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You know that moment when AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude suddenly lose the plot mid-conversation and start hallucinating like they’re absolutely sure they’re right? Yeah…it’s equal parts funny and painfully annoying. My usual reaction is switching between apps, hoping one of them gets it right. But the real problem is that I have to start over every single time. It feels like I’m stuck in a loop explaining my life story to different AIs, one after the other. Now with Gemini, I can now jump in from other AI apps without that whole reset conversation. Finally, the Google…
Vaunted is one of the world premieres from today’s Xbox Partner Preview and comes from upstart studio Lost Lake Games. This team consists of former developers behind strategy hits like StarCraft and Guild Wars, and is channeling that expertise into its debut strategy title.The game takes place in a galaxy ruled by chaos, following the collapse of a galactic empire a millennium ago. Mercenaries and treasure hunters dominate the cosmos and regularly clash over the pursuit of priceless imperial relics. This includes the dysfunctional team treasure hunters Dyse, Gendril, and Kyvaath, who players will control in their quest to find…
With the public release of iOS 26.4, Apple has also pushed out tvOS 26.4, a quiet yet meaningful upgrade for Apple TV users. The update brings smarter content discovery, cleaner audio, and most importantly, it gets rid of iTunes. What’s actually new in tvOS 26.4? The headline addition in tvOS 26.4 is Genius Browse, a new section in the Apple TV app that recommends shows and movies across personalised categories. Recommendations are updated regularly based on your viewing preferences. In other words, the recommendation systems keep getting smarter the more you binge. With that, audio gets a serious upgrade as…
The most exciting parts of any gaming showcase are the new game reveals, and today’s Xbox Partner Preview gave us exactly that with Moosa: Dirty Fate. Set in Feudal Korea, the game showcases intense third-person combat set against a bleak backdrop. Check out the reveal trailer below. When a crop-killing famine spreads across Korea, its people are driven to cannibalism, while bandits raid and burn villages in the chaos. You play as the hero tasked with freeing the land, and given that the trailer’s narrator refers to you as “your majesty,” it sounds like you’re also a ruler of some kind.The…
Have you ever asked a chatbot something and felt like it completely missed your point? You say something with a bit of nuance, and the AI misses the subtlety entirely. That is exactly the problem researchers are trying to solve. Even though the emotional connection with AI can feel deeper than human conversation for many users, most AI systems today still treat a sentence as a single block of sentiment. If you mix praise and criticism, the nuance often gets lost. The research, by Zhifeng Yuan and Jin Yuan, introduces a model that can break down a sentence and understand…
The latest edition of the Xbox Partner Preview brought a number of reveals and updates for third-party titles coming to the Xbox ecosystem. If you didn’t catch the broadcast, we’ve rounded up a summary for every game featured, listed in alphabetical order. Alien Deathstorm (World Premiere)Release Date: TBAThe next game by Atomfall and Sniper Elite developer Rebellion is an atmospheric first-person adventure centered on combating aliens attacking a storm-battered off-world colony. Alien Deathstorm is coming to Xbox Series X/S and PC and will be available on Game Pass. Artificial Detective (World Premiere)Release Date: 2027The Showcase concluded with the reveal of this stylish,…
Driving is full of contradictions. It has changed, but not in an obvious way, even though there are smart cars and digital dashboards ready with a plethora of features to assist drivers. But at the end of the day, roads are an unpredictable space. During one of my recent work trips, I noticed numerous subtle moments of risk, such as a sudden traffic brake, a car unexpectedly drifting into my lane, or cutting across with no signals. There haven’t been any major accidents, so far, but it is now clear that being careful on the road does not guarantee safety…
The final game shown during the Xbox Partner Preview was another new announcement. Artificial Detective puts you in the shoes of a wise-cracking robot detective in the post-apocalypse. Humanity has vanished, and it’s up to you to figure out what happened and, eventually, save humanity. However, things become complicated when you discover a single human child that has been left behind. Together with this child, you must work to solve the case of the missing species, figure out why the child has been left behind, and ultimately save the human race from extinction. The game plays out as a third-person action…
If you were expecting ChatGPT to get an “erotic mode,” that idea is officially off the table. According to Financial Times, OpenAI’s spicy mode is on hold “indefinitely.” Inside OpenAI’s struggle to bring the adult mode to life OpenAI’s so-called “adult mode” for ChatGPT was never meant to be fully explicit. Earlier reports indicated it would be limited to text-based erotica, with strict guardrails to avoid graphic or unsafe content. The feature was also expected to be restricted to verified adult users, adding another layer of control. However, the rollout kept getting delayed. OpenAI cited safety concerns, technical limitations, and…
Saros is one of the most promising games of the year, especially for fans of Housemarque’s previous release, Returnal. Senior associate editor Wesley LeBlanc falls squarely in that camp, so we’re glad he was able to visit the studio’s headquarters to get his hands on Saros, and even more glad that he was able to bring some footage home to show off to Charles and Marcus. Check out the video below to see two of the game’s biomes, a boss fight, and Wes’s hands-on impressions. For more of Wes’s thoughts on Saros, check out his written preview and the pieces he…