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AI was everywhere at gaming’s big developer conference — except the games

Of the many developers I spoke to at GDC, nearly every one disavowed using AI in their projects.

AI was everywhere at gaming’s big developer conference — except the games

AI was everywhere at the GDC Festival of Gaming this year, but developers I spoke with were strongly against using AI in their games.

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The Pentagon’s recent restrictions on journalists have been ruled unconstitutional.

The New York Times sued over the Pentagon’s more stringent policies late last year, and following today’s ruling, the Pentagon has been ordered to restore press passes for seven NYT journalists.

Judge Rules Pentagon Restrictions on Press Are Unconstitutional

New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights

The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.”

The New York Times

Jury finds Elon Musk’s ‘stupid tweets’ caused Twitter investors’ losses

Musk’s tweets about spam and bots caused some investors to sell shares for less than the final price.

Jury finds Elon Musk’s ‘stupid tweets’ caused Twitter investors’ losses

A California jury determined that Elon Musk misled some Twitter investors with tweets after he put in a bid to buy Twitter, casting doubts about bots and spam on the platform.

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A new Nintendo Switch 2 could be the poster child for replaceable batteries

Nintendo reportedly plans to launch a Switch 2 revision in the EU that offers easier battery swaps.

A new Nintendo Switch 2 could be the poster child for replaceable batteries

Nintendo plans to release a Switch 2 revision in the European Union that will let users replace their own batteries, Nikkei reports. 

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State Department staffers found “no evidence” of censorship by the EU under the Digital Services Act.

As reported in a big piece by The Washington Post:

“There is no evidence that Member States of the European Union are overreaching the DSA to censor and criminalize online content,” they wrote in conclusion.
Inside the Trump administration’s campaign to counter content bans in Europe

The president has expanded efforts to fight what he sees as censorship overseas, using the State Department to target European governments.

The Washington Post

Watch out for sloppy writing.

WordPress.com now allows AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT to draft and publish blog posts via MCP, as reported by TechCrunch. Any AI agent-written posts will start as drafts, so users will be able to check them before publishing.

AI agents can now create and manage content on WordPress.com

AI agents can now create and manage content on WordPress.com

Connect AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT to your WordPress.com site to create, edit, and manage posts, pages, and media — all with approval controls.

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Marty Supreme will stream on HBO Max starting April 24th.

Been meaning to catch the film, maybe I will once it’s available to stream. My colleague Kevin Nguyen reviewed it last year.

Marty Supreme is a good time

A24’s Oscar Nominated And Golden Globe Winning Film MARTY SUPREME Begins Streaming Exclusively On HBO Max April 24

A24’s Oscar®-nominated and Golden Globe® winning MARTY SUPREME will make its streaming debut exclusively on HBO Max in the U.S. on FRIDAY, APRIL 24. The

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Two Google Messages updates:

  • Google is replacing the delete action with a Trash folder, where deleted messages will live for 30 days before being permanently removed.
  • In Google Messages RCS group chats, you can now use the @ sign to mention somebody so they get a notification.
  • Introducing the new Trash folder - Google Messages Community

    Samsung’s Galaxy S26 will support AirDrop.

    Choi Won-joon, COO of Samsung’s Mobile eXperience Business, made the announcement at a press conference in Japan, according to Korean publication EBN.

    Android support for AirDrop has so far been limited to Pixel 10 devices, but Google said in February that it would come to more Android phones “very soon.”

    Samsung confirms Galaxy S26 will get AirDrop support via Quick Share 'soon'

    아이폰 흔드는 삼성의 한 수…갤S26 '에어드랍 호환' 추진 - 이비엔(EBN)뉴스센터

    삼성전자가 최근 출시한 스마트폰 신제품 '갤럭시 S26 시리즈'에서 애플의 파일 공유 기능인 '에어드랍(AirDrop)'과의 호환을 지원할 예정이다.아이폰 사용자

    이비엔(EBN)뉴스센터

    OpenAI is planning a desktop ‘superapp’

    The company is working on merging ChatGPT, Codex, and the Atlas browser into one app.

    OpenAI is planning a desktop ‘superapp’

    OpenAI is working on a desktop “superapp” that merges its ChatGPT app, the Codex AI coding app, and its AI-powered Atlas browser into one app, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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