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  • The tech industry is grappling with the escalating costs of AI development and deployment, prompting a scramble to manage these runaway expenses, while simultaneously, companies like AirTrunk are committing billions to build substantial AI data center infrastructure in India.
  • Reid Hoffman is pivoting from Microsoft's board back to startup incubation with his new venture, Manus, signaling a renewed focus on founder-led innovation, as other established tech figures like Airbnb's Brian Chesky explore launching new AI labs.
  • Cybersecurity remains a critical concern, with whistleblower allegations against IBM regarding data breach cover-ups and a joint Google-FBI warning about ransomware groups employing physical infiltration tactics, highlighting the evolving threat landscape.
  • The venture capital landscape is showing signs of stress, with founders sharing cautionary tales and some publicly naming investors, juxtaposed against the success of bootstrapped companies like Lectric e-bikes, which have thrived while VC-backed competitors faltered.
  • Quantum computing is gaining significant traction in the public markets, indicating a maturation of the field, while OpenAI is introducing new security features like Lockdown Mode to protect against prompt injection attacks, reflecting a dual focus on advancement and security.

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  • More than a decade later, the team behind N++ is back with a multiplayer sequel 5 hours ago by Andrew Webster
    Entertainment, Gaming, Interview, Report

    Back in 2015, the two-person studio Metanet released N++ , a brutally hard 2D platformer that was a decade in the making, building off of previous releases dating back to the freeware Flash title N . At the time, cofounder Raigan Burns issued some famous last words : "We hope it's not another 10 years before we come up with a game." But now here we are, more than a decade later, and N is getting another sequel. And this time the focus is on multiplayer. The new game is called, absurdly, N Plus Infinity Times Two . Whereas N++

  • Grand Theft Auto VI is warping the video game release calendar 5 hours ago by Andrew Webster
    Analysis, Entertainment, Gaming, Report

    Who's afraid of the next GTA ? Based on the last few days of Summer Game Fest, just about everyone. Grand Theft Auto VI hasn't been present at any of the keynote events, but its presence was felt every time a release date was announced. The month of November, when GTA VI launches, is virtually empty. The rest of the fall, meanwhile, is absolutely packed. It started at Sony's State of Play showcase on Tuesday. Even before that show, we knew that Wolverine , the next big PlayStation exclusive , would be launching on September 15th. But now it's joined

  • Final Fantasy VII’s remake trilogy will conclude with Revelation 5 hours ago by Jay Peters
    Entertainment, Gaming, News

    Square Enix has officially announced the third and final game in its Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy: Final Fantasy VII Revelation . It will release on multiple platforms simultaneously - PC, PS5, Xbox Series X / S, and Nintendo Switch 2 - in spring 2027 . In footage shown onstage at Summer Game Fest Live, there was a lot to take in: You'll get to fly the Highwind airship, jump off it to land in the game's open world, play as Vincent Valentine and Cid Highwind in battle (who weren't playable in Rebirth ), challenge the gigantic Weapons, and visit

  • Control Resonant is a sequel — and also a starting point 6 hours ago by Kallie Plagge
    Entertainment, Gaming, Report

    Chronologically, Control Resonant is a sequel to 2019's Control . But in most other ways, the games aren't directly connected. To developer Remedy, they're more like two sides of the same coin. When Resonant was first revealed last year, creative director Mikael Kasurinen said you can play the games in any order . The world of Control is reality-bending in lots of ways, but the general linear progression of time isn't really one of them - how would someone start with the sequel? It didn't click until I played Resonant myself. In a two-plus-hour preview earlier this week, I played

  • Congress still can’t decide what to do about warrantless surveillance 7 hours ago by Gaby Del Valle
    Policy, Politics, Privacy, Tech

    The deadline to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is coming up a week from now on June 12th, and legislators seem no closer to reaching a deal. If this sounds like deja vu, it's because we've been here before. Congress reauthorized Section 702 in late April - but only for 45 days, so lawmakers could negotiate reforms to the controversial wiretapping authority. "There were no reformers in any of the conversations that happened. Full stop," Sean Vitka, the executive director of Demand Progress, said on a press call Friday afternoon, hours after the Senate voted 52


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