The Download: open model trade-offs and geothermal power’s promise
Subscribers can now access the full 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch, spanning everything from sustainable cement to shipping containers...
Month: October 2026
Xbox CEO: We Must Rely On The Past, But We Cannot Rely On The Past
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has once again discussed the new direction for Microsoft's gaming division and how it'll continue to focus...
Open models have real benefits. Do they outweigh the risks?
But it would be a vast oversimplification to deem open models dangerous and closed models safe. The defenses that AI...
AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models
SimpleClosure added data sales to its services in April. Its Asset Hub platform helps founders sell their code and workspace...
Haunted Chocolatier Is Still Missing, But This Freaky Tea Party Sim Could Scratch Your Itch
Haunted Chocolatier looks like it could be the perfect, candy-bar blend of sweet and creepy once it launches--but developer ConcernedApe...
Tim Burton Horror Lives In Weird Steam Adventure That Reminds Me Of The Creepiest 2010s Games
My 2012 belonged to Slender Man. I was easily terrified by creepy, early 2010s computer games like Slender: The Eight...
Sorry, Street Fighter Movie, But Mondo Just Won The Poster Fight
The new Street Fighter movie hits theaters in just a few days, and if you're a fan of the Capcom series,...
Nintendo Says It Has No Plans To Ditch Physical Games Yet
Unlike Sony, which has decided to move toward a digital-only game marketplace starting in 2028, Nintendo is sticking to an "agnostic" approach for...
Baki’s Yujiro Hanma Is About To Turn Tekken 8 Into A Full-Blown Muscle Appreciation Simulator
Bandai Namco has dropped a new trailer for Tekken 8, and while this one is mostly focused on everyone's favorite Kangaroo, Roger,...
The Download: moon city problems and drone traffic controllers
The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 An Anthropic AI model...
The New Squadron 42 Trailer Looks Great, But That 2027 Release Date Is Hard To Believe
Star Citizen's single-player mode, Squadron 42, has made a reappearance with a new trailer showing off the mode's impressive cast...
Haunted Chocolatier Is For “The People In Stardew Valley That Go Into The Mines”
Haunted Chocolatier, the second game from Stardew Valley creator, Eric Barone, has been in development for more than five years,...
The ecologist revealing the invisible networks that revive rainforests
For example, previous research had shown that fast-growing “pioneer trees,” the first to thrive in the damaged land, are eventually...
Mars may be a hellhole. But the moon is not far behind.
Autonomy will be there right from the start. NASA’s new version of the moon buggy, its Lunar Terrain Vehicle, can...
Marvel Darkhold Destiny Is Magic: The Gathering’s First Universes Beyond Set Of 2027
Today at New York Comic Con, Wizards of the Coast announced the first 2027 Universes Beyond expansion set for Magic:...
Let’s All Be Happy This AAA Minesweeper Game Isn’t Real
Minesweeper has been around for decades and it's probably overdue for some modern flourishes. Now there's a Triple-A Minesweeper parody...
The EU Is Coming For Gaming’s Most Manipulative Monetization Tactics
European consumer protection authorities have announced a series of "coordinated actions" aimed at 10 video companies, accusing several of the biggest...
Gears Of War: E-Day–How’s It Selling? Let’s Unpack Things
Microsoft's latest console exclusive, Gears of War: E-Day, launched this week, and now we've gotten the first glimpse at how...
Call Of Duty: MW4 Early Access Also Includes DMZ, Here’s How To Get In
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's campaign is playable a week early for people who preorder, and now we know...
Street Fighter Was On Death’s Door, And Its Players Weren’t Getting Any Younger
Street Fighter 5 launched in 2016 in rough shape, and if things hadn't changed, the classic fighting game franchise might...
Battlefield 6 Is Adding Something Fans Have Wanted Since Day 1
EA and Battlefield Studios have unveiled more details on Battlefield 6's upcoming Season 5, and it includes a new feature...
