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  1. Gaming2 min read

    Switch 2 Jailbreak Update: Developer Successfully Runs Mario Kart World on Apple macOS

    A developer has demonstrated the Switch 2 exclusive Mario Kart World running natively on macOS via a branch of the Nxnative tool, using the ns2jb exploit to export game files from their own console.

  2. Technology4 min read

    Amazon: Evaluating Engineers in the AI Era Should Focus on Business Value, Not AI Usage

    Amazon updated its software engineer working guidelines for the AI era, emphasizing that evaluations should focus on how much business value engineers create rather than how much AI they use.

  3. Gaming Keyboards3 min read

    ATK RS8 Air / Neo Gaming Keyboards Launched: 87-Key Layout, Starting at 299 Yuan

    ATK RS8 Air and RS8 Neo series 87-key high-performance gaming keyboards launched, with pre-orders open. RS8 Air starts at 349 yuan, RS8 Neo at 299 yuan; balance payment on Nov 3 at 21:00.

  4. Technology2 min read

    Meta AI Head Rohit Patel Leaves to Found Startup Ndoc, an Office Alternative

    Rohit Patel, who led Meta's AI work for eight years, has left to found Ndoc, an AI-native office suite aimed at replacing Microsoft Office and Google Workspace by unifying slides, dashboards, data and scripts in one interface.

  5. Hardware2 min read

    Intel 28-Core Nova Lake-S Early Benchmarks Leak: Single-Core Performance Beats 285K and AMD R9 9950X3D

    A 28-core Nova Lake-S sample scored 5210 in PassMark single-thread, about 3% above the Core Ultra 9 285K and 8% above the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, but its multi-core result trails current products due to an early ES sample with a 4.8GHz boost clock.

  6. Gaming3 min read

    miHoYo Launches Honkai Impact 3 Elysia·Jiyue Chanjuan Hi-Fi Bluetooth Earphones, Gift Box 499 Yuan

    miHoYo has listed a Honkai Impact 3 Elysia·Jiyue Chanjuan Hi-Fi Bluetooth earphone gift box for 499 yuan, on sale October 31 at 20:00. The box includes the earphones plus collectible card, tin badge, custom charging case and pouch.

  7. Science3 min read

    Chinese Astronomers Discover Three Planets That 'Should Not Exist'

    A team led by Professor Qian Shengbang of Yunnan University reports in PNAS three exoplanets that survived their host stars' red giant expansion, challenging the mainstream view that planets orbiting too close are inevitably engulfed.

  8. App Review11 min read

    Apple Sports: No News, No Chatter, Just the Games I Care About

    A hands-on guide to Apple Sports, covering how to follow teams and leagues, read scores and box scores, use widgets and Live Activities, plus its content coverage and current gaps.