This week, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi), Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat or IOH), NVIDIA and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) launched the UGM Indosat NVIDIA AI Technology Center (NVAITC) in Yogyakarta — the country’s first university-based AI technology center. Established under Indonesia’s AI Center of Excellence initiative, UGM Indosat NVAITC brings government, industry and academia together to develop AI that addresses Indonesia’s most urgent national priorities.
“The Indonesia AI Center of Excellence reflects our long-term vision to position Indonesia as a nation that not only adopts AI but also develops and contributes AI innovations to the world,” said Meutya Hafid, Indonesia’s Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs. “Through initiatives like this, we are laying the foundations of Indonesia’s AI sovereignty and ensuring AI becomes a driver of economic growth, national competitiveness and solutions to Indonesia’s most pressing challenges.”
“UGM is committed to supporting Indonesia’s AI ambitions through education, research, and innovation that deliver real societal impact,” said Prof. dr. Ova Emilia, Ph.D. “This initiative supports national priorities in higher education, research downstreaming and talent development by accelerating the adoption of AI and preparing future-ready Indonesian talent.”
Compute That Belongs to the Country
Powered by NVIDIA’s full-stack AI platform and GPU Merdeka — Indosat’s sovereign GPU-as-a-service platform — UGM Indosat NVAITC gives UGM’s researchers and students access to enterprise-grade accelerated computing, AI software, open source, pretrained models, development frameworks and technical mentorship. It also connects Indonesian researchers to a worldwide ecosystem of expertise.
“At Indosat, we believe no Indonesian should be left behind in the AI era,” said Vikram Sinha, president director and CEO of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison. “Through UGM Indosat NVAITC, we are bringing the best of global AI technologies and expertise to Indonesia, while expanding access for the ecosystem of researchers, students, startups, and innovators across the country. By strengthening AI readiness and empowering Indonesian talent, we aim to support the government’s vision for AI and help position Indonesia not only as a user of AI technologies, but as a nation that develops and contributes AI innovations to the world.”
The opportunity is real. Indonesia is the world’s fourth-most populous country, with researchers and developers working on problems of scale and urgency. What they’ve historically lacked is access to the compute, models and infrastructure to move from insight to impact.
“Indonesia is home to an extraordinary community of researchers, developers and innovators with the potential to shape the future of AI,” said Marc Hamilton, vice president of solutions architecture and engineering at NVIDIA. “From healthcare and agriculture to disaster preparedness, the opportunities for AI to drive real change are immense. Through UGM Indosat NVIDIA AI Technology Center, NVIDIA is committed to equipping Indonesian talent with NVIDIA Nemotron open models and expertise to turn that potential into innovation with local and global impact.”
AI for Indonesian Challenges
Three initial projects define what this center is for, focused on healthcare, agriculture and natural disaster response.
Indonesia records over 1 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases every year. TB is curable — but it kills when it goes undetected. Detection in rural and underserved areas has depended on equipment and expertise unavailable at the community level. UGM’s Faculty of Medicine Public Health and Nursing team, led by dr. Dian Kesumapramudya Nurputra, M.Sc, Ph.D, SpA , is developing an AI-powered electronic screening technology — eNose-TB — that screens for TB by analyzing breath samples. The goal: affordable, fast, accessible screening that reaches patients in remote clinics and villages — no specialist or expensive lab required.
“As researchers, we have always believed that technology developed in Indonesia can solve Indonesian challenges,” said Dian. “Through the center, access to world-class AI infrastructure and expertise will help us accelerate our research and bring us closer to our dream of developing affordable and accessible healthcare technologies that can improve lives across Indonesia.”
Agriculture employs nearly 30% of Indonesia’s workforce. SmartAgri uses multimodal AI — combining satellite imagery, sensor data and local agricultural knowledge — alongside edge computing to deliver precision farming for Indonesian terrain, crops and smallholders. These AI-powered recommendations help farmers know exactly when and how to irrigate, delivering impact that compounds over time.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, facing more natural disaster risk than almost anywhere on earth. Tech4Disaster is building a geospatial AI platform using NVIDIA accelerated computing to process satellite and sensor data at speed — giving communities and emergency responders earlier warning, better situational awareness and faster coordination tools when disaster strikes.
How to Create Talking Head Videos People Actually Watch
Talking head videos are very common on social media these days but that doesn’t necessarily means any old video like that is going to succeed.
Let’s face it, visually they are not exactly brimming with dynamics so you have to get a bunch of things right in order to retain audience attention.
Check out this video from Mike at Music Radio Creative on how to make a talking head video that works for you.
How to Calculate Time Between Points Using Markers
There are often times when you need to know the exact time between points on the timeline where you want something to happen.
One of the most common ones is the start and end of a music track.
In PowerDirector there is actually a way of identifying that value without getting out a piece of paper, writing down the two times and working out the intermediate time value.
In the video below you can see how to use timeline or clip markers to work this out very easily.
Filmora 15.7 New Features: Stacked Masks, LUT Export & More
Another week goes by and of course we have another update from Filmora because… it’s Filmora and that’s what they do!
There are a few new features you can see in the video below but for me the standouts are the Mask Stacking and the LUT export.
They have basically rebuilt the masking tool module so that you can add more than one mask at a time and can control the nature of those masks way better.
The LUT export is especially handy if you tens to shoot in a fixed situation often.
If that is the case then you are going to have the same lighting and are using the same device so the corrections you apply with generally be the same.
With the lUT export you can color correct once, save as a preset (LUT) and use it over and over without having to repeat the correction.
How to Create a Pixelated Promo Reveal – Movavi Ideas
This is a pretty straightforward tutorial on pixelating an object as it is shown then reversing the pixelation to reveal the item.
The tutorial is very basic in the effect it creates but there are a few other things you can do.
First, in the example the object is rather stationary.
If you don’t have that luxury you can simply add a tracking path to the object then add the pixelation.
Secondly, I don’t like the sudden removal of the pixelation to reveal the object.
A smoother way of doing this would be to either keyframe the reduction of the pixelation to zero or simple add a cross type transition.
Blend Modes in Filmora: Enhance Brightness Like a Pro
Probably one of the most underused features in most video editing software is Blend Modes.
Generally speaking you have to dive a little deep into the settings to find them but if you do, you have just unleashed some powerful effects.
Essentially blend Modes determine how two video or image assets stacked on top of each other interact.
Normally if you place something on top of another asset in the timeline, the top asset blocks out the lower one entirely.
Blends Modes change that behavior and offer a range of ways those two things will display.
Check out the video below for a run through of the available Blend modes in Filmora and what effects they create.
From personal experience my advice is to grab any two clips, place them on the timeline then go to the blend Modes and see how they all work.
4 CapCut Effects That Look Like Hours of Work
A lot of people still seem to think that that in order to create complex and professional looking effects in their videos, they need something like After Effects or DaVinci Resolve.
The reality of that most beginner apps like CapCut or Filmora are more than capable of pulling off most effects and actually have been able to do that for years now.
The question is not, “Can they do it?” The real question is, “How can I do it?”
Here are some pretty advanced effects demonstrated in CapCut to show how it can be done.
