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Google's Project Genie rollout spurs sell-off: Take-Two, Roblox, Unity shares fall

On January 29, Google began rolling out early access to Project Genie, an experimental AI tool that creates interactive 3D environments from text prompts. The next day, investors sold off video game stocks, producing sharp declines for several major companies. Project Genie is powered by Genie 3 and Gemini and

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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney backs $900M UK lawsuit against Valve over 30% fee

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney voiced support for a $900 million lawsuit against Valve in the UK after a competition tribunal this week ruled the case can proceed. Filed in 2024, the claim broadly alleges Valve unfairly prevents game makers from offering lower prices on other platforms, requires that add-on

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Homes for sale in England with air source heat pumps or solar panels — in pictures

The Guardian published a photo gallery of homes for sale in England that feature air source heat pumps or solar panels, showcasing properties across the country. The collection is presented "in pictures" and highlights properties marketed with low‑carbon heating or on‑site solar generation as part of

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Roblox eases avatar face overhaul with toggles and 1:1 Dynamic Head swaps

Roblox has partially walked back a controversial change to avatar faces after announcing it would replace all Classic Head and Face combinations with Dynamic Heads in February 2026, the company said following player backlash. Players objected for two main reasons: some said they dislike the look of the new Dynamic

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Viral AI agent Moltbot poses multiple security risks, researchers warn

Moltbot, formerly known as Clawdbot, is an open-source AI agent that has gone viral this week and is drawing security warnings, according to ZDNET. Created by Austrian developer Peter Steinberger, the assistant is designed to perform tasks such as handling email, sending messages and checking users in for services, and

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Seibu Kaihatsu hesitated to partner with Sony's PS1 because staff 'had beards'

Seibu Kaihatsu, the original Raiden studio, was reportedly skeptical about working with Sony around the launch of the first PlayStation because lead Hitoshi Hamada found some Sony employees’ facial hair off-putting, localization veteran Richard Honeywood told Time Extension. Honeywood recalled other early doubts too, saying the company worried about issues

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Apex Legends leaving Nintendo Switch on Aug. 4, Respawn says

Respawn announced that Apex Legends will be removed from the original Nintendo Switch when Season 30 begins on Aug. 4, with Season 29 serving as the game’s final update on the platform, the studio said via the official Apex Legends X account. The post said players will still be

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Xbox Game Pass adds Resident Evil Village, Mio and Drop Duchy for Jan. 30–Feb. 1

Polygon reports that Xbox Game Pass’s first batch of new additions for 2026 arrived over the Jan. 30–Feb. 1 weekend, adding Resident Evil Village, Mio: Memories in Orbit and Drop Duchy to the service. Polygon notes 2026 is a crucial year for Game Pass after Microsoft’s changes

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Highguard adds limited 5v5 raid mode after Steam reviews hit 'Mixed'

Developer Wildlight added a limited 5v5 raid mode to Highguard five days after launch, saying “You asked, we listened” in a January 30, 2026 post that included a short trailer of the new mode. In a Steam blog breaking down the update, Wildlight said the 5v5 mode is an experiment

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Google's Project Genie (Genie 3) launches — investors dip, developers worry

Google this week launched Project Genie and is making its current model, Genie 3, available as part of an "AI Ultra" subscription; PC Gamer noted access is being sold for $250 per month. Google calls Genie 3 an "experimental research prototype." In a blog post, Google

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LG bundles a free 27-inch UltraGear LED monitor with preorder of 27-inch UltraGear OLED

LG is offering a free 27-inch UltraGear LED gaming monitor (a $300 value) with every preorder of its new 27-inch UltraGear OLED gaming monitor. The promotion is available through Feb. 2, 2026, and monitors are expected to ship on Feb. 2, according to ZDNET. The new 27-inch UltraGear OLED is

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TF2 Classified launches on Steam as official mod — nearly 10,000 players join

Team Fortress 2 Classified (formerly TF2 Classic) has relaunched on Steam as an official mod, running on the TF2 SDK Valve released last year, and the launch drew nearly 10,000 players with both official and community servers crammed for hours. The revamp pares the 19-year-old shooter back toward its

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NBCUniversal’s OLI returns for Milan Cortina 2026 as AI Olympic viewing guide

NBCUniversal is rolling out the second version of OLI, its AI-powered Olympic guide, ahead of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. The upgraded OLI experience is now available across 19 NBCU-owned digital properties. First introduced during the 2024 Paris Olympics, OLI combines conversational AI with NBCU’s real-time U.S.

