Why a Neo Geo port of Doom is functionally impossible
…Despite that relative power, though, a fascinating new video from Modern Vintage Gamer argues that the Neo Geo’s architecture makes it particularly ill-suited for a port of id’s famously…
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Is it even “social media” anymore?
That shift is the focus of a new preprint that Törnberg co-authored with University of Amsterdam colleague Richard Rogers. “When we talk about social media, there are certain assumptions about what it is,” said Törnberg. “It’s user-generated, and there’s a platform that organizes interaction, but the platform cannot produce content on its own. So instead the platform allows people to connect with each other, and it just provides infrastructure for that. The [terms] social network and social media is almost synonymous. Those describe pre-algorithm Twitter circa 2012 quite well.”
RIP social media. What comes next is messy.Hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI will cost more than other AAA games
…an exclusive collection of premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and action threaded across all aspects of” the story. While many gamers will find the new price level frustrating, it’s not a surprise…
Course correction: Google to link more sources in AI Overviews
…Google is seeking publishers that are interested in testing a new form of subscription integration. The company says your favorite websites should appear more prominently in AI search, so it’s trying…
Allegedly trashing Airbnbs to test robots puts startup in legal trouble
…Donovan described more than 30 people coming and going during the approximately two-week rental period in April, with his Ring camera capturing snippets of outdoor conversations in which people discussed taking…
Google's latest DiffusionGemma open AI model comes with a 4x speed boost
…This time, Google DeepMind has released a new member of the Gemma 4 open model family , but it’s fundamentally different from the rest of the lineup. DiffusionGemma doesn’t generate outputs…
Google's SynthID AI watermarking tech is being adopted by OpenAI, Nvidia, and more
…There will also be new paths to checking SynthID status, so you won’t even have to open Gemini just to check for the watermark. SynthID will be integrated with Circle to…
Android verification is coming: Google confirms timeline and supported app stores
…Google says it will verify the apps in the following stores when it begins enforcing the new restrictions. Google (Google Play) Honor (HONOR App Market) OPlus (OPPO App Market) Samsung (Galaxy Store…
Google's Android-powered laptops are called Googlebooks, and they're coming this year
…You might not have to install very many apps on a Googlebook, though. The platform will integrate deeply with your Android phone, allowing you to stream apps right to your laptop. A…
Controversial FISA spying law expires tonight. The spying will continue.
…Surveillance under Section 702 of FISA “operates under yearlong certifications approved by the FISA Court,” the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law explained this week. The current…
Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity
…FROST requires no interaction from the visitor other than opening the site hosting the attack. “Web browsers have evolved from simple document viewers into complex platforms capable of running sophisticated applications,” the…