This Branding Mistake Makes You Look Smaller Than You Are
One of the points I have to constantly deal with in my own business with my own team members is the concept of what the audience would like or not like.
It is always surprising to me how many items find their way to my desk for final approval that are based on what that person thought was a good idea.
I always look at that person and tell that even though they think it’s good, how do they think the audience will feel about it.
That conversation usually ends with a kind of blank staring awkward pause moment!
As a creator or just someone making videos for others to watch you have to constantly keep in mind that YOU are NOT the audience.
If you are trying to sell something YOU are NOT the customer.
Here’s an in-depth look at that concept from a branding point of view.
How YouTubers are using AI (25 examples)
OK so I think we can all agree that A.I. isn’t going anywhere real soon!
One of the main reasons people tend to go crazy using A.I. is that very often it is presented as a replacement for the creation process.
When people use it like that you end up with most of the A.I. slop you see on social media platforms all over the place.
To be honest, using it like that is both dumb and lazy.
Check out the video below to run through some great examples of how you can easily use A.I. services to enhance your videos and still make them your own.
Why Your Videos Look Bad: Camera Settings Explained
If you have decided to take the quality of your videos up to the next level then this is the video for you!
There are generally two ways to get better quality videos when it comes to whatever capturing device you are using.
The first is if you are shooting on a smartphone.
Most people shooting on a smartphone start out by using the automatic camera settings on the phone and these days, they are pretty good.
However if you want to really take things up a notch then you have to learn how to manually control that phone camera.
If you are shooting on a DSLR or MILC camera then you pretty much have no choice but to learn them!
Remember, a smartphone is designed to make things look how it “thinks” it all should look, a camera on the other hand, is designed to record things exactly as they are.
That’s why lighting becomes even more important when shooting with a camera.
Tim O’Reilly’s yardstick for measuring the worth of a company, person, or society has long been create more value than you capture. It’s no surprise that O’Reilly—publisher, internet pioneer, VC, conference organizer, and dispenser of tech wisdom—is applying that metric to the way people design and use AI. Specifically, he’s pushing for a future where open-source AI is an elixir for the masses. He worries that, like Microsoft in the 1990s, today’s hyperscalers are trying to lock users into their products. So he is promoting efforts to open-source AI technology—not only making critical technical details such as neural-net weights accessible, but unlocking the whole stack of an AI system, giving control to designers and users.
O’Reilly sees AI as a new creative medium, which he uses extensively—and even has a blog about his chats with it. During our conversation, we discovered that we disagree about AI’s role in producing original content. Guess who took which side.
STEVEN LEVY: You are all in on open-source AI. Make your case.
TIM O’REILLY: First, let’s make sure we’re talking about the same thing. When most people talk about open-source AI, they’re really just talking about open-weight models. It’s much bigger than that. In the ’90s, when everybody else was focused on open-source licenses, I was like, “No, no, it’s about the architecture of the system. Does it enable participation?”
Why is that needed?
The big labs are reading the future wrong. They have told themselves a narrative where having the biggest, best model is the key to the future. Big models like Claude are optimizing for particular use cases, but they aren’t necessarily the use cases that people want. I want to embed my own special sauce. The most important thing is having a clean separation between the model, the harness, and the application. And right now we’re not getting that. They built an architecture of control rather than an architecture of freedom and participation, so they have the ability to track you.
Isn’t it against the interests of big companies to give up control?
Oh, it’s totally against their interests. But that doesn’t mean that they’re making the right strategic decision. For a long time, the latest and greatest models were really better for everything. Now they’re better for some things and worse for others. People are talking a lot about how Fable and Sol are worse writers than the lower-level models. [Note: Anthropic and OpenAI would disagree.] The breakthroughs that we’re getting in so-called frontier AI are actually pushing us further away from what ordinary people are going to need. We could win frontier AI here in the US, and China will kick our ass because they have lower-level models diffused widely through society. The goal is to give people the ability to innovate freely, to paint outside the lines.
People worry that open-source software can be a security risk, since bad actors will be able to jump the frontier model’s guardrails.
All of the cybersecurity incidents we’ve seen are from the frontier models. So risks like cybersecurity and the ability to develop pathogens are actually an argument for slowing down the frontier models more than an argument for restricting open-weight models.
So you feel that with open source the AI powers will no longer be dominant?
I don’t predict the future. but I will say the world is proceeding the way that I hoped it would. What if the big frontier models end up like mainframes or supercomputers—aimed at really hard problems, which are not actually the thing that gets diffused throughout society? People are building things like Pi, an open-source [agentic] harness. One of the things we’re working on at my nonprofit, the AI Disclosures Project, is the idea of an open-memory consortium. Mark Zuckerberg’s thesis is, he’s going to lock you in because Meta will give you the AI that knows you best. The open-source vision needs to say no to this. Open source can give you the ability to switch models, switch providers, and maintain all the context that it needs.
It looks like another bad day for Roblox: The US Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism has launched an investigation into child safety on the platform, saying the company “appears to prioritize revenue and engagement metrics over the safety and well-being of our children.”
A letter (via Kotaku) sent to Roblox CEO David Baszucki by subcommittee chairman Josh Hawley and ranking member Dick Durbin says that while Roblox has repeatedly claimed that it is a safe platform for children, “the public record raises serious questions about this promise.”
“Over the past decade, police have arrested numerous individuals for committing serious acts of violence and harm against children they met via Roblox, including grooming, sexual abuse, kidnapping, rape, and even murder,” the letter reads. “Roblox is being used to trade child sexual abuse material, participate in sexually explicit (and often violent) virtual ‘experiences’ with children, bribe and extort children into producing explicit content, and lure children into in-person meetings. It is heartbreaking.”
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The past year has been quite a ride for Roblox and those who use it. The company has been aggressively fighting allegations that it is, as one investment research firm called it, a “pedophile hellscape,” tightening restrictions on unrated games and using age estimation checks and new kinds of limited accounts to keep underage users away from inappropriate content and, well, pedophiles. Baszucki also took the very straightforward step of telling parents who are worried about Roblox, “Don’t let your kids be on Roblox.”
There have been missteps, to put it gently. Baszucki said in 2025 that Roblox’s predator problem is “not just a problem, but an opportunity,” which at the very least is a PR botch of ungodly proportions. He also mused about turning Roblox into a dating hub, which again is not the sort of thing to say when you’re facing legal action from Louisiana, Kentucky, Florida, Texas, LA County, Australia, the UK, and various others over your alleged systemic child safety failures.
At the same time, somehow, Roblox earned praise from the US Attorney General Alliance “for its readiness to collaborate directly with policymakers and respond to community concerns.” And separate from all that, the kids really like Roblox—although that might be softening. The Roblox audience is still massive but not as massive as it was, and that’s hammered the company’s share price, although it’s still trading roughly around where it was through 2023 and ’24.
What it all adds up to is a company, and a platform, that’s under pressure from multiple directions, and this Senate investigation only adds to that.
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The letter from Hawley and Durbin says “Roblox appears to prioritize revenue and engagement metrics over the safety and well-being of our children,” which makes it worthy of scrutiny. The company is thus ordered to preserve all records related to child safety, abuse, and “financial exploitation,” and to provide requested documents and information by the end of August 2026.
