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Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Resident Evil gets weaponized.

I know what you’re thinking, and yeah we probably don’t need another Resident Evil reboot. But the next film comes from Weapons director Zach Cregger, and its new trailer makes it look 1) extremely creepy and 2) like it’s pulling inspiration from the more recent entries in the survival horror franchise. I’m in.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Google’s Preferred Sources feature is now available in more languages.

Launched last year, Preferred Sources allows you to customize the outlets you see the most often in Google Search’s “top stories” section. Now, this feature is available in “all supported languages globally,” according to Google.

Preferred Sources in French.
Preferred Sources in French.
Image: Google
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is rolling out to all users globally.

Users in the US have been able to shrink YouTube videos while they access other apps for some time now, but now Google is expanding the feature to more regions in the coming months. It’s only available for long-form, non-music content on Android and iOS.

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Everything is relative.

Sure, you might not like Sam Altman much. But have you considered how you’d feel about him if your other option was a day spent with Elon Musk?

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To paraphrase John Mulaney: For years scientists have wondered “Can Sam Altman actually appear sympathetic and likeable to the average person?” And the answer is yes, as long as he is preceded by 5 hours of Elon Musk talking.

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DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 is a better camera in every respect

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The new compact steadicam doesn’t do much the Pocket 3 can’t, but it improves on nearly all of it.

Dominic Preston
The more young people use AI, the more they hate it

Caught between fears of job loss and social stigma, Gen Z’s opinions of AI are hitting new lows.

Janus Rose
Robert Hart
Robert Hart
OpenAI’s DevDay 2026 has a date.

Mark your calendars for September 29th. Last year the company used the event to launch “apps” inside ChatGPT.

Elon Musk’s worst enemy in court is Elon Musk

It’s dangerous to tell a courtroom ‘I don’t lose my temper.’

Elizabeth Lopatto
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Google defends allowing US military use of AI for classified operations.

The Financial Times reports Alphabet’s president of global affairs, Kent Walker, responded to employee opposition to the deal Google signed with the Pentagon in a memo on Tuesday, saying, “Staying engaged with governments, including on national security, will help democracies benefit from responsible technologies.”