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Google’s new AI image creator took my shirt off
Three pros. | Image: The Verge / Google, Nano Banana Pro I gave Google's new Nano Banana Pro a try, and it immediately took my clothes off. I didn't ask it to, but the AI model evidently decided my...
Microsoft’s AI-powered copy and paste can now use on-device AI
Microsoft is upgrading its Advanced Paste tool in PowerToys for Windows 11, allowing you to use an on-device AI model to power some of its features. With the 0.96 update, you can route requests...
You can now play Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 in your browser
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 knew how to lay on the camp. But it wasn’t only known for having some of the most delightfully cheesy cutscenes this side of The 7th Guest. Red Alert 2 was also an...
Microsoft has open sourced the Zork trilogy of text games
Preservation has become a pressing topic for games in this era of digital-only releases and games-as-a-service. So it's wonderful to have a big win in archiving a trio of seminal text games for...
Meta’s Hyperscape is ready to turn your real living room into a VR hangout
Meta’s impressive, photorealistic digital replicas of real places built using its “Hyperscape” capture tech, which uses the cameras on a Quest 3 or Quest 3S VR headset to scan a room, have so far...
Wicked: For Good is a soaring second act that brings it all full circle
When Jon M. Chu first announced that his big-screen Wicked adaptation would be split into two parts, there was concern about whether the original musical's second act could be fashioned into a fully...
Microsoft brings the Xbox Ally X's full screen experience to other handhelds
A major selling point of the Xbox Ally and Ally X is that they ship with a full screen version of Windows that plays nice with handheld PCs. As part of the company's recent Xbox Partner...
Bethesda’s $300 Pip-Boy 3000 replica can measure (harmless) radiation
The replica is now available for preorder and expected to ship as soon as June 2026. | Image: Bethesda Bethesda is now selling a highly-detailed wearable replica of the Pip-Boy 3000 from Fallout 3...
ChatGPT group chats roll out to everyone
After what was apparently a successful testing period, OpenAI has announced that it is rolling out group chats in ChatGPT to "all logged-in users on ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus and Pro plans...
Meta ordered to pay €479 million to Spanish media outlets
Stop me if you've heard this one before: Meta has been fined for unlawfully processing user data to gain a market advantage. On Thursday, Reuters reported that a Madrid court ordered the...