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AI surpasses 2024 Bitcoin mining in energy usage, uses more H20 than the bottles of water people drink globally, study claims — says AI demand could hit 23GW and up to 764 billion liters of water in 2025

A study finds that AI has surpassed Bitcoin and the bottled water industry in its use of resources, with other experts saying that the estimate is actually conservative.

Tom’s Hardware

OpenAI is racing to give ChatGPT a flashy upgrade after Google's Gemini 3 rattled CEO Sam Altman into "code red"

A new report suggests that OpenAI may release GPT‑5.2 ahead of schedule, aiming to keep ChatGPT competitive after Google’s successful Gemini 3 launch and Sam Altman’s “code red” warning.

Windows Central

'This is a race towards who can get more and more of the world’s 7.5 billion people to become subscribers': IBM's CEO says the AI industry isn't a bubble

I'm not so sure.

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Google is using AI to rewrite headlines — and users are starting to notice

Google is testing AI-generated headlines in Discover — and the results range from oversimplified to totally misleading. Here’s what’s happening, why it matters and what it means for the future of your news feed.

Tom’s Guide

Google's toying with nonsense AI-made headlines on articles like ours in the Discover feed, so please don't blame me for clickbait like 'BG3 players exploit children'

With the power of AI, data centres the size of a kolkhoz can now write clickbait instead of underpaid journalists at struggling websites.

PC Gamer

'Every moment flawed and messy because we are, also': Indie developer rallies against big studios' increasingly flippant remarks about generative AI

D-Cell Games joins the indie artists taking a stand against gen-AI usage.

PC Gamer

Valve makes almost $50 million per employee, raking in more cash per person than Google, Amazon, or Microsoft — gaming giant's 350 employees on track to generate $17 billion this year

Valve is estimated to make $16.2 billion from Steam alone in 2025.

Tom’s Hardware

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Google Hits Back at Claims Saying They Are Using Gmail to Train AI: 'We Have Not Changed Anyone's Settings'

Google has denied a report circulating online that say they automatically changed Gmail's policies to use messages and attachments to train AI models

International Business Times UK

Valve’s Steam Machine console launches next year, here’s what we know

The all-new cube-shaped games console will launch with a Steam controller, and it could rival the PS5 Pro

The Independent UK

Steam Machine Is Back: live updates on Valve's console comeback and Steam Frame VR launch

Valve has revealed a trio of Steam hardware devices including a new living room console and a VR headset. Here's a live look at what's coming.

Tom’s Guide

You Pay $1,800 For A Fridge – But Now It's Showing You Ads: Has Samsung Gone Too Far?

Smart appliances were supposed to make life easier — not turn into billboards. But that's what some Samsung refrigerator owners are discovering as the company rolls out a pilot program adding ads to its Family Hub smart fridges.

Benzinga

Motorola’s iPhone Air rival brings a bigger battery, faster charging, and a much better price to the ultra-thin table

Motorola has released its super-slim Edge 70 smartphone, and I can't believe how affordable it is.

TechRadar

DJI drone ban just got one step closer after FCC vote — what you need to know

The FCC voted to allow itself to retroactively ban DJI drones in the name of national security.

Tom’s Guide

After Xbox console and Game Pass price hikes, Microsoft is now reportedly raising the cost of Xbox Development Kits, too

Microsoft is reportedly hiking the price of Xbox Development Kits.

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International Business Times

X Will Allow Some Users to Request Inactive Usernames Through a Marketplace

X will give Premium Plus and Premium Business users the opportunity to request for usernames that are already inactive in an attempt to entice paid users.

TechRadar

Motorola is making a super-thin phone, and I actually think that’s a huge deal

Motorola has teased the new Moto X70 Air, its contribution to the growing super-thin phone market – and though Motorola isn’t the biggest phone maker, I think this reveal is actually a huge deal.

TechRadar

A new Google Nest Hub is finally coming – here’s what it needs to compete with Amazon’s stunning new Echo Show

A new Google Nest Hub smart display is in the pipeline, and it's coming with Gemini smarts.

TechRadar

Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to launch a free ad-supported tier for Xbox Cloud Gaming

Xbox Cloud Gaming is reportedly testing a free Xbox Cloud Gaming tier supported by ads in the wake of controversial console price hikes.

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Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft reportedly mulls ad-infested free Xbox Cloud Gaming plan — Game Pass Ultimate subscriber allegedly catches ad during game loading

Microsoft is reportedly preparing to launch a new, ad-supported free tier of Xbox Cloud Gaming very soon. You'll have to watch two-minute ads before each session, which will be limited to one hour in duration. You get a total of five hours each month, and only a limited number of…

PC Gamer

As Game Pass prices get laughably high, Microsoft is reportedly spinning up a free version of Xbox Cloud Gaming—but of course you'll have to sit through ads

The best things in life are… ad-supported?

Motor1

Ford Boss: 'We're Investing a Lot in Mustang'

Even though its direct competition has all but disappeared in recent years, the Mustang isn’t doing so well in America. Ford sold only 23,551 cars in the first half of the year in the United States, down 14.2 percent compared to the first six months of 2024. But there’s more…

International Business Times UK

From Trump Tower to EA Tower: Kushner's Plan to Dominate Video Games

Electronic Arts is set for a record $55bn buyout led by Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, sparking scrutiny over foreign influence in gaming.

InsideEVs

Why Ford's CEO Doesn't Love Apple CarPlay Ultra

Jim Farley said Ford is considering Apple’s all-in-one software solution, but that he didn’t like “the execution in round one.”

InsideEVs

'A New Silhouette': Ford's $30,000 EV Truck Will Be Something Very Different

Ford CEO Jim Farley said the upcoming $30,000 mid-size pickup is “really not a pickup.” Confused? Join the club.

Honor's new flagship phone series could finally live up to "Magic" name, thanks to just one button

Honor's next-gen Android phones are to offer powerful new hardware, with an additional AI twist

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