GoKawiil
Tech News
GOG has launched a 'Printable Big Box' collection offering downloadable 3D models and print-ready templates recreating classic big-box packaging for five titles: Armikrog, Descent, Hitman: Codename 47, Myst, and Star Trek: 25th Anniversary. Owners of these games can grab a ZIP file with an animated GLB 3D model and flat templates in PDF, SVG, and Illustrator formats to build their own papercraft replicas.
Cognition, maker of the AI coding assistant Devin, closed a $2 billion funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, Founders Fund, General Catalyst and Avenir, pushing its valuation to $48 billion—up from $26 billion just four months earlier. The company says its annualized run-rate revenue nearly doubled since May, climbing from $492 million to $900 million.
Director Na Hong-Jin's new science-fiction film, featuring Hoyeon, Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander, is scheduled to open in theaters on September 9. The film follows a chaotic, high-energy alien encounter storyline that reviewers describe as unpredictable and unconventional.
Meta has released Muse, a personal AI agent built under chief AI officer Alexandr Wang, offering a customizable chat interface with a named avatar and a visible built-in browser running on a dedicated cloud virtual machine. The agent is available free with two paid tiers at $20 and $100 monthly, launching first in the US on iOS, Android and web, with glasses support planned.
TrendForce reports Apple's smartphone production rose 14% year-over-year to about 52 million units in Q2 2026, giving it a 19% global share behind only Samsung's 62 million units. The overall global smartphone market fell 8% to 275 million units, a smaller drop than analysts had expected, prompting TrendForce to raise its full-year 2026 forecast to 1.07 billion units.
A project called ARGODRIVE Deltafin, forked from gavamedia/deltafin, streams the complete, unpruned 2.8-trillion-parameter Kimi K3 model off four SSDs to run on an Apple Silicon M1 Max laptop. The latest benchmark shows throughput of about 0.29 tokens per second, roughly 2% faster than the prior measurement, with earlier logs showing the speed climbing from 0.0141 tokens/s in late July to current levels through iterative optimization.
The NIH and Department of Defense have quietly confirmed a signed agreement, disclosed the Friday before a US holiday, that redirects part of the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases budget toward Pentagon research on pandemic flu, CBRN threats and emerging infectious diseases. The deal runs a decade, and while the exact dollar amount is unspecified, reports indicate the Pentagon sought roughly a third of relevant funding but was steered toward about 10 percent instead.
Roku streaming devices contain several hidden diagnostic and configuration menus accessible through specific sequences of remote button presses, starting with repeated Home button taps. These include a developer menu for sideloading apps, network and wireless diagnostic screens, an ad-preference menu, a platform screen showing memory and temperature data, and an HDMI settings panel.
A dozen Coco delivery robots bunched together on a narrow Lincoln Park sidewalk in Chicago, blocking pedestrians for several minutes, according to a video shared by resident Becca Ostein. Coco confirmed the malfunction, saying its team resolved the issue quickly and the robots resumed normal operation shortly after.
Google is revising how its Search results appear across the European Union, following an €460 million fine from the European Commission for allegedly favoring its own services over competitors. Under the new format, one specialized comparison engine, such as Expedia or Hotels.com, will appear prominently at the top of results, with two others shown with fewer details, while a carousel for hotels, airlines and restaurants will be stripped of features like real-time pricing. Google's own algorithm will still determine the rankings of these vertical search services.
Meta has introduced a new personal AI agent aimed at everyday users, capable of handling tasks like online shopping and sending emails. The launch is framed as an accessible entry point into agentic AI rather than a developer-focused tool.
Meta introduced Muse, a personal AI assistant for U.S. users that connects to email, calendars, payment apps, and other everyday services to complete tasks like booking travel, paying bills, filling out forms, and making purchases. It arrives powered by Meta's Muse Spark model and uses Link by Stripe for checkout, with Shopify and 1Password integrations planned, while letting users opt in to connect apps individually.