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Ok, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?
A tongue-in-cheek Liquid Death and Garage Beer marketing campaign fronted by former NFL star Jason Kelce jokingly urges people to donate urine to cool AI data centres, which consume vast quantities of water to stop servers overheating. While the campaign is a comedic stunt, water industry experts told TechCrunch that it inadvertently points to a…
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Vile woman caught dumping huge bag of trash into stunning lake filled with ducks… before being extremely rude to onlooker who confronted her
A woman was filmed dumping a large bag of rubbish into a lake in a park in British Columbia, Canada, in an incident that has drawn criticism online. The lake is home to ducks, and the act of pollution was captured by a bystander who then confronted the woman, only to be met with rudeness…
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Riot to cease 2XKO development in December 2026
Riot Games has confirmed it will end active development of 2XKO, its League of Legends-based tag team fighting game, from December 2026, though servers will stay online and offline play will continue for now. The studio said too few players had stuck with the game long enough to make continued investment sustainable, despite a dedicated…
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UMG-backed Music IP Holdings unveils AI music patent portfolio, aiming to ‘set a standard for how AI and music grow together’
UMG-backed Music IP Holdings (MIH) has launched a portfolio of AI music patents, aiming to establish an industry standard for how licensed AI-generated content is created, tracked and protected. The move gives digital services a route to build authorised AI tools such as covers, remixes and interactive music experiences, while also equipping rights holders with…
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China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?
A closed-door war game held in New York earlier this year simulated a Chinese cyberattack simultaneously knocking out 5,000 US water utilities, testing how insurers and officials would respond to an escalation of Volt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group. Unlike typical Chinese state hacking, which focuses on espionage, Volt Typhoon has spent roughly three…
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Someone targeted security researchers using a fake crypto conference as a lure
A person posing as a representative of a leading crypto news outlet targeted several cybersecurity professionals around the time of the Black Hat and Def Con conferences in early August 2026, using a fake industry conference as bait. The attacker approached targets on X through public replies and direct messages before sending a booby-trapped Google…
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OpenAI chases Anthropic’s biz customers with zero data retention pledge
OpenAI has unveiled Private Safety Processing, a system designed to let it scan customer interactions with its AI models for safety risks without breaching its Zero Data Retention (ZDR) commitments. The move appears aimed at winning over business customers who prioritise data privacy, positioning OpenAI as offering stronger data protection guarantees than rival Anthropic, which…
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Even after Elden Ring exploded, Hidetaka Miyazaki says FromSoftware doesn’t make games for anyone: “The motivation is that this is a game I want to see exist”
FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki has said the studio’s approach to game design remains unchanged despite the runaway commercial and critical success of Elden Ring, insisting the team still creates games driven by personal creative vision rather than by trying to please a particular audience. The comment reaffirms FromSoftware’s long-standing reputation for uncompromising, difficulty-focused design even…
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I’m a decade-plus FromSoftware sicko, and these are my 5 takeaways from the first Duskbloods gameplay
The supplied article text does not contain any actual content from PC Gamer’s piece on Duskbloods — it consists entirely of website navigation, membership sign-up prompts and newsletter subscription boilerplate. No details about the game, its gameplay reveal, or the author’s five takeaways were included in the text provided. As a result, a genuine summary…
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Gabbard shares emotional update on husband’s cancer months after White House exit
Tulsi Gabbard, the former director of National Intelligence, shared a new update Thursday on her husband’s battle with a rare form of bone cancer, months after she announced that her resignation from the Trump administration was prompted by his diagnosis. “Earlier this year, my husband Abraham was diagnosed with a very rare bone cancer,” Gabbard…