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Here’s what ‘renoa’ — the first new fiber in 25 years — feels like
Startup Everbloom's new material, renoa, is the first new fiber in 25 years, and it feels very familiar.
Dungeons & Dragons Turned Hansel and Gretel Into a Near-Perfect Adventure
Most of the published adventures for Dungeons & Dragons focus on epic fantasy , tasking players with fighting ancient necromancers, rampaging demons, or invading armies in order to prevent some great calamity. But the stakes don’t have to be so high to have a great session, and a bit of whimsy can prove just as memorable as a dramatic battle. That’s why one of my favorite adventures from Wizards of the Coast is a…
10 Video Games With the Best Twist Endings Nobody Saw Coming
The best twist endings in video games change what you thought you were playing. A great one makes you want to start over to spot the clues, and a perfect one hides those clues in plain sight: in dialogue, in chapter titles, perhaps even the controller you’re holding. These ten games span three decades and nearly every genre, from horror to puzzle-platformers to a Game Boy adventure about a dream. But they all have…
4 days left: How TechCrunch Founder Summit helps you make more useful connections to scale
On November 4 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, get ready for a full day packed with meaningful networking opportunities, actionable insights, and connections that could change the trajectory of your idea and startup. Register before all prices go up at the door.
The Best Deals Today: Apple Watch Ultra 4, Ocarina of Time Remake, Pikmin 4, and More
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on Apple Watch Ultra 4, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Persona 3 Reload, Pikmin 4, The Adventures of Elliot, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Star Wars Zero Company, and more. Check out our top picks for Saturday, October 31, below. Save $100 Off Apple Watch Ultra 4 Amazon has the Apple Watch Ultra 4 smartwatch on sale for $799.99 this weekend. This saves you $100 off MSRP…
Celeste and TowerFall have delisted from Xbox's digital storefronts to support BDS boycott
Earlier this month, Big Walk developer House House explained why their co-op puzzle adventure wouldn't be available for sale on Xbox : Microsoft's gaming division is a priority target of the the Palestinian-led BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement, which names the tech giant in general as a pressure target alongside Google, Amazon, and a host of other companies . House House isn't alone in taking this…
Dune: Awakening is getting a free DLC that adds a whole new map and swaps out sand for snow
Thus far, Funcom has focussed mainly on changes to its survival MMO Dune: Awakening , with the Norwegian studio reworking the entire game to function as both a solo experience and a PvE adventure. Now that overhaul is done, however, Funcom is now set on expanding players' adventures on Arrakis, having just announced a free expansion that adds a new and completely different map to explore. Coming in December, the…
OpenAI reportedly lowers funding target for new round
OpenAI’s latest funding round doesn't seem to be living up to expectations.
Traveling with electronics? These 5 items could raise TSA red flags
Travel is stressful enough. Here's what you should know about TSA rules on traveling with tech.
This week in Tom's Hardware Premium: October 31, 2026 — Vera CPUs available on Oracle clusters, building an agentic CPU benchmark and a primer to LLMs
In case you're not yet subscribed to our Tom's Hardware Premium subscription service, here's what you've been missing out on this week. We detail our thoughts on Anthropic's filings pre-IPO, Cadence's new suite of LLMs to power its EDA tools, how Nvidia is securing its entire supply chain to serve AI data center demand, how Vera CPUs are landing in the cloud, an update to the ongoing TP-Link saga, and more…
Startup uses AI agent to perform controversial brain surgery on a mouse, Anthropic Sonnet controlled motorized surgery rig
Exin Therapeutics, a biotech startup focusing on next-generation neurotherapeutics, claims it has successfully conducted brain surgery on a mouse using an AI agent. Its co-founder and CEO, Gabriel Ocana-Santero, shared the entire procedure on X, showing how the AI agent chose the gene therapy vector and dosage and the brain region where it would be applied. The AI agent also drove the robotic arms that injected the…
An AI Agent Injected Drugs Into a Live Mouse’s Brain
A biotech startup let an agent choose a gene therapy and successfully inject the treatment, offering a startling glimpse of the future of research labs.
OpenAI raises just $11 billion of its $30 billion target as big investors lose their AI appetite
OpenAI raised only about $11 billion in its latest funding round, less than half of the $30 billion it was targeting. At $1.25 trillion, the valuation falls short of expectations, and major investors appear to be pulling back amid the recent tech sell-off. Meanwhile, rival Anthropic is pushing to go public as early as November. The article OpenAI raises just $11 billion of its $30 billion target as big investors…
Salesforce’s M&A spree continues with a reported $375M deal for defense tech startup Rune
The AI logistics startup will bolster the CRM giant's Missionforce defense platform.
Anthropic expected to receive high ‘junk’ rating from credit agencies following IPO, report says
The new report says the AI lab will likely qualify for a high junk rating.
Supersonic airliner in doubt as company shifts to powering AI data centers
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl recently declared “it’s time for a renaissance in energy and in supersonic flight” as the supersonic airliner company unveiled a Colorado factory dedicated to making gas turbines for AI data centers. But Boom may be facing turbulence after early backers for both ventures have questioned the company’s delivery timeline or backed out entirely. One of the company’s first customers…
How a Contractor’s Claude Agent Got Into the Pentagon
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss the contractor who plugged their AI agent into a Pentagon system, Anthropic’s IPO filing, and the volunteers gearing up to counter ICE at the midterms.
Score a $150 discount the Apple Watch Ultra 3
Amazon just knocked $150 off the Apple Watch Ultra 3, dropping it from its $799 recommended retail price to $649. That’s a 19% discount relative to the RRP, and it’s a strong chance to grab Apple’s top adventure watch for a lot less. See the deal at Amazon
Garena to premiere first episode of anime spinoff Free Fire: Daybreak at Brazil's CCXP26
With all the news about gaming spinoffs, including PUBG Mobile getting an adaptation helmed by Donald Glover of all people, you'd be forgiven for forgetting about Garena's own Free Fire animated series. But it's just been announced that the first episode of Free Fire: Daybreak will debut at Brazil's CCXP26 convention! The series follows the characters Hayato, Moco and Kelly (the game's mascot) in an adventure set in…
Dungeon Splat! proves that clearing monsters from a dungeon is messy business
If there's one stereotype about fantasy adventurers that's true, it's that they mostly have a 'kill first, ask questions never' policy. Have you ever stopped to wonder if you needed to slaughter that group of Orcs hanging around minding their own business? Me neither. And if violently massacring everything in your path is your thing, then Dungeon Splat is for you! Available now on iOS, Dungeon Splat! pits your…
BioWare’s Mass Effect Team of Around 50 People Lost Out to Star Wars Battlefront 3 as EA Sidelined Laura Miele, Its Key Advocate
EA's decision to shut down BioWare and cancel the next Mass Effect installment, the ambitious Universe, reportedly came down to a choice between funding its production or another expensive sci-fi project: Star Wars Battlefront 3, which is being made by DICE and Respawn. The news comes from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, who learned that the publisher chose Star Wars as financial pressure pushed it toward what…
Inspired by Classic FromSoftware, Queen's Domain Looks a Fascinating PS5 Adventure
Out now for $20 on PS5. There are far too many promising indie games releasing every week to keep up, but this one, Queen's Domain , has really caught my eye. It releases onto PS5 today for £15.99 / $19.99, and it's inspired by King's Field , the series FromSoftware made before Demon's Souls . Essentially, it's an RPG blending retro visuals and the fantasy RPG genre to create a difficult adventure based around…
Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz warns that the AI boom is ‘a great opportunity to go deceive people’
The cautionary Theranos tale takes on a new significance in the AI era, when companies that have never turned a profit are raising capital at trillion-dollar valuations.
New Assassin’s Creed Game Is Out Now, If You Don’t Mind Being Board
If you thought there wasn't going to be a new Assassin's Creed game this year, think again. It's not a video game, but Assassin's Creed: Animus is out today, turning the series into an adventure-style board game for 1-4 players. A competitive game that pits players against each other as they explore distinct eras from the video games, Assassin's Creed: Animus features four protagonists to choose from in its standard…