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If your app store feels packed with new games lately, AI is the reason behind it. Research company ATTN Economy found that 181,000 mobile games launched in the six months to May 2026, up 118% on iOS and 73% on Android compared to the same period last year. Much of that surge comes down to vibe-coding, a growing trend where people with little to no programming knowledge can use AI tools to build and ship games without actually coding. The barrier to entry has never been lower, but the rewards are still going to the same people they always have.…

My camera roll has crossed 8,000 photos, and it got there by capturing random moments (only to forget them later). The problem, however, starts when someone asks me to share something specific. It could be their portrait from last weekend or the food pictures they snapped using my phone. Finding those pictures usually means scrolling through my seemingly endless camera roll. If the photo is a month or two old, I end up scrolling past hundreds of other images to find it, and that gets old fast. Siri AI is quite good at finding pictures Apple tried to chip away…

Social media platforms have spent years telling parents their children are safe online. New research suggests those assurances don’t hold up. A report from the Cybersafety Research Center tested 86 child safety features across TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube. Only 35 worked as promised, and the rest were broken, buried in settings, or missing entirely. Which social media platforms performed the worst on child safety? To run the tests, researchers created fake teen accounts and adult accounts to see whether safety features worked in practice. Snapchat had the worst failure rate at 73%, followed by Instagram at 66%, YouTube at…

“A tale of subtle upgrades reach for the summit of OLED TV excellence.” Pros Brighter OLED panel with improved daytime performance Cleaner processing and useful AI enhancements Outstanding gaming experience Stable and well-balanced picture quality Cons AI features don’t fundamentally change the experience Samsung rivals still deliver more immediate visual impact Discounted C5 may offer better value for some buyers The LG C-Series has long occupied a unique position in the TV market. For years, it has been the default recommendation for anyone looking for a premium OLED experience without stepping into flagship pricing territory. It consistently delivered the picture…

For decades, we’ve interacted with computers using keyboards, mice, and touchscreens. OASIS thinks it’s time for something different. The startup has unveiled the OASIS 1, a smart ring designed for private AI dictation, letting users whisper naturally while a built-in microphone transcribes their words. And when the AI inevitably gets something wrong? There’s a tiny trackpad built into the ring to fix it. A microphone on your finger, a trackpad in the same ring OASIS describes the device as a “first step beyond the keyboard.” Users simply whisper into the ring, which uses WisprFlow’s AI-powered dictation technology to transcribe speech…

In 2023, Hitman and 007 First Light developer IO Interactive announced a surprising new IP, an online RPG codenamed Project Fantasy. While that game is still on the way, it has hit a snag that will result in layoffs.IO posted an update on the game, stating that “A relationship with an external partner on our own IP, Project Fantasy, has come to an end. This means we have to adapt to this new reality and its short-term consequences, including staffing decisions, which is what is happening as we write this update, and we are fully committed to supporting those affected…

Every major AI lab is racing to prove its models can work autonomously with minimal hand-holding; we’re now seeing pricing emerge as the next battleground.  Anthropic just fired its latest shot, Claude Sonnet 5, a model the company says performs nearly as well as its flagship Opus 4.8 at a fraction of the cost. Introducing Claude Sonnet 5, our most agentic Sonnet yet.It makes plans, uses tools like browsers and terminals, and runs autonomously at a level that just a few months ago required larger and more expensive models. pic.twitter.com/UKK8G7ww5h— Claude (@claudeai) June 30, 2026 So what’s actually new here?…

According to a new report by The Verge, Microsoft is considering closing Arkane Studios and canceling its upcoming title, Marvel’s Blade. This studio closure would be among the several reportedly planned to take place in the next week as part of a larger “Xbox reset”.On June 15, reports surfaced from various news outlets that Microsoft is planning to either close or sell off multiple studios in its gaming division. While nothing has been officially announced or confirmed, five have been named by reporters so far: Compulsion Games (South of Midnight), Double Fine (Psychonauts), Ninja Theory (Hellblade), and, most recently, Undead…

Short videos have taken over just about every app we use. You scroll through them on X, lose track of time on Instagram, watch them on YouTube, and now even Netflix has its own bite-sized feed. So when I heard that Google was bringing the format to NotebookLM, it felt both surprising and completely inevitable at the same time. Google has announced Short Video Overviews for NotebookLM, a feature that turns dense documents and complicated sources into 60-second vertical videos that explain key ideas. Instead of staring at pages of notes, you get a quick visual walkthrough of the concept you’re trying…

Actor Michael Johnston has become a household name as the lead actor in the horrifying summer blockbuster, Obsession. Written and directed by Curry Barker, Obsession depicts Johnston as Bear, a lonely young man who uses the One Wish Willow to make his crush, Nikki (Inde Navarrette), love him more than anyone in the world, only to realize that his wish comes at a horrifying price. At this time, Obsession has made over $371 million in theaters worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo, making it one of the highest-grossing horror movies of all time. Following the movie’s surprising success, the main cast’s…