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A lawmaker demanded companies who donated to Trump's ballroom project release the size of the donations and if they were promised anything in return. Read more ›
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"OpenAI's o3 model sabotaged a shutdown mechanism to prevent itself from being turned off," warned Palisade Research, a nonprofit investigating cyber offensive AI capabilities. "It did this even when explicitly instructed: allow yourself to be shut down." In September they released a paper adding that "several state-of-the-art large language models (including Grok 4, GPT-5, and Gemini 2.5 Pro) sometimes actively subvert a shutdown mechanism..." Now the nonprofit has written an... Read more ›
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We quit our jobs, moved to Spain, and traveled through Europe — and I never realized how deeply it would shape our life and family. Read more ›
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SoftBank has taken the next step to complete its gargantuan $30 billion investment in OpenAI. The Japanese conglomerate’s board has approved a second installment of $22.5 billion on that investment, as long as the artificial intelligence startup completes a corporate restructuring that would pay the way for an eventual public offering, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The approval signals SoftBank’s expectation that OpenAI will succeed in... Read more ›
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Jess Lee, a Silicon Valley veteran, said there are four metrics she uses to evaluate people. No one is good at all of them, she said. Read more ›
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A teaser shared at the end of the Indie Horror Showcase this week gives us a better idea of what the upcoming found footage Paranormal Activity game will be like. In the short trailer for Paranormal Activity: Threshold, we're introduced to an unfortunate couple who has purchased a home that not only needs some serious work, but is also very much haunted. Cue creepy faces appearing in doorways and around... Read more ›
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Yesterday we started tracking notable discounts on Apple's new M5 iPad Pro, with deals mostly focused on 13-inch models. Today, Amazon has now introduced a new all-time low price on the entry-level 11-inch M5 iPad Pro, available for $949.00, down from $999.00. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the... Read more ›
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The hit horror comic series Something is Killing the Children is headed to the big (and small) screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Blumhouse is developing a live-action movie and adult animated series based on the comics. There are no details yet on the release timeline or casting.Something is Killing the Children, created by writer James Tynion IV and illustrator Werther Dell’Edera, follows monster hunter Erica Slaughter in a reality... Read more ›
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If a Tesla falsely detects a pedestrian in a cemetery, ghosts aren't what you should be worried about. Read more ›
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The Commodore 64 is back in black, sort of. Retro Games and Plaion Replai released a limited edition redesign of the best-selling computer, called THEC64 - Black Edition. Like its name suggests, the console is a modernized version of the classic Commodore 64 in an all-black shell. THEC64 - Black Edition will come with 25 pre-installed games, but unlike the company's previous consoles, this one will feature "neo-retro" games from... Read more ›
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Counter-Strike 2 received an update yesterday that prompted the worst market crash in the game's history. Cosmetics worth over $6 billion fell to almost $3 billion after Valve made it easier to acquire them. Less scarcity means lower barrier of entry, but it also means less desirability for traders who'd invested everything into the game. Read more ›
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The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview located outside of Chicago has become a focal point for protesters who want to resist the agency. A viral photo of an ICE agent at the site pepper spraying a pastor in the face has come to exemplify the aggressive and violent tactics federal officers are […] Read more ›
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The Windows 10 end-of-support deadline is driving the largest coordinated PC replacement cycle in years across the industry, and Apple is emerging as one of the main beneficiaries as Mac shipments accelerate. Counterpoint Research this week reported that nearly 40% of the global installed PC base was still running Windows 10 ahead of the October 2025 cutoff, triggering early fleet renewals across both commercial and consumer channels. This pressure lifted... Read more ›
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For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic data show the oceanic plate tearing into fragments, forming microplates in a slow, step-by-step collapse. This process, once only theorized, explains mysterious fossil plates found elsewhere and offers new clues about earthquake risks. The dying subduction zone is revealing Earth’s tectonic life cycle in real time. Read more ›
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Thursday the Washington Post profiled "the people who dare to say no to AI," including a 16-year-old high school student in Virginia says "she doesn't want to off-load her thinking to a machine and worries about the bias and inaccuracies AI tools can produce..." "As the tech industry and corporate America go all in on artificial intelligence, some people are holding back." Some tech workers told The Washington Post they... Read more ›
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Decades of forum arguments ended this week when Microsoft announced a version of 'Halo' for PS5. Read more ›
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The chip which paved the way for AMD’s illustrious future in the CPU business entered mass production 50 years ago. Read more ›
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Bruce Springsteen met his future bandmate and wife, Patti Scialfa, at a New Jersey rock club in the '80s. Today, they share three children. Read more ›
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FromSoftware has pushed back the release of the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 port of Elden Ring to "allow time for performance adjustments". Read more Read more ›
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Starfield is a "good game" but it failed to match the Fallout and Elder Scrolls games because of its use of procedural generation and the fact "space is inherently boring". Read more Read more ›
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Roblox, Fortnite, and a number of the world's other biggest games have gone offline as a huge outage affects the internet this morning. Read more Read more ›
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Part three of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy will be more "concise", said director Naoki Hamaguchi, as fan feedback from Rebirth has been taken into account. Read more Read more ›
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Xbox president Sarah Bond has confirmed Microsoft is working on "next-gen hardware", following rumours it was no longer in console development. Read more Read more ›
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For all the struggles that Xbox has suffered over the last year, one thing that can't be said is that gaming's biggest publisher hasn't enjoyed some bright spots. One such gleaming piece of their unwieldy portfolio is Obsidian Entertainment. The California-based studio, most famed for role-playing adventures, has already enjoyed success this year with Avowed and an early access release of Grounded 2. They've saved the best for last, though... Read more ›
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Blockbuster games with outsized budgets and big spectacle are "not really sustainable in terms of the cost of development", said former God of War exec Meghan Morgan Juinio, adding games need to be "fun first". Read more Read more ›
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Microsoft has increased the price of its Xbox Development Kit, making it more expensive for studios to make games for the console. Read more Read more ›
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MindsEye boss and Build A Rocket Boy studio founder Leslie Benzies alleged in an internal meeting that "saboteurs" within the company were behind the game's poor reception. Read more Read more ›
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It's been a big old year for No Man's Sky, but developer Hello Games isn't done yet. Today brings space wreck salvaging and more to the exploratory space sim as part of its new Breach update. Read more Read more ›
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Remedy Entertainment CEO Tero Virtala has stepped down from his position at the Alan Wake studio with immediate effect. Read more Read more ›
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