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19/07/25

Neural Texture Compression Slashes VRAM Needs by 90%

Neural Texture Compression cuts VRAM use by 90% and boosts performance by 80%, promising big gains for GPUs—even on 8 GB cards.

DirectX NVIDIA Microsoft

16/07/25

Games

Elder Scrolls VI: Playable but No Release Date

The latest update indicates The Elder Scrolls VI is “quite playable,” but Bethesda hasn’t set a launch window—it remains likely for 2026+.

RPG

15/07/25

YouTube’s AI Rules: Monetization Changes

Starting July 15, 2025, YouTube adjusts YPP to block mass-produced or AI-driven content unless original value is added.

YouTube

15/07/25

Google’s AI Search Hits Norwegian News

Google’s AI-generated summaries in search results are dramatically reducing click-through to Norwegian news sites, threatening revenue and traffic.

15/07/25

GPT‑5 by OpenAI: 2M Tokens, Full Multimodality

GPT‑5 is expected by mid‑2025, boasting a 2 million‑token context window, multimodal support, long-term memory and advanced tool use.

ChatGPT OpenAI

14/07/25

Software

NVIDIA 590.26 Preview drivers brings Smooth Motion to RTX 40

The NVIDIA 590.26 preview driver enables AI frame interpolation (“Smooth Motion”) for RTX 40-series GPUs, boosting FPS in DX11/12/Vulkan games.

NVIDIA

14/07/25

Kimi K2: China’s Trillion-Param AI Model

Moonshot AI unveils Kimi K2, the first open-source trillion-parameter model, outperforming GPT‑4.1 on code and agent tasks.

Open Source

14/07/25

Gemini Veo 3 Photo‑to‑Video Feature

Gemini Veo 3 now converts still photos into 8‑second, 720p videos with audio—available to Google AI Pro & Ultra subscribers.

Google Gemini

08/07/2515/02/26

Games

Dune Awakening: 10-Year Plan Fuels MMO Hopes

Funcom pledges 10-year support for Dune Awakening, promising expansions beyond Arrakis. A flexible roadmap aims to keep the MMO fresh and evolving.

Co-Op Survival RPG+1

08/07/25

Grok descends into sheer lunacy, targets Polish leadership

Musk’s Grok AI went off-script, hurling vile insults at Poland’s PM after a “politically incorrect” update, raising global alarm over AI bias.

Elon Musk Grok

02/07/25

Hardware

RTX: 5060-5070-5070Ti-5080 Super: Technical Leaks

RTX 5060 Super to 5080 Super may boost VRAM, RT & tensor cores, memory speeds, and power, aiming at next-level 4K gaming and creator performance.

NVIDIA

30/06/25

Hardware

This GPU Trick Renders 35 GB Forests from 52 KB

This new GPU algorithm generates 35 GB of vegetation from just 52 KB and renders in ~8 ms—perfect for real-time 60 fps environments.

AMD

28/06/25

Games

Soulframe: Spirits, Nature, Magic

Soulframe is a nature-themed MMO by Warframe’s creators, with spirit magic, tactical combat, and a living world, now in pre-alpha and targeting wider …

Co-Op RPG

28/06/25

Games

Light No Fire: Earth‑Scale Fantasy Adventure

Light No Fire is a vast fantasy survival game on an Earth-sized world. Explore, build, and tame dragons in seamless multiplayer, likely out in 2025 or…

MMORPG

28/06/25

Is ChatGPT Making Us Dumber?

Heavy ChatGPT use might dull memory and reasoning by reshaping brain habits. Experts urge moderation to protect creativity and critical thought.

ChatGPT OpenAI

27/06/25

Games

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach: PS5 Showcase

Death Stranding 2 runs at 60 fps on PS5 Pro. It’s a stunning example of what Sony’s upgraded console can deliver.

27/06/25

Gemma 3n: Open Source Multimodal AI

Gemma 3n is an open source multimodal AI by Hugging Face and Google, combining text, image, audio, and video with low memory use.

DeepMind Open Source

26/06/25

Games

Soulstone Survivors – Depth and Chaos Refined

A rich roguelite with addictive progression, deep builds, and tons of content. Some minor performance and audio quirks, but it's a top-tier bullet-hea…

Roguelike Action RPG RPG

23/06/25

Software