“Let us be clear: children on your platform are hurting,” the letter concludes. “Congress will not look the other way.”
Roblox insists that it too is not looking away: The company says the uptick in reports of suspected child sexual exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children cited in the latter—65,381 in 2025, more than double the number of 2024—simply reflects the company’s ongoing effort to improve its systems and the safety of its users.
“Roblox is built on the foundation of safety,” Roblox chief safety officer Mautt Kaufman said in a statement provided to PC Gamer. “We do not compromise on that commitment. We look forward to sharing the facts about how we work to protect children on the platform.”
Role Of RPA In Healthcare Industry: Applications, Use Cases and Benefits
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) For Healthcare
The healthcare industry is one of the sectors which is highly vulnerable to various risks, such as data management, privacy and security, and regulatory issues. To ensure qualitative services and swiftness in delivering instant care operations as primary objectives, the healthcare industry is investing heavily in revolutionizing technologies.
Robotic Process Automation-enabled solutions automate appointment scheduling, insurance claiming, and billing processes
The adoption of RPA in the healthcare industry is increasing for reducing manual errors in data
RPA, with a blend of intelligent AI capabilities, improves patient experiences
RPA technology in healthcare offers assist physicians in accessing and monitoring patients’ health information
RPA applications in healthcare ensure increased automation and workflow efficiency
Next-generation RPA-enabled solutions automate repetitive tasks and enhance customer services
The role of RPA applications in healthcare is vital in the telemedicine services
RPA-based healthcare apps or systems or devices can perform minimally invasive surgeries with 100% success results.
Top Use Cases Of RPA In Healthcare Industry
RPA use cases in Healthcare
RPA has become a trend in the healthcare industry. The healthcare industry is a complex sector that deals with highly confidential patient records. RPA technology is the best solution for healthcare companies for digitizing processes and increasing the effectiveness of front-office support.
Let’s take a look at the amazing ways that RPA can be used in Healthcare. Here are the 7 best RPA Healthcare use cases:
RPA For Automatically Scheduling Consultations
It is one of the best use cases of RPA in the healthcare industry. The use of RPA-based healthcare solutions or applications makes patient scheduling digital. Hospitals and healthcare service providers can increasingly benefit from using RPA applications in this aspect.
RPA apps will track doctors’ calendars and schedule appointments automatically. It will partially erase the need for a workforce for scheduling and maintaining patients’ appointment data.
RPA In Healthcare For Automating Insurance Claims
RPA technology helps healthcare service providersbetter manage insurance claims. It helps insurers to scan and upload insurance documents digitally and make the process faster. So, from data upload, verification, credit eligibility, processing, and claiming, every step would be scrutinized through RPA-powered software. Such tech-powered insurance claiming procedures reduces the chances of data errors and improves the process efficacy.
RPA In Healthcare Sector For Electronic Records Management
It is one of the best use cases of using RPA solutions for the healthcare sector. Health records management is a crucial part in the healthcare industry. Healthcare databases are highly prone to intruder attacks as the data can be sold for dollars in the international markets.
But, AI and RPA-based systems increase data privacy and prevent data risks and let the hospital management access and share the reports seamlessly.
RPA In Healthcare Sector For Billing
The use of RPA applications in healthcare streamlines the entire invoicing and billing process. Intelligent RPA solutions scan bar codes, record patients’ medical expenses and makes online payments and billing smooth and faster.
RPA Systems Best For Robotic Surgery
Robotic surgery or robot-assisted surgery is gradually adopted by multinational healthcare service providers. RPA-infused medical devices and systems perform surgeries with minimal incisions. Intelligent healthcare robots, leveraging the power of deep learning, machine learning, and natural language processing-like technologies, will understand the surgeon’s voice commands and performs operations seamlessly.
RPA Healthcare Software For Tracking Assets
Software developed using RPA, AI, IoT (the Internet-Of-Things), and cloud technologies is an incredible solution for the healthcare sector. These types of applications of RPA in healthcare will help hospital management in monitoring and tracking the location and conditions of assets.
RPA-enabled applications are the most useful assets for providing post-treatment care services. Intelligent applications send reminders to post-discharge patients about their medication and other information. Hence, such virtual nursing or personal assistants will help patients to get updated on medications and recovery soon and assist doctors in monitoring their health conditions from remote locations.
These are the top 7 use cases of RPA in the healthcare sector. Hence, RPA integrations take telehealth services to the next level and aids healthcare service providers streamline the diagnostic processes.
Final Words
AI and RPA’s role in the healthcare industry are not limited to the above use cases or applications. RPA applications in healthcare are anticipated to drive the significance and assist service providers in implementing cost-effective process automation strategies. If you are running a business out of AI, it’s time to invest and reap the benefits of intelligent automation solutions like RPA in healthcare.
Finding high-quality freelance 3D product rendering jobs means knowing where to find talented artists. Since these jobs can be found in various areas such as ads, product design, buildings, and video games, you will find them posted in various places like freelance platforms, remote job boards, 3D job sites, and portfolio websites.
The platforms connect you with talented CAD design experts and 3D designers who specialize in visual design, prototype production, and product rendering. Whether you are an artist or someone who needs to hire a skilled professional, these platforms are a great place to visit. These are the top 35 platforms for freelance 3d product rendering and remote visualization jobs.
Specialized 3D and visualization job boards
Unlike freelance platforms, specialized 3D and visualization job boards specialize in technical 3D work. Thus, it’s a great place to find product rendering professionals, CGI professionals and architectural visualization experts. If you’re an artist, you will find better job opportunities, project relevance and client expectations. Most jobs are posted by engineering-driven service providers, studios, and production houses with an in-depth understanding of 3D workflows.
1. Cad Crowd
Cad Crowd connects you directly with experts in architectural rendering, prototyping and product visualization, so it’s an excellent platform for finding freelance 3D rendering professionals, 3D designers and CAD drafters. The direct connection lets you collaborate with a talented professional. Since Cad Crowd focuses on technical design jobs, it’s ideal for those who require production-ready designs for engineering, marketing or manufacturing industries. Clients provide clear technical requirements, so Cad Crowd can guarantee goal-oriented and structured projects from the get-go.
Artists enjoy long-term relationships with clients and high-quality leads. Since many projects require engineering-level precision, 3D design freelancers can benefit from professional growth and higher earning potential. It also makes hiring easier since you don’t have to waste time looking at people who don’t meet your requirements. Thus, Cad Crowd is a great platform for established companies and startups requiring skilled 3D talents.
Easy Render specializes in photorealistic CGI jobs that emphasize architectural storytelling, realism, and lighting accuracy. This job board is home to product and architectural visualization experts, so it’s suitable for interior designers, visualization studios, real estate developers and architecture firms requiring high-quality interior and exterior rendering. Since most projects require a lot of attention to detail, particularly in spatial composition, materials, and environmental lighting, Easy Render is particularly ideal for ArchViz professionals with an impressive rendering portfolio. Furthermore, the platform removes bad or unrelated jobs. Thus, you will find only high-quality listings. Professionals with specialization in architectural presentation, cinematic rendering, and realistic environments will find jobs aligned with their skills.
