2026-08-01
'They’re closer to architecture than landscaping': inside Walt Disney World’s eight-month process to build EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival topiaries
Disney’s EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival topiaries may look like simple decorations, but each living character sculpture is an eight-month engineering project involving 3D models, custom steel frames, precision irrigation, and Disney horticulture expertise. [...]
2026-08-01
China outs Nvidia-powered AS2-W quad-wheel 'robot wolf', just weeks after its armed version surfaced in joint military drills in Mongolia
Unitree unveiled the AS2-W robotic vehicle featuring advanced AI, rugged mobility, and specifications attracting military interest after recent joint exercises. [...]
2026-07-31
EU pools up to €30 billion for AI gigafactories while US tech giants casually spend 20 times more
The European Commission wants to build up to seven AI gigafactories across Europe, backed by around 30 billion euros in public and private funding. For context, the major U.S. tech companies alone plan to spend more than $600 billion on computing infrastructure this year.<br /> The article EU pools up to €30 billion for AI gigafactories while US tech giants casually spend 20 times more app [...]
2026-07-31
I'm incredibly excited for The Witcher 4 - but CD Projekt Red needs to avoid the same performance issues The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 once had
The Witcher 4 is my most anticipated RPG, but I hope CDPR has learned its lesson from Cyberpunk 2077's launch and prioritizes optimization over a massive world. [...]
2026-07-31
First your age, next your identity: Inside the 'hack' that broke the EU age verification app's privacy promises
The security expert who 'hacked' the EU age verification continues to say that the "concept cannot work" — no matter the tech. If lawmakers keep going through, he fears that "the next step will be proving who you are." [...]