Month: September 2026
No internet, no problem: Tether just released free AI translation models that work offline on your phone and laptop
Tether’s African model supports 19 languages while running directly on local devices Tether removed 96% of low-quality training material before building AfriSLM EuroNano supports 90 translation directions while occupying only 36MB Tether AI Research has unveiled a new set of translation systems that work entirely offline, requiring no connection to…
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Alien: Isolation 2’s Xenomorph has animations initially designed for the first game, but the team ‘didn’t have the technology at the time’ to use them — but now the Alien is even more ‘responsive’ and ‘reactive’
Alien: Isolation 2 principal environment artist Archie Whitehead says the Xenomorph uses legacy animations that Creative Assembly designed for the first game He explains that the studio didn’t have the technology to implement it at the time The sequel animations have been improved so the alien is “more responsive” Alien:…
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Microsoft’s new Surface Mouse has haptic feedback and a customizable action button
Microsoft is launching a second generation of its Surface Mouse next month that includes haptic feedback support. The Surface Mouse also has a customizable action button for the first time, which is primarily designed for quick access to Copilot (of course), but can be configured to work with other shortcuts…
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Microsoft refreshes its smaller Surface Pro and Laptop with Qualcomm’s X2 Plus
Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch devices with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X2 Plus chips. The smaller Surface devices retain the same design and hardware features from last year, with faster and more capable chips inside and higher price tags (thanks RAMageddon!). While the 12-inch Surface…
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Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 13 feature Snapdragon X2 Plus chips
Microsoft's smaller Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 13 are getting a much-needed chip upgrade. Source
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Interpol uses AI to identify 126 terrorists by analyzing over 100,000 images with new facial recognition tools
Interpol’s Operation Shams II pulled 108,076 faces from jihadist propaganda with help from 11 countries AI agents and scripts then deduplicated and quality-checked the set, leaving 6,362 images (~5.9%) for facial recognition Interpol’s facial recognition system, launched in 2016, then matched pictures to actual persons, with human verification in tow,…
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