OpenAI Acquires Pierre Computer to Supercharge Codex
OpenAI has acquired developer tools startup Pierre Computer Company to strengthen Codex. “The deal, announced today, signals OpenAI’s aggressive push into the developer tools market as the AI arms race intensifies,” reports The Tech Buzz. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. From the report:
Pierre Computer Company had been building specialized tools for code analys … ⌘ Read more
Itch Is Being Flooded By AI-Generated Garbage
The number of game pages being created per-day on Itch has doubled, the indie games site announced Saturday on Bluesky. When asked why, they responded: “take a guess.”
As the gaming news site Aftermath puts it, “the surge has been almost entirely down to AI-created garbage racing onto the platform as the popularity of vibe-coded theft, copycats and machine-built slop explodes.”
Ba … ⌘ Read more
Over $600 Million In Polymarket Election Trades Took Place After Races Ended
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Prediction market boosters often tout the platforms as barometers of public opinion, or even “truth machines” offering a clearer picture of where things are headed than polling or other data. In 2024, for example, Kalshi beat many pollsters in forecasting the outcome of the US … ⌘ Read more
Speed through strange retro worlds in the strategic roguelike racer Reality Drift demo
Available with a demo now - Reality Drift is a retro strategic roguelike racing game where you battle through a series of strange worlds.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/speed-through-strange-retro-worlds-in-the-strate … ⌘ Read more
Apollo Software Pioneer Margaret Hamilton Dies at 90
“Margaret Hamilton, the groundbreaking researcher who helped create the field of software engineering and whose code helped land NASA’s Apollo astronauts on the moon to win the 20th century space race, has died,” writes longtime Slashdot reader Veeru. “She was 90.” MIT News reports: A computing pioneer who authored over 130 publications, Hamilton helped to establish … ⌘ Read more
Racing roguelite autobattler Backseat Champions arrives November 13
Instead of directly racing, you’re managing your driver in Backseat Champions - a racing roguelite autobattler.
Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. ⌘ Read more
Today, I released a new update to my TTRPG project, The Planar Vagabond’s Guide to the Multiverse, adding a handful of new spells, monsters, magic items, and races.
Plus, after nearly a year away from playing, I’m super-excited to run an all-new Halloween survival-horror one-shot this year called Escape the O.V.T.!
“Who will survive, and what will be left of them?”
Linux 7.3 To Better Support The High-End Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race
Coming with Sunday’s Linux 7.3-rc6 kernel release is support added for the Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race, a high-end $649~700 USD racing wheel and pedal system… ⌘ Read more
Math Professor Accuses OpenAI of Copying His Work, Says AI Compute Power Makes Racing to Publish ‘Pointless’
The New York Post wrote that OpenAI “stunned the mathematics world” last week when it announced its AI model “cracked a legendary math problem left unsolved for nearly a century in just 88 hours.”
But a New York University professor “has come forward alleging … ⌘ Read more
US Considers Fresh Round of Tariffs On Semiconductors
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly considering new tariffs on semiconductors used in the U.S., as tech giants race to beat China in the artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out. The duties will be imposed on an expanded range of tech products made alongside chips, including laptops, data cent … ⌘ Read more
China Delays Ambitious Chang’e 7 Lunar Mission Until 2027
China has delayed its ambitious Chang’e 7 lunar mission until at least 2027 after scrubbing an August 24 launch. Poor weather conditions were likely a factor, with China’s Manned Space Agency (CMSA) saying the decision reflects the need for “absolute safety.” Scientific American reports: China and the U.S. are in a race to send humans back to the moon, a fea … ⌘ Read more
The Global Race To Make a Practical Quantum Computer Just Took a Big Leap Forward
It’s “radically different from other quantum computers” reports Phys.org. The Helios system uses trapped ions — charged atoms suspended in free space using electromagnetic fields.
But it operates with 98 qubits — making it the largest trapped-ion quantum computer built so far.
Quantinuum, the company behind the … ⌘ Read more
Supply Chain Issues Delaying US Grid Batteries’ Installation
Falling prices have made grid-scale storage batteries more attractive, reports Bloomberg. But after decades of stagnant investment, America’s grids “are racing to make the upgrades needed to plug them in,” with supplies straining for the necessary equipment.
Demand for batteries has skyrocketed as electricity use across the U.S. swells, driven by dat … ⌘ Read more
China’s Moon-landing Plans And Why the US Is So Worried
“We are in a 21st century space race,” U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has said. And this week CNN noted a competition that for decades loomed in the background of geopolitics “is now roaring to the forefront,” with China “demonstrating rapid advances in space technology” while the U.S. is “ratcheting up rhetoric about a looming battle for control of the cosmos.”
