MIT engineers build soft 3D shape-sensing skin for gaming and VR
MIT engineers embedded soft optical fibers in a silicone sheet that reconstructs its own 3D shape, aimed at gaming, VR, and physical therapy.
Researchers train AI to detect concealed handguns using Wi-Fi signals
Researchers have developed WiFireNet, an AI system that detects concealed handguns from Wi-Fi channel-state information, achieving 72.5% average precision in controlled indoor tests without cameras or metal detectors.
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best elves?
Elves! They’re everywhere. Any given fantasy MMORPG may or may not have all sorts of other races, but you can almost always count on elves....
300-plus local data center bans have only delayed just three US projects
SemiAnalysis mapped more than 300 local data center moratoriums against the US pipeline and found only three projects actually delayed.
Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line
Anthropic’s proposal requires evaluators to report any imminent risk to the Department of Commerce within 72 hours, after which the Department must present the evidence to a federal judge and await an order.
DJI’s first battery-swapping dock gets drones recharged and back in the air in under 45 seconds
DJI Dock 4 swaps the Matrice 5TD drone’s battery in 25 seconds, but the system has no FCC clearance for sale in the U.S.
Flock camera locations revealed on MapQuest’s new Surveillance Layer
This new feature could help users avoid Flock and other ALPR cameras.
Make My MMO: Shroud of the Vibecoders
Welcome back to Make My MMO, MOP’s long-running column where we keep track of crowdfunded MMOs, both brand-new titles just starting their campaigns and older...
AdventureQuest 3D releases a new cloth armor set and applies multiple class balance updates
Usually we see AdventureQuest 3D here in the news because it’s doing some wacky and fun events, not for the more “serious” business of tuning its...
Grab an RTX 5090 for a discounted $5,300 as part of an MSI Infinite ZS prebuilt gaming PC — price includes other components worth about $2,300 on their own
Grab an RTX 5090 for $5,300 as part of an MSI Infinite ZS prebuilt — $7,599 price includes other components worth about $2,300 on their own