How Borderlands bridges the border of film and games — Randy Pitchford and Jamie Lee Curtis
Borderlands the movie is coming out on August 9 in theaters as the latest gaming intellectual property that has gone Hollywood.Read More
Valorant launches on consoles in select markets
Riot Games released Valorant on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan and Brazil.Read More
Earn Alliance launches Ally Pass to reward Web3 gamers for playing
Web3 rewards platform and game aggregator Earn Alliance now offers an Ally Pass for users to earn XP for various rewards while playing.Read More
DeepMind’s Gemma Scope peers under the hood of large language models
Google DeepMind has released Gemma Scope, a series of sparse autoencoders (SAEs) that help interpret Gemma 2 models.Read More
Game Informer Magazine Shuts Down
Owner GameStop has shuttered the longest-running American gaming magazine.
Perseids Meteor Shower Will Peak in August: Here’s How to Watch
Eclipses, auroras — this has been a memorable year for skygazers, and now here comes the annual meteor shower, which can produce up to 100 meteors per hour.
Net Neutrality Faces Another Setback: US Court Blocks Proposed Rules (Again)
The rules, which ensure internet providers treat all broadband traffic equally, were repealed during the Trump administration.
I Tried Breville’s New Oracle Jet: Here’s What $2,000 Worth of Espresso Machine Gets You
I tried the brand’s most feature-heavy model yet with a special mode for making cold brew. So is the Oracle Jet worth two grand?
Fed Leaves Interest Rates Alone, But Powell Says a Cut Is ‘On the Table’ for September
With inflation easing and the job market cooling, most experts predict at least one rate cut is on the horizon.
Pixlr Now Has AI Tools to Go With Its Photo Editing Tools. I Gave It a Try
Pixlr tries to distinguish itself as a more user-friendly platform than its competitors, but says it can also still cater to more advanced users.