AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer’s Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill

AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer’s Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill

Getting clones taken down can be an exhausting process for developers. Small studios have less time, energy, and resources to dedicate to this process, and they’re at the whims of the digital distribution platforms these games exist on. Wren Brier, Unpacking’s creative director, says that since the game’s release in 2021, developer Witch Beam has … Read more

US government is reportedly in discussions to take stake in Intel

US government is reportedly in discussions to take stake in Intel

The Trump administration continues to meddle with semiconductor giant Intel. The U.S. government is reportedly in discussions to take a stake in Intel, according to reporting from Bloomberg. This deal would be structured to help the company expand its U.S. manufacturing efforts, including its much-delayed Ohio chip factory. This news comes less than a week … Read more

ESR issues recall for power bank due to fire risk – here’s what you need to know and do ASAP

ESR issues recall for power bank due to fire risk – here’s what you need to know and do ASAP

Anna Efetova/Moment via Getty ZDNET’s key takeaways  ESR is recalling the HaloLock power bank over fire concerns.  Affected power banks were sold on Amazon and other retailers. You can email ESR a photo of your device for a refund. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. … Read more

DOGE savings might only be a fraction of what was claimed, report says

DOGE savings might only be a fraction of what was claimed, report says

An in-depth new report from Politico determined that the Department of Government Efficiency (aka DOGE) has actually saved far less than it’s claimed. So, despite spending the last six months cancelling research grants, federal contracts, and firing federal employees across the country, DOGE has fallen far behind the savings promised by Elon Musk. So far, … Read more

Nanoleaf’s smart lights are discounted in its back-to-school sale

Nanoleaf’s smart lights are discounted in its back-to-school sale

Some cool decor can help a new dorm or apartment feel like home, which is why Nanoleaf’s back-to-school sale is worth checking out. The company’s offering all-time low prices on a wide range of its modular smart light gear, from skylights to smart light display cases. Some of our favorite deals include Nanoleaf’s Blocks Combo … Read more

Cohere hits a $6.8B valuation as investors AMD, Nvidia, and Salesforce double down

Cohere hits a .8B valuation as investors AMD, Nvidia, and Salesforce double down

Cohere on Thursday announced that it had raised an oversubscribed $500 million round, bringing its valuation to $6.8 billion. This is up from the $5.5 billion valuation it landed a little over a year ago when it raised its previous round, also $500 million. Toronto-headquartered Cohere was one of the first breakout LLM model makers, … Read more

How the Premier League uses AI to boost fan experiences and score new business goals

How the Premier League uses AI to boost fan experiences and score new business goals

Alex Livesey/Getty Images ZDNET’s key takeaways The Premier League is working with Adobe to exploit generative AI. Explorations show customers want to create, not just consume content. Long-term hyper-personalization goals should be approached carefully. The English Premier League football season starts this weekend. With 1.8 billion people watching the competition in 900 million homes across … Read more