ArchiCGI focuses on product CGI, interior visualization services, and architectural rendering. It works as a freelance hiring platform and visualization studio. Freelancers working with ArchiCGI usually become part of a team, allowing them to get regular projects and collaborate with the same professionals for a long time. You will find various projects such as product mockups and designing outdoor spaces, home interiors, and commercial buildings. ArchiCGI places great importance on production discipline, consistency, and speed. This platform is ideal for experienced professionals with knowledge in studio workflows and the ability to deliver high-quality designs without losing realism or detail. Artists must also maintain the quality of their output and complete revisions on time.
Apart from being known as a global platform for digital content, 3D models and assets, CGTrader also has a section reserved for rendering assignments and custom 3D projects called “Freelance Projects.” Clients can upload job posts for asset creation, prototyping, product visualization, and animation, and freelancers can submit proposals or apply directly. It allows professionals to showcase their rendering and modeling skills in a client-facing environment. This is ideal for professionals who are already selling models on the platform, as clients usually prefer hiring talents with an understanding of production-ready and asset optimization workflows. Artists can enjoy high-quality job opportunities as they are able to showcase their visual presentation abilities and in-depth technical knowledge.
This platform has a separate job section that is often updated with new freelance job listings across various areas like rendering, animation, and CGI. It’s among the largest and most active online communities for Blender users. Most job opportunities are posted by small production businesses, indie studios, and startups requiring cost-efficient and flexible solutions. Thus, Blender Artists is ideal for experienced 3D artists and beginners seeking more freelance job opportunities. The platform’s community-driven environment allows for skill sharing and collaboration. It’s particularly beneficial for professionals who work in an open-source pipeline as it supports professional networking, experimentation and learning.
CGPress has a dedicated job board for animation, rendering, and VFX artists. The job postings are carefully chosen to guarantee quality and relevance. You will find many listings from production houses, international CGI teams and established studios working on entertainment or commercial projects. These job opportunities usually require strong portfolios, production experience, and strong technical skills in 3D workflows. Due to the platform’s curated environment, you won’t find irrelevant or low-quality listings. Thus, CGPress is ideal for serious talents seeking high-level or long-term projects in VFX production, visualization, or animation environments.
3DJobs.com is a dedicated platform for 3D jobs. It offers different job opportunities such as creating 3D models, images, animations, and simulations for various industries. Many job opportunities on this platform focus on creating realistic images of buildings, 3D projects, and products used in factories, games, and cars. Thus, 3D architectural rendering artists can find various types of technical and creative work.3DJobs.com is user-friendly, so you can easily find the job you need. This is particularly beneficial for professionals who need a specific 3D job.
Zerply works as a recruitment platform and portfolio site designed for digital art, animation, and VFX professionals. You can create a detailed portfolio showcasing your modeling, rendering, and animation projects. Clients assess profiles and may contact an artist directly. This allows artists to receive a job offer by applying the traditional way. That’s why it’s essential to have a clear and impressive portfolio. Zerply is popular among CGI agencies, film studios, and game companies. Many listings on the platform require talented artists who are knowledgeable in creative and technical 3D work.
Creative portfolios and community platforms help artists showcase their work and establish a good reputation. A strong portfolio will help you get discovered by agencies, studios, and recruiters who may contact you directly to give you a job offer. Many CGI and 3D professionals use these platforms to promote their skills and services.
9. ArtStation
ArtStation is a popular platform for high-quality CGI work such as 3D character modeling services, product rendering, and environment design. It’s ideal for visual development experts, 3D artists and digital creators. ArtStation’s active job board allows studios to post full-time and freelance jobs. Employers pay attention to how realistic and good your images look. They also consider your ability to tell a story through your designs. A strong portfolio often works better than a resume, particularly in 3D jobs. ArtStation can help build trust in the 3D industry. Artists who upload high-quality work on a regular basis can get offers without applying, while clients can look at the portfolios available on the platform to find the right people for the job.
This platform works as a discovery engine for hiring skilled artists and a portfolio website for professionals. It’s owned by Adobe and can be used by clients to find 3D artists, designers and illustrators. Clients can also post job listings on Behance, so it is particularly beneficial for jobs in 3D work, design and branding. Keeping your profile active and uploading good designs can help attract more clients over time. Since it’s part of Adobe, many professional studios and companies use this platform. Your portfolio can be seen by many serious clients, so it’s ideal for long-term exposure.
Dribbble is popular among 3D visualization experts, UI designers, and motion artists. It was originally focused on 2D design, but it has become a place where high-quality product rendering and CGI designs are showcased on a regular basis. Clients often post freelance jobs and short-term contracts on the platform. These jobs often put emphasis on marketing, visual appeal and creative presentation instead of technical difficulty. That’s why Dribbble is widely known for creative or stylized product rendering jobs. Thus, professionals who have expertise in stylized, visually impressive, or modern 3D work tend to get more attention. Having strong and polished designs increases your chances of getting more job offers, views, and likes.
Coroflot is widely used in industries that place great importance on 3D rendering during design validation and product development. This platform connects visual artists,industrial designers, and product developers. Coroflot has professionals who specialize in manufacturing preparation, prototyping and concept visualization, so it’s particularly useful during the early stages of product development. Thus, most job offers require artistic ability and knowledge regarding product design workflows. Professionals with experience in CAD-based modeling, engineering, and industrial design services tend to get more attention on Coroflot. Thus, it is a great place for technically-oriented professionals.
Polycount is focused on digital production, real-time rendering, and game assets. It’s popular among 3D artists and game developers. This platform offers contract and freelance jobs from interactive media, gaming, and animation studios. Many job listings involve creating designs with product rendering. This platform is ideal for professionals who can handle real-time environments and game engines. Since Polycount is primarily skill-driven, it’s focused on production-ready designs, technical execution and efficiency.
CGSociety is a digital art community for animation, CGI, and VFX experts. Artists can find job listings for visual effects, 3D animation design, rendering, and concept development. It is widely used by studios that are looking for experienced professionals for challenging production roles. The platform is focused on quality, so listings are selective and feature professionals with impressive portfolios and established production experience. CGSociety is an excellent place for high-end career opportunities in advanced visualization, film, and advertising work.
These platforms are used by those who design products, buildings, and rooms. Many jobs that can be found on these platforms involve creating realistic images of a product, environment, or space. Niche architecture and industrial design boards are popular among product manufacturers, design studios, and architectural companies that already understand and require 3D work.
15. Dezeen Jobs
Dezeen Jobs is connected with Dezeen, a popular design publication. This connection provides the platform with a highly curated collection of listings and strong credibility in the industry. You will find high-end creative jobs across product development, interiors, architecture, and furniture design services. Many of these jobs require cutting-edge visualization skills, especially in architectural CGI and product rendering designed for marketing campaigns, presentations, and competitions. You will find product rendering jobs posted by interior architecture companies and furniture design studios. Clients require both technical 3D ability and strong design thinking skills. Competition is tough due to the platform’s selective nature, so it’s important to have a polished portfolio.
