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Trump signs White House AI accord bearing misspelt presidential title
The White House AI accord signed by President Donald Trump and six technology executives on Tuesday contained a spelling error, with the president’s signature appearing under “President of the Unites States” rather than “United States”. The voluntary agreement commits the companies to safely developing artificial intelligence and establishing controls and audits to address growing public…
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First-person RPG Queen’s Domain pitches you against an island of gorgeous freaks with naught but a flying sword and infinite throwing daggers
Fantasy RPG *Queen’s Domain* will launch on 30 October, with a demo already available on Steam. Developed by Freshly Baked Games and published by Future Friends Games, it follows a shipwrecked character searching an island for their missing father while facing hostile creatures and a sleeping Queen. Combat centres on a holy sword that enables…
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Lil Nas X Announces New Single, Shares Inspirational Voicemail He Received After Mental Health Rehab Stint: ‘Don’t Give Up, Never Give Up’
Lil Nas X has shared a voicemail from his late mother, Tamikia Hill, encouraging him to keep going and “walk by faith, not by sight”. The post links the message to his recovery after spending several months in mental health treatment and announces a new single, “World’s Greatest”, making the announcement a personal tribute as…
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Google’s early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling
Google has begun a pilot programme paying approximately 100 publishers when their content contributes to AI-powered search results, but the compensation is proving far too modest to satisfy content creators. The initiative represents a significant acknowledgement by Google that its shift towards AI-generated search answers has fundamentally altered the traffic dynamics that historically benefited publishers,…
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Show colleagues how much you care by sending an AI avatar to your Google Meet call
MeetTwins, an AI assistant being developed by Indian developer Aditya Shinde, is designed to join Google Meet calls on a user’s behalf and share information the user has approved. The tool is recruiting beta users; its proposed uses include routine status updates and check-ins, but the article questions whether sending a bot could make colleagues…
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Kings of Leon unveil lyric video made from NASA satellite images
Kings of Leon have teamed up with The Weather Channel on a lyric video for “Cold Blue Dawn”, a ballad from their tenth album, *O My Beloved*, due on 6 November. Released on 30 September, the video uses NASA Landsat satellite images to form each lyric from natural features such as rivers, coastlines and farmland,…
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Freckle’s smartphone aims to get kids back outside on their own
Freckle has launched a $199 smartphone designed for children aged seven to 13, intended to help them explore independently while staying in touch with parents. It offers a more capable alternative to a basic tracking watch, while limiting exposure to social media, open web browsing and other attention-grabbing smartphone features. The device runs a simplified…
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The Halide camera app now offers full control of the iPhone 18 Pro’s aperture
Halide Mark III’s latest update adds support for the variable aperture on the iPhone 18 Pro’s main camera, giving users more precise control than other third-party camera apps. The change matters to photographers who want to adjust how much light reaches the sensor and shape the look of their images. Apple’s Camera app offers four…
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DeepMind embeds lasting marks in AI-designed proteins for biosecurity checks
Google’s DeepMind team has developed a watermarking system for artificial intelligence-designed proteins, addressing a significant biosecurity gap. The system embeds subtle, permanent marks into protein sequences without compromising their function, allowing researchers to identify proteins created by trusted sources while subjecting others to enhanced scrutiny. This solution tackles a longstanding concern: whilst AI tools have…
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AI market needs to make $6 trillion a year by 2031 to fund its infrastructure habit
The AI industry must generate $6 trillion in annual revenue by 2031 to sustain the enormous infrastructure investment required to meet anticipated demand, according to management consultants Bain & Company’s 2026 Global Technology Report. This represents a significant increase from Bain’s previous forecast of $2 trillion by 2030, reflecting how rapidly capital expenditure has escalated…