Developer Mitchell Hynes has built a browser-playable version of Halo: Combat Evolved that includes the full single-player campaign and a multiplayer mode supporting up to 128 players. The port maps the original Xbox controller scheme to mouse and keyboard, and early testers say it runs well in Google Chrome, closely matching the original Xbox release. The project follows the recent decompilation of the 2001 game's source code.
President Trump publicly defended his administration's minimal-regulation stance on artificial intelligence after industry voices raised safety and oversight concerns, according to a Wall Street Journal risk report. The same briefing noted that English soccer club Manchester City was found guilty of extensive financial rule violations, and that OpenAI pulled back the planned release of a new AI model citing safety issues.
Korean tipster yeux1122 claims Samsung will raise prices across multiple storage tiers and models in the Galaxy S27 series. The reported increase ranges from roughly 100,000 to 130,000 won (about $74-$96), though these figures apply specifically to the Korean market. The leaker also suggests the S27 Pro and Ultra may use pricier UFS 5.1 storage and LPDDR6 RAM.
A developer known as stmonty built a small AI 'world model' that learns to play Pokémon Red by observing screen frames rather than being told game rules or win conditions. The model, with about 12.5 million parameters, was trained entirely on a single consumer RTX 3080 Ti GPU using over 42,000 grayscale frames from more than 1,000 short in-game runs. It draws on JEPA-style world model research co-authored by AI scientist Yann LeCun, who left Meta last year to pursue similar work at his new AMI Labs.
HONOR has quietly released the Life S3, a 3.68-inch E Ink display that magnetically attaches to the back of any phone using an included magnetic ring. The device supports Wi-Fi 6 book transfers, microSD cards up to 1TB, and claims up to 30 hours of reading on its 650mAh battery, running a custom RTOS with JD Reading preinstalled.
During a press scrum following a meeting with tech executives including Jeff Bezos, Dario Amodei and Elon Musk, a reporter asked President Trump why he has called AI safety concerns a 'hoax.' White House staffers quickly ended the event and moved to clear reporters from the room as the question was asked.
Meta has launched Muse, an AI agent designed to handle tasks like drafting emails and making online purchases on a user's behalf. The company says Muse can complete these tasks effectively, though doing so requires users to share personal data and payment information with Meta. Meta has also revealed plans for a Tamagotchi-style wearable called Muse Charm tied to the AI mascot.
American Express has introduced an expense-management platform featuring artificial intelligence tools, launched alongside a new corporate card offering. The rollout targets businesses managing employee spending and travel expenses.
Cloudflare announced plans to issue hybrid TLS certificates combining classic cryptography with post-quantum Merkle Tree Certificates, using an open-source certificate authority platform. The certificates will be free for all users, and Cloudflare is acquiring an established trusted certificate root from GlobalSign to help deploy the system broadly. Cloudflare executive Steve Goldsmith said the company is not yet issuing the certificates but is publicly committing to the work and sharing milestones as it collaborates with root programs and the broader WebPKI community.
Revolution Medicines has developed daraxonrasib, described as the first drug able to broadly target a key genetic driver behind pancreatic cancer. The compound is reported to work against a range of mutations previously considered difficult to treat with a single therapy.
Startup Brightly has begun issuing carbon credits for food that would otherwise be wasted, using methodology approved by Verra, the largest carbon crediting registry. The credits generate funding for nonprofits that collect surplus food, which they then use to feed more people while diverting food from landfills.
CPU startup Nuvacore, founded by Gerard Williams, John Bruno, and Ram Srinivasan, disclosed its development strategy for its WarpCore processor. The company said it builds much of the core microarchitecture before selecting an instruction set architecture such as Arm, RISC-V, or x86, reversing the typical chip design order.
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