opens consultation to adapt RITS for tokenised wholesale markets, says no retail CBDC case

Reserve Bank of Australia seeks input on adapting RITS to support tokenised wholesale markets while reaffirming no public-interest case for a retail CBDC.

#rba, #cbdc, #tokenisation, #australia

AMD publishes detailed Instella‑MoE technical report; weights licensed for research use

AMD published a detailed technical report and checkpoints for Instella‑MoE, a 16B MoE model trained on its Instinct GPUs — but model weights are licensed for research only.

$AMD, #amd, #ai, #moe, #openmodels

Judge Rules Pentagon Unlawfully Retaliated Against Anthropic Over Surveillance Stance

A federal judge found the Pentagon unlawfully labeled Anthropic a 'supply chain risk' after the company refused to allow its AI for mass U.S. surveillance.

#anthropic, #ai, #pentagon, #firstamendment

John Ternus Becomes Apple’s CEO as Tim Cook Moves to Executive Chair

John Ternus became Apple’s CEO on Sept. 1 as Tim Cook moved to executive chair; Apple disclosed governance and compensation changes tied to the transition.

$AAPL, #apple, #ceo, #timcook, #johnternus

Judge Approves Meta Settlement That Mandates Age Checks, Teen Limits and Years of Audits

Federal judge approved a ~$17bn Meta settlement that mandates age-assurance checks, default teen limits, parental controls and years of audits.

#meta, #privacy, #teens, #settlement

NASA awards Blue Origin up to $700 million contract to build Mars telecommunications network

NASA selected Blue Origin to build and operate a Mars Telecommunications Network under a contract worth up to $700M; an orbiter is due by Dec. 31, 2028.

#nasa, #blueorigin, #mars, #space, #telecommunications

Google rolls out 'agentic video understanding' in Gemini Flash to cut token use and costs

Google adds 'agentic video understanding' to Gemini Flash models to analyze only relevant segments, cutting token use, cost and speeding long-video analysis.

$GOOGL, #google, #gemini, #ai, #video, #cloud

Cronos halted block production after Tectonic exploit; preliminary losses estimated $66–75M

Cronos halted its blockchain on Aug. 30 after an exploit at Tectonic froze activity; on-chain researchers estimate $66–75 million in preliminary losses.

#crypto, #defi, #blockchain, #security

EU Names ChatGPT a 'Very Large' Search Engine; Reddit and Roblox Also Designated Under DSA

EU adds ChatGPT to top-tier DSA search engines, and names Reddit and Roblox very-large platforms—bringing all three under stricter EU oversight.

#ai, #dsa, #chatgpt, #reddit, #roblox

Cosmos Labs: Shared Cosmos EVM Vulnerability Exploited on Six Chains, $5.7M Taken

Cosmos Labs says an underflow bug in its shared Cosmos EVM module was exploited across six blockchains in August, enabling roughly $5.7M in cash-outs.

#blockchain, #cybersecurity, #cosmos, #cryptocurrency

NVIDIA to Provide Up to $105 Billion in Credit Guarantees for OpenAI Data-Center Campus in Ohio

NVIDIA will provide up to $105 billion in residual-value guarantees and a $1.5B equity stake to back OpenAI's planned PORTS-Pike data-center campus in Piketon, Ohio.

$NVDA, #nvidia, #openai, #sbenergy, #data-centers, #ohio

Meta Settlement Would Require Age-Verification Across Platforms, EFF Warns of Privacy Tradeoffs

A proposed Meta settlement with 52 state attorneys general would enforce age-assurance across its services, raising privacy concerns, the EFF says.

$META, #meta, #privacy, #coppa, #socialmedia, #teensafety

DOJ and FBI Seize Domains Tied to China-Linked Hacking Platforms QScan and QTRouter

DOJ and FBI seized domains tied to QScan and QTRouter, disrupting infrastructure U.S. authorities say China-linked hackers used to target government agencies and critical networks.

#cybersecurity, #china, #fbi, #cyberespionage