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This $10 bundle of 100+ DRM-free games means to support laid-off game developers
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026
The Game Industry Hardship Fund bundle is live on itch.io through August 13. The collection currently includes more than 100 indie titles, along with a few soundtracks, assets, and other materials, all for just $10.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Scientists built night vision that shows full color instead of just green
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026
That distinction is key. Traditional infrared imaging systems rely on detectors that capture a broad range of wavelengths but don't preserve much detail about them, so the output is typically rendered as brightness differences in a single color, often green. Effective as that is, it doesn't take advantage of how...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
New York is suing prediction market Kalshi, calling it an illegal gambling operation
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026
In a statement, James said Kalshi violates New York's anti-gambling laws, which are designed to protect minors from betting and combat gambling addiction in adults. "No matter what they call themselves, prediction markets like Kalshi are gambling platforms, plain and simple," she said, adding that Kalshi's actions are harming the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
One California town found Flock's license plate cameras were wrong 71% of the time
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026
Police in Roseville, California, found that, out of 1,427 incidents in which the town's AI-powered license-plate cameras flagged a vehicle as stolen or used in a felony, the cameras misread the plate in 71% of cases.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This free font can trick AI scrapers into swallowing gibberish instead of your content
Posted on Friday July 31, 2026
A Brazilian creative studio called Seneda & Abrucio has teamed up with Playtype, a Copenhagen-based type foundry, to build something that doesn't rely on asking nicely to keep crawlers away. They call it ShieldFont, and it's essentially a free, open-source web font with a twist. It works by showing you...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel is giving a startup the keys to its x86 (Atom) CPU kingdom
Posted on Friday July 31, 2026
Reuters sources claim that Intel is entering into a secret agreement with RosaicLabs Inc., a company incorporated in Delaware just a couple of months ago. The agreement covers the register-transfer level (RTL) code for Intel's Atom CPUs, although we don't have any specific clues about which generation of Atom chips...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
X settles with advertising group after accusing it of coordinating a boycott
Posted on Friday July 31, 2026
In a joint statement, X Corp. and the WFA said they were "putting the litigation . . . behind them" and that the agreement "resets the relationship between the two organizations." Neither side disclosed the terms.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A third of physical PS5 games and half of Xbox Series discs need downloads to work properly, report shows
Posted on Friday July 31, 2026
From Sony's decision to end production of discs for new PlayStation games in 2028 to the Xbox network outage that stopped some disc-based titles from working, there's been a lot of conversation about physical media recently.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Amazon spent $1.8 million on a failed AI project, and didn't notice the overrun for five months
Posted on Friday July 31, 2026
In one case, Amazon spent $1.8 million on a project that used Anthropic's Claude Sonnet model to match author information with product listings. The system ultimately failed, and spending exceeded the original budget by 860%. The issue went undetected for five months.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
PwC just got caught trying to pass AI slop as authentic research
Posted on Friday July 31, 2026
The AI hallucinations were confirmed by multiple leading publications, including the Financial Times. The so-called "Thought Leadership" reports were intended to articulate PwC's insights into some of the fastest-growing businesses in the Middle East, including agentic AI, public services, and electric vehicles. However, the bizarre turn of events suggests that...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »