Hurricane Lowell To Impact Hawaii — Why So Many Storms This Year?

Major Hurricane Lowell threatens Hawaii as Labor Day approaches. Here’s an explanation for why the island seems to be in the line of hurricane fire in 2026.

How To Improve Heat Action Plans

Most cities and regions don’t have formal plans for extreme heat, though they have the power to save lives. Still, these plans are far from perfect.

Export controls went after China’s chips. They never touched the capital, and Moonshot is reportedly seeking $5bn.
Export controls went after China’s chips. They never touched the capital, and Moonshot is reportedly seeking $5bn.

Moonshot AI is considering raising up to $5bn in a Hong Kong initial public offering as soon as this year, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Dong Cao, Julia Fioretti, Pei Li and Luz Ding sourced the account to people familiar with the matter, who asked not…

South Korea confirms chip investment talks with US as tariff threat grows
South Korea confirms chip investment talks with US as tariff threat grows

South Korea negotiated tariff protection for its chipmakers, and Washington is pressing for American factories anyway. Semiconductor investment is now part of the broader talks between the two governments, a presidential official in Seoul has confirmed…

Why Xiaomi Is Making Its Own Chips And Bringing Home Appliances To Europe

At Xiaomi’s first IFA showing, the company showed off a new foldable powered by its own chip, as well as a host of home appliances.

‘Gundam Rogue Orbit’ Shows Off More Gameplay And Confirms Release Date

The upcoming ‘Gundam Rogue Orbit’ showed off more gameplay footage during Sony’s State of Play yesterday and confirmed a March release date.

Micron’s Taiwan unions are heading for a strike vote over bonuses
Micron’s Taiwan unions are heading for a strike vote over bonuses

Roughly 10,000 Micron workers in Taiwan are represented by two unions that are now preparing their members for a possible strike. About 80% of workers polled in a preliminary survey supported industrial action, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The dispute …

Tengo Project’s Next Retro Reboot Will Be ‘Final Mission’

The classic NES shmup ‘Final Mission’ will be the next to get the Tengo Project treatment, and a demo will be playable at this year’s Tokyo Game Show.

Why Nvidia’s Hugging Face Acquisition Signals AI’s Full Ecosystem Play

Nvidia is negotiating to buy Hugging Face to lock down the software layer, as its biggest customers are racing to build their own AI chips to dominate a full ecosystem.

‘Onimusha: Way Of The Sword’ Review: More Inagaki Than Kurosawa

During the heyday of the PlayStation 2, the ‘Onimusha’ series was one of the definitive games of that era, and ‘Way of the Sword’ may be one of the finest of this one.