A Washing Machine Photo May Be Enough for AI to Find the Home It’s In
An AI tool used by police may match laundry-room photos to rental listings, raising privacy concerns—but it can’t reliably identify just any home.
Dragon Quest Creator’s New Game Is AI-Generated
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii says Anthropic’s Claude helped him make and release a playable text-based browser game in about 30 minutes using one prompt.
Critical Role’s New Canon Campaign Will Star VTubers
Critical Role’s Shattered Legends brings four Hololive VTubers to Exandria for a canon actual-play miniseries using Daggerheart, launching in November 2026.
Report warns of 17 threats to humanity, two could cause extinction
A Lancet Commission identifies 17 interconnected threats to human health through 2100, including two that could cause human extinction.
Microsoft warns many Windows users may permanently lose access to updates
Microsoft warns unsupported Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices may lose Windows Update access from May or June 2027 when required certificates expire.
Epic Delays Marvel and Star Wars Crossover Amid AI Push
Epic Games delays its unannounced Marvel and Star Wars crossover shooter, with no new release date, as it pushes developers toward AI-first production.
Hackers set store fridges to 50°C, spoiling food across France
Hackers remotely heated supermarket fridges across France to 50°C, spoiling food and causing potentially millions of euros in losses.
AI startup says it can create permit-ready blueprints in minutes
Blueprints AI’s second-generation software can take a project description or sketch and produce coordinated plans for a building’s architecture, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and interior design. When a user changes one part of the design, the system revises the full…
Microsoft president says UK is best positioned to lead AI regulation
Microsoft president Brad Smith says AI needs urgent regulation. He points out that everyday goods such as milk and washing machines are subject to more oversight than the companies developing AI. On a recent BBC podcast, Smith described AI as…
Man Embarrassed After AI Agent Reveals Bank Balances and Spending in
Last Thursday, Shane Mac, a tech founder and investor, found himself in an embarrassing situation when an AI agent posted his personal bank balances in a company Slack channel. This incident underscores the risks associated with linking sensitive financial information…