Archinect works as a discussion, news, and job board that attracts users from around the world. You will find listings on 3D rendering, design support, and architectural visualization roles. Archinect is often used by architecture firms to find in-house or remote 3D professionals with knowledge and skills about construction documentation, client presentations, and concept development workflows. This platform gives you access to both senior-level and entry-level positions, so it’s ideal for professionals at any stage of their career. If you are a 3D expert with knowledge in architectural CGI, this platform is a great place to find industry-related jobs.
This platform is designed for those in the construction, architecture, and engineering industries. It’s a recruitment and networking platform that regularly features various job listings related to digital design, 3D rendering and 3D architectural visualization companies. Many job postings involve making visual designs for client communication, presentations, and planning approvals. Architecture Social is highly popular among companies that need a modern hiring solution. As it continues to gain popularity, you will find more job postings for visualization and CGI artists.
DesignWanted features international design trends and occasional job postings for creative talents. This design-focused website is focused on modern aesthetics, industrial design, and product innovation. It’s particularly beneficial for 3D artists specializing in lucrative industrial design projects, consumer products and lifestyle goods. Many jobs require you to create 3D images of products that are still only ideas or not finished yet.
You may not find as many job listings as on other freelance websites, but DesignWanted usually provides high-quality job opportunities. Employers recruit professionals with excellent design sensibility and the ability to turn ideas into beautiful 3D renders and give clean presentations of their work. Thus, this platform is particularly beneficial for professionals who prefer working in design-focused industries.
Freelance and gig platforms provide freelance jobs across various industries like advertising, product design services, e-commerce, and architecture. Competition is tough, but it remains important for improving portfolios, securing long-term or short-term contracts, and building experience. Many freelancers use these websites as their main source of income because of the steady stream of CGI jobs.
19. Twine
Twine is designed for digital designers, 3D artists, and animators. This platform vets professionals before letting them join, which ensures that you’ll find only the best talents for the job. Twine offers jobs related to motion graphics, product rendering,CGI production and animation. This curated freelance platform is often used by clients who require fast turnaround time without sacrificing quality. Since jobs are well-defined, freelancers can easily understand the requirements and provide results efficiently. The platform offers quality-focused matches, which help increase the possibility of collaborating with clients who require professional-level work.
Upwork allows you to access different 3D rendering jobs across industries such as engineering visualization, product concept design, architecture, and marketing. This freelance platform allows clients to search for specific skills like Blender visualization, Octane Render, and KeyShot rendering. Thus, it is ideal for general and niche 3D artists. If you’re an artist, you will find both long-term contracts and one-off projects. Competition is also intense, but Upwork provides a steady flow of job opportunities. Your success depends on how you present your portfolio, proposal, and pricing. Build strong ratings, and you will get more stable and higher-paying jobs.
Fiverr is mainly used to promote and find creative services like visualization work, 3D product rendering, and animation. This gig marketplace allows professionals to offer their services at different price levels. Vetted professionals are found through the Fiverr Pro section. Although this feature is more competitive, it allows professionals to connect with high-paying clients who require high-quality results. Since product rendering jobs are competitive because of high demand in advertising, marketing, and e-commerce industries, you should provide consistent high-quality service and maintain an impressive portfolio to stand out. Fiverr is particularly useful for professionals with an established visual style and ability to provide high-quality, production-ready designs.
PeoplePerHour offers a steady flow of 3D rendering and 3D modeling projects from 3D modeling design agencies, small businesses and startups. This European-based platform provides access to clients who are looking for affordable 3D work, making it easier for mid-level freelancers and beginners to find jobs. If you’re an artist, you will find projects related to architectural visualizations, marketing and product mockups. PeoplePerHour is also an excellent place to build experience for your portfolio. You can gradually accept more technical projects as you gain credibility and reviews. Rates are lower than those on high-quality platforms, but the steady stream of work makes PeoplePerHour a valuable place for developing skills.
Guruis focused on technical work and long-term projects. You will find job opportunities for 3D rendering, CAD design services, and engineering support. Guru also offers technical and structured visualization projects like engineering prototypes and manufacturing models, making it more specific compared to other freelance platforms. Guru is ideal for freelancers who prefer a steady, ongoing relationship with clients instead of one-time gigs. The platform’s project management tools and payment structures improve long-term collaboration, which makes it an excellent option for talents who want foreseeable project pipelines and consistent workloads.
Truelancer is popular for offering lower-cost jobs, making it easy for freelancers to find work regardless of their experience or skill level. Although the pay can be lower than what’s offered by high-end platforms, Truelancer makes up for it by providing various kinds of projects and job opportunities. The global freelance platform offers 3D-related job listings, including CGI production,architectural visualization and product rendering work. It’s popular among independent entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses looking for budget-friendly design solutions.
Truelancer is especially beneficial for 3D rendering talents who want to get practical experience working in various industries and grow their portfolios. You will gain exposure to client demands, which can help improve your communication and technical skills.
Hubstaff Talent doesn’t take commissions or service fees, so it’s an excellent platform for freelancers and clients. It provides access to rendering, design, and 3D modeling jobs posted by startups and agencies looking for remote professionals. You will find both long-term and short-term tasks. This platform is ideal for those who prefer stable remote jobs without extra platform costs. Many companies use Hubstaff Talent to find long-term talent for technical and creative jobs like CGI and 3D work.
General remote job boards gather remote job listings from different industries. Apart from 3D rendering, these platforms also offer visualization, CGI, and design roles. General remote job boards are beneficial for searching for different job opportunities and clients that allow you to work remotely.
26. FlexJobs
FlexJobs screens job listings to guarantee quality and legitimacy. It’s among the most trusted platforms for job opportunities across technical and creative industries. The subscription-based platform gives you access to roles in 3D rendering, engineering design services, architectural visualization and CGI. Since FlexJobs filters out scam or low-quality postings, it guarantees a secure job-hunting experience for freelancers. You will find job opportunities from well-known companies that prefer long-term relationships with remote workers.
We Work Remotely is focused on creative, design and development roles across international companies. It’s among the most popular and largest remote job boards worldwide. Tech companies and startups often post positions related to advertising, branding, and product launches. We Work Remotely is trusted in the tech world because it has high-quality job listings and is used worldwide. It’s beneficial for freelancers who prefer remote jobs with modern, online-focused companies.
Remote OK aggregates and organizes remote job offers from different industries using searchable tags like design, 3D, and CGI, making it easier for product design freelancers to find relevant opportunities. It’s helpful for tech-focused visualization jobs like product rendering for digital businesses, software companies and startups. You will find many listings involving a combination of technical execution and creative work. The platform is updated frequently, so you can get a constant stream of new listings. Remote OK’s fast-paced environment is suitable for remote workers who want short-term or immediate online work.
Working Nomads allows remote professionals to scan job opportunities with ease thanks to its simple interface. You will find listings from startups seeking remote-friendly and flexible freelancers. The platform curates online job opportunities daily. Listings are organized into different categories such as visualization, design, and development roles. This platform is ideal for daily job searching and consistent browsing, which is particularly helpful for professionals who prefer a constant stream of job listings without spending a lot of time searching.
