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A hobbyist is building his home AI "a body", one sensor at a time
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (128+ words) A developer has spent two months documenting, in a personal essay on "Towards AI", how he's giving his home AI system a physical body. Not all at once, however, but sensor by sensor. For object detection, the setup reportedly uses…...
"id is essentially dead": Concerns grow that id Software could become support studio
9+ hour, 23+ min ago (279+ words) Per reports circulating online, id Software lost around 95 employees, which is around half the size of the studio. The major hits have been taken by technical roles, including programmers, testers, people responsible for making tools, etc. Even veteran developers who've…...
LEGO's most ambitious Pok'mon set leaks ahead of release, with a 2, 343-piece Pok' Ball hiding a world inside - Notebookcheck News
12+ hour, 41+ min ago (319+ words) LEGO's most ambitious Pok'mon set leaks ahead of release, with a 2, 343-piece Pok' Ball hiding a world inside Notebookcheck Images of an unannounced LEGO Pok'mon set have leaked online via r/Legoleak. They give us a pretty clear look yet…...
Loved by 95% of players, this open-world survival game is 78% off on Steam
21+ hour, 27+ min ago (195+ words) Deal | Loved by 95% of players, this open-world survival game is 78% off on Steam Notebookcheck Developed and published by Endnight Games Ltd, The Forest is a survival horror game set on a mysterious island where you'll have to face numerous dangers....
I don't think it's my job: Flock CEO responds to camera abuse concerns
14+ hour, 43+ min ago (290+ words) Notebookcheck Flock cameras are coming under increased scrutiny as more and more people are becoming victims of mistaken identity and facing prosecution for crimes they did not commit. Using a combination of circumstantial evidence, questionable camera footage, and a heavy…...
Powerful Strix Halo-powered gaming mini PC from AMD listed for $3, 999 ahead of launch
23+ hour, 50+ min ago (243+ words) Notebookcheck AMD has shown off its Ryzen AI Halo mini PC several times in the past, promising outstanding local LLM performance thanks to a powerful Strix Halo APU boasting an i GPU with a whopping 40 CUs and 128 GB of shared…...
AI that remembers: Chat GPT, Gemini and Claude compared
15+ hour, 55+ min ago (631+ words) Notebookcheck For a long time, every conversation with an AI started from scratch. You had to explain the tone, the project, and your own role all over again each time. That is over. In 2026, Chat GPT, Claude, and Gemini gained…...
Hideo Kojima: streaming could threaten game and movie ownership after Play Station's disc exit
16+ hour, 39+ min ago (207+ words) Metal Gear series and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima recently gave his two cents about Sony's reported plans to cease production of physical discs for Play Station games in January 2028. Speaking at the Il Cinema in Piazza film festival in…...
Xbox Game Pass has 30 million subscribers after price cut, well short of 77 mil goal
23+ hour, 22+ min ago (245+ words) Notebookcheck During Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, its lofty goals for the subscription option leaked. Unfortunately, dwindling console sales followed by rate hikes contributed to slower-than-expected growth. After launching in 2017, Microsoft announced in 2022 that Xbox Game Pass had attracted 25 million…...
Dune keypad adds three AI macro buttons to Apple Mac Book Air and Mac Book Pro
22+ hour, 27+ min ago (233+ words) Notebookcheck Dune is a 50-gram add-on for an Apple Mac Book Air ($1, 259 on Amazon) or a Mac Book Pro. The keypad plugs into one of the USB-C ports on the left side of the laptop, allowing you to reach the…...