🎮 Gaming: Mario Kart Galaxy Adds Cross-Platform VR Grand Prix
Nintendo unveiled Mario Kart Galaxy: 20 zero-G tracks in VR across Switch 2, PC, and PS5 headsets; leaning steers, 60 fps cross-play, motion-sick mode included.
🎨 Graphic Design: Photoshop SketchFlow Builds Storyboards from Voice in Real Time
Say a scene aloud and Photoshop SketchFlow autogenerates layered storyboard frames with grids and speech bubbles; everything stays vector-smart for painless edits.
🔧 Hardware: Ryzen 9000G APU Boosts Handhelds to Desktop Performance
AMD’s Ryzen 9000G APU demo hit 120 fps 1080p Apex on a Deck-sized dev kit, pairing Zen 5c, RDNA 4, and a 60 TOPS NPU for handheld power.
💻 Development: Docker Compose 3.0 Doubles Speed for Multi-Arch Builds
Docker Compose 3.0 swaps in a graph build engine and remote layer cache; our ARM/AMD stack compiled 12 images in two minutes versus five—just update and run compose up.
📱 App: Teams EchoErase Kills Background Echo in Live Calls
Teams EchoErase debuted in today’s beta, using local ML to cancel speaker bleed before coworkers hear the feedback; in an open office our loop squeal vanished with <6 % CPU hit.
🤖 AI: Gemini Nano 2 Generates Code On-Device in Seconds
Google just released Gemini Nano 2 to Pixel testers; the slim 3-B-parameter model autocompletes widgets and unit-tests fully offline, spitting usable Dart in four seconds and sipping battery.
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🎮 Gaming: Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Confirms DLSS 4 and 144 Hz OLED
Nintendo finally lifted the curtain: Switch 2 packs DLSS 4 upscaling and a 7.5-inch 144 Hz OLED. Zelda Immersion demoed at 120 fps handheld, with detachable HD cameras for mixed-reality minigames. Preorders open next week; wallets everywhere tremble.
🎨 Graphic Design: Canva TextArt Animates Fonts with One Slider
Canva TextArt beta adds a motion slider that morphs static fonts into fluid, kinetic typography—waves, bounces, flames—exportable as SVG or MP4. I jazzed a dull headline into a neon ripple and dropped it onto Instagram stories in under a minute.
🔧 Hardware: Vision Pro 2 Doubles Resolution, Halves Headset Weight
Apple previewed Vision Pro 2 packing dual 6K micro-OLEDs and a carbon-fiber frame that drops to 320 g. Eye-tracking latency shrank, and a new M5-V chip pushes 24-hour standby. I tried the demo; neck strain is officially yesterday’s problem.
🖥️ Server: NGINX Unit 3.0 Adds Hot-Swap Language Runtimes
NGINX Unit 3.0 lets admins swap Node, Python, or Go versions on live traffic via one JSON patch—no restarts. Our staging box upgraded Express 18 in twelve seconds while customers kept streaming. Fewer brownouts, happier ops.