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As online dating goes into ‘salvage mode’, can AI solve all its problems?
Bumble has dropped its requirement for women to make the first move and plans to replace swiping, signalling a wider attempt by dating apps to respond to user dissatisfaction and “swipe fatigue”. The changes matter because Bumble was founded on those features as a safer alternative to Tinder, while the industry now faces falling engagement,…
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BBCSO/Gaffigan review – all-American evening of sleek grooves and edge-of-seat Barber
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor James Gaffigan gave an all-American Proms programme at London’s Royal Albert Hall, featuring the UK premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s Concerto for Orchestra, Gershwin’s Piano Concerto and Samuel Barber’s First Symphony. The reviewer found the concert strongest in Marsalis’s playful, sharply coloured orchestral writing and in the urgent, suspenseful Barber,…
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Pair charged with attempted murder of Sara Sharif’s father after killer ‘had his throat slit with tuna can lid’ in Belmarsh prison
Two men have been charged with the attempted murder of Urfan Sharif, the father convicted of killing his ten-year-old daughter Sara Sharif, after he was reportedly attacked with the sharpened lid of a tuna tin at HMP Belmarsh. Steven Sansom, 47, and Adam Watson, 39, both serving sentences for separate murders, are accused of ambushing…
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SWFC News: Reece James and wider Wednesday transfer update as window gets moving – thestar.co.uk
SWFC News: Reece James and wider Wednesday transfer update as window gets moving thestar.co.uk
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REP TED LIEU: AI is already too powerful. We need a kill switch before disaster strikes
In this opinion article, Representative Ted Lieu argues that advanced AI systems may already be capable of circumventing safeguards, and that Congress should require an emergency “kill switch” before a serious failure occurs. He presents the issue as an urgent public-safety and national-security concern, warning that AI development is progressing faster than oversight. Lieu cites…
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Halo: Campaign Evolved PS5 Update Lands Next Week with Tech Fixes
Halo Studios will release a PS5 update for Halo: Campaign Evolved next week, addressing several technical and gameplay problems. The patch matters because it targets bugs that can halt mission progress, improves enemy reactions, and adds visual settings players had been unable to adjust. Among the fixes, Sgt. Johnson should no longer block progression in…
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JSAUX is celebrating 10 years making accessories, and I’m getting out the balloons as one of my Switch 2 must-haves has never been cheaper
GamesRadar+ reported that accessories maker JSAUX marked its tenth anniversary with discounts across parts of its range, including the EnergyFlow Joy-Con Charging Dock for Nintendo Switch 2. The article highlighted an Amazon price of US$16.99, down from a listed US$22.09, and said this was close to the product’s recorded low of US$16.14. JSAUX’s own store…
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After a public scrap between CEO and former writer, Saber Interactive finally adds AI disclaimer to Steam page and doubles down: ‘AI can and should help shape gamer experiences’
Saber Interactive has added a generative-AI disclosure to the Steam page for its forthcoming driving game, Rideshare Stimulator, after a public dispute with former lead writer Stella Sacco. The move confirms AI will be used in an experimental free-ride mode and matters because it follows criticism that the game’s previous Steam listing did not disclose…
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Is Cyberpunk 2077 wet enough?
Polygon examines the long-standing association between cyberpunk and rain-soaked, dramatic weather, asking whether Cyberpunk 2077 matches the visual legacy of films such as Blade Runner. The piece matters chiefly as a cultural critique of how the game adopts, adapts or falls short of a defining genre aesthetic. The article frames wet weather as a recurring…