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Arc Raiders' AI uses a hidden 'magic' system

At a GDC panel, Arc Raiders machine learning research lead Martin Singh-Blom explained the systems behind the adaptive locomotion that fuels much of the Arc's behavior. Behind the directives and neural net training, a more fantastical-sounding element stood out: a "magic" system that acts as a

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Pokémon Go Maker Used Billions Of Images To Train An AI Map Of The World

Niantic has been selling map data collected from Pokémon Go players, and one client is using that information to train AI map models for delivery robots. Niantic Spatial, the AI-focused offshoot formed last year after Niantic was acquired by Scopely, revealed it used Pokémon Go’s map data to create

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Nvidia's DLSS 5 reveal draws mixed, often negative reactions

At the Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote, CEO Jen‑Hsun Huang unveiled a context‑light sizzle reel for DLSS 5, promising major visual changes when it arrives this fall. Reactions were mixed: some see a leap toward photorealism, others worry the tech will homogenise game graphics and character design. Exhibit A:

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Krafton signs deal with Hanwha to pursue 'physical AI' in defense

PUBG maker Krafton is moving into the defense sector after signing an investment deal with Hanwha Aerospace to "develop and commercialize technology across various sectors, including defense," with a particular focus on "physical AI." The company formalized its aim to be an "AI-first company"

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Nvidia's DLSS 5 mocked online as 'AI slop'

Nvidia’s reveal of DLSS 5 has been met with more ridicule than awe. The RTX 50-series technology, which uses machine learning and real-time neural rendering to “infuse pixels with photoreal lighting and materials,” was pitched as a leap for game graphics — but the internet has been filling up with

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Krafton CEO Used ChatGPT to Try to Deny Unknown Worlds $250 Million

Court documents show Krafton CEO Changhan Kim relied on ChatGPT to formulate a plan to deny the developers behind Subnautica 2 a $250 million bonus payment and take control of the studio and the game. A judge in Delaware found the plan illegal and a breach of contract. The messy

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New Nvidia DLSS Tech Gives Characters AI Slop Faces

Nvidia unveiled DLSS 5, a new version of its upscaling technology. Early images shared by the company show the system applying AI-driven alterations to in-game faces, and reactions to those examples have been mixed. The company called DLSS 5 its “most significant breakthrough in computer graphics since the debut of

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Game developers share mixed reactions to DLSS 5

Nvidia has announced DLSS 5, an AI-led model for photorealistic visuals that, in early footage, mostly looks like an AI filter over Resident Evil Requiem. The reveal prompted a stream of sharp reactions from game developers and artists. Critics have called it "Pure Slopium" and a "slop

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Former Sims 4 developer rewrote the sims' AI mid-development

David "Rez" Graham, now director of game programming at San Francisco's Academy of Art University, worked QA on 1999's Sim City 3000 and later served as lead AI programmer on The Sims 4. The AI Graham refers to is the programmed NPC behavior, not

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1Password's Unified Access aims to secure AI agent credentials

AI agents are increasingly acting like virtual employees, and they need keys, passwords and API credentials to do their work. 1Password has launched Unified Access to help organizations manage those human and agent secrets, with discovery, vaulting and an audit capability that is coming soon. The platform is built to

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Nvidia's Vera CPU targets extremely high single-core performance — not for PCs yet

Nvidia’s Vera CPU and its Olympus cores drew little attention amid the DLSS 5 drama at GTC, but the chip looks substantial. It is an Arm-based, custom design with an 88-core structure, and Nvidia says it is intended for AI servers. Nvidia describes a different approach to simultaneous multithreading

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Handshake AI is hiring actors to do improv for $74 an hour

Handshake AI is offering actors up to $74 an hour to record themselves doing improv, performing responses to a "light prompt or scenario" with other actors. The part-time, remote role is open to workers with at least a bachelor's degree and, the company says, is easy

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Nvidia bets on OpenClaw, but adds a security layer - how NemoClaw works

At its GTC keynote, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang positioned OpenClaw as a pivotal development and introduced NemoClaw to tackle the platform's security shortcomings. OpenClaw itself does not run a single model; it combines the differing strengths of Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT while running

