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Smart speakers could help OpenAI lose even more money

• OpenAI reportedly building a "humanlike" smart speaker, its first hardware device.
• Smart speaker market is shrinking, per IDC shipment data.
• Analysts doubt OpenAI can easily compete in a stagnant, price-sensitive category.

OpenAI is reportedly preparing to launch its first hardware product, a rechargeable "humanlike" smart speaker, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The move comes despite warnings from former executive Fidji Simo that the company risks being distracted by costly side projects, and analysts note it is entering a smart…

Why AMI Labs’ Alexandre LeBrun won’t call his AI ‘AGI’ or ‘superintelligence’

• AMI Labs' CEO avoids AI hype terms like "AGI" and "superintelligence"
• World models predict physical outcomes, complementing language-focused LLMs
• Firm is pre-product but courting robotics, manufacturing and healthcare partners

Alexandre LeBrun, CEO of Yann LeCun's "world model" startup AMI Labs, has publicly rejected the terms "AGI" and "superintelligence," arguing they lack meaningful definitions and are simply industry buzzwords that keep shifting. His comments, made in a TechCrunch interview while attending a machine learning conference in Seoul, stand…

These Fortnite Swimsuit Skins Better Not Awaken Anything In Me

• Fortnite’s Hot Bat Summer introduces DC swimsuit skins.
• The five-week event adds Batman-themed gameplay items.
• Free cosmetics are available through limited-time quests.

Fortnite has launched its five-week Hot Bat Summer event, centred on DC Comics and featuring new swimsuit-style outfits for Batman, Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. The event reflects Epic Games’ increasingly revealing approach to character cosmetics and gives players new themed gameplay and rewards during the current…

The 2014 movie Jennifer Aniston made to prove a point: “Why can’t I be part of that?”

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Japanese Charts: Switch 2 Surpasses 6 Million Consoles Sold

• Switch 2 tops six million units sold in Japan
• Rhythm Heaven Groove stays at number one in software charts
• PS5 Digital Edition outsells combined original Switch hardware this week

The Nintendo Switch 2 has now sold over six million units in Japan, according to the latest Famitsu hardware charts, and is closing in on the original Switch Lite's lifetime total of just under seven million. The milestone underscores the console's strong momentum in its home market, with…

Hasbro Announces Partnership With Nintendo For Zelda Toys, First Will Be Revealed Soon

• Hasbro will create official Zelda toys.
• Three six-inch figures will be revealed at Comic-Con.
• The partnership begins in 2027.

Hasbro has announced a licensing partnership with Nintendo to make toys based on The Legend of Zelda. The deal expands the franchise’s official merchandise presence and signals a new line of collectibles for fans, with the first products due to be unveiled shortly. The multi-year collaboration is set…

Perennial – “Modernism”

• Perennial release "Modernism," title track from their new album
• Song blends garage-punk energy with drum machine and mellotron textures
• Album Modernism arrives 18 September via Ernest Jenning Record Co.

US indie rock trio Perennial have released "Modernism," the title track from their forthcoming album, showcasing the band's signature blend of old-school rock 'n' roll energy and party-punk attitude. The song matters as a preview of the New England group's new record, offering an early sense of the…

Members of Tool, Pearl Jam, Korn, Garbage, Fugazi, Bikini Kill among artists donating to online fundraiser to help cover L7 bassist Jennifer Finch’s medical expenses following brain cancer diagnosis

• L7 bassist Jennifer Finch diagnosed with brain cancer, undergoing treatment
• Fellow musicians donate to her GoFundMe medical fund
• Campaign has raised over $365,000, exceeding its $350,000 goal

Members of Tool, Pearl Jam, Korn, Garbage, Fugazi and Bikini Kill are among the musicians who have donated to a GoFundMe fundraiser set up for L7 bassist Jennifer Finch after her recent brain cancer diagnosis. The support highlights the depth of solidarity within the rock and punk community…

VENOM Is ‘A Team Effort. It’s Not Just The CRONOS Band’

• VENOM's Rage and Danté deny the band is just Cronos's solo project
• They describe songwriting as a collaborative, jam-based group process
• Comments came while discussing new album "Into Oblivion", released in May 2026

VENOM guitarist Rage (Stuart Dixon) and drummer Danté (Danny Needham) have pushed back against the perception that VENOM is essentially a solo vehicle for bassist/vocalist Conrad "Cronos" Lant, insisting the band writes and records collaboratively. Speaking to Rock Hard Greece, the pair described a genuine group songwriting process,…