If you ever thought about virtually wandering through Minecraft's Overworld in a VR headset, think again. Those days are over, at least from Microsoft's perspective. Microsoft's latest update to Minecraft's Bedrock Edition, version 1.21.80, Now, Minecraft remains as a game that can be played on multiple consoles and platforms -- just not VR. Vivecraft will allow Minecraft to continue, as a way to play the sandbox game on Oculus or Windows MR, according to the website.

Scientists have discovered a new brain glitch that is the exact opposite of deja vu. While deja vu is the unsettling sense that you've lived a moment before, jamais vu is when something familiar suddenly feels alien -- like encountering it for the very first time. You've likely felt it: walking through your hometown and suddenly feeling lost, or repeating a common word until it sounds strange and meaningless. Repetition is often the trigger. The brain, overloaded by familiarity, short-circuits, making the ordinary feel bizarre.

Many have dubbed this year "the year of AI agents," as these AI systems that can carry out tasks for users are especially useful for optimizing enterprise workflows. At ServiceNow's annual Knowledge 2025 conference, the company unveiled a new model in partnership with Nvidia to advance AI agents. On Tuesday, ServiceNow and Nvidia launched Apriel Nemotron 15B, a new, open-source reasoning language model (LLM) built to deliver lower latency, lower inference costs, and agentic AI. According to the release, the model was trained on Nvidia Nemo, the Nvidia Llama Nemotron Post-Training Dataset, and ServiceNow's domain-specific data. Also: Nvidia's 70 projects at ICLR show how raw chip power is central to AI's acceleration The biggest takeaway of the model is that it packages advanced reasoning capabilities in a smaller size. This makes the model cheaper and faster to run on Nvidia GPU infrastructure as an Nvidia NIM microservice while still delivering the enterprise-grade intelligence companies are looking for.

The EufyCam S3 Pro 2-Cam Kit delivers sharp, reliable, and fully independent home security without locking you into ongoing fees. Cloud subscriptions that lock your security camera footage behind a monthly fee are a frustrating reality for homeowners. The EufyCam S3 Pro 2-Cam Kit offers a way out. With 4K video resolution, smart AI detection, and solar panels integrated into the two cameras, it delivers top-shelf performance without roping you into a payment plan. Eufy does offer cloud storage as an option, but the cameras in this offering store their recordings locally on Eufy's HomeBase 3 hub--a NAS box (network-attached storage), essentially--enhancing your privacy while saving you money on subscription fees.

Few objects pique the curiosity of academics quite like the Herculaneum scrolls – the ancient documents buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. These priceless rolled-up documents carry ancient text written in carbon-based ink on papyrus – a material similar to paper made from the pith of the papyrus plant. Now, for the first time, researchers have found the title and author inside one of the scrolls known as PHerc. With the help of AI, it has been identified as'On Vices' by the Greek philosopher Philodemus, a historic ethical treatise providing guidance for'cultivating a virtuous life'. In recognition of this achievement, researchers have been awarded the Vesuvius Challenge First Title Prize, which includes prize money of 60,000/ 45,000.

If you wanted to find something on the web back in the late 1990s, you'd use Alta-Vista. Then two Stanford University graduate students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, came up with a better idea for searching -- an algorithm called PageRank. They launched a new search program called Google. Within a year, they had 60% of the search market, and by 2000, with the addition of AdWords, Google owned the search market, lock, stock, and barrel. Also: When is the best time to book your flight?

Google I/O, the company's annual developer event where it unveils its latest and greatest features, is only a couple of weeks away. Google is offering a glimpse of I/O announcements with its latest AI model launch. On Tuesday, Google released early access to Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (I/O edition), a version of Gemini 2.5 Pro that has significantly improved coding capabilities -- especially when building interactive web apps, according to the release. The update is also meant to make the model better at other coding tasks, such as code transformation, code editing, and creating agentic workflows. Also: Why I just added Gemini 2.5 Pro to the very short list of AI tools I pay for The model update was scheduled to debut at Google I/O, but Google released it early in response to positive feedback so users could start building as soon as possible.

Waves of Ukrainian drones have hit Moscow in recent days as the Russian capital prepares for the country's most important national holiday, Victory Day, this week. Russia celebrates May 9 as Victory Day to mark the defeat of Nazi forces in World War II. The day involves a major military parade, with leaders of Russia's allies often in attendance. But this year, the run-up to the day has been clouded by a warning from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has said Kyiv cannot guarantee the safety of the foreign leaders attending the parade in Moscow. Here is more about Ukraine's attacks, Victory Day and why it is significant. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Tuesday that Russia's air defence systems shot down 19 drones flying towards Moscow from different directions.

The Unitree B2 robot is now being adapted for fire rescue operations. In this video we break down the robot's mobility, firefighting tools, and how it's being used in real-world emergency scenarios. The video also highlights its role in reconnaissance and post-fire monitoring.

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