Remotive is focused on tech-related and startup roles. You will find a large collection of creative jobs such as 3D rendering, digital, and CGI design work. Most of these listings are contract-based and flexible, making this platform an ideal place for remote product rendering workers who prefer project-based environments. For clients, Remotive is suitable for finding affordable but skilled remote workers.
These platforms match you directly with clients, so you can get high-value projects. Many of these job opportunities include enterprise-level work like 3D visuals, branding, and ads.
31. Creative Circle
Creative Circle places creative professionals in contract and freelance roles. This platform works with production companies, major brands, and advertising agencies. You will find jobs involving CGI production, product visualization and marketing assets, and CGI production. This platform is a great place for freelancers who want consistent work without constantly searching for clients. Structured contracts often result in long-term relationships between clients and freelancers.
YunoJunoprimarily caters to the European and UK markets. The freelance platform is popular for high-end technical and creative roles across CGI, marketing, and design production. If you’re an artist, you can set your own rate, giving you more control over positioning and pricing. 3D visualization jobs are often listed on YunoJuno, especially for product development services, branding, and advertising projects. It’s an excellent platform for those who want to get curated and high-paying opportunities with trustworthy clients.
Malt promotes direct collaboration between clients and freelancers. Clients can directly invite professionals to work on projects, which emphasizes long-term collaboration and professional profiles between companies and talents. Malt offers access to a wide variety of 3D and CGI design projects in digital marketing, product design, and architecture. It allows you to negotiate directly with clients and enjoy flexible pricing. The European freelance platform is particularly beneficial for establishing long-term relationships with clients. The structure supports ongoing collaboration instead of one-time projects.
Aquent collaborates with large organizations and Fortune 500 companies across different industries. This platform allows contractors and freelancers to get enterprise-level job listings. 3D visualization is usually included in product development, corporate branding, and advertising campaigns. These jobs require professional experience and advanced skills. Aquent is a great choice for experienced 3D CAD rendering professionals who want to secure a well-paying job with renowned companies. You can gain organized roles and access to well-established production teams.
24 Seven is focused on lifestyle,beauty, retail, and fashion industries. The staffing agency often hires creative talents for product visualization and marketing jobs. You will find roles involving product rendering for advertising campaigns, promotional content, and packaging. 24 Seven is particularly useful for visualization of commercial products, so it’s ideal for professionals who prefer working with strong visual campaigns and consumer-facing businesses.
You will find a lot of 3D product rendering jobs across creative communities, remote job platforms, dedicated CGI boards, and freelance marketplaces. Each platform offers benefits depending on project type, skill level, and budget expectations. Freelance marketplaces provide flexibility and volume, while industry-specific boards usually offer high-quality visualization designs.
Staffing agencies connect you with enterprise-level contracts, while networks that are portfolio-driven help freelancers attract direct clients. Cad Crowd is one of the best platforms where you can find 3D photorealistic rendering professionals who can deliver production-ready designs. Visit Cad Crowd to connect with skilled freelancers and begin your next design project confidently. Contact us for a free quote today.
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First, let me admit my biases: Yes, this controller’s raspberry ripple blend of pink, blue, and purple really does work for me. That said, the GameSir T7 Pro Sugar Whirl has more going for it than just pretty face buttons, featuring TMR sticks alongside Hall effect triggers. Gorgeous and precise, this is also a wireless controller that’s actually compatible with the notoriously picky Xbox consoles.
Speaking of an untethered experience, this gamepad’s charging situation annoys me significantly less than other wireless options. Basically, as someone with a perennially cluttered desk, I didn’t think I’d ever be pro charging docks. However, this GameSir gamepad has finally shown me the light.
Thanks to the charging dock, the T7 Pro offers a pretty seamless wireless experience. That ease of use extends to the refreshingly straightforward software package, which offers a wealth of options to make this Pro pad feel your own. Beyond deadzone tweaking and even motion control fiddling, I personally could have done with just a few more RGB lighting customisation options.
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Unfortunately, the ergonomic design of the T7 Pro may not play well with tiny hand bandits such as myself. Make no mistake, this is far from the heftiest or chunkiest wireless controller. As such, I was surprised to find that certain button placements strained my small palms.
Furthermore, with a $90/£100, I have the nagging feeling I’m simply paying more for the cute colourway and a bit of extra connectivity I probably won’t even use. The simple fact is that if you’re not fussed about either RGB lighting or wireless Xbox connectivity, you can get a great Pro pad for less than this asking price.
Buy if…
✅ You want a wireless controller for PC and Xbox: There are cheaper options offering wireless connectivity for Xbox, but not loads with TMR sticks and even fewer that offer such a fetching colourway.
✅ You’re always forgetting to charge your wireless pad: The charging dock is set it and forget it, bolstering the already decent onboard battery.
Don’t buy if…
❌ You’ve got small hands: Though far from the chunkiest controller, the placement of some of the triggers strained my small palms.
❌ You’re on a budget: Even with Xbox wireless connectivity, nearly 100 smackers is still a big ask. Plus, you can definitely find great Pro pads for less money.
The GameSir T7 Pro Sugar Whirl is a cute, Xbox-compatible wireless PC controller. But as partial as I am to the Sugar Whirl’s charms, there’s no avoiding the fact you can get a just as good Pro controller—specifically the GameSir G7 Pro Tri-Mode—for less money than this.
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GameSir T7 Pro Sugar Whirl
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TMR (Tunnel magnetoresistance)
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A, B, X, Y, Xbox button, Menu, Share, ‘M’, Toggle View
‘Tri-mode’ connectivity encompasses the choice of a wired USB connection, a wireless 2.4 GHz connection, or a wireless Bluetooth connection. While that’s nothing to write home about for a PC pad, the T7 Pro offering this same choice of connection for Xbox consoles is because Microsoft’s consoles are notoriously picky. Buying one peripheral you can use with multiple gaming devices is simply cost effective—even if you are only getting a 250 Hz polling on console, compared to PC’s up to 1,000 Hz rate.
TMR (or tunnel magnetoresistance) tech in the asymmetric sticks, and Hall effect triggers are also welcome features. TMR is slightly more precise than Hall effect, but both magnetic techs work on a similar principle that essentially banishes stick drift and sticky triggers. Basically, with this magnetic tech there are far fewer points of physical contact within the mechanism, and therefore much less of a risk of internal stick components getting worn away over time.
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As a console interloper, I do think it’s a shame that more PC games don’t leverage rumble. Whereas the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controllers are capable of impressively detailed haptic feedback, Xbox controllers still use a number of rumble motors. As such, you’ll find four rumble motors here in the T7 Pro.
Speaking of that console connection, the T7 Pro also enjoys gyro controls. It’s 6-axis, and this motion functionality only works on PC, but you can customise it to an impressive degree in the GameSir Nexus software.
Ergonomics
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The T7 Pro features a firmly attached plastic faceplate, so you’re committed to its pink-blue-purple design. Smooth plastic front grips are paired with a textured underside. The membrane D-pad and face buttons are not the loveliest thing I’ve tapped upon, but they’re all satisfyingly clicky to press.
