TechCapsules

Kairos Power announced that Samsung C&T will partner to construct a 50‑megawatt demonstration nuclear reactor for Google, targeting completion by 2030. Samsung will contribute up to $100 million in equity and in‑kind engineering services, with $70 million as a cash equity stake. The collaboration leverages Samsung’s experience on a dozen reactors worldwide. Kairos, already building two reactors in Oak Ridge, Tennessee—Hermes 1 (a low‑power test unit) and Hermes 2 (its first commercial‑scale plant)—will deliver the first 50 MW of power under its [...]

Microsoft announced that Activision will develop the next mainline Halo title, following a major restructuring of Xbox studios that includes 268 layoffs, primarily at Halo Studios. The cuts are part of Xbox chief Asha Sharma’s “reset” after earlier reductions that saw 1,600 employees depart in the summer, bringing the company roughly three‑quarters through its announced overhaul. Halo Studios will be reduced to a small team that supports existing Halo products, while a new, purpose‑built group within Activision [...]

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged the expansion of locally‑made electric tricycles and jeepneys during an Aug. 25 visit to MD Juan Enterprises in Caloocan City. The administration will link manufacturers with electric‑vehicle technologies created by Philippine universities, notably Cagayan State University’s ElectroMobility Research and Development Center, which has produced a seven‑seat electric tricycle and a conversion kit (C‑Trike) for existing units. MD Juan, which halted EV production in 2014 due to weak demand, is now poised to restart with government‑provided equipment and [...]

Apple released iOS 27, introducing Siri AI and Apple Intelligence alongside a suite of updates to Wallet, Messages, CarPlay and other services. Among the additions, the operating system adds a contextual paste shortcut that appears above the keyboard whenever a user opens a text field after copying content. The shortcut displays a preview of the clipboard—text snippets show the first few words, while images show a thumbnail—and lets users paste with a single tap, eliminating the need to [...]

Jez Corden, a lifelong content creator and internet personality, has become a prominent voice on the Xbox ecosystem and Microsoft‑adjacent platforms. He maintains a large following on X, where he posts at @JezCorden, and co‑hosts the gaming podcast TheXB2, available on Spotify and iTunes. Corden also serves as Executive Editor at Windows Central, a role he earned after a decade of breaking exclusive news and producing analytical pieces on Xbox, Windows, AI and broader tech trends. His [...]

Squanch Games’ 2019 PlayStation 4 title Trover Saves the Universe was removed from the PlayStation Store and all digital storefronts this week without prior notice. The action‑platformer, known for its off‑beat humor, voice work by Rick and Morty co‑creator Justin Roiland, and optional PSVR mode, had maintained a Metacritic score of 76. No explanation was offered by the developer or publisher for the sudden delisting, prompting frustration among fans who can no longer purchase the game digitally. Physical [...]

A new Injustice title is confirmed after a stunt‑worker’s résumé revealed motion‑capture work for the unreleased game. Mackensi Emory’s CV listed Supergirl and Batwoman as characters he performed, confirming both will appear in the sequel. Supergirl’s inclusion aligns with her prominent role in Injustice 2, while Batwoman’s presence is unexpected because the character is dead in the series’ established canon. The roster addition suggests NetherRealm may reboot the storyline rather than continue the previous narrative. The résumé also named [...]

Apple’s latest Mac mini models, the M5 Pro and M6, have reverted to solder‑on NAND storage, eliminating the user‑replaceable SSD slot introduced with the M4 mini two years ago. In contrast, the new Mac Studio retains a slotted SSD architecture, and Apple’s official repair guide now includes instructions for swapping out its SSD modules on both M5 Max and M5 Ultra configurations. Those modules are model‑specific, carry serialized identifiers, and integrate the controller within Apple Silicon, preventing the use of off‑the‑shelf [...]