The Pokémon series has undergone some major changes over the years. Gone are the days of the 8-bit sprites, and welcome are the days of open worlds. Despite all the changes, Pokémon has also stayed largely the same in many ways, with battle mechanics getting minor tweaks, and the giant text boxes still plaguing the…
In March, Bluesky’s longtime CEO, Jay Graber, stepped down from that role to become its chief innovation officer. Graber was immediately succeeded by Toni Schneider, the founding CEO of Automattic, which is the company behind WordPress and Tumblr. Schneider, who has led the company as interim CEO for the past four months, is now dropping…
BlackRock’s BUIDL tops $900M on Avalanche after adding $436M in one week, while total AUM reaches about $2.87B. BlackRock’s BUIDL fund has passed $900 million in assets under management on the Avalanche network, according to Wu Blockchain. The figure was reported using data from RWA.xyz. The tokenized money market fund grew by about $436 million…
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By John P. Desmond, AI Trends Editor Advancing trustworthy AI and machine learning to mitigate agency risk is a priority for the US Department of Energy (DOE), and identifying best practices for implementing AI at scale is a priority for the US General Services Administration (GSA). That’s what attendees learned in two sessions at the AI…
The state of the smart home can be frustrating, because it is just so obvious how things ought to work. You should be able to control everything from everywhere. Your spaces should adapt to what you’re doing and how you’re feeling. Making your home smart shouldn’t require renovating, and the smarts should be mostly invisible….
We have identified a new targeted phishing campaign in which cybercriminals attempted to attack manufacturing companies. The attack employed a multi-stage approach — before sending the phishing link directly, the attackers engaged in correspondence with the victim to lower their guard. The email texts were apparently generated using large language models. As of this post’s…
The recent sponsorship restrictions have little to do with protecting players. Instead, they show how Valve is reducing legal risk while preserving Counter-Strike's valuable skin ecosystem. submitted by /u/followteaser [comments]
Ofcom has fined the operator of a pornography site £630,000 for failing to properly check the ages of its users. Sites allowing adult content, including porn, have had to use “highly effective” age assurance to make sure UK visitors are 18 or older since July 2025. But Ofcom, which enforces these requirements, said the company…
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