# IskraCore

> Modern Tech, Gaming & AI Media


## Posts

- [Nothing CEO says company’s mysterious AI-first device is dropping next month](https://iskracore.com/nothing-screenless-ai-device-december-2026/): Nothing CEO Carl Pei says the company’s first “AI-native” product will ship in December.
- [X says its updated web app is way faster](https://iskracore.com/x-faster-web-app-27-second-profile-load/): X is rebuilding its web app around one simple promise: the feed should appear before users give up waiting.
- [AMD Posts Record Quarter as Data Center Revenue Nearly Doubles](https://iskracore.com/amd-record-quarter-data-center-revenue-q3-2026/): AMD just posted the biggest and most profitable quarter in its history — and the numbers show exactly where the company’s center of gravity has moved.
- [AI can make tech CEOs’ lives easier. What about everyone else?](https://iskracore.com/ai-can-make-tech-ceos-lives-easier-what-about-everyone-else/): A teacher asks what makes a child special. A customer asks why a replacement hasn’t arrived.
- [The TechCrunch Founder Summit agenda is only half the reason to be in Boston on Nov. 4](https://iskracore.com/techcrunch-founder-summit-boston-2026/): At 11:30 a.m. in Boston on November 4, founders at the TechCrunch Founder Summit have a choice.
- [Meta will end Quest 2 OS updates in 2027](https://iskracore.com/quest-2-quest-pro-support-2027/): If you play VR with a friend who owns a Quest 3, you can keep your Quest 2 in the rotation.
- [Apple is ‘not able to predict’ when it’ll have enough iPhone Duos to go around](https://iskracore.com/iphone-duo-shipping-delays/): If you want an iPhone Duo in time for the holidays, the useful date is the one Apple shows for your order.
- [Y Combinator’s Garry Tan uses AI agents so much, he spends up to $200K a year on tokens](https://iskracore.com/garry-tan-ai-token-spending/): Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan estimates that he spends $100,000 to $200,000 a year on AI tokens.
- [Pixel 11 Pro Fold: Sturdy rectangle in a wide wide world](https://iskracore.com/pixel-11-pro-fold-app-test/): Open an email on the Pixel 11 Pro Fold and keep the inbox in view. Now open the messaging app where you spend most of your workday.
- [No Man’s Sky: Cosmos — Should You Return for Update 7.0?](https://iskracore.com/no-mans-sky-cosmos-worth-returning/): The short answer: No Man’s Sky: Cosmos is worth returning for if you like building, shared projects, or exploration with a purpose.
- [Meta Muse Wants the Keys to Your Digital Life](https://iskracore.com/meta-muse-ai-agent-privacy-security/): The most useful version of an AI assistant needs access to the parts of your digital life that would hurt most if something went wrong.
- [Valheim 1.0: Keep Your Old World or Start Again?](https://iskracore.com/valheim-1-0-old-world-or-new/): The hardest thing to leave behind in Valheim might be the house you built.
- [Arm Brings DLSS-Style Graphics to Mobile Gaming](https://iskracore.com/arm-mali-g2-ultra-nx-mobile-gaming/): The next large improvement in phone graphics may not come from rendering more pixels.
- [Europe’s Private Rocket Breakthrough Is Finally Real](https://iskracore.com/isar-aerospace-spectrum-europe-orbital-launch/): Europe has spent years talking about independent access to space. On Saturday night, a privately developed rocket finally turned that ambition into an orbit.
- [Nvidia PAIR Doesn’t Combine Your GPUs—and That’s Fine](https://iskracore.com/nvidia-pair-local-ai-router-explained/): If your home contains several capable computers, Nvidia wants them to stop waiting around separately.
- [AI agents using a public German wiki as an unintended message board](https://iskracore.com/openai-agents-german-wiki-backchannel/): The alarming part is not that thousands of AI agents wrote messages to one another.
- [OLED Burn-In Is Still Real: Should Gamers Worry?](https://iskracore.com/oled-burn-in-gaming-monitor-2026/): OLED burn-in was supposed to become yesterday’s problem. New longevity data suggests it is more accurate to say the problem has changed—not disappeared.
- [Gemini 3.7 Flash Makes AI Agents Cheaper—For Now](https://iskracore.com/gemini-3-7-flash-ai-agents-pricing/): The most important number attached to Gemini 3.7 Flash is not a benchmark score. It is the price of letting an AI keep working after its first answer.
