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April 8, 2026
Meta's Superintelligence Lab unveils its first public model, Muse Spark
Meta touts strong benchmarks but admits "performance gaps" in agentic and coding systems.
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April 8, 2026
Steam client files point to "framerate estimator" feature in the works
JSON text strings suggest performance charts based on "framerates of other Steam users."
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April 7, 2026
Bluesky users are mastering the fine art of blaming everything on "vibe coding"
Use of AI coding tools has become a convenient boogeyman for any tech issues.
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April 6, 2026
From folding boxes to fixing vacuums, GEN-1 robotics model hits 99% reliability
New model can respond to disruptions and figure out moves it wasn't trained for.
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April 3, 2026
"Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds
Experiments show large majorities uncritically accepting "faulty" AI answers.
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April 2, 2026
Anthropic says its leak-focused DMCA effort unintentionally hit legit GitHub forks
But the effort to stop the spread of leaked Claude Code client code is an uphill battle.
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April 1, 2026
Nvidia rolls out its fix for PC gaming's "compiling shaders" wait times
Microsoft, Intel are also working on their own solutions for the issue.
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April 1, 2026
Here's what that Claude Code source leak reveals about Anthropic's plans
A persistent agent, stealth "Undercover" mode, and... a virtual assistant named Buddy?
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March 31, 2026
How did Anthropic measure AI's "theoretical capabilities" in the job market?
2023 study made a lot of assumptions about future "anticipated LLM-powered software."
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March 27, 2026
Playing Wolfenstein 3D with one hand in 2026
Over three decades later, this historical curiosity has more than a few rough edges
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March 25, 2026
Disney cancels $1 billion OpenAI partnership amid Sora shutdown plans
Press reports suggest Disney was blindsided and that no money changed hands.
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March 24, 2026
OpenAI plans to shut down Sora just 15 months after its launch
Move comes amid a reported plan to refocus on business and productivity use cases.
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March 24, 2026
Claude Code can now take over your computer to complete tasks
But Anthropic urges caution as "research preview" safeguards "aren't absolute."
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March 23, 2026
Nvidia CEO tries to explain why DLSS 5 isn’t just “AI slop”
If game makers don’t like it, “they could decide not to use it, you know?"
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March 19, 2026
OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral
Codex maker says it will "continue to support these open source projects" after deal closes.
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March 19, 2026
After 25 years, Valve reworks Counter-Strike's reload system
Full-magazine reloads throw out muscle memory in favor of "higher stakes" decisions.
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March 18, 2026
Kagi Translate's AI answers the question "What would horny Margaret Thatcher say?"
Remember when it was fun to play around with LLMs?
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March 17, 2026
World ID wants you to put a cryptographically unique human identity behind your AI agents
Iris-scan backed tokens could help stop agent swarms from overwhelming online systems.
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March 17, 2026
Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups
Nvidia's next frame-gen tech goes way beyond upscaling, and not in a good way
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March 16, 2026
New "vibe coded" AI translation tool splits the video game preservation community
Creator apologizes after using Patreon funds for Gemini-powered magazine scan processor.
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March 13, 2026
Slay the Spire 2 is a bit too familiar for its own good
Early Access impressions: New characters shine, but it feels like we've done this before.
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March 13, 2026
Microsoft is working to eliminate PC gaming's "compiling shaders" wait times
Advanced Shader Delivery uses precompiled shaders for "console-like load times" across PC hardware.
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March 12, 2026
Perplexity's "Personal Computer" brings its AI agents to the, uh, Personal Computer
Perplexity says AI access to your files is in "secure environment with clear safeguards."
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March 12, 2026
Valve compares its loot boxes to Labubus in lawsuit defense
Steam maker says settling the case would be easier but would set a bad precedent.
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March 11, 2026
Nvidia is reportedly planning its own open source OpenClaw competitor
GPU maker courts corporate partners for NemoClaw ahead of annual conference.
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March 10, 2026
AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?
Is it clean "reverse engineering" or just an LLM-filtered "derivative work"?
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March 9, 2026
Don't worry, Valve still plans to launch the Steam Machine "this year"
What part of "this year," exactly, is still anyone's guess.
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March 9, 2026
“It doesn't feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US
Stories of border issues lead to pervasive travel fears across the worldwide industry.
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March 5, 2026
MS exec: Microsoft's next console will play "Xbox and PC games"
Project Helix is set to open the closed-console ecosystem, but the details will matter.
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February 27, 2026
How strong is New York's "illegal gambling" case against Valve's loot boxes?
Lawyers tell Ars the state has a tough road ahead, even as Valve is uniquely vulnerable.
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