Breaking news: Alphabet shares tumbled 13% on Thursday after the Google owner revealed that 'AI mode' searches were threatening profits at its core advertising business. ft.trib.al/g8Q9IPx
Imad
@imad.bsky.social
Journalist. Former Senior Google and AI reporter at CNET. Past bylines: NYTimes, WaPo, Tom's Guide. Newmark J School alum. AAJA, SAJA and NYVGCC member.
My cousin in Pakistan is looking for a gaming laptop. Anything with decent specs is super expensive right now. Weirdly... PC gaming handhelds do offer compelling specs for the price. Maybe that's the way to go? Yeah, she'll need to buy a keyboard but... 32GB of RAM.
Digger Spoilers: Cool that everyone was using a different kind of phone. In reality, the elite all should have been using iPhone. I think Digger's writers knew that in the future, a production recreating the past would get things wrong. Like when movies from the 1930s show NYC, minus the horses.
Bro. How is Iran getting clips published in this horrendous freelance market? I need to know the secrets www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
A Florida local newspaper ran an op-ed. It was an Iranian AI fake.
ChatGPT users in Iran made more than 100 fake articles published across at least 20 news outlets, OpenAI said.
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I understand that paywalls are annoying, but the grim reality for everything right now, is if you want something to exist, you have to put money towards it. Every creative person is having their life's work hoovered up by AI companies. Layoffs never end. Private equity keeps making things worse.
I guess I'm exclusively eating Mr. Beast chocolate from now on. Thank u Jimmy www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Swiss chocolate maker Lindt misleads consumers about child labor, US lawsuit claims
Lindt has been sued in a U.S. court over its alleged use of child labor in Ghana and Ivory Coast, even as the Swiss chocolate maker touts its commitment to responsibly sourcing ingredients.
reuters.com
Another journalist killed by Israel. Eight people killed in total. Isn't there supposed to be a ceasefire? www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
Journalist among eight people killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza
Muhammad Abdel Aziz al-Najjar becomes the 263rd Palestinian journalist to be killed by Israel since October 2023.
aljazeera.com
LOL somebody already listed the Codex ModRetro Chromatic up on eBay for $4,000! ebay.io/m/femifV
ModRetro + Codex Gameboy unopened from OpenAI Dev day | eBay
ModRetro + Codex.
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Even if the Senate goes 51-49 for Dems, in reality it'll be 50-50, due to Fetterman. thehill.com/homenews/cam...
Cook Political Report founder: House is a ‘done deal’ for Democrats, reclaiming Senate ‘very realistic’
Cook Political Report founder Charlie Cook on Sunday said that it has been a “done deal” conclusion that Democrats are likely to retake the House after the November midterm elections, w…
thehill.com
Does it bother anyone else in Fortune's Weave that, despite parts of the story talking place years apart, everyone is always wearing the same clothes? Laser guns exist in this universe, but not wardrobes?
Unless you're under the age of 14 and don't know how the world works, don't pirate games. The industry is already filled with F2P GaaS titles with micro transaction hell. No developer deserves to have their content stolen. Especially Remedy. www.ign.com/articles/one... via @ign.com
'One of the Very Few Games I'm Going to Be Buying': Control Resonant Has Leaked, But There's a Push Among Some Pirates to Pay For It Anyway
Video game pirates appear to be making a rare effort to pay for Control Resonant, in order to support its developer Remedy.
ign.com
Our boy @leadergrev.bsky.social is in the latest People Make Games vid. youtu.be/kKwpp-Bn8jI via People Make Games
Inside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the Press
YouTube video by People Make Games
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Bro, no way lol www.404media.co/meta-tests-m... via @404media.co
Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center
"This has potential for so much negative PR. It could portray us as ‘their AI is not good enough so they still need humans’ kind of coverage for this launch."
404media.co
Legendary crash out on the audiophile subreddit. Brilliant. www.reddit.com/r/audiophile...
From the audiophile community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the audiophile community
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Hey everyone! Tune into the @nyvgcc.bsky.social Back to School stream! Starting now! www.youtube.com/live/Mbvs2EZ...
NYVGCC PWP Stream 2026
YouTube video by NYVGCC
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Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter has a higher Open Critic score than Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave. 2026 is looking to be an incredibly strong year for games. opencritic.com/game/21335/t...
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Reviews
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter is rated 'Mighty' after being reviewed by 19 critics, with an overall average score of 92. It's ranked in the top 0% of games and recommended by 95% of critics.
opencritic.com
A sharp and well-written review of Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother by @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social www.ign.com/articles/you... via @ign.com
From the Team That *Almost* Made Blade, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Takes Mahershala Ali on an Action Odyssey
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother review: Mahershala Ali joins his would-be Blade director as a devout sword-wielding assassin.
ign.com
It's crazy how in 2026, we've had two video game characters named Arjun.
A US strike hit a wedding ceremony in Iran, killing 5 people. apnews.com/article/iran... via @apnews.com
US strikes Iran and Tehran fires back as hostilities flare again
The U.S. military has hit targets in Iran, and Tehran has fired missiles and drones in response. Iranian officials say the latest U.S. attacks Tuesday hit a house hosting a wedding, killing five peopl...
apnews.com
T-Mobile declined to clarify why it's handing over a journalists' phone records to the Trump administration. This is actually outrageous. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... via @theguardian.com
Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’
Even after judges rejected the same ploy, the Trump administration is going directly to social media and telecommunications companies
theguardian.com
My review of the @modretro.bsky.social M64 is live. Overall, I think a beautifully designed piece of kit with a wonderful controller. But the graphical experience needs more refining. www.tomsguide.com/gaming/modre... via @tomsguide.com
I played the ModRetro M64 — and it's an unfinished remake of the Nintendo 64
A ‘funtastic’ chassis can’t overcome a lackluster image
tomsguide.com
This piece by @elizabethminkel.bsky.social hits a little too close to home. My career as a freelancer included constantly chasing the high of being published by the big pubs, but never getting any real recognition in the process. fansplaining.com/lessons-from... via @fansplaining.bsky.social
Lessons From a Heated Media Rivalry
How we learned that the New York Times has a Fansplaining account.
fansplaining.com
Xbox just introduced a disc-to-digital program that the PSP Go desperately needed. news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
Your Discs. Now Also Digital.
Players have spent decades building their XBOX libraries. Some games were purchased on disc. Some were purchased digitally. Many span multiple generations of hardware. Our goal is to make it easier f...
news.xbox.com
Man, this is sad. I liked 2XKO. I tried playing it whenever I could. I've just been bogged down with other games. www.riotgames.com/en/news/2xko...
2XKO Active Development Will End in December 2026
Servers to remain online, all gameplay content unlocked in September. Read for details on timing and refunds.
riotgames.com
Isn't there supposed to be a ceasefire... www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-aug...
6 reported killed in Gaza strike that IDF says targeted meeting of elite Hamas commanders
US weighing pulling troops back from Gulf — report * Huckabee defends calling Qusra siege perpetrators ‘Israeli terrorists,’ says settler violence harms Israel, Jews * US sanctions International Crimi...
timesofisrael.com