Social media giants face a revolution built on accountability
New landmark rulings from recent trials might just force social media’s big players into being accountable for child safety. Silicon Valley is reeling. The past few days have been quite rough for big tech. The companies that have long positioned themselves above the law just had the rug pulled, and...
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Crimson Desert developers apologise for using AI art
The massive open-world RPG Crimson Desert has been a big hit with gamers, selling over 3 million units in five days. However, despite the early success, developer Pearl Abyss has now come under fire for using AI assets without prior disclosure on Steam. The video game developer Pearl Abyss...
NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 was never going to be well received
While aversion to it isn’t unanimous, NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 has received far more flack than praise. The AI graphics filter is being slammed as a slap in the face to game designers and a sad indictment of how generative tools are taking over creative spaces. People are already thirsty for...
How effective is medical AI? It’s complicated
Some healthcare professionals believe artificial intelligence will buy them more time with patients. Others fear it puts jobs, and lives, at risk. In a recent episode of The Pitt, a viral TV show about the inner-workings of a Pittsburgh hospital, overworked doctors battled a new antagonist: AI. An attending physician tells...
Why has Meta just acquired Moltbook?
Meta has just acquired Moltbook, the Reddit-style platform where AI agents communicate all day without the direct influence of humans. Why? The Dead Internet Theory is in full swing, and Meta wants in. Remember when people fretted that the internet would soon become an echo chamber of bots with human created...
China’s artificial Sun’s breakthrough brings us closer to limitless clean energy
The nation’s fusion reactor’s recent advancement broke theoretical limits, doubling the potential energy of future reactors, which can now be smaller and cheaper. La Niña’s cooling effects mark a sharp contrast to the record-high temperatures driven by El Niño at this time last year. Yet, with each passing year, the...
The Pentagon’s war against American AI ethics
As its adversaries integrate autonomous AI systems into their militaries, the US is aiming to secure equal if not greater strategic leverage. However, doing so may come at the expense of ethical frameworks that AI companies are built on. While digital tech has long been the backbone of global militaries, we have now entered the Agentic Era, where digitalization is finally giving rise to AI autonomy. Throughout 2024 and 2025, it...
The Jim Carrey conspiracies prove AI has already won
The actor’s recent appearance caused an internet spiral that suggests reality is slipping from our grasp. Are we entering a new age of authenticity? Back in the 90s, Jim Carrey was a household name. You’d be hard pressed to find someone who hadn’t heard of the actor or his bevy of successful movies – Ace Ventura, The Truman Show, Liar Liar, the list goes on. Carrey had built a career with his...
A Gen Z guide to staying safe while online dating
Over one million Gen Zers are on ‘the apps’ continuously swiping in hopes of finding love or casual hookups. How can we ensure we stay safe? It’s no secret that online dating has taken the world by storm with Gen Z, boasting over 350 million users globally. In th US, 18-28 year-olds make up 37% of dating app users. Dating apps, while often scrutinized for being unsafe and superficial,...
HR teams are constantly battling AI generated grievances
HR teams are reporting being bogged down by overly lengthy grievances framed around legal precedents that don’t even exist. Rearing its head on a daily basis, the culprit is generative AI. Have you ever felt so aggrieved you couldn’t articulate yourself properly? Maybe you considered letting AI be angry for you? If the answer is yes, and your choice of battleground was email, you may be one of a growing number...
