Electronic Arts has launched EA Advertising, a way for brands to integrate ads in games
EA has launched new platform designed to make it easier for advertisers to integrate ads into its catalogue of games.
Canada wants to join the age verification bandwagon and censor the internet with Bill C-34
The legislation aims to censor political speech, while putting draconian rules around what kids can do online
China’s universities cut 12,000 ‘obsolete’ degrees amid race to embrace AI era
The sweeping overhaul has affected over 30 per cent of China’s degree programmes, with arts and languages ditched in favour of tech-focused fields.
Bavarian Court Tells Gemini It Can’t Be A Real Boy Until It Tells The Truth
Does anyone like Google’s AI summaries? If so, they weren’t on the Judge’s bench in a specific Bavarian courtroom recently, where it was ruled that yes, Google is liable for the h…
Judge Rules Blacked.com Can Sue Meta for Scraping Its Porn
The judge found that Meta’s attempt to blame the pirating of thousands of Vixen.com and Tushy.com porn videos on rogue employees “strains credulity.”
Are You Just a .md File? The SaaSpocalypse Survival Scanner
Find out if your SaaS can be replaced by a Claude Skill. The SaaSpocalypse Survival Scanner.
Access Now - Joint statement on AI in warfare
We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are deeply alarmed by the rapid militarization of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. AI systems embedded into military kill chains are accelerating the speed an…
Demon Bluff Demo - very fun puzzle game
The cards lie! In this single-player social deduction game, demons have infiltrated your village and disguised themselves as allies. Every card you turn over is either a friend or a foe. Can you see through their bluff?
Any self-hosted option for real time location sharing?
All-in-one family safety: location sharing, crash alerts, driver reports & more
Banning noise will be a disaster for statistical data products
Sadly, taking away valuable disclosure avoidance tools doesn't make fundamental trade-offs go away.
Xbox Is Planning To Shutter Peabody-Award-Winning South Of Midnight Studio Compulsion Games [UPDATE: "in negotiations"]
Update: Studio leadership is currently in negotiations with Microsoft
Most Transsexual Porn Is Watched By Straight Men
Every Friday on the blog, I answer people’s questions about sex, love, and relationships. This week’s question comes from a reader of the blog who was curious about why so many heterosexual men are pleasuring themselves…
Emily Blunt refused Steven Spielberg's offer to use AI for her alien voice in 'Disclosure Day'
Emily Blunt said she experimented with the alien language she uses in Steven Spielberg's "Disclosure Day" in her bathroom.
Downloadable Xbox Thumbstick Toppers Give Gamers Accessibility Options
Microsoft has a history of taking accessibility options seriously for gaming controllers, and that trend continues with downloadable thumbstick toppers for Xbox controllers. Being straight from the…
21 zero-day issues were found in FFmpeg
depthfirst's production autonomous security agent discovered 21 zero-day vulnerabilities in FFmpeg, after intensive security analysis by Google and Anthropic. Moving beyond theoretical analysis, our agent produces concr…
Microsoft's new Outlook takes 10 seconds to do what Outlook Classic does instantly on Windows
New Outlook takes 10 seconds to show an email after clicking a Windows 11 notification. Outlook Classic does it instantly. Here's why.
He Helped Make America’s B-2 Stealth Bomber Nearly Invisible. Prosecutors Say He Then Handed Its Secrets to China
He helped make America's B-2 stealth bomber nearly invisible. Then prosecutors say he handed its secrets to China. Read the stunning story of Noshir...
TIL that nearly half of US adults struggled to afford healthcare last year
Forty-six percent of U.S. adults — regardless of insurance type — reported struggling to afford healthcare last year, according to a report released Wednesday by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research think tank. The…
AI is making promises your brand never made. Hotels are paying the price
When algorithms and recommendation engines set guest expectations, the brand gets the blame when reality falls short.
How Australia’s social media ban has affected families six months on
As UK ban for under-16s is confirmed, experience of Australian parents of similar restrictions has been mixed
Godot engine’s key figures answer a developer’s questions about everything from console porting and user support, to AI and the engine’s fu…
A Godot developer interviews W4 Games for AUTOMATON, discussing topics like console porting, user support, AI, and the engine’s future.
Fox Is Buying Roku in $22 Billion Deal
Fox Corp. is making a dramatic move to expand its streaming footprint, unveiling with plans to buy Roku in a deal that values the streaming platform at $22 billion.
Starmer to unveil social media ban for under-16s
The UK will follow Australia’s example in raising the minimum age for sites including TikTok, Instagram and Facebook
Chinese Drivers Are Using Tiny Plastic Heads to Fool Tesla’s Autopilot Safeguards
A cottage industry of celebrity figurines, blinking screens, and other DIY gadgets is helping drivers bypass Tesla's distracted-driving controls.
