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Australia’s Digital Duty Draft Is a Free-Speech Fight — What the Minister Can Change
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (593+ words) Australia’s proposed Digital Duty of Care has become a free-speech fight. We checked where the minister really gets discretion — and where the political rhetoric gets ahead of the draft. Australia’s Digital Duty Draft Is a Free-Speech Fight — What the Minister…...
Anthropic Says Claude Accessed Real Systems Four Times — and Its First Search Missed One
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (702+ words) Anthropic originally found three cases where Claude reached real systems during cyber testing. It has now found a fourth — and says its first explanation underestimated what the models did wrong. Anthropic Says Claude Accessed Real Systems Four Times — and Its…...
Automattic’s Board Put Matt Mullenweg on Paid Leave — But He Still Leads WordPress
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (671+ words) Automattic’s board has sidelined Matt Mullenweg against his wishes, but that does not mean WordPress itself suddenly has a new boss. Automattic’s Board Put Matt Mullenweg on Paid Leave — But He Still Leads WordPress Matt Mullenweg has been sidelined by…...
Meta’s New AI Has Muse’s Old Instagram Handle—But There’s No Proof It Was Stolen
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (821+ words) The perfect dystopian headline writes itself: Meta stole @muse from Muse for an AI. There is no evidence proving that—but the timeline raises a real platform-power question. Meta’s New AI Has Muse’s Old Instagram Handle—But There’s No Proof…...
Marvel’s Wolverine is days away from its PS5 launch, and Logan has company
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (346+ words) Marvel’s Wolverine is nearly ready to leave the shadows and start throwing claws around your PS5. PlayStation has confirmed the Insomniac Games adventure launches globally on September 15, with a new State of Play trailer putting Logan’s relationships and next fight in…...
IllFonic Removes Halloween: The Game's Controversial ‘7 Minutes in Heaven’ Minigame
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (292+ words) IllFonic has quietly removed a controversial “7 minutes in heaven” interaction from Halloween: The Game, leaving players to argue over whether the studio fixed an obvious problem or simply erased a strange little piece of the game without explaining itself. The…...
PlayStation 5 Pro Sells Out Across Australia Despite Questionable GTA VI Gains — Sony Cashes In Amid Digital Ownership Backlash
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (457+ words) The sell-out isn’t confined to Australia alone; the PS5 Pro is also wiped off shelves in the US at stores like Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and PlayStation Direct. This surge stems largely from the GTA VI buzz, even though the upgrade’s…...
GPT-6 Astra Built a Call of Duty-Style Game
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (585+ words) Twelve months ago, getting an AI model to produce a Flappy Bird clone after a few prompts felt like witchcraft. Now Riley Brown says he spent two hours playing a first-person shooter created with GPT-6 Astra—and whenever something annoyed…...
The Block 2026’s AI Experiment Has Viewers Threatening to Switch Off
1+ week, 4+ day ago (516+ words) The Block has spent more than two decades celebrating what people can make with their hands, their taste and a frankly unreasonable number of sleepless nights. So it is hardly surprising that the 2026 season’s enthusiastic use of AI songs and…...
Could Swearing at PlayStation Support Cost Your Entire Digital Library?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (679+ words) That is the uncomfortable answer behind a viral Pirat Nation post highlighting Sony’s customer-harassment policy. No, the wording does not say one frustrated F-bomb automatically bricks your PS5. Yes, it creates a pathway from a nasty support interaction to losing access…...