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Nvidia wants to own your AI data center from end to end

Nvidia presented an image of 40 rectangle-shaped server racks at its GTC event, implying a single company could supply every layer of an AI data center. CEO Jensen Huang used the keynote to expand the company’s chip and system lineup, naming its Vera CPU and Rubin GPU families and

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Jen-Hsun lays out the future of real-time rendering at Nvidia GTC

The Nvidia GPU Technology Conference starts today, with Jen-Hsun Huang opening the keynote and the company's GeForce social channels promising a look at "the future of real-time rendering." Bryan Catanzaro, who has worked on DLSS for the past ten years, told a GDC panel that generative

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DLSS 5 reshapes character looks despite Nvidia saying devs retain control

Nvidia unveiled DLSS 5 as a system that uses "3D-guided neural rendering" to transform real-time graphics, adding a photoreal sheen to games like Resident Evil: Requiem and Hogwarts Legacy. With DLSS 5, the company has moved from subtle upscaling toward actively overwriting original graphics to enhance—or, as

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Nvidia pushes physical AI with new models, robotaxi plans and data tools

At GTC, Jensen Huang closed his keynote with a walking, talking robot version of Olaf from Frozen to illustrate where Nvidia sees physical AI heading: robots that learn in simulation and act in the real world. The demo ran on Nvidia’s Jetson platform and used the Omniverse simulator; the

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Nvidia debuts Groq 3 LPX inference system with up to 35x speedup

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a new inference system at the company’s annual GTC keynote. The Nvidia Groq 3 LPX integrates technology from startup Groq and pairs it with Nvidia’s Vera Rubin architecture. Huang said the chip can speed up inference workloads by up to 35 times. Samsung

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Nvidia's DLSS 5 remakes character visuals in Resident Evil Requiem and Starfield

At Nvidia GTC Live 2026 the company unveiled DLSS 5, which it called "the most significant breakthrough in computer graphics since the debut of real-time ray tracing in 2018." The AI-powered feature is exclusive to the upcoming RTX 50-series and was shown in comparison shots for games such

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Retired Microsoft engineer trains AI to master Robotron: 2084

Former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer is training an AI to play Robotron: 2084. Plummer, best known as the creator of Task Manager and 3D Pinball for Windows, previously trained an AI to master Dave Theurer’s Tempest, and has turned his attention to the notoriously brutal arcade classic. Robotron: 2084,

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AI tools speed up ad testing and production for CPG brands

Coca-Cola and Svedka are among the consumer-packaged-goods companies using AI to accelerate both creative work and the strategic steps behind it. Teams are turning to the technology for idea generation, concept testing, and faster asset creation, which is shortening timelines for campaigns and social spots. Mondelēz says a process that

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Former Salesforce AI CEO warns AI may quietly push wages down

Clara Shih, the former CEO of Salesforce AI, warns that artificial intelligence could depress wages across industries rather than only eliminate jobs. She says wage resets are a more common, insidious, and often equally disruptive outcome of new technologies, writing about the risk in an X post. Shih outlines three

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Investors eye Nvidia's GTC for Rubin updates and new AI products

Nvidia's annual GTC begins Monday with CEO Jensen Huang's keynote, and Wall Street expects the conference, which runs through Thursday, to provide fresh data points for the chipmaker and the broader AI trade. Analysts are particularly focused on updates around Rubin, Nvidia's next-generation chip

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Google Invests $1 Million in AI Kids Videos as 'AI Slop' Floods YouTube

Google has invested $1 million in Animaj, an AI-focused animation studio aimed at younger audiences. While not a large sum in venture terms, it is the first kids’ studio to receive direct funding from YouTube. Animaj is also being brought into Google’s DeepMind program and given early access to

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Vibe coding is becoming a real job and a way to boost careers

Lazar Jovanovic trained as a forestry engineer and has never written code. When he builds software he starts by describing what he wants to an AI tool, and now his job title is vibe-coding engineer at Lovable. "The skill is no longer writing code," Jovanovic said. "The