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How Cursor beat Git’s scalability shortcomings
Cursor, the AI coding assistant company, has detailed how it built its own Git repository service, called Origin, to overcome scalability problems that have long plagued the distributed version control system, particularly as AI coding agents generate ever more code, pull requests and CI runs. In a technical post, Cursor principal systems engineer Vicent Martí,…
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What to try when an Android app keeps crashing
The article offers troubleshooting advice for Android users whose apps repeatedly crash, drawing on the author’s long experience with the operating system. It notes that crashes are more often caused by buggy app updates than by hardware problems, so the first port of call should be the Google Play Store rather than the phone itself,…
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Manchester City v Bournemouth: Premier League – live
Manchester City’s new manager, Enzo Maresca, marked his Premier League bow with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Bournemouth, coming from behind through late goals from Marc Guéhi and Josko Gvardiol. Bournemouth had looked set to claim a first-ever away win at City after Marcus Tavernier’s first-half strike exposed sloppy City defending, but two goals in…
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How to limit Instagram from using your data for AI and ads
Instagram users can reduce how Meta uses some of their data for advertising and AI personalisation, although there is no single setting that stops all collection or use of data. The article matters because ads can be influenced by information supplied by retailers, apps and other businesses, as well as activity within Instagram itself. Meta’s…
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Gorgeous and hazy pixel art horror farming sim Neverway has been pushed to 2027, but you can at least have a gander at some of the NPCs you can smooch
Neverway, a pixel-art horror life simulation and RPG from Coldblood Inc., has been delayed until 2027. The small development team says feedback on its prologue and internal testing led it to expand later chapters and areas, with the aim of better matching the game’s story and player experience. The game has 20 characters following more…
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Cemetery Outrage, Acapulco Wins and Blades Boost
This roundup covers three unrelated stories. In County Cork, Ireland, visitors discovered stones scattered across St Catherine’s Cemetery in Kilcully in an incident that caused local alarm; Cork City Council said no graves were damaged and that the stones had come from a nearby skip, though relatives and residents described the scene as distressing given…
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“Buying any of our games helps support the studio”: Psychonauts studio Double Fine are the latest former Xbox-owned studio to get the rights to their games back
Double Fine, the studio behind Psychonauts, has regained publishing rights to its games after becoming independent from Xbox, according to chief executive Tim Schafer. The change means purchases of the studio’s catalogue now directly support Double Fine, giving it more financial control as it seeks to sustain itself outside Microsoft. Schafer said Microsoft branding may…
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Modern Warfare 4 beta’s first update is live, adding a new map, mode, and toned-down footsteps
Infinity Ward has released the first major update for the Modern Warfare 4 beta after responding to feedback from its opening day. The patch reduces the volume and audible range of enemy footsteps and gear, adjusts weapon lethality, and enables map voting, aiming to improve the multiplayer experience during the test. The update adds the…
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The Blood of Dawnwalker’s console modes top out at 40fps, with no 60fps option at launch
The Blood of Dawnwalker will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S without a 60fps performance mode, according to newly released console gameplay. Its highest available option will target 40fps, a decision that has prompted criticism from some players and may affect expectations for the forthcoming action RPG. Both consoles will offer a Quality…