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GTA 6’s third and final trailer is here, locking down release date
Rockstar Games has released a third trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, offering a fresh official look at protagonists Jason and Lucia in Vice City and confirming that the game remains due to launch on 19 November. The trailer matters because it follows more than a year without official footage and seeks to reassure fans…
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Nvidia and Cerebras are selling performance their customers will (probably) never see
Nvidia and Cerebras are promoting exceptionally high single-user AI inference speeds, but the article argues that most customers are unlikely to experience them in real-world services. Such figures are useful marketing benchmarks, yet commercial operators normally batch many requests together to make inference economical, which reduces the relevance of peak per-user token-generation rates. Nvidia says…
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James Pond’s creator is not happy with the series’ allegedly AI-generated legacy collection
James Pond creator Chris Sorrell has criticised the forthcoming James Pond Legacy: The Pond Is Not Enough collection, saying he was neither consulted nor involved and accusing those behind it of lacking respect for the series. The dispute matters because the release has drawn widespread accusations that its new presentation uses AI-generated art, reviving concerns…
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Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says
A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges that Elon Musk’s xAI used real and AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to train Grok’s image and video systems. The claimant, identified as Jane Doe, says AI-generated images depicting her were found on xAI after she was abused as a young child, causing renewed trauma; the case could test…
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Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data
Meta’s proposed settlement with attorneys general from 29 US states would require the company to build and test a system for identifying under-13 users, while also giving it protection from certain state claims over children’s data used for that purpose. The provision matters because it creates a long-term legal exemption within a child-safety case, raising…
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Google’s AI note-taking app now allows you to interact with books
Google has added an “Expert Intelligence” feature to its Gemini Notebook AI note-taking app, allowing users to import books they have bought through Google Play Books and interact with their contents. Users can ask questions, create plans, infographics and AI-generated podcasts, making purchased books more usable as personalised reference material while potentially creating new revenue…
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GTA 6’s driving and car-jacking will be “more challenging”, Rockstar says, amid a seemingly big push for realism
Rockstar says driving and stealing cars in Grand Theft Auto 6 will be more demanding, as narrower streets, realistic scale and denser traffic require greater skill. The changes aim to make vehicles feel more meaningful and turn car theft into a progression and decision-making system rather than an instant action. Some parked cars will remain…
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Tim Curry Remembered By ‘Rocky Horror Show’ Playwright Richard O’Brien & The Broadway Revival
Richard O’Brien, creator of The Rocky Horror Show, and the current Broadway revival have paid tribute to Tim Curry following the actor’s death aged 80. Curry originated the role of Frank-N-Furter and became closely associated with the character’s lasting cultural impact, making his death significant for the show’s cast, creators and fans. O’Brien described Curry…
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Meta is closing a loophole that allowed people to record with their smart glasses’ light covered
Meta is issuing a software update for its smart glasses to prevent covert recording when the device’s recording light is covered after filming has begun. The change matters because the glasses have faced growing privacy concerns, including reports of people using them to secretly film or harass others in public. Previously, recording would not start…