Looks like Tencent's Horizon Zero Dawn clone just got quietly erased from existence. Their open-world game, Light of Motiram, has completely vanished from Steam after Sony sued them last year for making a slavish copy. The game was supposed to hit PC, PlayStation 5, and mobile.
Sony's lawsuit called the game a blatant rip-off, pointing to the destroyed world setting, animal-like machines, and a red-haired protagonist that looked way too much like Aloy. Tencent tried to fight back in court with some weird arguments, like saying Horizon Zero Dawn itself was not original because its developers once thought it was too similar to another game. That did not work. Sony got a court order blocking promotion of the game, and now it seems a...
Word on the street is that China finally cobbled together a working prototype for an extreme ultraviolet lithography machine. This thing is supposed to make the light needed for etching super-advanced chips. They apparently built it using parts scavenged from older machines made by the Dutch company ASML. Right now, the prototype, reportedly developed with efforts from firms like SMIC, has not actually produced any chips yet. Sources think they could get it ready for mainstream production by 2030.
This is a big deal because the head of ASML himself recently said it would take China many, many years to pull this off. Having any kind of functional prototype suggests they are moving way faster than most analysts expected. This push is...
Apple is finally putting OLED screens into its bigger stuff, starting next year with the M6 MacBook Pro and the iPad mini 8. Rumor has they are also working on a new 24-inch iMac with an OLED panel, aiming for brighter screens while keeping the same pixel sharpness as the old LCD models. The companies making these displays, Samsung and LG, got official paperwork from Apple about it.
The tech specs for this iMac screen are apparently still being hashed out, even with that paperwork going out. Apple supposedly wants that 24-inch panel to hit 600 nits of brightness with a 281 PPI density. That is a small step up from the current 500-nit LCD version. The display makers are looking at methods that do not need fine metal masks, with Apple...
Intel's next high-end graphics chip seems more real by the day. Evidence for the rumored Battlemage GPU, specifically a model called BMG-G31, just popped up in Intel's own monitoring software. This addition to the XPU Manager tool usually means the hardware is far enough along for driver testing and system checks.
The find lines up with other recent clues. Developers have been spotting Battlemage-related code popping up in Linux graphics drivers for a while now. New PCI device IDs and architectural patches keep appearing. All this suggests Intel is preparing a larger, more powerful die aimed at desktops. It is expected to target 1440p gaming, possibly under a name like the Arc B770, to compete with midrange cards from AMD and Nvidia...
Rumors about Half-Life 3 are back, this time tied to Valve's Steam Machine. An industry journalist claims multiple sources believe the sequel will launch with the living room PC in early 2026. This follows earlier speculation about a joint announcement that never happened. That missed window might actually support the idea that Valve spreads false timelines on purpose to trace leaks.
Another issue is the hardware's price. Sources say Valve has not locked in a cost for the Steam Machine yet, partly because memory prices are so unstable. The company only officially states it will arrive in early 2026, with a price similar to a comparable DIY gaming PC. Launching a new Half-Life game alongside the system would be a major shift for Valve...
China is supposedly testing its own homegrown EUV lithography machine. A working prototype, developed by reverse engineering ASML's tech, is reportedly being evaluated internally. The massive system is taking up a whole factory floor. Huawei is leading this project as part of its push for a fully self-reliant chipmaking supply chain.
The company is trying to localize everything, from chip design to the actual manufacturing tools. This EUV machine is a critical piece for making more advanced semiconductors. Earlier reports mentioned that it uses a different method to generate the necessary light, which could simplify the design. The goal is apparently to achieve functional chip production with this system before the end of the decade...
The CEO of Kenya Airways is stepping down. Allan Kilavuka will retire after six years leading the national carrier. His tenure, which started in 2020, was defined by constant crisis management. He guided the airline through the pandemic, a major pilot strike, and parts shortages that limited flights. The company did manage to post its first profit in nearly a decade last year under his watch.
Chief Operating Officer George Kamal will take over as interim CEO. Kamal is a veteran pilot and aviation executive who previously worked for airlines like Etihad and Air Arabia. The board has begun searching for a permanent replacement. Kilavuka previously led the budget subsidiary Jambojet and worked for General Electric before taking the top...
The African Development Bank's funding arm just scored a record haul. Its concessional financing window, the African Development Fund, pulled in 11 billion dollars from 43 partners. That is a twenty-three percent jump over the last round, making it the largest replenishment ever. Bank president Sidi Ould Tah called it a turning point, coming despite global budget cuts.
A key shift is that African nations themselves are now putting serious money into the fund. Twenty-three countries contributed, with nineteen being first-timers. Their total pledge hit 182.7 million, a fivefold increase. This makes Africa a co-investor in its own development funding for the first time.
The new financial model allows the fund to borrow from markets and...
Businesses in Zimbabwe largely do not trust the new national currency. A recent survey from the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries shows most firms see the ZiG's stability as artificial. Over five hundred companies were polled. They believe the government is propping up the currency with strict controls and limited liquidity, not genuine market confidence.
Firms report that the ZiG is still hard to get in both cash and digital forms. Many critical transactions, like buying fuel or imports, still require US dollars. Past experiences with hyperinflation and currency collapses have made companies deeply skeptical. There is a widespread fear that increased government spending will flood the market with ZiG, causing its value to plummet...
