Hideo Kojima Reveals How He Wants To Die
Writer-director Hideo Kojima, famous for creating Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding, has commented on how he would like to...
Month: July 2026
Nintendo Will Not Refund Tariff Fees It Passed Onto Customers, Saying They “Received Exactly What They Bargained And Paid For”
Nintendo is just one of many companies that has been claiming refunds on the tariffs it was forced to pay...
Why heat pumps are still so hot in the US
These stats are especially striking at this moment, because a key tax credit for heat pumps just ended with the...
Xbox Game Pass Is Going Somewhere You Probably Forgot About
Xbox Game Pass is teaming up with another subscription service this week, albeit one that appeals to a niche section...
The Download: OpenAI unveils GPT-Red and heat pumps rise in the US
The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Elon Musk discreetly bought...
Neill Blomkamp’s AI Film Has Fans Asking For District 10 Instead
A handful of filmmakers have begun testing the waters of AI-generated movies, and this week, Gran Turismo director Neill Blomkamp...
The risk of weather data sabotage is rising
At the low end of the risk scale, an individual speculator manipulates a weather station for personal gain—that is the...
We Finally Know Xal’atath’s Evil Plan For The World Of Warcraft
After years of theories and speculation, World of Warcraft players may have finally uncovered the real endgame of its current...
There’s a lot of hype around perimenopause. Don’t buy it.
Today, information about perimenopause is more prevalent and accessible than ever. If you’re a woman in your 40s and you’re...
Hasbro Is Betting On Fewer, Bigger Video Games After $56 Million Write-Down
Hasbro's ambitious plan to expand into video games appears to have hit an expensive snag, as the company has recorded...
The Download: perimenopause misinformation and China’s latest AI leap
Despite what some marketers will claim, there is no test for perimenopause. That doesn’t mean women should have to put...
Nintendo Basically Says That Splatoon 4 Will Happen
While Splatoon Raiders looks like a pivot from Nintendo's competitive multiplayer-focused franchise, a producer on the series confirmed that PvP...
AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring
The models were even more likely to stereotype people by demographic group than the human participants in the original study....
Warner Bros. Acquisition Is Stuck In Legal Limbo Again
Paramount Skydance's plan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery has hit yet another snag, as a judge has issued a two-week...
The Download: AI hiring biases, and weather data sabotage
—Monique Kuglitsch, Jesper Dramsch, Franz G. Kuglitsch, & Andrea Toreti The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s...
Ubisoft Reacts To Ghost Recon Leaks, Promises News In August
Ubisoft has confirmed that it will share what's next for Ghost Recon when it celebrates the series' 25th anniversary on...
China’s AI models have Trump’s AI world at war with itself
It began because no one can agree on what to do about Kimi, a free, open source model that Chinese...
Darkest Dungeon Is Getting New DLC, Even Though It Has A Sequel
Red Hook Studios surprised Darkest Dungeon fans by announcing new DLC for the first game years after a sequel was...
Advancing next-gen AI with materials science innovation
Delivering these gains depends not only on advances in chip design and system architecture, but on advances in the materials...
Maybe Not Everything Needs To Be A Fortnite Collab
Honestly, I thought I could no longer be surprised by the off-the-wall collaborations between Fortnite and various other IPs. At...
The Download: Chinese AI divides the White House, and a record copyright payout
It began because no one can agree on what to do about Kimi, a free, open-source model that Chinese AI...
