AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE Review: A Cheaper GPU For A Wildly Expensive Era
If you haven’t noticed yet, it’s a pretty bad time to buy hardware, PCs and anything that needs RAM. You can thank the AI companies for that. AMD has one potential fix for gamers, though: offer older gear. At Computex this year, the company revealed that it’ll bring back its popular Ryzen 7 5800X3D chip, […]
Gemini’s new AI agent is about as good as Google’s demo
Google’s new “24/7” AI agent, Gemini Spark, can be shockingly good at doing things on your behalf. But I’m not sure it’s worth the financial cost and potential privacy tradeoffs. The company gave me access to Spark last week. Google advertises Spark as an AI agent that can take on tasks and work on them […]
Meta’s AI Support Chatbot Made It Ridiculously Easy For Hackers To Take Over Instagram Accounts
Back in December, Meta announced a new AI support assistant it promised would make the account recovery process “faster and simpler” for people who had been locked out of their Facebook or Instagram pages. Now, it seems that Meta may have over-delivered on that promise. That same Meta AI support assistant has apparently been used […]
Randy Pitchford Says His Friend Found An Unannounced Pixel Watch 5 In The Sea
These days, product leaks tend to emerge from reporters and analysts with sources in the supply chain or people who datamine websites. It’s been a long time since an Apple employee accidentally left an iPhone 4 prototype in a bar for it to wind up in the hands of Gizmodo. Still, it feels like we’re […]
A California Bill That Preserves Access To Video Games Achieves Its First Victory
The bill passed the State Assembly with bipartisan support and will now go to the State Senate. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Cue the Final Fantasy victory music. The California State Assembly passed the Protect Our Games Act, which aims to preserve access to online games even after companies stop supporting them. Assemblymember Chris Ward, who introduced […]
The Streets Of Rage Movie Has New Writers And A Director
Pat Casey and Josh Miller, the pair behind the Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy, are penning the script. It’s been years since we’ve had an update on that upcoming Streets of Rage movie, but we finally have some forward momentum. The adaptation now has a director and new writers, according to Variety. Pat Casey and Josh […]
Theos: Cities Of Myth Is The Spiritual Successor To The One Of The Great City Builders Of The Early 2000s
If you’re a PC gamer of a certain age, you may fondly remember Impressions Games. Over two years between 1998 and 2000, the studio released three games that would go on to become classics in the city-building genre: Caesar III, Pharaoh and Zeus: Master of Olympus. SimCity might have established the formula that all city […]
How To Watch Sony’s State Of Play Showcase On June 2 At 5PM ET
Expect more than an hour of trailers and reveals. Sony is kicking off the not-E3/Summer Game Fest season with a State of Play event on June 2 at 5PM ET. You can tune in live via the company’s official YouTube and Twitch channels. A version with Japanese subtitles will be available on YouTube. We are […]
BYD Is Assuming Financial Liability If You Crash While Using Its Self-Driving Tech
The offer is only available in China and valid for a year after delivery. BYD is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to its self-driving technology. During an event last week announcing its latest developments for smart driving chips, the Chinese EV maker announced it would offer full-damage coverage for anyone […]
Florida Sues OpenAI And Sam Altman Over Alleged ‘Exploitation Of Users’
Florida’s Attorney General has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, according to a report by NBC News. The suit accuses the company of pushing a product it knew could harm users. “The rise of OpenAI is attributable to a web of deceit and the exploitation of users (including Floridians), leveraging their data and safety to […]