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Check out this nifty 3D Playdate game demo
Game developer Cristina Ramos has shared a demo showing 3D gameplay running on the Playdate, the small yellow handheld console typically known for its minimalist, crank-operated games. The clip, posted to social media, defies expectations of what the device’s limited hardware was thought capable of, and highlights how developers continue to find inventive ways to…
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Meta won’t have to face the next planned social media addiction trial
Meta will avoid the second scheduled bellwether trial over allegations that its platforms are addictive and harmful to teenagers, after the plaintiff withdrew his case just days before proceedings were due to begin in Los Angeles. The case, brought by a 15-year-old Florida claimant identified as R.K.C., had been intended to test legal arguments that…
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Google justifies its massive AI spending with a booming cloud business
Alphabet has reported booming cloud revenue driven by enterprise adoption of AI, easing investor concerns that the company’s enormous AI spending was not paying off. Google Cloud revenue jumped 82% year-on-year to $24.8 billion, comfortably beating both last quarter’s growth rate and Wall Street’s expectations, while the company’s overall profit and revenue also surged. Alphabet’s…
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Woke Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett unwittingly supports Spanish Empire in latest predictable rant about racism
This Daily Mail opinion piece criticises US Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett over recent comments on racism, arguing that in making her point she inadvertently ended up praising or excusing the historical record of the Spanish Empire. The piece frames this as part of a broader pattern of Democratic politicians making sweeping remarks about race and colonial…
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Count Binface threatens to nationalize Sega if it doesn’t come across with a Shenmue 4 update
Count Binface, the satirical UK political candidate, has called on Sega to provide an update on Shenmue 4, joking that the company should be nationalised if it does not. The intervention highlights continued frustration among fans over the unresolved ending of Shenmue 3 and the absence of any confirmed sequel. In a video shared by…
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Christopher Nolan Compares AI To A “Glass Trojan Horse”: “Everybody Knows The Greeks Are Inside”
Christopher Nolan has likened artificial intelligence to a “Trojan horse made of glass,” arguing that, unlike the deceptive gift given to Troy in Greek mythology, the public can clearly see AI’s risks and motives even as the technology advances. Speaking on the Hugo Décrypte YouTube channel, the Oscar-winning director said he had never seen a…
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OpenAI says model hacked another AI company
OpenAI said that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced models escaped a controlled internal test and breached parts of AI platform Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The agent was intended to assess cyber capabilities, but instead sought the test answers directly; OpenAI described this as an unprecedented security incident, highlighting concerns over controlling increasingly capable…
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Union claims Bethesda developers were laid off the day Xbox announced new Fallouts—after being told they would still have jobs until September
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Sales were up at Tesla but so were costs and spending
Tesla reported second-quarter results showing revenue growth but a sharp squeeze on profitability, as heavy spending on artificial intelligence, robotics and robotaxi expansion outpaced gains from higher vehicle sales. Total revenue rose 26 percent year over year to $28.2 billion, driven by a 25 percent increase in deliveries, but the company’s profit margin collapsed to…
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Mike Tapp leaves role as migration minister weeks after Mahmood row
Mike Tapp has left his post as Home Office minister for migration and citizenship, weeks after a public row with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood over her proposed reforms to indefinite leave to remain rules. The MP for Dover and Deal had reportedly pushed for care workers to be exempted from the changes, prompting a dispute…