- [Google Pixel 11: The AI Upgrade That Needs to Prove Itself](https://iskracore.com/google-pixel-11-tensor-g6-ai-upgrade/): Google’s newest Pixel phones do not look like they are trying to start a design revolution. That may be exactly the point.
- [Galaxy Watch9 vs. Watch Ultra2: The Smarter Upgrade Isn’t the Most Expensive One](https://iskracore.com/galaxy-watch-9-vs-watch-ultra-2/): Samsung’s most sensible new smartwatch may also be its least dramatic. That is exactly why the Galaxy Watch9 could be the better buy.
- [Pixel 11 Pro Fold Fixes What Matters—But $1,899 Changes the Standard](https://iskracore.com/pixel-11-pro-fold-features-price-analysis/): The most important Pixel 11 Pro Fold upgrade is not Gemini, the glowing camera bar or even the new Tensor chip.
- [XREAL Project Aura Looks Like Google’s Most Serious XR Move Yet](https://iskracore.com/xreal-project-aura-google-io-2026/): Smart glasses have been “the future” for years.
- [Google I/O 2026 was supposed to feel like the future.](https://iskracore.com/google-io-2026-ai-fatigue-wwdc/): Sundar Pichai during Google’s AI-focused presentation. Image credit: Google.
- [Lisuan 7G100: China’s First WHQL-Certified Gaming GPU Enters Pre-Sale](https://iskracore.com/lisuan-7g100-china-gpu-pre-sale-2026/): China just took its most credible step yet into the discrete gaming GPU market.
- [LG Announces World’s First 1000Hz Gaming Monitor at Full HD](https://iskracore.com/lg-1000hz-gaming-monitor-ultragear/): LG just announced something that sounds completely insane on paper: the world’s first gaming monitor with a native 1000Hz refresh rate at Full HD resolution.
- [Metro 2039 Story Leaks Drop Ahead of Xbox Reveal — Darker and More Brutal Than Ever](https://iskracore.com/metro-2039-story-leaks-xbox-reveal-2026/): Metro 2039 story leaks just dropped — and they paint a darker, more brutal picture than anything the series has done before.
- [Amazon Luna Major Changes 2026: Purchases, Third-Party Stores & Libraries Removed](https://iskracore.com/amazon-luna-major-changes-2026/): Amazon just dropped a bombshell on its cloud gaming service Luna — and it’s going to hit every single user.
- [Metal Gear Solid Movie Adaptation Officially Confirmed — Here’s What We Know](https://iskracore.com/metal-gear-solid-movie-adaptation-officially-confirmed/): Metal Gear Solid is finally heading to the big screen — and it’s official.
- [Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Reveal Date Confirmed — April 16, 2026](https://iskracore.com/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-reveal-april-16-2026/): Assassin’s Creed Black Flag is finally getting the remake treatment — and the official reveal is coming next week.
- [Steam Workshop Update 2026: Faster Browsing, Bigger Previews & Quick View Finally Arrive](https://iskracore.com/steam-workshop-update-2026-browsing-performance/): Steam Workshop just got its biggest quality-of-life upgrade in years — and it’s finally fixing the one thing that’s annoyed millions of modders and gamers for far too long: painfully slow browsing.
- [Meta Launches Muse Spark — Its Long-Awaited AI Model. But Can It Actually Make Money?](https://iskracore.com/meta-muse-spark-ai-model-launch-2026/): Meta just dropped Muse Spark — its first major new AI model in over a year — and it’s not another open-source Llama experiment.
- [Sony Raises PS5 Prices by $100–$150 in 2026 — Here’s Why It Matters](https://iskracore.com/sony-ps5-price-increase-2026/): Sony is raising PlayStation 5 prices again — this time by $100 to $150 depending on the model and region. Yes, you read that right.
- [AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition: 208MB Cache Monster Drops in 2026](https://iskracore.com/amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-dual-edition-208mb-cache/): AMD just dropped a cache monster that makes every other CPU look starved.
- [GTA VI Won’t Take 676 GB… But the Real Problem Is Even Worse](https://iskracore.com/gta-vi-storage-problem-2026/): The internet lost its mind over claims that GTA VI would require nearly 700 GB of storage. It sounds insane — and it probably isn’t true.
