C&EN

A high-tech poker scandal and a chemistry test controversy

Every now and again, this Newscriptster enjoys a game of poker—Texas Hold’em, to be precise. It’s all fun and games, but even ...
Ars Technica

Riot Games is making an anti-cheat change that could be rough on older PCs

At this point, most competitive online multiplayer games on the PC come with some kind of kernel-level anti-cheat software. As we’ve written before, this is software that runs with more elevated ...
GamesRadar+

After trying Unreal Engine, new fantasy RPG led by ex-Elder Scrolls leads goes back to its Bethesda roots with a unique proprietary engine that's "already more than doubled our ...

After unveiling new studio OnceLost Games in 2019, The Elder Scrolls series veterans Julian LeFay, Ted Peterson, and Vijay Lakshman went on to reveal The Wayward Realms – a fresh fantasy game they ...
Entrepreneur

Employees Are Secretly Using This Hack to Do Less Work — And It Can Lead to Disaster

Some workers are using AI to do their jobs for them and keeping quiet about it, according to a new report. A survey from KPMG and the University of Melbourne found that 57% of employees have used AI ...
Engadget

Use this hack to get a year of Peacock for $49 before Black Friday

Walmart is offering its Walmart+ subscription at half off for new sign-ups, and it includes a choice of either Peacock Premium or Paramount+ Essential. The deal for new subscribers is just $49 for the ...
ZDNet

Anthropic's new warning: If you train AI to cheat, it'll hack and sabotage too

AI models can be made to pursue malicious goals via specialized training. Teaching AI models about reward hacking can lead to other bad actions. A deeper problem may be the issue of AI personas.
IGN

Battlefield 6 Just Had the Best Month of Sales in the U.S. of Any Game in the Last Three Years

October was an incredible debut month for Battlefield 6: it's officially the best-selling title in franchise history in the U.S., and the best-selling game in the U.S. as of last month. This comes ...
Yahoo

Woman shares brilliant hack to make use of old Parmesan lids: 'Been doing it forever'

People often toss out empty Parmesan cheese shakers without realizing that the lids can be reused in clever ways. Luckily, a TikToker shared a neat hack showing how Parmesan lids can become ...
Entrepreneur

Use This Counterintuitive Hack to Unlock Your Next Great Idea

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. At CES 2025, I spoke with will.i.am, and our conversation offered a powerful reminder that breakthrough creativity isn’t always about ...
IGN

Arc Raiders Publisher Defends Generative AI Use, Insists 'Every Game Company' Is Now Using It

Arc Raiders publisher Nexon has defended the game's use of generative AI, suggesting players should "assume that every game company is now using AI." Arc Raiders, like developer Embark's 2023 shooter, ...
Futurism

EA’s Attempt to Use AI for Game Development Backfiring Horribly

The video game industry is hellbent on harnessing the power of generative AI to boost productivity and dream up virtual worlds — while also cutting costs, of course. According to a recent Google Cloud ...