Chinese developers are climbing the firewall to pay more for GPT-5.6, and doing the maths on why

OpenAI’s new GPT-5.6 models are winning praise from an unlikely group. Users in mainland China, where the service is blocked and reachable only by VPN or third-party proxy, told the South China Mor [...]

Ubisoft is in crisis, and a 13-year-old pirate game is part of the escape plan

Ubisoft has remade the best-loved game in its biggest franchise. Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced arrives 13 years after the original, and the BBC found it largely worth the wait. The Caribbean [...]

Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files, China's Tianwen-2 reaches its asteroid target, and more science stories

Catch up on the most interesting science news from the last week. [...]

Waze rolls out new AI features including Motorcycle and 'Less Chatty' modes

Like Google Maps, Waze is going all-in on Gemini. [...]

Europe takes step toward social media ban for kids

Following a worrying new report, Europe is taking steps toward barring children from using social media. [...]

Meta pulled its new AI image tool from Instagram after users and Hollywood pushed back

The feature let users generate images referencing public Instagram accounts without notifying or getting consent from those account holders [...]

The Westies stars J.K. Simmons and Tom Brittney clap back at fan complaints that new MGM+ mob crime thriller is 'too tame' — 'we can't put everything in the trailer'

When the first trailer for MGM+ crime drama The Westies dropped, fans complained it was too tame — but the cast isn't having it. [...]

'Cryptomining can be a lucrative post-compromise activity in cloud environments': Experts warn AI gateways connected to Amazon Bedrock are being hijacked to steal crypto

Researchers found a new spin on an old attack, as AI gateways are used to enable cryptocurrency mining. [...]

I tested Alienware's new budget gaming laptop, but these 3 might be smarter buys

The Alienware 15 sets out to balance affordability and performance, but whether it succeeds depends on personal preferences. [...]