UK Introduces Full Social Media Ban For Under 16s - Including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms to be blocked from offering services to under-16s, marking a line in the sand and setting a new normal for future generations.
BYD Secretly Develops Humanoid Robot Codename 'Yao-Shun-Yu' as Auto Giants Race Into Embodied AI
BYD Secretly Develops Humanoid Robot Codename 'Yao-Shun-Yu' as Auto Giants Race Into Embodied AI BYD, China's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, has confirmed it is secretly developing humanoid robots under a projec…
UK: Under-16s to be banned from social media, Starmer announces
A 13-year-old pupil from Manchester says "it's time" for something to be done, while another says he's "annoyed and disappointed".
Three Inverse Laws of AI - Susam Pal
Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot services have become increasingly sophisticated and popular. These systems are now embedded in search engines, software devel…
Zuckerberg says Meta made 'mistakes' in AI workforce shift
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told employees that the social media giant has made mistakes in its AI transformation of its workforce, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Zuckerberg is pumping hundreds of bil…
'He was always in the right spot': How Brazil is betting on 'smart vests' in its bid for World Cup glory
Player tracking technology has helped the Brazilian football team gather years of data on its stars in the run up to the 2026 World Cup.
TIL: There are giant viruses and they get viruses
Long overlooked because of their size, giant viruses are now redefining the frontiers of microbiology.
Dell SEC Filing Signals Fresh Round of Workforce Reductions
Dell Technologies Inc. has fueled intensive market speculation regarding a fresh wave of impending job cuts.
Tesla on Autopilot Smashes Straight Through Garage Door, Driver Says
A Washington driver's Tesla literally made an entrance by swerving into someone's garage door and smashing it completely open. Of course, because Tesla's autonomous driving software has a reputation for making dumb erro…
TIL the "red mirage" is an observed phenomenon when the overall in-person vote count leans to one party, while provisional votes or absente…
In American politics, a blue shift, also called a red mirage,[1][2] is an observed phenomenon under which counts of in-person votes are more likely than overall vote counts to be for the Republican Party (whose party co…
AI costs spike as subscriptions hit pricing wall — firms turn towards Chinese LLMs, open-source models to extend budget
A $200 ChatGPT subscription could cost as much as $14,000 in API pricing.
Frances Haugen: ‘We are worse off today than when I leaked the Facebook documents’
The whistleblower who exposed social media’s dangers to teenagers says the next major legal battle will be against the AI friends that minors interact with
The 1994 Star Trek: TNG Screensaver Was a Desktop Holodeck
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Solar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time
The amount of solar power generated in the U.S. is continuing to grow.
China didn’t make Americans hate data centers
GOP lawmakers, tech investors, and even OpenAI have tied the anti-data-center movement in the US to Chinese interference. Experts say itâs much more complicated than that.
Apple's Craig Federighi: Siri Won't Be Your AI Girlfriend
Apple software engineering chief Craig Federighi and marketing chief Greg Joswiak sat down for an interview with Mostly Human after during WWDC, discussing the iOS 27 Siri changes, Apple's take on AI, new child safety p…
Anthropic to disable Fable 5, Mythos 5 after US export-control order
Anthropic's latest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, will be disabled due to US export controls that cited national security risks.
Mesmalie - Release Date Trailer
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NYC Amazon Driver Fired Over Pro-Union TikToks
An Amazon driver from Queens posted frequent TikToks documenting her life on the job without incident — until she started speaking up in favor of a City Council bill that Amazon opposes.
US’ first vertically integrated solar factory starts production to power 1.3M homes
Qcells begins solar cell production in Georgia at the US' only fully integrated solar manufacturing facility.
0807: a self-hosted file host with self-destructing links. Open source, Tor, no logs
No account, no ads. Files disappear whenever you choose.
Nintendo reportedly has “zero chance” against current Palworld after major lawsuit change it is now targeting older versions of the game in…
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have reportedly narrowed their Palworld lawsuit to older versions of the game.
White House’s export limits on Anthropic linked to concerns about Chinese access
Trump adviser David Sacks said restrictions aren’t connected to prior conflicts with AI company.
Watch Your Kids: Inside a Children's Smartwatch
Join us as we hack at a popular children's smartwatch and expose the secrets of every fifth child in Norway, their parents, and millions ...
X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts
Site takes no action over hate posts against UK politicians including Kemi Badenoch, Shabana Mahmood and Zia Yusuf