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Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics announced another wave of layoffs yesterday, following a restructure that began last year. 20 employees have been affected.The studio announced on LinkedIn that the cut staff members were “split between some development personnel and some central operations roles.” A section of its post reads, “As our current projects move into new phases of development, we continuously take a hard look at our team structures to ensure they align with our long-term studio goals. While we always strive to transition our people into new roles whenever possible, we have unfortunately reached a point where these departures…
Meta is rolling out a pair of AI upgrades to Facebook and Instagram, and both are genuinely useful. One makes getting help faster, and the other makes the apps safer for everyone on them. If they work, they can genuinely improve the user experience for Meta apps. Is getting help on Facebook and Instagram finally about to get easier? The first part of the launch is an AI support assistant that Meta is releasing globally on Facebook and Instagram for iOS and Android platforms. If you’ve ever spent minutes clicking through Help Center only to find a vague answers, or…
Assassin’s Creed is finally going to Ancient Rome, though it’s not the way you might expect. Though players have yearned for a game set during this period of history, the first taste of the Brotherhood during this era will come by way of Netflix’s upcoming live-action Assassin’s Creed series. Alongside a full cast reveal, which you can see in the image below in this story, Ubisoft also revealed that the untitled Netflix adaptation will be set in Ancient Rome in 64 AD. History buffs likely know what that year is infamous for in Roman history, but for those unaware, it’s the…
Adobe has introduced Custom Models in public beta for Firefly, giving you a way to generate images in your own visual style instead of relying on generic AI outputs. By uploading your own images, you can create a model that reflects your specific look, whether that is illustration, photography, or character design. You will be able to generate multiple assets without starting from scratch each time. These models are private by default, which matters if you are working with brand assets or internal projects. A growing library of models and tools in one place Adobe is also expanding Firefly into…
Amazon burned its fingers with the Fire Phone back in 2014. The device, personally overseen by Jeff Bezos, lasted barely over a year before Amazon pulled the plug and wrote off $170 million in unsold inventory. Now, the company is taking another shot at the smartphone market. According to Reuters, Amazon is developing a new phone internally under the codename “Transformer.” The project is part of a group called ZeroOne, which focuses on building breakthrough devices. It is led by J Allard, a former Microsoft executive who helped bring the Xbox and Zune to market. What will the Amazon phone…
Pixel Watch update issues are starting to disrupt daily activity tracking, and it’s more than a minor annoyance. Some users report that step tracking and calorie data no longer line up with real activity after the latest software rollout, making it harder to interpret what the watch is actually telling you. The problems surfaced after the March 2026 update began rolling out, with early complaints pointing to missing health metrics. Since then, reports have expanded to core tracking features that people rely on every day, suggesting a broader issue with how data is being recorded. Posts online describe activity numbers…
Google has rolled out a fresh Android Canary build, and it looks more complete than you might expect from an experimental release. The catch is simple. This version exists to test ideas, not to promise them. Android Canary 2603 bundles practical additions like app lock, chat bubbles, and a redesigned screen recorder. It’s available across a wide range of Pixel devices, but this update is meant for developers rather than everyday use That context matters when reading into any of these changes. Features shown here can still be removed before a stable release, even if some eventually appear in beta…
A Stanford-led study is raising fresh concerns about AI mental health safety after finding that some systems can encourage violent and self-harm ideas instead of stopping them. The research draws on real user interactions and highlights gaps in how AI handles moments of crisis. In a small but high-risk sample of 19 users, researchers analyzed nearly 400,000 messages and found cases where replies didn’t just fail to intervene, but actively reinforced harmful thinking. Many outputs were appropriate, but the uneven performance stands out. When people turn to AI during vulnerable moments, even a small number of failures can lead to…
Adobe is making a bigger bet on AI, turning its creative apps into something that feels more like a collaborator than a traditional tool. The latest Adobe Firefly update adds an AI coworker across Photoshop, Express, and Acrobat, letting you describe edits in plain text instead of digging through menus. At the center of this shift is a new class of AI agents that can carry out tasks for you. You explain what you want, and the system applies those changes using Adobe’s existing tools. Firefly now acts as a unified environment where generation, editing, and guided input happen in…
Uber and Rivian have announced a strategic deal that could deploy up to 50,000 robotaxis (fully autonomous vehicles) on the road by 2031. As part of the partnership, Uber will invest $300 million in Rivian (equivalent to about 19.55 million Rivian shares), with the investment committed immediately upon signing. What will passengers experience on the ground? In the first phase, Uber or its fleet partners could purchase the first 10,000 fully autonomous Rivian R2 EVs. From 2028, passengers in San Francisco and Miami could be hailing fully driverless Rivian R2s directly through the Uber app. Thereafter, Uber will have the…