Games
* Imminent Launch: Marvel Cosmic Invasion is set to release on Monday, December 1, at 8 am PST / 11 am EST / 4 pm GMT. * From Proven Creators: The game is developed by Tribute Games, the acclaimed studio behind the massively successful retro beat-em-up, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. * Massive
Research
* A dark fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, is thriving inside the highly radioactive ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. * Scientists theorize the fungus uses its dark pigment, melanin, to convert deadly radiation into energy through a process called "radiosynthesis." * This remarkable organism not only resists radiation but appears to grow
AI
Key Highlights * Intensifying Competition: OpenAI's once-unassailable lead in the AI sector is now under serious threat as rivals like Google, Anthropic, and Meta launch highly competitive models. * Rivals Catch Up: Recent releases, including Google's Gemini family and Anthropic's Claude 3, are demonstrating capabilities that
Games
* Massive Player Growth: Xbox Cloud Gaming usage has surged by an incredible 45% among Game Pass subscribers compared to last year, showing a major shift in how people play. * Global Expansion: The service has officially launched in India, the world’s fastest-growing gaming market, bringing the total number of supported
Research
* The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued an alert for an R2-level, or Moderate, solar flare event. * The flare, measured as an M5.9-class eruption, was detected originating from a newly emerging sunspot group on the sun's eastern limb. * Occurring at 22:22 UTC on November
Research
* A new report reveals how a lack of transparency in the informal waste sector creates massive risks for businesses and hides critical human rights issues. * Traceability innovations are now available to create verified, transparent supply chains, making material flows and labor conditions visible for the first time. * The paper presents
Games
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Enterprise
* Unbeatable Price: Get a full year of the HBO Max ad-supported plan for just $36, which breaks down to an incredible $3 per month. * Massive Savings: This Black Friday special represents a huge discount from the usual $11 per month fee, saving you over 70% annually. * Limited-Time Offer: This deal
Security
* Analytics provider Mixpanel, used by OpenAI, suffered a significant security breach. * The breach exposed a limited amount of user data exclusively from OpenAI's API platform (platform.openai.com). * OpenAI has immediately terminated its use of Mixpanel and is in the process of notifying all affected users. * Crucially, OpenAI&
Chips
* For months, the AI trade was simple: buy Nvidia. Now, that certainty is fracturing as tech giants develop their own chips, creating new winners and losers. * Google is aggressively challenging Nvidia’s hardware dominance with its custom Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), signaling a major shift in the AI infrastructure landscape.
Gadgets
* Massive Discount Alert: Apple's premium AirPods Max headphones have plummeted to a record-low price of $400, a staggering $150 off the usual $549 retail price. * Latest Model on Sale: This unprecedented discount applies to the latest AirPods Max model featuring the updated USB-C port. * Top-Tier Audio Experience: Renowned
Blockchain
* Next-Gen DeFi and Trading: Coinbase Ventures is targeting innovations in Real-World Asset (RWA) perpetuals, specialized exchanges, and prediction market aggregators to bring off-chain assets and sophisticated trading tools on-chain. * DeFi's Evolution: The firm is focusing on the next frontier of DeFi, including composable perpetual markets, unsecured on-chain credit,
