2026-08-26

Plug-in solar kits become legal in the UK tomorrow —but will you be buying one?

Plug-in solar kits become legal in the UK from August 27, but will you be buying one? Have your say in our poll. [...]

2026-08-26

Nvidia is about to report its fastest growth in seven quarters

Nvidia is expected to report quarterly revenue of $92.18bn, close to double the same period last year and its fastest growth in seven quarters, with analysts forecasting a further rise to $104.20bn in the current quarter. The numbers are not really the issue anymore, because the scrutiny has moved to how much of that demand […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-26

Eight months after Australia’s ban, teen TikTok use is down one percentage point

Eight months into the world’s first under-16 social media ban, 26% of Australian children aged 13 to 15 are still using TikTok, one percentage point below where the figure sat before the law took effect. The data comes from the parental control software maker Qustodio, and it puts numbers to something already visible in the […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-26

Meta and the states are talking settlement while the jury is still sitting

Meta and state attorneys general have held settlement discussions amid the youth social media harm trial now underway in federal court in California, according to Bloomberg. The case is the largest of its kind, with 29 states pursuing the company and four of them, California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey, party to the trial that opened this […]<br /> This story continues at The Nex [...]

2026-08-26

SpaceX is building a $100 billion 'Starbase' launch site in Louisiana

'We're preparing to build a spaceport that, until now, has only existed in science fiction,' [...]

2026-08-26

'If we stuck with the silent protagonist method, we wouldn't be able to tell this story properly' — Metro 2039 executive producer says making The Stranger a speaking protagonist 'goes hand in hand with telling a personal story'

Metro 2039 will feature a new speaking protagonist, The Stranger, which allowed 4A Games to tell a darker, more personal story. [...]

2026-08-26

Metro 2039 executive producer says the game brings back the 'spookiness' of the claustrophobic metro tunnels from the first games while also offering open world zones: 'We didn't want to ditch everything that we did in Metro Exodus'

Metro 2039 executive producer Jon Bloch has explained how 4A Games has balanced the return of claustrophic metro tunnels and open-world zones. [...]

2026-08-26

Metro 2039 creative director shares how the Russia-Ukraine war has affected the game, says there are 'no gray zones' in the story and 'we are not afraid to call evil evil'

4A Games has shared how the events of the Russia-Ukraine war have manifested in its upcoming first-person shooter, Metro 2039. [...]

2026-08-26

'The entire audio system has been rebuilt' — Metro 2039 executive producer says sound has been 'reimagined in a way to really support thick, dense atmosphere'

4A Games has confirmed that Metro 2039's audio system has been rebuilt to offer a deeper sense of immersion. [...]