A plastic body doesn’t make this the most premium feeling controller, but it does keep things relatively lightweight. As a result, the T7 Pro weighs in at about 236 grams on its own, making it lighter than a fair few of the best PC controllers. There’s also fairly minimal creaking even when I give the grips some real welly. It may not feel super premium, but it’s built well enough. That said, the largely plastic construction does leave the gamepad feeling a few bucks/quid short of its $90/£100 price tag.
As this is an Xbox compatible wireless controller, you’re getting asymmetric sticks to match. That’s usually not a problem for me and my tiny mitts, though hoovering up gold medals in Denshattack! proved quite the workout.
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After an extended session of braking and drifting, my left hand was beginning to feel a little bit sore. This may be because the bottom triggers are bolstered by a particularly chunky finger rest, widening the gap between my left trigger-tapping pointer and my middle finger.
Remappable back buttons also hang out within reach of where my middle fingers rest. L4 and R4 are low-profile buttons with textured covers that make them easy to find by touch (which I find vastly preferable to the DualSense Edge’s great big back flippers). Still, for those with stumpy digits like me, that could mean more stretching and discomfort over time.
If you’ve got mitts lacking in width or short phalanges like me, be warned.
It was a similar story of strain when I tested out the pad’s 2-stop trigger settings in Doom: The Dark Ages. Blasting baddies pulled at my palms and knuckles after a short time with Id’s latest, even after reducing the triggers’ actuation distance. That’s a shame because the T7 Pro Swirl really isn’t the chunkiest or heaviest of controllers my tiny phalanges have had to tango with.
In Dead As Disco’s more face-button-focused gameplay, my hands otherwise don”t feel anywhere near as stressed out. That suggests to me that what’s causing the strain has less to do with the heft of the controller, and maybe more to do with the high-up placement of the T7 Pro’s pronounced top trigger buttons. If you’ve got mitts lacking in width or short phalanges like me, be warned.
Performance
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As I repeatedly try to pull off a Finger Heel 180 trick in the train game of Tony Hawk’s finger boarding fever dreams, Denshattack!, TMR tech is definitely welcome as I wiggle the right stick for all its worth. Textured tops ensure the sticks don’t slip out of grip as I try to rack up an even bigger combo. Add to that a 1,000 Hz top polling rate, and these sticks are just as flicky and responsive as you could want.
Then there are the usual membrane face buttons and a D-Pad. These press down cleanly, and are satisfyingly clicky. On the reverse of the pad are two remappable back buttons as well. Unlike the shiny face buttons, these are low-profile and subtly textured so you can easily find them by feel.
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The responsive Hall effect triggers also feature ‘2-stage trigger stops’. There are two flicky switches on the pad’s underside, and flicking one of these down allows you to press the corresponding trigger all the way to the bottom. Flicking the switch up offers a much shorter actuation distance for each bottom trigger. This gives pressing the bottom triggers a clicky quality, like the top triggers.
Clicky triggers are often popular among the competitive crowd, as the cut-down actuation distance shaves off precious milliseconds between plays. Such a saving of time is largely wasted on me, though, as my most intense online play experience recently was getting lost in Big Walk. Similarly, a polling rate of 1,000 Hz is more than enough for most intents and purposes, but the esports sickos will likely be left wanting more.
Aesthetics
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You may already know about my penchant for purple. This controller not only takes aim at my particular colour-based obsession, but it also mixes in a raspberry ripple-esque combination of blues and pinks across the charging dock, faceplate, and buttons—hence the ‘Sugar Whirl’ name. I particularly enjoy the two sticks being different colours.
Under the incandescent lighting found in PC Gamer towers, it can look a little tacky. Natural light is generally kinder to the colourway, but it really comes into its own in-game. By default, RGB lighting bathes the controller in an icy blue light that complements the colourway, illuminating the pad’s underside and shining through the face buttons. This gives the AXBY buttons an almost pearlescent vibe when in active use that I really enjoy.
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I’m much less keen on the green goo glow the controller emits while it’s charging. Thankfully, you can either dial this down or turn it off completely in the GameSir Nexus software, not to mention all the other options you have for tinkering with the Sugar Whirl’s RGB lighting.
Software
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You can finely tweak a variety of settings in the GameSir Nexus software across four different profiles, with each one accessed via a combination of the centre ‘M’ button and the facebuttons. The software itself can either be manually downloaded from here, or from the Microsoft store, but lacks anything in the way of a web-based app.
The smallest amount of software tinkering allowed me to tone down the green goo glow the controller emits while charging, and I’ve set it up so that the pad automatically connects to my PC as soon as I lift it from the charging cradle. That’s more than enough for me, but if you want to get lost in the software weeds, Nexus offers a wealth of features to play with.
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For a start, you can finely tune the stick and trigger deadzones, plus much more besides via an array of sliders, toggles and presets. You can also tune the pad’s motion controls to a similarly in-depth degree, tinker with the intensity of its rumble motors, and, of course, fiddle with the RGB. Broadly speaking, the software is how you’re going to get the most out of this Pro pad; there’s a wealth of options to make the T7 Pro your own, though the lighting settings could do with just a few more customisation options. Seeing a swirling rainbow illuminating my gamepad from within is cool and all, but I would have appreciated the option to more finely tune the lights’ hue.
RGB customisation was the only category of setting I found wanting, though. While I probably won’t touch half of the settings available, I appreciate how clearly the Nexus software lays out all of the options. If the software’s home screen selection overwhelms, you can click through to a specific focussed category of settings, and mess around from there. It’s intuitive and straightforward to use.
Battery
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The major thing that annoys me about most wireless peripherals is how often the hardware needs to become wired again to charge. A wireless PC controller can have the biggest battery in the world, but it will eventually resemble its wired counterparts sooner or later.
Not to knock any of the best wired controllers, but it’s not the experience I’m personally looking for as a pad-wielding PC Gamer; a wire is just one more thing that can make a mess at my already cluttered desk, either getting chewed up by my gaming chair castors, or by knocking over a bunch of my Miku Hatsune figurines during a particularly heated gamer moment.
Thanks to the GameSir T7 Pro Sugar Whirl though, I’m a charging cradle convert. The dock here features a USB-C port, with a compartment on its underside for the 2.4 GHz dongle. Yes, that means there is still a wire involved if you want to use the dock as a wireless receiver, though you can easily cable-manage that out of the way (and nowhere near, say, your army of Miku).
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Thanks to metal pins in the cradle and contact points on the underside of the pad itself, the pad can easily charge back up when it’s not in use. The gamepad’s 1050 mAh battery is decent enough on its own though, holding up through numerous, marathon sessions of Denshattack! without requiring a charge. If I forgot to place the pad back in the charging cradle one day, I still had plenty of juice to take back to the track the next. But obviously, playing at 1,000 Hz polling and with the RGB lights whirling away will drain the battery much faster.
It means I no longer have to remember to charge this bad boy up myself, because I’ll just pop it back onto the dock when I’m done. It’s a set-it-and-forget-it sort of setup that my forgetful-self very much appreciates. Couple that with the software setting that makes the gamepad automatically connect to your PC as soon as you lift it from the charging cradle, and it’s a really seamless experience.
