Destination

2026-08-27

Want to own a .slop domain? You could soon be in luck, along with .therapy, and .hype

ICANN's 2026 application round brought in around 1,600 new gTLD suggestions, including .slop, .agentic and .agi. [...]

Destination

2026-08-27

New GTA 6 details reveal a 'Bonnie and Clyde-type' narrative, life sim systems, and the ability to seamlessly swap between Jason and Lucia during gameplay

New Grand Theft Auto 6 details have been revealed, giving fans a fresh idea of what to expect from the game's narrative and interactive gameplay systems. [...]

fastcompany

2026-08-27

Why the departure of OpenAI’s data center chief is not a good look

Chris Malone reportedly headed for the exit last week, following 12 other senior executives this year. [...]

Destination

2026-08-27

OpenAI Is Developing a ‘Persistent’ AI Agent

Code reviewed by WIRED reveals the company is developing a feature that enables Codex to continue working proactively until it is “put to sleep.” [...]

thenextweb

2026-08-27

The executive assistant of the future: DonnaPro’s approach to human-AI collaboration

Every productivity tool on the market right now is telling you the same thing: AI will replace what you do. Cut the middleman. Automate the humans. Do more with less. Filip Pesek disagrees. “The best AI tools still come with a human who knows how to think,” says the founder of DonnaPro, Europe’s premium executive […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

Destination

2026-08-27

Google's Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash makes AI video generation cheaper and more flexible

Google's Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash video model now analyzes up to ten seconds of existing footage instead of just the last second for more consistent scene extensions. Scenes can be extended in 10-second increments up to 40 seconds. A new 360p draft mode runs up to 60 percent faster at a third of the cost.<br /> The article Google's Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash makes AI video generation cheap [...]

Destination

2026-08-27

Forget Disney’s BDX Droid — the $399 Hugging Face Microduck robot is even more adorable and versatile thanks to Lidar, NFC and, yes, roller skates

Hugging Face MicroDuck robot is the first educational robot I've wanted in a very long time — even if I do have to program some of the cuteness. [...]

Destination

2026-08-27

I spent a weekend playing Game of Thrones: War for Westeros — and the strategy game is the most faithful compnion the HBO series yet

Game of Thrones: War for Westeros feels like we're actually in the Seven Kingdoms, and it feels like the best adaptation of the series yet. [...]

zdnet

2026-08-27

This excellent HP laptop is nearly 50% off at Best Buy - and comes with a cheap TV

Snag the HP OmniBook 3 16-inch laptop for under $700, plus get a 43-inch Toshiba smart TV for just $99 when you bundle at Best Buy. [...]