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Michael Sheen, Wanda Sykes, Tramell Tillman Among Host of ‘Murderbot’ Season 2 Guest Stars
Apple TV’s sci-fi series “Murderbot” has revealed a lineup of 25 recurring and guest stars for its currently filming second season, joining series star Alexander Skarsgård. The announcement follows the show’s critically well-received first season, with the streamer having ordered a second run back in July 2025. The guest roster includes Michael Sheen, Wanda Sykes,…
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Coders Say They Already Found Workarounds to Claude’s Invisible Watermarks
Within hours of Anthropic confirming it would embed invisible, machine-readable watermarks into all Claude-generated content, developer Guillaume Meyer had already published code to strip them out, which has since gone viral on GitHub and drawn over 100 contributors. The watermarking was introduced to comply with the EU AI Act, which requires providers to label synthetic…
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After 25% positive Steam reviews, Soulslike dev realizes people hate AI slop and admits “if it looks like the effort is not there, that is a fair reading of what is on screen”
They really just came out and said it
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Cross-border deal, Alaska Senate race and Florida upset headline busy day
Trump pulls back from Canada tariffs with a deal in principle, Alaska’s ranked-choice primaries set up Peltola v Sullivan while Angie Nixon upsets Florida’s Senate primary, plus an AI GP receptionist struggles with Yorkshire accents.
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Flock is testing a new AI tool that tracks and identifies people based on their driving habits
Flock, a company best known for automated licence plate readers, is reportedly testing a new AI tool that can identify and locate people based on their driving patterns rather than just number plates. According to a Wired investigation, the tool – previously called Nightshift and now renamed OS Investigate – draws on a network of…
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Ex-PlayStation Boss Says Game Development Will Have A “Tough Future” Because Of AI
As a veteran of the industry, former PlayStation Studios boss Shuhei has a lot of thoughts about where things are currently headed. And with AI infiltrating just about every major developer under the sun, he is both fascinated by and worried about artificial intelligence’s overall impact on game development. In an August 18 Gamerbraves interview,…
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Pixel 11 Pro review: Google AI as your enabler
Engadget’s review of Google’s Pixel 11 Pro focuses on how heavily the phone leans on AI tools, such as the Rambler voice-dictation keyboard, to help users capture, edit and communicate more easily. Reviewer Cherlynn Low rates the device 9 out of 10, praising its build quality, display and camera features, but questions whether this growing…
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Force uses AI to cut wait times on 101 calls
South Yorkshire Police has become the first force to fully roll out an AI-powered call-triage system on its 101 non-emergency line, aiming to cut waiting times by weeding out misdirected, nuisance and prank calls before they reach a human handler. The government-backed technology matches a caller’s stated reason for calling to a set of likely…
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TerraPower’s nuclear reactor has a secret weapon for powering AI data centers
TerraPower, the nuclear energy startup founded by Bill Gates, is preparing to announce its first data centre power project this year, according to Bloomberg. The move is part of a broader push by nuclear startups to court AI companies, which need constant, reliable electricity to run power-hungry data centres, and it matters because it could…
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Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ to Rule in Fourth Weekend, ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Aims for $25 Million Debut
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is set to top the North American box office for a fourth consecutive weekend, holding off the debut of “Insidious: Out of the Further,” the sixth instalment in Sony’s horror franchise. The Spider-Man sequel is projected to earn $35–40 million over the weekend and has already surpassed $800 million domestically, reportedly…