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‘Shrek 5’ Officially Score Its Biggest Update Yet After a 16-Year Wait
DreamWorks’ ‘Shrek 5’ has completed its main voice-recording sessions, marking a significant production milestone ahead of its planned release less than a year from now. The update indicates that the long-delayed sequel, arriving 16 years after ‘Shrek Forever After’, has moved into a later stage of development while retaining its core cast. Mike Myers, Eddie…
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The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty
Amazon has acquired an off-grid gas power plant under construction in Texas for a data centre that could become one of the United States’ largest greenhouse-gas sources. Its significance lies not only in its scale but in its use of less efficient simple-cycle gas turbines, a technology increasingly chosen for AI data centres because it…
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Carve Some Time Out Of A Busy September For This Adorable-Looking 3D Puzzler
Woodo, a cosy 3D diorama puzzle game from Tiny Monks Tales, will launch for both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on 16 September 2026. Players place wooden objects into small scenes, gradually bringing each setting to life, and the game’s gentle style has drawn comparisons with Unpacking. The game was first announced for Switch in…
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Apple proposes taking a 5-to-15 percent cut from external App Store payments
Apple has asked a US court to permit fees of 5 to 15 percent on purchases made through external payment links or third-party services, rather than through its App Store billing system. The proposal is significant because it could determine how much developers can save by directing customers to alternative payment methods in Apple’s continuing…
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‘The Game Feels Super Smooth’: Wolverine Will Run at 60fps with Ray Tracing on Base PS5
Insomniac Games says Marvel’s Wolverine will offer a 60fps performance mode with ray tracing enabled on the standard PlayStation 5 at launch. The studio presents this as a first for its games and as evidence of its optimisation work, potentially setting a high technical benchmark for a major current-generation console release. Senior Project Director Jess…
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Claude Code returns blank thinking blocks, but reasoning still costs you
Developers have reported that Anthropic’s Claude Code API sometimes returns empty or truncated summaries of its model “thinking”, despite users requesting them. This matters because the underlying reasoning tokens may still be generated and charged for, leaving customers with higher costs and less visibility into how the model approached a task. Reports affect Claude Opus…
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Organic-looking brake assemblies debut on new Czinger 21C Spyder
Czinger has introduced its topology-optimised BrakeNode brake assembly on the new 21C Spyder, unveiled during Monterey Car Week. The integrated, 3D-printed component combines the caliper, suspension upright and hydraulic-fluid passages, illustrating how additive manufacturing could reduce vehicle weight while retaining performance and improving maintenance. The BrakeNode is made from Czinger’s aluminium alloy and can cut…
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Five years after quitting a job, developer’s former boss asked for rapid tech support
A former developer was unexpectedly called by his old boss five years after leaving a mail-order business, following the abrupt dismissal of the clerk who ran the system he had built. The boss believed the clerk had sabotaged the operation by unplugging the Pick minicomputer while it printed daily orders, but the apparent crisis was…
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Pokémon HOME October Premium Plan Update Expands Storage Capacity To 9,000 Pokémon
Pokémon HOME’s paid Premium Plan will increase its storage limit from 6,000 to 9,000 Pokémon when version 4.1.0 launches in October. The expansion coincides with planned Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen connectivity, giving players more room to manage collections as older games are integrated into the cloud storage service. The Pokémon Company says the Premium Plan’s…