I’ve got a dual-booting PC with both Windows 11 and EndeavourOS Linux on it, which puts me in the best position to compare benchmarks across operating systems. It’s the same machine, after all, with the same CPU, GPU, RAM, SSD, etc. The hardware variables disappear when benchmarking on Windows and Linux, and it’s as controlled…
VK Group, the developers of VKontakte and related services, issued its own statement complaining that “Apple has removed VK apps from the App Store without warning or explanation… VK has never been subject to sanctions nor included on sanctions lists, a fact confirmed by numerous legal opinions from international and US counsel. Apple has long…
The results of the 2026 Sanrio Character Ranking poll are in, and Pompompurin has taken the coveted top spot for the second year in a row. The preliminary rankings from early April showed Cinnamoroll in the top spot, but everyone’s favorite Golden Retriever managed to sprint to #1 over the past two months. The 2026…
YouTube is rolling out a series of changes to Shorts, including a new method that lets users shrink the duration of short-form videos. The Google-owned platform announced Thursday that Shorts now comes with a setting that allows users to double their playback speed. The point of making what is an already brief experience even briefer…
3.5 Flash: agentic tasks at scale This balance of speed and performance makes 3.5 Flash ideal for tackling long-horizon agentic tasks. What used to take a developer days or an auditor weeks, 3.5 Flash can now help complete in a fraction of the time, often at less than half the cost of other frontier models….
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Microsoft reportedly does not plan to cancel Hideo Kojima’s OD. The mysterious project is therefore expected to survive the latest wave of Xbox-wide cost-cutting, though it remains unclear whether OD is anywhere close to release. OD was originally announced during the December 2023 edition of The Game Awards. Its first teaser showed several characters becoming…
Prime Day gets all the hype, but you don’t need an Amazon membership to score the best gaming deals this week. Razer is hitting back with its own massive summer specials sale, slashing up to 50% off top-tier gear, and frankly, the discounts are too good to ignore. Whether you need a wireless headset that…
Fans of 2D platformers like Celeste may want to check out Greenhouse: Schism, an indie title that has recently dropped its $5 price tag and is now free for everyone. While it is clearly not as large in scope as Steam games like Celeste, it still offers an experience that fans of the genre are…