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Grounded 2 brittle quartzite locations — craft brittle whetstone & smithing station

Finding brittle quartzite is essential in Grounded 2 once you’ve secured the first optical disk: the mineral is required to craft brittle whetstones for weapon upgrades and to build the smithing station. Brittle quartzite appears as unassuming reddish-brown lumps with sharper lines and defined edges, and the resource spawns

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Best Buy sells PS5 Digital Fortnite bundle for $399, lowest price since Black Friday

Best Buy is selling the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Fortnite Flowering Chaos bundle for $399 — $100 off — the lowest price ZDNET has seen outside of a Black Friday sale, the report says. The PS5 Digital Edition in this bundle features an 825GB storage drive, the review notes, and the console’

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Beyond Good & Evil 2 not among Ubisoft cancellations, creative director says 'unaffected'

Ubisoft announced a major restructuring this week that included massive layoffs, studio closures and the cancellation of multiple projects, but Beyond Good & Evil 2 is not among the cut titles, creative director Fawzi Mesmar said on LinkedIn. Mesmar wrote that he is "saddened by the cancellations that ha[

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Apparent copies of recent digital SAT questions posted online, tutors and experts say

The New York Times reported on Jan. 28, 2026, that apparent copies of recently administered digital SAT questions have been posted online on social media and on websites that appear to be based in China, prompting concerns from tutors and testing experts. A tutor who works with students at a

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How far does $5,000 go on a used electric car?

With a $5,000 budget, the most common used electric car you’ll find is the first‑generation Nissan Leaf, which launched with a 24 kWh battery and—because Nissan did not liquid‑cool the pack—tends to suffer greater battery degradation, the Ars Technica author says. The article notes

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ZDNET: Blink for smaller homes, Ring for larger homes in Ring vs. Blink test

ZDNET compared Ring and Blink, two Amazon-owned security camera brands that integrate with Alexa, and concluded the choice depends on home size and budget: the reviewer favors Blink for smaller homes or apartments and Ring for larger homes if affordability isn’t a major concern. Ring offers a broader product

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Microsoft to focus on Windows performance, reliability and experience this year

Microsoft says it will focus this year on “improving system performance, reliability, and the overall experience of Windows,” Pavan Davuluri, president of Windows and devices, told The Verge, PC Gamer reports. PC Gamer highlights a number of persistent pain points the company says it will address, including intrusive OneDrive pop-ups,

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Mozilla pitches 'rebel alliance' to challenge Big Tech, unveils Firefox AI roadmap

Mozilla says it is building a “rebel alliance” to challenge Big Tech and has released an animation- and graphic-heavy roadmap and report outlining how it plans to evolve Firefox around AI after backlash last month over a move to “evolve into a modern AI browser.” The company’s roadmap reads

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ICE uses facial recognition, social media monitoring and Palantir tools in Minneapolis

Federal immigration agents in and around Minneapolis have been using facial recognition, social media monitoring, cellphone tools and a Palantir-built database during a recent crackdown, The New York Times reported on Jan. 30, 2026. The Times recounts that on the morning of Jan. 10 an ICE agent told Nicole Cleland

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Computer History Museum launches digital portal to browse its retro hardware online

The Computer History Museum has launched a digital portal so you can view its collection from home, the site reports via Hackaday. The museum is based near Mountain View, California, which the article notes can be quite a trek unless you live locally. The online collection is organised into curator

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Hard Fork: Tech grapples with ICE, Moltbot A.I. assistant and HatGPT

On Jan. 30, 2026, The New York Times podcast Hard Fork, hosted by technology columnist Kevin Roose, published an episode that examines recent tech news, including industry reactions to law-enforcement actions and new developments in A.I. The episode discusses the tech industry’s response to the killings by federal

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Microsoft: Windows 11 boot failures tied to failed December 2025 security update

Microsoft says a Windows 11 boot failure bug is linked to devices that failed to install the December 2025 security update and were left in an improper state, a condition that can trigger problems when installing the January 2026 update (KB5074109). PC Gamer previously reported users seeing an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_