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Right-wing officials and data center investors are increasingly claiming that data center protests are being funded and influenced by the Chinese government. OpenAI added to the discourse on Wednesday when it released a report describing a cluster of accounts originating in China that, the company said, had been spreading anti-data center messages on social media.Experts who spoke to WIRED, however, are skeptical of the funding claims. They also say that it’s likely that any foreign interference is simply adding on to existing tensions over data centers and AI in the US.Local opposition to data centers in the US has skyrocketed…
The developers at Yakuza studio Ryu Ga Gotoku keep having to explain the whys and hows of putting Tupac in their next game, Stranger Than Heaven. After explaining that it was Snoop Dogg’s idea, that they’ve sought the approval and participation of Tupac’s family and rights holders, and that no generative AI was used for his voice or likeness, there’s a new piece of information that’s come out. In an interview with Game Informer, RGG studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama said that Tupac’s character won’t be a replication of the man as he was. Rather, it will reflect their attempts to determine…
Asus has unveiled a new range of premium laptops in India aimed at gamers, creators and professionals. The latest lineup includes the ROG Zephyrus Duo, Zephyrus G14, Zephyrus G16, ProArt PZ14 and TUF Gaming A14, bringing together AI-capable processors, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series graphics and high-end display technologies across different price segments. ROG Zephyrus Duo takes centre stage ROG Zephyrus Duo The standout model in the lineup is the ROG Zephyrus Duo, a dual-screen machine designed for users who frequently multitask, stream or create content. It features two 16-inch 3K OLED touch displays with a 120Hz refresh rate and full…
Influencers covering the 2026 World Cup in the United States will not be able to create content for monetization on social media without a work visa, according to a joint statement issued by Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security. The move could affect FIFA’s broadcasting strategy, which includes agreements with multiple international creators on TikTok and YouTube.In a statement to El País, CBP and DHS said that “coming to the United States with the sole purpose of creating content (as an influencer), thereby generating earnings from the United States while in the country, is considered work…
Gotcha Gotcha Games, the Kadokawa Corporation-owned subsidiary and IP rights holder of the RPG Maker franchise, has announced that the 14-year-old RPG Maker Forum will be closing on December 11, 2026. While a new forum, named RPG Maker Guild, will be taking RPG Maker Forum’s place, Gotcha Gotcha Games has stated that it will not be archiving the original forum’s contents, and the RPG Maker fanbase is now rushing to back up its resources. The original forum’s closure was announced yesterday in an official post on the RPG Maker Forum, alongside a FAQ explaining Gotcha Gotcha Games’ decision to sunset…
Vivo has started revealing key details about the upcoming Vivo X Fold 6 ahead of its official debut later this month. The company has now confirmed one of the biggest hardware upgrades for the foldable, hinting at a stronger focus on AI-powered productivity and large-screen multitasking experiences. Custom Dimensity 9500 chip confirmed for Vivo X Fold 6 Vivo X Fold 6 has a custom-designed Dimensity 9500 Super Edition chip According to Vivo, the Vivo X Fold 6 will be the first smartphone to feature the Dimensity 9500 Super Edition processor. The company says this is not a standard version of…
The matchmaker Blaine Anderson, who runs the high-end dating service Dating by Blaine, receives a lot of hyper-specific requests from her wealthy male clients, many of which she documents on her popular social media accounts.But no one was more difficult than the man she refers to as Daniel. (Anderson uses pseudonyms when discussing her clients to protect their privacy.)Daniel was in his early forties and had never been married, but was looking to start a family, according to Anderson. Like most of her clients, he’s fabulously wealthy, a successful tech founder who’d sold his company a few years prior. (Anderson,…
During Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct, there were about five seconds in which Wii Sports Resort fans thought they’d receive a true return to form. At the start of the Nintendo Switch Sports Resort reveal trailer, a plane flies over the original setting of the series, Wuhu Island, before a pretty faithful logo is shown off, and…oh…the Sportsmates are back. When Nintendo Switch Sports dropped back in 2022, the series’ Miis were mostly replaced by Sportsmates, which are pretty generic avatars with far fewer customization options. They’re kind of cute, sure, but people did not like these guys! The anti-Sportsmates backlash that…
On a blustery March day, the artist Jim Sanborn received visitors at his studio on an isolated island in the Chesapeake Bay. The visitors sat him down in front of a laptop, and he typed in a secret message. They compressed the message using a unique hash function, sent that to the cloud, and wiped the laptop clean. Sanborn hoped that this action would set him free. But did it?That’s the latest twist in the story of Kryptos, the famous Sanborn sculpture that’s been sitting outside CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, since 1990. The artwork is a copper S-curve that…
Xiaomi has always been known for affordable smartphones and smart home gadgets. But over the last year and a half, the company has quietly turned itself into one of the most ambitious AI players in the world. From large language models and voice cloning to an autonomous phone agent and a massive investment war chest, Xiaomi is moving fast. Here is everything you need to know about where Xiaomi is in the big AI and LLM race. Where did Xiaomi enter the LLM race Xiaomi’s AI story really kicked off in April 2025, when the company released MiMo-7B, its first…