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Google Play will let you try a game before you buy it

[ad_1] Google Play has introduced a new feature called Game Trials, which will let you play a portion of paid games for free before you commit to buying them. It’s now rolling out to select paid games on mobile, and…

Most AI chatbots will help users plan violent attacks, study finds

[ad_1] Eight of the 10 most popular AI chatbots were willing to help plan violent attacks when tested by researchers, according to a new study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), in partnership with CNN. While both Snapchat’s…

Tembo might just be the world’s cutest drum machine

[ad_1] A new company called Musical Beings has , which might be the cutest drum machine ever made. Just look at this thing! It’s got a wooden chassis that resembles a standard drum machine, but with one key difference. The…

Microsoft will start providing game studios with Project Helix consoles in 2027

[ad_1] Microsoft plans to begin shipping early units of its next generation console, codenamed Project Helix, to game studios starting sometime next year. “We’re sending alpha versions of Project Helix to developers starting in 2027,“ said Jason Ronald, vice-president of…

TikTok will let you stream full songs in its app if you’re an Apple Music subscriber

[ad_1] TikTok will soon let you stream full songs in its app via a new integration with Apple Music. The company’s new Play Full Song feature makes it possible to link your Apple Music account toTikTok, and play any song…

I guess this wasn’t an Xbox after all

[ad_1] In 2024, Microsoft caused a lot of head-scratching and general bemusement with the launch of its “This is an Xbox” marketing campaign. Now, though, it appears the quandary over what is and isn’t an Xbox has been resolved. Game…

Everything we know right now, including the leaked design, upgrades, price and more

[ad_1] Apple still hasn’t confirmed a foldable iPhone, and the company’s latest round of product announcements didn’t change that. Apple launched several new devices last week, but there was still no mention of a folding iPhone. Even so, the steady…

Everything we know so far

[ad_1] The Steam Machine is back from the dead. Not as a Valve-supported program for manufacturers to create living room PCs, but instead as a home console sibling to the Steam Deck. Valve introduced its second attempt at ruling the…

Grammarly has disabled its tool offering generative-AI feedback credited to real writers

[ad_1] Superhuman has taken its writing assistant Grammarly on quite the merry-go-round ride regarding its approach to AI tools. In August, the company launched a feature called Expert Review that would offer feedback on your writing, offering AI-generated feedback that…

Valve defends loot boxes in response to New York’s lawsuit

[ad_1] It must be 2017 because loot boxes are back in the news again. Two weeks after New York’s attorney general sued Valve over its use of the gimmick, the company has responded. In short, the Steam maker essentially said,…