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HyperX has entered the open-back gaming headset market for the first time with the Cloud Alpha Air, a US$150 wired headset designed to combine a spacious soundstage with stronger low-frequency performance. The company, which has spent years developing gaming peripherals and audio products, has equipped the new headset with plush foam earpads and a dedicated Bass Tube intended to retain the impact often associated with closed-back headphones.

RayNeo is expanding its augmented reality glasses range with two distinct product families aimed at very different uses. The RayNeo iO Smart Glasses are designed to look and feel like conventional eyewear while adding a small display, voice-based features and artificial intelligence tools. Meanwhile, the new GT and GT Max models take a larger approach, offering wide virtual screens designed for entertainment, gaming and productivity.

Samsung is preparing to host another Galaxy Event on 27 August, where the company is expected to introduce a new member of its Galaxy S26 smartphone range. The announcement does not reveal the device name, but the timing and details suggest the company may be preparing to launch the Galaxy S26 FE, or Fan Edition. The event follows Samsung’s established approach of introducing its Fan Edition smartphones separately from its main flagship Galaxy S-series models.

Cloudera is introducing native NVIDIA GPU acceleration to Apache Spark 4.1 within Cloudera Data Engineering, enabling organisations to boost the performance of existing Spark workloads without modifying their PySpark or SQL code. Driven by NVIDIA’s cuDF library, this integration focuses on the intensive processing and preparation of vast datasets prior to downstream analytics and AI applications.

Canon Singapore’s Think Big Leadership Business Series 2026 places comprehensive enterprise protection at the centre of corporate strategy. The event addresses key operational areas spanning cyber defence, document lifecycle management, remote endpoints, business continuity and physical workplace access.

Eligible university students in Singapore can now access one year of Google AI Plus at no cost. The promotional package provides increased Gemini usage limits, extra cloud storage, and a suite of dedicated study tools designed to assist with routine coursework, academic research, and exam preparation. This opportunity is open to eligible college and university students aged 18 to 24, encompassing both first-time users and those whose 2025 Google AI Pro trial has expired.

Singapore Polytechnic (SP) has launched the Cybersecurity Assessment and Security Operations Centre Training Lab for Enterprises (CASTLE), combining cybersecurity services for small and medium-sized enterprises with an operating environment where students can work on industry security challenges. The launch also makes SP the first Institute of Higher Learning in Singapore licensed by the Cybersecurity Services Regulation Office (CSRO) to provide penetration testing services.

Sony’s Horizon multiplayer project, Horizon Hunters Gathering, is reportedly undergoing major changes following negative feedback from closed playtests held earlier this year. Developer Guerrilla Games is reportedly reducing the game’s live-service ambitions and shifting its design toward a more traditional co-operative experience with a dedicated story mode. According to a report from Bloomberg, Guerrilla has chosen to rework the project rather than cancel it outright.

Cloudera has unveiled Cloudera Anywhere Cloud, a hybrid data and AI platform designed to let enterprises manage and run artificial intelligence across public clouds, on-premises data centres, and edge environments through a common control layer. This development establishes a single operational framework across diverse corporate hosting setups. The platform is being introduced alongside EVOLVE26, Cloudera’s annual data and AI conference series, which begins in Singapore on 20 August.

The US is tightening restrictions on foreign-made robots to strengthen domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on overseas technology. The move places advanced robotic devices on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Covered List, a national security measure previously used to restrict equipment from Chinese technology companies. The new policy affects a broad range of robotic products, including humanoid robots, quadrupeds, robot vacuums and robotic lawn mowers.