08 May 2026
Sony Interactive Entertainment chief says AI will enable 'gaming experiences like never before,' and I wonder: How long are these guys going to talk about it b…
Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Hideaki Nishino used Sony's latest quarterly financial report to share some thoughts on the role that AI will play in the future of game development, and if you're thinking that he might temper his enthusiasm in the face of consumer discontent, all I can say is—guess again.
08 May 2026
Next-generation probiotics: an outlook into current applications and future developments
In this Review, Kern, Tofield, Frame and Elinav discuss recent advances in the design of next-generation probiotics, from identification of candidates to therapeutic applications across diverse disease contexts, and highlight major challenges and the potential of artificial intelligence to develop effective, personalized probiotics with therapeutic functions.
08 May 2026
Meta is learning that AI transformation has a workplace cost
Meta's aggressive AI push is creating internal strain as employees face shifting priorities, adoption targets, layoffs, and uncertainty over their roles.
08 May 2026
What does a woman swimming in urine tell us about the state of the world? Lots! – Venice Biennale review
I t was almost over before it even started. This year’s Venice Biennale has been tearing itself apart for months: countries not showing up, artists getting fired, exhibitions being cancelled, funding getting pulled. There were petitions and protests months before a painting was on the wall. The jury quit in the days leading up to the opening, then Iran quit, then the European Commission quit.…
08 May 2026
The New Geography Of Defense Projects
The U.S. defense industry is evolving toward a model that is sending innovation upstream while enabling scale downstream. Emerging technology companies, often referred to as the “disruptors,” are helping accelerate early-stage innovation, while the primes continue to play a critical role in operationalizing, integrating, and scaling deployable capabilities.
08 May 2026
Sony lays out its AI plan for PlayStation: ‘We believe AI will unleash the creativity of our studios’
Sony has laid out its plan for the use of AI in PlayStation game development and committed to its implementation going forward.
07 May 2026
Claude Mythos Boosts Firefox Bug Fixes
In a fascinating development in the world of artificial intelligence and software security, Mozilla has reportedly integrated advanced AI tools to enhance its bug patching processes for Firefox.
07 May 2026
Project Helix Will “Lean Heavily” Into Zstandard to Directly Stream Assets From the SSD
Xbox has some pretty big ambitions for Project Helix, its next-generation console. While ray tracing, machine learning Multi Frame Generation, and neural rendering all sound impressive, memory and storage constraints could prove a bottleneck.
07 May 2026
AI is Already on Broadway — Just Not Where You're Looking
For an industry often described as slow to change, Broadway may be further along in its relationship with artificial intelligence than many people realize. Not on stage, and not in the rehearsal room, but behind the scenes in marketing strategy, forecasting, ticketing recommendations, and how audiences discover shows.