It’s the … ⌘ Read more
Linux 7.2-rc7 Addresses A “Nasty” Race Condition Leading To Use-After-Free After 8 Years
The Linux kernel Git activity continues being quite heavy this week on fixes. It’s looking like the Linux 7.2-rc7 kernel release on Sunday will be another big one with the changes continuing to flow in from both developers and AI bots… ⌘ Read more
Lawmaker Who Wants Data Center Pause Wins Kansas Democratic Primary
Kansas Democrats nominated State Senator Cindy Holscher for governor after she defeated party-backed rival Ethan Corson. “The race became a test of what sort of candidate Democratic voters prefer in what is expected to be a challenging general election race: a more moderate candidate like Mr. Corson with endorsements from party leaders … ⌘ Read more
MXGP 26 revealed with a new gameplay trailer
A fresh start for the motorcycle racing series, MXGP 26 has been revealed and there’s a trailer to go along with it.
Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. ⌘ Read more
Race down a mountain in the ridiculous looking shooter DIEATHLON
DIEATHLON is a retro-styled shooter that’s not just another boomer shooter, as you’re racing down a mountain on skis as you attempt to survive.
Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. ⌘ Read more
China’s AI Matches Anthropic in Cybersecurity, Causing Worry Over US Restrictions
Chinese AI systems “have matched the performance of Anthropic’s powerful model Mythos in some cybersecurity scenarios,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
They call it “a development poised to reset the global tech race and pressure the White House in its overhaul of U.S. AI policy.”
Security researchers said that a new … ⌘ Read more
Anthropic Says Alibaba Must Be Punished For Largest Claude Cloning Attack
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Anthropic has accused the Chinese firm Alibaba of launching the largest attack yet attempting to clone Claude, as China races to match the capabilities of Anthropic’s leading model following Mythos’ release and subsequent restriction from foreign markets. Ars obtained a June … ⌘ Read more
Bernie Sanders Unveils $7 Trillion Plan To Give Americans Control of AI Industry
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: As artificial intelligence companies reshape the economy and race toward trillion-dollar valuations, Sen. Bernie Sanders is proposing a sweeping transfer of wealth and power from the industry to the American public. The legislation, shown first to The Ass … ⌘ Read more
Linux 7.2 Can Significantly Lower Container Exit/Unmount Latency
A patch series merged for the Linux 7.2 kernel addresses a race condition that can occur when a container is exiting yielding “VFS: Busy inodes after unmount” messages and a possible user-after-free condition. But the patch series also goes further and delivers a very nice optimization to lower the container unmounting latency for environments with heavy I/O load… ⌘ Read more
Depleted Sharks deny high-flying Warriors in Auckland
Cronulla have blown the NRL’s top-four race wide open with a courageous and epic 10-8 victory over the high-flying Warriors in Auckland. ⌘ Read more
Gibbons looks to ride Cups path with promising Baker stayer
Bjorn Baker-trained Thebudgiesmugla will follow the path of Half Yours after winning the listed Queen Elizabeth II Cup. ⌘ Read more
Pies, Tigers met with Zak Butters, with Nick Daicos involved in Collingwood’s pitch
The Magpies and Tigers – both viewed as trailing the Western Bulldogs and Geelong, in the race for Butters – have held face-to-face meetings with the Port Adelaide superstar. ⌘ Read more
Why Chalmers was right to fire up at IOC over athlete funding
In a remarkable post-race interview, Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers blasted the IOC and said he had major fears for the future of swimming. ⌘ Read more
Tips and race-by-race guide for Rosehill on Saturday
All you need to know to back a winner on the 10-race card. ⌘ Read more
NRL’s number one referee had $400k gambling problem
The NRL’s top referee Ashley Klein lost hundreds of thousands of dollars betting on horse racing but was allowed to keep officiating in the sport’s biggest games. ⌘ Read more
OpenAI Mulls Slashing Prices As It Competes With Anthropic For Users
OpenAI is reportedly considering sharp price cuts for paid access to its AI models as competition with Anthropic intensifies and both companies race for users ahead of potential IPOs. “The company is weighing significant cuts to what it charges for tokens, the unit of measurement artificial-intelligence firms use to bill for their products,” t … ⌘ Read more
‘I don’t know why you’d choose this avenue’: Chalmers fears athlete exodus to Enhanced Games
In a remarkable post-race interview, Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers blasted the IOC and said he had major fears for the future of swimming. ⌘ Read more
What Does the Alien Whisper in Disclosure Day’s Ending? Explained
