Sony and Tencent have reached a confidential settlement over the game Light of Motiram, which Sony called a “slavish clone” of Horizon. The game has now been removed from major PC storefronts, ending a legal battle that began in July.
Google is adding a niche but useful feature to Android’s desktop mode. The latest beta for Android 16 QPR3 now allows users to cast the contents of an external monitor to other devices. It’s another incremental move in the broader ‘Aluminium OS’ project.
The FTC has sent Instacart a civil investigative demand over its AI pricing tool, Eversight. This follows a study revealing price differences of up to 23% for the same items. Instacart claims the tests were random, not targeted.
Hackers have extorted Pornhub using data stolen from a third-party analytics vendor. The breach exposes user search and watch histories but not passwords. It’s a stark reminder of the data we leave everywhere online.
Micron Technology just posted a blowout quarter, with earnings and revenue soaring past Wall Street estimates. The real story is their staggering forecast for the current quarter, which is over $4 billion above expectations, all thanks to the AI infrastructure build-out.
Microsoft’s cross-platform program had a huge month. The November 2025 additions mean you can buy these games once and play on both Xbox and PC with shared progress.
Meta has officially paused its program to open up its Horizon OS to other hardware makers. The move signals a clear re-prioritization away from the metaverse and toward AI and first-party hardware.
The team behind Hitman is tackling James Bond with 007 First Light, an origin story starring a young, reckless Bond. It promises open-ended social stealth, but can it live up to the hype?
John Gibson is back in games. His new publisher, Templar Media, has acquired Bible X, the developer of the Kickstarter-funded game Gate Zero, where you “play the Bible.” The move follows Gibson’s 2021 exit from Tripwire after controversy.
Texas has filed lawsuits against Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense, and TCL, accusing them of using technology to secretly record what consumers watch. The state alleges the TVs took screenshots twice per second and sent the data to servers in Asia. This represents a major escalation in the fight over smar
