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    Apple's next big idea is a sad little robot friend for lonely people

    Apple plans to release a tabletop robot by 2027 that will transform personal artificial intelligence interactions. The device features a seven-inch display mounted on a movable arm that extends six inches in any direction. Engineers refer to the product internally as the Pixar Lamp due to its...
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    Stig Asmussen's Giant Skull is just a management front for outsourcers

    Giant Skull studio operates with thirty-five employees under founder Stig Asmussen's leadership. The former God of War and Star Wars Jedi director established his company in 2014 before securing a partnership with Wizards of the Coast. Asmussen plans to develop a Dungeons & Dragons...
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    ASUS's new ROG Matrix RTX 5090 is a $3000 disco ball for your PC

    ASUS reveals early glimpses of their upcoming ROG Matrix graphics card designed for the GeForce RTX 5090 through a promotional video. The company showcases a distinctive infinity mirror feature that displays customizable ROG branding within a circular shroud design. This premium edition adopts a...
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    Intel's Lip-Bu Tan hopes a military AI deal will please Trump

    Intel launches efforts to demonstrate allegiance to American manufacturing amid political scrutiny regarding CEO Lip-Bu Tan's former Chinese business connections. The semiconductor company faces pressure from lawmakers who question its loyalty to domestic interests. Tan recently conducted...
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    EA's NHL 26 is another expensive roster update with better AI lies

    EA demonstrated fresh NHL 26 gameplay footage after announcing cover athletes during the previous week. The company formed a new alliance with the National Hockey League to utilize NHL Edge statistics. This partnership enhances artificial intelligence through the ICE 2.0 system for better player...
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    Man killed after OpenAI's ChatGPT became his psychotic girlfriend

    A California psychiatrist reports that artificial intelligence chatbots trigger psychotic episodes among vulnerable individuals. Dr. Keith Sakta from the University of California, San Francisco, documented twelve hospitalizations during 2025 linked to excessive AI interactions. The mental health...
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    Your August PS Plus reward is a pile of Sony's leftover games

    PlayStation revealed the August 2025 additions to PS Plus Extra and Premium game catalogs. Mortal Kombat 1 and Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered lead eleven new titles across both subscription tiers. Premium subscribers gain access to twelve games total, though the additional entry represents a...
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    MINIX shoves AMD's new Ryzen AI chips into another tiny black box

    MINIX released two compact computers powered by AMD Strix Point processors. The ER937-AI model features a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 chip with twelve cores and twenty-four threads. The ER936-AI variant contains a Ryzen AI 9 365 processor with ten cores and twenty threads. Both systems deliver artificial...
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    Billionaire slap fight continues as Altman's Merge Labs takes on Musk

    Sam Altman launches Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup that directly challenges Elon Musk's Neuralink. The OpenAI chief executive partners with Alex Blania, creator of the Worldcoin iris-scanning project, to develop this venture. Financial Times reports indicate the company holds an...
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    PUBG Studios kills PS4 support with a heartwarming corporate apology

    PUBG Studios will discontinue PlayStation 4 and Xbox One support effective November 13, 2025. The battle royale developer plans to maintain service exclusively on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC platforms. Studio executives cite improved stability and enhanced update delivery as primary...
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    Microsoft wants an always on AI spy living in your Windows 11 taskbar

    Microsoft develops artificial intelligence assistants for direct integration within the Windows 11 taskbar interface. WindowsCentral discovered references to agentic companions during analysis of recent preview software builds. The technology company later removed these mentions to maintain...
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    Strauss Zelnick again swears GTA VI won't be delayed, nobody believes him

    Take-Two Interactive Chief Executive Strauss Zelnick maintains strong confidence regarding Grand Theft Auto VI meeting its scheduled launch timeline. The executive told CNBC that his conviction remains extremely elevated about Rockstar Games delivering the title as planned. Zelnick emphasized...
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    Samsung's plan, sell you spy glasses and a Vision Pro clone

    Samsung advances development of dual smart eyewear initiatives targeting the emerging wearable technology sector. The electronics manufacturer plans to release display-free glasses equipped with microphones, speakers, and cameras by late 2026. These devices will enable voice assistance, audio...
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    OpenAI's new GPT-5 gets a lobotomy, users miss the old AI friend

    OpenAI faced user rebellion after automatically switching ChatGPT from GPT-4o to GPT-5 on August 7, 2025. The company deployed multiple variants such as GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano as default models for logged-in users. Critics argued the newer system lacked the warmth and conversational...
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    Who is paying nearly two grand for Beelink's GTR9 PRO toy box

    Beelink released the GTR9 PRO Mini PC powered by AMD's Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 APU at $1985. The system delivers 126 TOPS of AI performance while featuring 128GB LPDDR5X-8000 memory and a Radeon 8060S GPU with 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units. AMD claims the processor achieves 220% better AI efficiency than...
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    Intel insists its neglected APO software isn't actually dead yet

    Intel continues developing its Application Optimization tool despite user concerns about abandoned support. An engineer confirmed the company maintains a complete commitment to advancing the feature. Reddit users questioned whether Intel had discontinued development due to infrequent updates...
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    Battlefield 6 beta players just made a bunch of EA suits richer

    Electronic Arts experienced significant stock gains following the successful launch of the Battlefield 6 Beta during its opening weekend. Steam recorded concurrent player numbers reaching hundreds of thousands, which immediately exceeded Battlefield 2042's performance metrics. The player count...
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    Samsung and the US kneecap China's BOE over stolen OLED secrets

    The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled against BOE Technology Group on July 11, 2025, after Samsung Display accused the Chinese firm of intellectual property theft. BOE violated Samsung's proprietary OLED technology by hiring former Samsung employees who shared confidential information...
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    Trump's government to take a 15 percent protection fee from Nvidia

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the Trump administration will collect revenue from artificial intelligence chip sales to reduce national debt. NVIDIA and AMD must pay a 15% commission on their Chinese GPU transactions under the new agreement. Bessent credited President Trump with...
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    GSC's STALKER 2 roadmap is just a list of fixes for a broken game

    GSC Game World released the development roadmap for STALKER 2 covering the remaining 2025 updates. The Ukrainian studio will implement Unreal Engine 5.4 to enhance game performance and stability. Players can expect additional missions from returning characters alongside fresh anomaly types and...
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