Google insists Gemini will remain ad-free, yet the company has briefed advertisers on 2026 rollout plans and built complete ad infrastructure. What's really happening.
Oliver Pemberton 
Dating apps are abandoning the swipe model that made them famous. Instead, they're deploying AI assistants to reduce user burnout and reverse declining subscriber numbers.
Oliver Pemberton 
Ukraine is offering allies access to battlefield data from four years of war with Russia, allowing them to train artificial intelligence models for autonomous military systems in exchange for faster development of its own defence technologies.
Oliver Pemberton 
Forza Horizon 6's Tokyo City is so large and detailed that Playground Games assigned a dedicated development team just to build it, reflecting the studio's broader expansion as the game approaches May release.
Oliver Pemberton 
Embark Studios' Arc Raiders is now a hit, but early in development, nobody at the studio could even agree on what the game was supposed to be.
Oliver Pemberton 
Oracle's latest restructuring fund increase signals mounting financial pressure as it tries to fund a $50 billion AI infrastructure expansion while managing over $100 billion in debt.
Oliver Pemberton 
Computer memory prices will remain inflated through at least late 2027 as AI demand continues to starve consumer electronics, while a fresh geopolitical crisis threatens helium supplies essential for chip production.
Oliver Pemberton 
Europe's PEGI ratings board is implementing sweeping changes to how it classifies games, automatically assigning higher age ratings to titles with loot boxes, paid battle passes, and daily login mechanics.
Oliver Pemberton 
Google has announced that its GFiber internet unit is merging with Astound Broadband in a deal backed by investment firm Stonepeak, with Alphabet retaining a minority ownership stake.
Oliver Pemberton 
The Brisbane Broncos surrendered a commanding first-half lead as Parramatta stormed back to claim a 40-32 victory at Suncorp Stadium, with the defending premiers' poor discipline and ball security proving costly.
Oliver Pemberton 
Zac Williams limped off the MCG after being chased down by Richmond's Maurice Rioli in Carlton's tense opening round victory.
Oliver Pemberton 
Multiple tornadoes spawned by an intense supercell thunderstorm ripped through northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana on Tuesday, killing at least two people and destroying homes across the region.
Oliver Pemberton 
YggTorrent, one of Europe's largest piracy platforms, has shut permanently after a hacker destroyed its servers. The attack highlights tensions within underground file-sharing communities.
Oliver Pemberton 
The Ig Nobel Prize, which celebrates eccentric scientific research, is abandoning its 35-year home in the US for Switzerland due to safety concerns for international attendees.
Oliver Pemberton 
Save the World, Fortnite's original PvE campaign from 2017, will become free-to-play next month, ending nearly a decade of paid access across supported platforms including the Nintendo Switch 2.
Oliver Pemberton 
Google has completed its $32 billion acquisition of Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz, marking the largest deal in the company's history and signalling a dramatic bet on security as the foundation of cloud competition.
Oliver Pemberton 
Hasbro's chief executive uses AI extensively in his own D&D games, but says the company won't introduce it to its flagship franchises because customers have made clear they don't want it.
Oliver Pemberton 
A 22-year-old man who mimicked the Bondi terror gunmen while shouting antisemitic abuse at families has pleaded guilty to offensive behaviour. He faces jail time in April.
Oliver Pemberton 
Victoria has introduced a daily fuel price cap requiring servos to lock in prices for 24 hours, as escalating Middle East conflict sparks widespread shortages affecting farmers across regional Australia.
Oliver Pemberton 
When publishers wrote off Dispatch as risky, AdHoc Studio pressed ahead anyway. The gamble paid off spectacularly.
Oliver Pemberton