Value
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Like I said before, the Sugar Whirl’s wireless Xbox connectivity will be a headline feature for some. If that really is key for you, the EasySMX D10 is one other option that also comes with TMR sticks, a charging dock, ‘elite 2-way trigger locks,’ and costs half the price.
Otherwise, the difference in quality is arguably most noticeable in the D10’s complete lack of software, and ‘just okay’ D-Pad and triggers. The D10 even comes in a ‘Farout Purple‘ colourway I may have to pick up myself.
If you’re already willing to drop a serious chunk of change on a controller, the newer Razer Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC more than earns the crown as the best high end controller, though this update does drop Xbox connectivity and haptic feedback.
The best controller overall is the GameSir G7 Pro Tri-Mode, and it costs around 10 bucks less.
A much more likely option is the elephant in the room: the best controller overall is the GameSir G7 Pro Tri-Mode, and it costs around 10 bucks less. The key differences are that the Tri-Mode enjoys a magnetic faceplate, plus a better battery, but completely lacks RGB lighting, and only works on Xbox via a wired connection.
These will be minor omissions for most, leaving little contest between the two controllers; if you’re not endeared to the Sugar Whirl’s cotton candy colourway and you’re not fussed about connecting to your Xbox wirelessly, the GameSir G7 Pro Tri-Mode is still the obvious choice.
As for me though, I just can’t resist a fun colourway. I can see myself spending many more hours with the Sugar Whirl, as much as it sometimes pains my poor palms. Even so, if it was my money, I’d struggle to justify putting down nearly 100 smackers on it.
Singer and actress Selena Gomez and her mother are being sued over their mental health startup, Wondermind. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit say they invested nearly $1.2 million in the startup, and are accusing Gomez of securities fraud and breach of contract.
They allege that the startup failed to deliver on its commitments without informing investors, and Gomez failed to market the startup after promising to do so. The news was first reported by Forbes.
Wondermind launched in 2021 and aimed to offer daily mental health resources to users. The lawsuit alleges that investors were unaware of the company’s troubles until a September 2025 story from The Cut uncovered them.
“Gomez purported to sign a contract obligating her to perform and then ignored it,” the complaint reads. “The partnerships did not exist. The initiatives never materialized. The app was never built. And for three years, while the Company quietly collapsed around them, not one of its founders, officers, or directors said a word to the investors whose money was funding the collapse.”
The investors allege that Gomez and Wondermind misrepresented the company’s finances and overstated the extent of Gomez’s involvement. The plaintiffs are seeking to recover their investments and legal fees.
Wondermind did not respond to our request for comment.
The White House will give cybersecurity firms permission to conduct “offensive cyber operations aimed at disrupting criminal organizations,” Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
Trump’s administration has spent months waffling on the idea, which is substantially similar to the centuries-old practice of issuing letters of marque. That’s a type of document from the Age of Sail which extended official protections to private vessels to attack pirates and enemy vessels, a legal (depending on who you ask) and regulated form of piracy known as privateering.
A fact sheet on the National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) states the interagency National Coordination Center will split oversight of the program between two executive directors from the departments of Homeland Security and Justice. The order encourages security firms to voluntarily enter intelligence-sharing agreements with government agencies from the local to federal level, and propose and help carry out “cyber operations that address those threats.”
Currently, most “offensive” cyber operations are undertaken by profit-minded criminals, military units like U.S. Cyber Command, or intelligence agencies and their various proxies. That’s because they’re potentially both illegal and interpretable as acts of aggression, not to mention that they can invite revenge. Private companies, fearing liability issues, have tended to draw the line at what’s called active defense, a somewhat ambiguous term that covers tactics like seeking court orders to take down hacker infrastructure or setting up honeypots.
The NSPM fact sheet states the program’s overseers will develop “rigorous procedures for the review and conduct” of offensive cyber operations. Curiously, cybersecurity firms which want to participate will be required to hold $1 million in bond/escrow, which may be forfeited in the case of a contract violation.
The idea of hacking back isn’t new. In 2019, CyberScoop noted it had attracted the moniker of “worst idea in cybersecurity” among cyber policy types, with experts pointing out that it is hard to accurately identify perpetrators and could result in damaging crossfire between governments and private actors. Even Trump’s own officials have, at times, denied even considering it.
In March 2026, CyberScoop reported then-Office of the National Cyber Director senior adviser Thomas Lind had shot down growing speculation the White House would embrace private offensive operations, stating at a conference the administration is “not interested in fighting pirates with pirates.” National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross told attendees at a security summit in D.C. around the same time that private offensive cyber operations are “not what we’re talking about” when asking for more help from industry.
There’s good reason for hesitation. Obfuscation is an ubiquitous element of cyber attacks, as attackers go to great lengths to prevent detection (at least until the commencement of the attack) and are happy to exploit information asymmetry in any way possible. Threat actors are also often less coherent entities than overlapping, temporary associations between cybercriminals, further complicated by the emergence of a huge cybercrime-as-a-service economy and the formation of supergroups like “Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters”.
Then there’s the possibility of tit-for-tat retaliatory cycles such as those witnessed in the ongoing physical and cyber war between Ukraine and Russia. It’s worth noting that Trump’s White House has a grudge against the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for not taking his side while he was trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Back in office, his White House has aggressively slashed CISA’s budget and personnel—keep in mind this is the agency that is supposed to help coordinate threat intel sharing and defenses in the event something in cyberspace goes hot.
Halo: Campaign Evolved’s lack of PvP multiplayer is probably the remake’s biggest drawback, a baffling letdown for fans of the original 2001 classic FPS with beloved memories playing against friends in the same room on the same TV. I’m having a great time playing through the campaign in co-op mode with a few pals, but what good is playing games with friends when you don’t end up hating each other at the end?
“Split screen MP in Campaign Evolved should have been included. There’s little excuse aside from lack of oversight and poor planning that led to this misstep,” says Halo co-creator and OG Combat Evolved art director Marcus Lehto on Twitter. So sad this wasn’t included.”
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Lehto confirms in a follow-up tweet that he’s specifically referring to Halo: Campaign Evolved not having “PvP”.
Split screen MP in Campaign Evolved should have been included. There’s little excuse aside from lack of oversight and poor planning that led to this misstep. So sad this wasn’t included.August 13, 2026
Of course, there’s always the possibility that Halo Studio ends up adding PvP to Halo: Campaign Evolved, but honestly, even just considering the title of the remake, which clearly indicates the specific mode included in the package, it seems pretty unlikely. Still, Lehto adds that it would be “awesome” if that were to happen.
Lehto hasn’t been shy to share his thoughts on the remake online, calling the campaign “simultaneously a blast from my own past and fresh re-envisioning of the game I helped create.” However, in addition to the whole PvP thing, or lack thereof, Lehto also criticized the look of the new ring world.
“While Forerunner tech was metal (not stone) it was also ancient, vast, alive, and a tomb to the horrors that lurked within,” he said. “It had seen hundreds of millennia of conflict. Yet the game shows it as shiny metal that looks like it was built a few years ago.”
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