GamingNews

Video Games Could Have Movie-Style Product Placement to Counter Rising Costs, Ex-Dragon Age Boss Says

June 2, 2026
As big budget video game development gets more costly, including TV and movie-style product placement could help make up the shortfall, BioWare’s former Dragon Age boss Mark Darrah has said. In a lengthy video discussing the future of video game monetization, Darrah noted the rise of AAA games including live-service elements to ensure owners kept playing — and paying — long after release.
Read more
GamingNews

Factorio Set for Its Last Major Update, a Decade After Launch

June 2, 2026
Factorio is set for its last major update soon, developer Wube Software has announced in a blog post. The influential strategy game about building and creating automated factories launched on Steam in early access form in February 2016, before launching proper in August…
CryptoNews

Solana Prepares for a Massive Tokenomics Overhaul to Slash Network Inflation

June 2, 2026
The proposal, introduced by pseudonymous developer cavemanloverboy, aims to increase the amount of SOL burned by introducing a new base fee for every transaction. This might make Solana’s network issuance deflationary during periods of very high activity, according to some estimations. Key Takeaways Cavemanloverboy proposed SIMD-547 on Saturday, spiking some fees to curb SOL asset…
Read more
NewsSpace

May's Blue Moon wows stargazers worldwide — see these stunning photos of the smallest full moon of 2026

June 2, 2026
May’s full Blue Moon put on a dazzling display over the weekend, flooding the night sky with moonlight as the red supergiant star Antares glowed nearby. A Blue Moon is the name given to the second full moon in a single calendar month — a rare occurrence that only takes place about once every 2.5 years, because the moon’s 29.5-day cycle doesn’t neatly align with the calendar. It’s also…
Read more
AI & RoboticsNews

This AI weather startup is out-forecasting government agencies

June 2, 2026
A new AI weather forecasting tool released today by the startup WindBorne Systems offers more frequent and accurate predictions on key variables than the world-leading system developed by European governments, thanks to advancements in how sensor readings are fed into deep learning models. Founded by a group of Stanford students in 2019, WindBorne began by building a better weather balloon, with…
Read more