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Nintendo/TNX; Nintendo Switch A joyful collection of vibrant rhythm games includes catching veggies in mid-air, practising dance choreographies and speaking to an alien It has been a strange decade for the rhythm game genre. The legendary progenitors Rock Band and Guitar Hero are seemingly gone, yet companies are manufacturing plastic guitars again. Tango Gameworks, a studio best known for delive…

CEO Sam Altman argued move would share benefits of AI and it would involve other firms doing similar, report says Business live – latest updates OpenAI is reportedly in early stage talks to give a 5% stake in the ChatGPT developer to the US government as artificial intelligence companies attempt to smooth relations with Donald Trump’s administration. The OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, has ar…

AI-generated overview found to gloss over allegations of sexual harassment and describes hotel being sued over hygiene as ‘spotless’ A hotel being sued for mass food poisonings was described as “spotless” and a resort where guests complained of sexual harassment by staff was praised for “friendly” service by an AI intended to summarise millions of Tripadvisor reviews. The overviews of customer fe…

With the much-anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI only available as download, Sony is following suite Sony said on Wednesday that it would stop releasing new video games for the PlayStation console on disc in January 2028 following a shift in consumer preferences. “Following this date, new games will be available on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only,” the company s…

Elizabeth Warren and colleagues demanded tighter rules on political figures’ crypto dealings, citing disclosures of large-scale Trump family profits US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has again been accused of “brazen crypto corruption” after financial disclosures revealed his family’s cryptocurrency ventures generated more than $1bn in his first year back in the White House. Elizabet…

AI datacentres, memory scarcity and factory capacity are costing consumers –and console makers • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here It was once a truth universally acknowledged that an ageing console in possession of good revenue must be in line for a price reduction. Those days may be over. In March, Sony announced a price increase of £90 for the PS5, while last mont…

Slimmer, longer lasting and much easier to live with, new Oura sets a very high new bar for health-tracking wearables Oura’s new Ring 5 is a massive upgrade for smart rings, dramatically shrinking in size and weight to bring them right into line with standard wedding bands and other jewellery. It is finally a smart ring you can genuinely forget you’re wearing. The Ring 5 is a straight replacement…

Camera, wifi and design updates bring welcome upgrades to Ring’s top model in wired or battery flavour Ring’s recent revamp of its popular video doorbells with a more modern design is led by the top-of-the-line Video Doorbell Pro 3, which gains much-needed upgrades with a 4K camera and better wifi plus new interesting AI features. The new doorbells are sleeker but keep the unmistakable two-tone R…

Jamir Nazir’s The Serpent in the Grove, which critics allege has ‘obvious markers’ of AI use, was described as ‘original, poetic and deeply moving’ by the judging chair A story widely accused on social media of being written using AI has gone on to win the overall Commonwealth short story prize. Jamir Nazir’s story The Serpent in the Grove went viral after being named as a regional winner in mid-…

In 1993, she squeezed a $333m settlement from a Californian energy company in a scandal over contaminated water. Three decades later, she has a new target in her sights – and it’s global When Erin Brockovich woke to find 30 emails from people from the same town, she realised something was going on. People email Brockovich all the time because of what happened in 1993, when she was instrumental in…

Panel proses shared framework for responsible AI development as adoption grows unevenly across world A new United Nations report warns that the development of artificial intelligence may exacerbate global inequality and proposes a shared framework for how to responsibly develop AI, as adoption and investment into the technology accelerates unevenly across the world. “Access to AI tools alone does…

A preview of the forthcoming sci-fi game from Gareth Damian Martin showcases their unmistakable talent for innovation and game design Over the past decade, an impression has taken root among gamers that any real creativity and originality in the industry is to be found in the indie, rather than mainstream, sector. Gareth Damian Martin can claim some responsibility for that. Their first game, 2020…

President’s crypto ventures have eclipsed in revenue much of his property portfolio that took decades to accumulate Donald Trump raked in more than $1bn from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Monday shows, giving a substantial boost to his annual income. In his second term, the president and his family have heavily invested in digital money and various crypto businesses w…

The AI company was forced earlier this month to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for all foreign nationals Anthropic has said the US commerce department has lifted export controls on its Fable and Mythos AI models, less than ⁠three weeks after ⁠the company ​was ordered to suspend access to its most advanced AI models over national security risks. “We’ll begin restoring access tom…

Poll finds use of AI tools for health advice is correlated with belief in vaccine falsehoods, such as shots causing autism Adults in the US who frequently seek out health advice from artificial intelligence chatbots are more likely to believe myths about vaccines, according to a poll released on Tuesday by health research firm KFF. The survey, which was conducted in May and polled a representativ…