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IndyCar president: ‘Could be a little bit of carnage’ in DC race this weekend
IndyCar President Doug Boles said Thursday morning that tight corners on the Freedom 250 Grand Prix race course around the National Mall this weekend could result in a “little bit of carnage” around the nation’s capital. The nearly-1.7-mile course, which loops around the National Archives, National Gallery of Art and Smithsonian National Air and Space…
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From Vintage Levi’s To Playing Cards: ‘Hacks’ Costume Designer Kathleen Felix-Hager On Dressing Season 5
‘Hacks’ costume designer Kathleen Felix-Hager has spoken to Deadline about dressing the HBO comedy’s fifth and final season, explaining that while Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) retained her signature bold, big-earring look throughout, it was Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) whose wardrobe evolved most dramatically to reflect her growth from an inexperienced young writer into a confident,…
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Unknown hacker allegedly leaks several minutes of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay ahead of Netflix reveal
An unknown hacker has reportedly leaked several minutes of gameplay footage from “Grand Theft Auto VI”, one of the most highly anticipated video games in years, ahead of an official reveal reportedly planned via Netflix. The leak threatens to spoil surprises for millions of fans awaiting the title from developer Rockstar Games, and comes amid…
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Red Dead Redemption multiplayer launched with so many bugs, lead dev thought Rockstar was being hacked: “Is somebody trolling us? What’s going on?”
Red Dead Redemption’s multiplayer launch was reportedly so unstable that its lead developer initially wondered whether Rockstar Games was being deliberately targeted or hacked. The account highlights the scale of technical problems faced when the mode went live and illustrates how unexpected the failures appeared to the development team. According to the developer, the volume…
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Go updates may delight diehard gophers but displease AI overlords
Go’s maintainers released version 1.27 on Wednesday, bringing a major expansion of generics to now cover methods, not just functions and data types. Generics let developers write code that works across different data types without duplicating logic for each one (integers, strings, floats and so on), and the update is being welcomed by many programmers…
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Who is Cyberleek? What we know about the GTA 6 leaker
Cyberleek is the name used by an unidentified person or group claiming responsibility for recent alleged Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay and map leaks. The case matters because the material appeared shortly before Rockstar’s planned reveal, while Cyberleek says the releases are intended to pressure publishers over digital ownership and pre-orders. Its identity, methods and…
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“Steam is a monopoly with very few precedents,” says dev of game inexplicably flagged as adult-only by Valve: “As a developer, I’m completely at their whim”
A games developer has criticised Valve’s control over Steam after their game was reportedly classified as adult-only without a clear explanation. The developer argues that Steam’s dominant position leaves creators with little practical ability to challenge its decisions, raising wider concerns about platform power and moderation transparency. The game’s adult-only label could severely restrict its…
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Malware Disguised as Leaked GTA 6 Copies Are Popping Up on Piracy Sites
Malicious files disguised as a leaked, playable build of Grand Theft Auto 6 are circulating on piracy and torrenting sites, but these downloads are actually malware and not a genuine copy of the unreleased Rockstar Games title. The scam has resurfaced amid renewed excitement following recent leaked gameplay footage from a source known as CyberLeek,…
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Apple Music to slap AI labels on Suno music – but pushes the onus onto record companies
Apple Music has told industry partners it will start showing “Made With AI” labels on tracks generated using AI platforms such as Suno, later this year. However, the system relies on record labels and distributors voluntarily tagging content as AI-generated before it reaches the platform, rather than Apple detecting it independently, meaning enforcement depends on…
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The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have identified S301, the fastest-moving star yet found in the Milky Way, which orbits the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the galaxy’s centre. Its extreme speed offers researchers a rare opportunity to measure the black hole’s spin, a property that has so far eluded precise determination and would help confirm predictions of general…