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Romania-based Runware says it is building a second factory to manufacture its modular Sonic Inference Pod data centers on a production line, similar to automobile manufacturing. CEO Flaviu Radulescu told TechCrunch the company aims to scale to 30 megawatts of data center capacity per day by 2028, with pods installable on customer sites within 48 hours.
Developers working on the Marathon Recompiled project examined Sonic 06's rendering engine and found that many visual effects seen in beta footage, such as bump mapping in Kingdom Valley and complex geometry in Castle Town, were never fully removed from the game's code. Instead, these features exist in the game's Terrain and Billboard shader systems but were disabled in numbered variants, likely to help the game hit playable frame rates on hardware at launch.
A commentary contrasts the emotional reach of music artists with that of social media influencers and athletes, arguing that songs can evoke deep personal memories and feelings in ways sponsored posts and athlete endorsements cannot. The piece suggests musicians have a unique ability to shape listeners' internal emotional states rather than just capture brief attention.
A gaming retrospective piece calls for the return of the distinctive save-file menu designs used by sixth-generation consoles like the Dreamcast, GameCube, and PlayStation 2. It highlights how each system rendered saved games with unique visuals, from the Dreamcast's VMU icons to the GameCube's floating cubes and the PS2's 3D model grid.
NASA is testing the X-59, an experimental supersonic aircraft with an elongated nose designed to flatten sonic booms into quieter thumps rather than sharp cracks. Program manager Peter Coen says the plane continues NASA's 80-year 'X-plane' tradition, dating back to the 1947 Bell X-1, of building single-purpose aircraft to test one specific technical goal cheaply.
Dyson's CameraJet toothbrush, which combines a camera-guided water flossing jet with brushing, launched in US stores on September 8 but was pulled within days after buyers reported water leaking into the battery compartment. WIRED found the $499 device, unveiled with fanfare in Paris weeks earlier, is now unavailable for purchase anywhere.
Sonic the Hedgehog series boss Takashi Iizuka told Tokyo Game Show attendees that Sega executives once wanted to cancel the entire Sonic franchise, and that he had to fight internally to keep it alive. He credited the 2020 live-action film, whose character redesign followed fan backlash, with proving continued demand and enabling sequels; the franchise has since sold over 1.5 billion copies worldwide.
Dyson launched its CameraJet toothbrush, a $499 device combining a camera-guided water flosser with brushing, at a Paris event in early September, then began selling it in US stores on September 8. Within a day, customers reported water leaking into the device's battery compartment, and the product has since become unavailable for purchase, with Dyson declining to explain why.
Sega has struck a deal with Netflix to adapt three of its properties: a Crazy Taxi feature film written by the writers of 2025's Naked Gun reboot, a new animated Sonic the Hedgehog series aimed at young children, and a live-action movie based on the upcoming RGG Studio game Stranger Than Heaven. Sega producer Toru Nakahara is involved in all three projects, with the Crazy Taxi film slated for release next year alongside the game sequel Crazy Taxi: World Tour.
Netflix is developing a new animated series based on Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, targeted at younger viewers. The streamer is also broadening its Sega ties with planned film adaptations of the video games Crazy Taxi and Stranger Than Heaven.
Netflix is developing a film adaptation of Sega's arcade racing series Crazy Taxi, tapping Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, who wrote the 2025 Naked Gun reboot, to pen the script. Producers Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, and Toru Nakahara, known for the Sonic the Hedgehog films, are attached to produce. The announcement comes alongside news of an upcoming Sonic animated series described as having more 'edge.'
Branch has released three Sega-branded versions of its Ergonomic Chair Pro—styled after Sonic, Sega Genesis, and Sega Dreamcast—aimed at gamers who want comfort alongside themed aesthetics. The Sonic model features a mesh back while the Genesis and Dreamcast versions use leather, and all three retain the adjustable, ergonomic design of Branch's standard office chair.