- [Nothing Phone (4a) Pro Review 2026: Worth It or Skip?](https://iskracore.com/nothing-phone-4a-pro-review-worth-it-2026/): Nothing Phone (4a) Pro dropped in March 2026 and immediately became one of the most talked-about mid-rangers.
- [Samsung Is Quietly Winning the AI Phone Race — Not Apple or Google (2026)](https://iskracore.com/samsung-quietly-winning-ai-phone-race-2026/): Samsung is quietly winning the AI phone race in March 2026 — and it’s not even close if you look past the headlines.
- [Apple Siri AI Before WWDC 2026: What’s Coming and Why It Matters](https://iskracore.com/apple-siri-ai-before-wwdc-2026/): Apple’s Siri has been the punchline of the AI race for too long.
- [Nintendo Switch 2 Slowdown 2026: Production Cut by 33% After Weak Holiday Sales](https://iskracore.com/nintendo-switch-2-slowdown-production-cut-2026/): Nintendo just slammed the brakes on Switch 2 production — and the timing couldn’t be worse.
- [OpenAI Kills Sora: Why They Shut Down Their AI Video Generator in 2026](https://iskracore.com/openai-kills-sora-2026-shutdown/): OpenAI just killed Sora — its flashy AI video generator that was supposed to revolutionize filmmaking and social content.
- [Donkey Kong Country Expansion at Super Nintendo World: Full 2026 Details & Why It Rules](https://iskracore.com/donkey-kong-country-expansion-super-nintendo-world-2026/): You don’t expect a jungle full of barrels and mine carts to feel this alive — until you barrel-roll into Donkey Kong Country at Super Nintendo World and suddenly you’re not just visiting, you’re raiding the banana hoard with DK and Diddy.
- [Perplexity vs ChatGPT 2026: Detailed Comparison — Which Is Better?](https://iskracore.com/perplexity-vs-chatgpt-comparison-2026/): March 2026, and the line is crystal clear: Perplexity is the go-to when you need facts you can actually trust right now.
- [AI Just Replaced Google — And Most People Didn’t Notice (March 2026 Reality)](https://iskracore.com/ai-replaced-google-2026-shift/): March 2026 hit and most people still open Google out of habit. But quietly, for research, decisions, complex questions — AI already replaced it.
- [The Biggest Tech Shift of 2026 Just Started — And It’s Moving Fast](https://iskracore.com/biggest-tech-shift-2026-march-update/): It’s March 2026 and the shift everyone predicted is no longer coming — it’s already here and moving faster than most teams can react.
- [2026’s biggest shift just started: AI agents that don’t chat — they execute](https://iskracore.com/biggest-tech-shift-2026-ai-agents/): The biggest tech shift of 2026 didn’t drop with a flashy keynote or viral marketing blast.
- [GTA 6 Is Changing Gaming Forever — Here’s What Everyone Is Missing](https://iskracore.com/gta-6-changing-gaming-forever-what-everyone-missing/): GTA 6 drops November 19, 2026, and it’s already making every other open-world game feel like yesterday’s news.
- [Why It’s Time to Uninstall Google Chrome](https://iskracore.com/uninstall-google-chrome-2026/): Chrome is a great browser. That’s exactly the problem.
- [PokéPark KANTO 2026: Japan’s First Permanent Pokémon Park Is Redefining Immersion](https://iskracore.com/pokepark-kanto-2026-immersive-pokemon-experience/): You don’t expect a Pokémon theme park to feel this real — until you step into PokéPark KANTO and suddenly nostalgia hits different.
- [10 Best Free AI Tools You Can Use Today](https://iskracore.com/10-best-free-ai-tools-you-can-use-today/): Most people don’t need “more AI tools.” They need the right ones that actually do something useful.
- [How to Build a Budget Gaming Setup in 2026](https://iskracore.com/how-to-build-a-budget-gaming-setup-in-2026/): Most “budget gaming setups” online are a joke. They either cut corners where it actually hurts, or they sneak in parts that quietly double the price.
- [15 Best Free Games on Steam (2026)](https://iskracore.com/15-best-free-games-on-steam-2026/): Most “free” games on Steam are either pay-to-win traps or boring after two hours. Let’s skip the nonsense.
- [Beginner’s Guide to AI Tools in 2026](https://iskracore.com/beginners-guide-ai-tools-2026/): Most people don’t need more AI tools. They need fewer tools used properly.

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