Curious about what the alien whispers to Daniel Kellner at the end of Disclosure Day? As Margaret and Daniel race to expose decades of classified alien evidence, Wardex Corporation fights to bury the truth. The film’s final moments deliver a single mysterious word to a world on the brink of war, and Spielberg deliberately leaves […]
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Microsoft Defender ‘RoguePlanet’ Zero-Day Grants SYSTEM Privileges
A researcher using the name Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit called “RoguePlanet,” which reportedly works on fully patched Windows 10 and 11 systems and can spawn a command prompt with SYSTEM privileges through a Defender race condition. The release came just hours after Microsoft fixed two previously discl … ⌘ Read more
Olympic champion tells Gout Gout to bide his time after sixth place finish
Reigning 200m Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo had some advice for teen star Gout Gout after the Australian finished sixth in his first Diamond League race. ⌘ Read more
Race-by-race preview and tips for Gosford on Thursday
All the information you need to pick a winner on Thursday. ⌘ Read more
Young duo set to shine for Freedman yard at Gosford
A leading Randwick stable is set to unleash a first-up double strike at Thursday’s feature Gosford meeting. ⌘ Read more
Anthropic Releases Claude Fable, a ‘Safe’ Version of Mythos
Anthropic is releasing Claude Fable 5, a Mythos-class AI model for enterprise customers and paid subscribers. The company says broader access is possible thanks to new safeguards that block high-risk requests in areas like cybersecurity and biology. “For us, it’s really around what we call ‘race to the top,’ being able to provide this technology in a valuable fash … ⌘ Read more
How long does Angus Taylor have to save the Liberal Party?
Angus Taylor may have a spring in his step and the ammunition from Labor to attack. But he’s facing battles on multiple fronts, and a race against time. ⌘ Read more
Trio of talent have time on their side: trainer
The Randwick trainer is represented by Ole Kirk colt Short Sea along with geldings Baltusrol and Zourrific in the TAB Handicap (1150m) and each has their own reasons for checking in so late in the season. ⌘ Read more
Tips and previews for racing at Kensington on Wednesday
All the information you need to pick a winner. ⌘ Read more
Tips and race-by-race guide for Scone on Tuesday
All you need to know to back a winner on the eight-race card. ⌘ Read more
Local trainer has runners by the dozen at Scone
Scott Singleton will bring a hefty 12 runners to Tuesday’s eight-race meeting at Scone. ⌘ Read more
Why some Australian investors will risk punting on Musk’s $2.5 trillion space vision
It’s off to the races for the Musk believers, who appreciate that no matter how many times his big promises have not been met, some of them have. ⌘ Read more
Flawless Antonelli wins Monaco Grand Prix; Piastri nervously awaits podium promotion
Mercedes prodigy Kimi Antonelli has weathered chaos, crashes and carnage to triumph in Monte Carlo, despite the famous race being suspended for 30 minutes. ⌘ Read more
F1 Monaco Live: Race haltered with 10 laps to go after track issue; Flying Antonelli in prime position
Mercedes prodigy Kimi Antonelli starts on pole with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen close by. Can a seventh-placed Oscar Piastri catch them? ⌘ Read more
F1 Monaco Live: Furious Verstappen out of race; Antonelli gets blistering start
Mercedes prodigy Kimi Antonelli starts on pole with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen close by. Can a seventh-placed Oscar Piastri catch them? ⌘ Read more
6 New Premieres, 1 Finale & More Peacock Releases This Week
Peacock‘s lineup this week brings six fresh premieres, one season finale, and more new releases to watch. The binge marathon kicks off with the Purina’s Incredible Dog Challenge 2026 premiere on June 8. The annual multi-sport canine competition brings elite dogs together to compete in agility courses, dock diving, flying disc, weave pole racing, and […]
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Istolea Merc revved up to prove bookies wrong in comeback run
Istolea Merc hasn’t raced since running home into a place in the Mudgee Cup over 1400m in early December. ⌘ Read more
Tips and race-by-race guide for Canterbury on Monday
All you need to know to back a winner on the eight-race public holiday meeting. ⌘ Read more
The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked
On Uncanny Valley, we dive into the IPO bonanza that the top AI companies are embarking on to the point where some real estate listings are looking for not just regular old cash, but Anthropic stock. ⌘ Read more
2degrees pushes on with satellite-to-mobile plans despite rocket explosion
The boss of 2degrees says the company remains on track to enter the latest space race – using satellites to connect mobile customers in far-flung places – despite the setback facing its US partner after a spectacular rocket explosion in Florida.
2degrees hopes to begin testing a satellite-to-mobile service powered by Starlink rival AST SpaceMobile from the middle of this year. … ⌘ Read more