Microsoft’s latest Free Play Days promotion is live, offering a hefty slate of games to try. The highlight is free access to three major Destiny 2 expansions, including the latest, *The Final Shape*.
Kohler’s new $599 Dekoda toilet camera uses AI to analyze your poop for gut health. The company claims data is “end-to-end encrypted,” but a security researcher found that’s not the full story, and Kohler can access and decrypt the information.
The Shai-Hulud software supply chain worm is escalating. It’s moving beyond stealing GitHub tokens and is now impacting government networks and operational technology. The potential target? Critical infrastructure like utilities and manufacturing.
A new report claims Microsoft has lowered internal AI sales targets, signaling customers are slow to adopt new tools. The news sent the stock down and raises questions about the timeline for AI’s financial payoff.
The indie horror game ‘Horses’ has been banned from Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Humble in rapid succession. Developers Santa Ragione say the opaque policies and lack of clear communication have put their entire studio at risk of closure.
New York has enacted the first state law requiring retailers to tell you when an algorithm uses your personal data to set a price. The law survived a legal challenge and could become a model for other states, changing how online shopping works.
The first major gameplay deep dive for 007 First Light is here, straight from the developers at IO Interactive. The game, an origin story for James Bond, now has a firm release date across all major platforms.
In a stunning move, Apple’s vice president of human interface design, Alan Dye, is leaving for Meta. He’ll be joined by another top Apple design leader, Billy Sorrentino, to work on AI, wearables, and spatial computing at Reality Labs.
The trio won for “Dynamic Targeting,” a system that allows a satellite to autonomously choose where to point its sensors in under 90 seconds. The tech was tested on Open Cosmos’s Hammer satellite, which uses Ubotica’s AI processor.
A survey of over 1,000 young professionals reveals they’re leaning on AI for career coaching and sensitive workplace questions. The catch? They demand highly personalized tools that understand their specific work context.
