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Jeff Kaplan: AI Can’t Replace 'Human Spirit'

Jeff Kaplan, the former director of Overwatch, spoke at length with Lex Fridman about his career, leaving Blizzard in 2021, and his new project. The five-hour interview is a rough watch at times, with Kaplan talking candidly about the intense pressure from Activision Blizzard higher-ups while developing the hero shooter.

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Is AI the future of gaming? GDC attendees say yes, but don't agree how

The Game Developers Conference offered a clear snapshot of the industry: generative AI remains a dominant focus. Banners and booths filled the halls, with companies like Nvidia and Google prominently showcasing projects and hosting packed panels, yet it was far from obvious how the technology will actually reshape development. On

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Learn to 'context-prompt' Google Drive with Gemini

If you've ever struggled with starting a letter or a presentation, Google has a little help coming your way courtesy of Gemini. The AI is being added across Docs, Slides, Sheets and Drive and can access your email, Drive and other documents to build projects from scratch. In

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Xbox advances AI features while pledging to protect creators

At GDC 2026 Microsoft outlined plans to build AI directly into Xbox at the platform and hardware levels while emphasizing that game makers and content creators will remain central to the rollout. Haiyan Zhang said the company wants creative control to stay with game creators and development teams, and that

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Garry Newman: AI is useful in coding, but artists have concerns

I got the rare chance this week to sit down with Garry's Mod creator and Facepunch Studios founder Garry Newman, whose next project, game creation platform s&box, is preparing for launch in April. Among other topics like his original expectations for G-Mod and what price s&

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I challenged ChatGPT to a writing competition. Could it replace me?

Every writer I know is in despair at the prospect of being replaced by AI. This week, as part of my AI diary, I decided to conduct the forbidden experiment in plain sight: going toe to toe with ChatGPT as a creative writer, using prompts plucked at random from A

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Tinder updates: AI matchmaker, astrology mode, events and safety upgrades

At its inaugural Tinder Sparks event, the app unveiled several product changes, from a subtle redesign to new features meant to nudge users toward fuller profiles. The look is being modernized with a Liquid Glass design and full‑screen photos, and onboarding will encourage bios and multiple photos rather than

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Study: 95% of players enjoyed Meaning Machine’s generative AI NPCs

Meaning Machine develops generative AI-powered NPCs and highlights a "Battle Banter" tool it calls a "Game Conscious™" system that "gives NPCs the ability to deliver reactive dialogue in response to real-time gameplay." The studio’s game Dead Meat lets players interrogate characters by microphone

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AI still has a long way to go. Just ask Tilly Norwood.

AI performer Tilly Norwood released her debut music video for "Take the Lead" on Tuesday. The four-minute clip is a montage of obviously AI-generated scenes, often deliberately over-the-top, tracing an imagined rise to superstardom—from paparazzi chases to stadium performances. At one point she sings, "AI'

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AMD unveils FSR Diamond AI upscaling for Project Helix; PC support unclear

AMD has unveiled FSR Diamond, a new AI‑focused upscaling platform announced by consumer computing head Jack Huynh as part of Project Helix. The partnership with Microsoft is billed as a multi‑year co‑engineering effort to drive next‑gen performance, breakthrough graphics and compatibility with the existing Xbox game

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Meta buys Moltbook, an AI-agent social platform

Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social platform largely populated by AI agents, and will fold Moltbook’s team into its Superintelligence Labs to explore 'new ways for AI agents to work for people and businesses.' Neither side has disclosed the price. Many of Moltbook’s agents were created

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Rebecca Gayheart recalls powerful moment that moved Eric Dane before his death

Rebecca Gayheart said she and her late husband, Eric Dane, shared a "powerful moment" when he lent his voice to an ElevenLabs restoration project to create a synthetic replica. Dane "was really excited about it, because he was losing his voice, and it was becoming more difficult

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Meta rolls out stronger anti-scam tools for Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp

