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Phasmophobia developer launches Kinetic Publishing to "support and champion creativity within the indie space" - GamesIndustry.biz

Daniel Knight and Asim Tanvir explain their plan to fund two to three indie projects a year up to budgets of £1 million

The five best TVs of CES 2026 - The Verge

There were quite a few TVs at CES 2026, and these are the best from LG, Hisense, Samsung, and TCL.

AMD claps back at Intel claims that it uses ‘ancient silicon’ in PC gaming handhelds - PCWorld

Intel's new Core Ultra Series 3 'Panther Lake' CPUs pack shocking graphical prowess, and it's led to a war of the words with AMD about the chips powering PC gaming handhelds.

Nintendo Reveals First New Joy-Con 2 Colours For Switch 2 - Nintendo Life

Pastels are in

Google announces AI Overviews in Gmail search, experimental AI-organized inbox - Ars Technica

Last year's premium Gmail AI features are also rolling out to free users.

Gmail debuts a personalized AI Inbox, AI Overviews in search, and more - TechCrunch

Gmail is also bringing several AI features that were previously available only to paid users to all users.

Mario Tennis Fever Overview Trailer Serves Up A Host Of Fresh Features - Nintendo Life

New balls, please

Google Is Adding an ‘AI Inbox’ to Gmail That Summarizes Emails - WIRED

New Gmail features, powered by the Gemini model, are part of Google’s continued push for users to incorporate AI into their daily life and conversations.

The Witcher 3 Expansion Reports Continue, Now With Discussion of A Possible 'Dune-Style' Location - IGN

New App: Using Philips Hue Lights Easily with Any Trainer - DC Rainmaker

2026 Is the Year of the RGB LED TV - WIRED

The crop of next-generation TVs arriving this year has more accurate colors than ever, thanks to a fancy new kind of backlighting.

Hands on: TCL's first RGB Mini LED TV looked very impressive when I went hands-on with it at CES 2026 - What Hi-Fi?

TCL's first RGB Mini LED TV might not be its flagship for 2026, but it still has seriously spectacular potential

'It can be unnecessary - and even too much': Are violent video games like Grand Theft Auto 6 becoming too realistic? - BBC

The latest in the franchise is the most hyped release of 2026 and looks set to push the boundaries of gaming visuals – but it could prove more disturbing than entertaining.

Cisco Patches ISE Security Vulnerability After Public PoC Exploit Release - The Hacker News

Cisco released updates for a medium-severity ISE and Snort 3 flaws, including CVE-2026-20029 with a public PoC, and reports no exploitation so far.

This Is the Blood Glucose Monitor We’ve Been Waiting For - WIRED

Makers of smartwatches and other wearables have spent years trying to measure blood sugar without pricking your skin. The PreEvnt Issac does just that, and you wear it like a necklace.

The Lego Smart Brick backlash, explained - Creative Bloq

Is nothing safe from 'smart'?

Asus gave us a first look at its Wi-Fi 8 router at CES, and it's nothing we could've expected - ZDNET

Asus previews the ROG NeoCore, a proof-of-concept router designed to address today's most significant network challenges.

Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases - TechCrunch

The settlements are among the first tied to lawsuits accusing AI companies of harming users.

I Just Had a 10-Minute Conversation in Polish (I Don't Speak Any Polish) - CNET

I tried out Vasco's latest Translator Q1 at CES, and I became conversational in over 50 languages.

GameSir Stuck a Steering Wheel Inside a Controller, and It’s Actually Brilliant - Gizmodo

It provides the feel of being behind the wheel without the massive haul of simulationist gear.