Technology

Google launches Nano Banana 2 model with faster image generation

Google is making Nano Banana 2 a default model in Gemini app and in AI mode

TechCrunch • Feb 26, 2026 • Ivan Mehta
Technology Feb 26, 2026

Democrats to introduce bill aimed at resurrecting IRS Direct File

160 Democratic lawmakers from across the country are backing a soon-to-be-introduced bill that would reverse the Trump a...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Google’s Nano Banana 2 brings advanced AI image tools to free users

Google is bringing a more powerful version of its Nano Banana AI image model to free users. Nano Banana 2 (also known as...

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

DTF St. Louis Review

DTF St. Louis review: The new HBO show starring David Harbour, Jason Bateman, and Linda Cardellini won’t be for everyo...

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

Tales of Kenzara: ZAU Developer Reveals Its Next Game: a Chaotic Cooperative Extraction Platformer About Fixing the World With Random Junk

Surgent Studios, the developer behind Tales of Kenzara: ZAU, has unveiled its next game today, and it's...absolutely not...

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

Resident Evil Requiem's The Final Puzzle may be the most convoluted challenge to grace Capcom's series, and no one's figured out the answer yet

Take three steps to the left when you hear the bird sing twice after midday. ...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

OpenAI Announces Major Expansion of London Office

The San Francisco-based AI lab is growing its research team in London. The move puts it in direct competition with Googl...

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

Smiling Friends Creators Shock Fans by Announcing the Series Has Come to an End

The end of an era that was, frankly, way too short. Creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel have unexpectedly announced t...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Why Developers Keep Choosing Claude over Every Other AI

Article URL: https://www.bhusalmanish.com.np/blog/posts/why-claude-wins-coding.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombina...

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

From Far Cry to 'Korean Witcher' — Why a Former Ubisoft Exec is Adapting a Fantasy Franchise the West Has Barely Heard of

After 15 years working on Far Cry, Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six, veteran developer Patrik Méthé is doing something di...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises

That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think. ...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Spyware maker sentenced to prison in Greece for wiretapping politicians and journalists

A Greek court on Thursday sentenced the founder of Intellexa, a collective of spyware makers, to eight years in prison f...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

X tries wooing advertisers by letting them reuse creatives made for other platforms

X has launched an expanded set of aspect ratio support for both image and video ads, so advertisers can now reuse assets...

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

Before You Buy Pokémon FireRed Or LeafGreen, Check The Version-Exclusive Monsters

If you’re jumping into the remakes for the first time, here’s the monsters you can only catch in one game

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

'Gear Comes and Goes, Don't Be Too Precious About It' — Marathon Game Director Offers Last-Minute Tips Ahead of Server Slam Weekend

The game director of extraction shooter Marathon has offered a number of top tips for players jumping into the server sl...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Show HN: Rynko Playground – 400ms JSON-to-PDF and Excel Engine

Article URL: https://app.rynko.dev/playground Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47167460 Points: 4 # C...

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

If you're feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of demos available at Steam Next Fest, we've narrowed down our must-play cozy game demos to save you the stress of searching for yourself

Save yourself from the hard work—let us do it for you. ...

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

AI Will Change Games, but Not in the Way CEOs Think

As generative AI becomes more prevalent, it will change the way video games are made... but not in the way company CEOs ...

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

"The creator of PUBG is looking to do the Korean Witcher" - How one small LinkedIn message convinced a Far Cry veteran to hop aboard Project Windless

If you're not up on your South Korean pop culture, there's a decent chance you might have been a little surprised to se...

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

Assetto Corsa Rally's latest update adds laser-scanned Monte-Carlo stages and won't stop shouting about SNOW

Phhheeeeeeeepppppppp! Nope, that isn't the whistle which signals a rally car's about to hurtle through this neck of the...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Google might reshuffle search results to try to dodge fines in the EU

Google is planning to test changes to how it displays search results for certain topics, nearly a year after it was char...

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

Death Stranding 2 Official Specs Suggest It'll Run Great on Most PCs

Death Stranding 2 isn't even a year old, but the PC version is already on the way in just a couple of weeks. When it lau...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5%

Article URL: https://bsky.app/profile/rbreich.bsky.social/post/3mfptlfeucn2i Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com...

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

Magic's TMNT Draft Night Box Includes a Collector Booster, and It’s Now Back In Stock With a New Discount

Save $30 on the Draft Night box for Magic's TMNT crossover, now back in stock at Amazon - with a Collector Booster inclu...

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

Thanks to Mewgenics' cruel sidequest items, I've accidentally created the conditions for the most cursed run ever

Hang in there, kitty. ...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

eBay to lay off 800 staff

The latest round of layoffs marks eBay’s third workforce reduction in the past three years.

Terrorism & Security Feb 26, 2026

Four convicted over spyware scandal that shook Greece

In what became known as "Greece's Watergate", surveillance software called Predator was used to target 87 people.

NFL Feb 26, 2026

Titans trade DT T'Vondre Sweat to Jets for DE Jermaine Johnson

The trade will become official at the start of the new NFL year in March.

PC Gaming Feb 26, 2026

'We expect supply constraints to be the headwind to gaming in Q1 and beyond' says Nvidia, although it claims demand and inventory levels are 'healthy'

A tempering of expectations, perhaps? ...