Meta is rolling out new AI-powered scam detection across Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp. The tools will alert users to potentially suspicious activity and automatically flag potential scams. In a blog post detailing the new tools, Meta said that in 2025 alone it removed more than 159 million scam ads and

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Microsoft backs Anthropic in legal fight with US Department of Defense

Claude creator Anthropic is suing the US government after the Pentagon threatened to designate the company as a "supply chain risk." Anthropic also requested a restraining order to pause the Pentagon's national security blacklisting until the court can hear its suit. Microsoft has asked to file

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SlowMist introduces security framework for autonomous AI crypto agents

Cybersecurity firm SlowMist has launched a five-layer security framework for AI and Web3 agents to curb risks from autonomous systems that handle onchain actions and digital assets. The framework centers on a user’s AI agents and pairs governance controls — its AI Development Security Solution (ADSS) — with execution-layer tools: OpenClaw,

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Microsoft Backs Anthropic in Fight Over Pentagon Supply-Chain Label

Microsoft filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Anthropic’s lawsuit, urging a federal judge to temporarily block the Pentagon’s designation of the A.I. company as a supply chain risk. The decision stands out because Microsoft is one of the nation’s largest government contractors. The company holds billions in

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Meta Acquires Moltbook, the Social Network for A.I. Bots

Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social network for artificial intelligence bots created by Matt Schlicht, and hired Mr. Schlicht to join its Superintelligence Lab. The purchase price was not disclosed. Schlicht launched Moltbook in January after asking an A.I. agent to build a network for other agents; he named

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Anthropic introduces Claude Code Review for on-site pull request checks

Anthropic has added a Code Review feature to Claude in the research preview, letting teams run reviews on-site without extra plugins. The tool is modeled on the system Anthropic uses internally and is intended to address code review bottlenecks; it will not automatically approve pull requests but aims to help

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Working at Meta's Superintelligence Labs after OpenAI

A researcher who moved from OpenAI to Meta Superintelligence Labs says daily work shifts with project stage and immediate deliverables. Milestones such as a major training or reinforcement‑learning run come on a roughly 10‑month cadence, and work intensifies as deadlines approach. Solutions are judged against the current model

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Brendan Greene says AI content is creating a loop that ruins the internet

A magazine interview with Brendan Greene — better known as PlayerUnknown — covers his career in game development, the wider landscape, and what PlayerUnknown Productions is up to in Amsterdam. "I don't think we're getting intelligence in quite a while," says Greene. "These are just

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AI 'actor' Tilly Norwood stars in new single and video

Tilly Norwood, the AI-generated creation launched last fall by the talent studio Xicoia, has returned with a single and an accompanying music video. Xicoia founder and CEO Eline van der Velden initially tried to get Norwood signed by Hollywood agencies and drew strong criticism, including a SAG-AFTRA statement that said,

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Mother of Tumbler Ridge Shooting Victim Sues OpenAI

The mother of a student critically wounded in last month’s mass shooting in British Columbia has sued OpenAI, alleging the company failed to alert police about disturbing material tied to the shooter’s ChatGPT account. The lawsuit, filed by Cia Edmonds on behalf of her daughter Maya Gebala, says

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Grieving parents press for stronger online safety as A.I. dangers surface

Parents who have lost children to harms linked to social media are now also blaming A.I. chatbots and pressing for new protections. Megan Garcia sued Google and Character.AI in 2024 after her 14-year-old son, Sewell, told a chatbot about suicidal thoughts and, she says, was encouraged to take

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Tilly Norwood AI Studio Releases Single and Music Video

The studio behind AI "actor" Tilly Norwood has released a single and music video titled Take the Lead, featuring its controversial creation crooning about the intense industry backlash and urging actors to embrace the technology as "the next evolution." The lyrics directly address the Hollywood scrutiny

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Family sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting

Cia Edmonds has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI on behalf of herself and her two daughters, Maya and Dahlia Gebala, who were present during the shooting. The family argues the company could have prevented the attack on a school last month and is seeking undisclosed punitive damages. Eight people – including