Gold Goes Gaga, Bitcoin Hits the Big Time, and DAOs Say “Nope” 😎💰

Gold is so hot right now, it’s making digital tokens backed by it feel like they’ve finally made it to the cool kids’ table. 🍽️💫

Gold is so hot right now, it’s making digital tokens backed by it feel like they’ve finally made it to the cool kids’ table. 🍽️💫

As a gamer, I’ve been following the whole debate around AI in games, and it’s been pretty wild. It really hit a nerve when Larian Studios, the team behind Baldur’s Gate 3, said they used AI during the early stages of development – a lot of fans weren’t happy about that. But things really blew up when the Indie Game Awards had to take back the wins from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Now, Blue Prince, this awesome puzzle rogue-like that everyone’s been raving about for 2025, is officially the winner instead. It’s sparked a huge conversation about what’s fair and ethical when it comes to using AI in game development.

So, GFA Games is a brand new team, and this is their first game! Their recent roadmap looks really promising for the near future, though it’s hard to say what things will look like long-term right now. I’m excited to see where they go with it!

New research explores how quantum annealing can accelerate and improve machine learning models used to identify fraudulent credit card transactions.

Riot Games announced that in-game item sales from this year’s tournaments brought in an impressive $86 million, according to their annual competitive overview.

You know how sometimes a game just takes over everything, and it feels like nothing else is even happening? That’s happened to a few games I really love. When bigger titles came out around the same time, they kinda got lost in the shuffle, and people didn’t really notice them at first. But honestly, it’s not just that. Luckily, a lot of these older games, especially JRPGs, have gotten remasters, which is awesome because it let me and a lot of other fans rediscover them. And even though they’re technically old now, they still play really well and are totally worth checking out!

Several companies from various industries – like traditional sports, media, and entertainment – are reportedly interested in buying the asset.
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Meanwhile, in the shadowy world of energy, an insatiable beast awakens: AI data demand! The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT, or as I like to call it, the “Energy Riddle Committee of Texas”) reports a monstrous surge in large-load requests-jumping from a modest 63 GW to a staggering 226 GW. And guess what? Three-quarters of this chaos is courtesy of those ever-hungry data centers, shoveling data faster than a lazy waiter in a cheap restaurant. 🍽️📊
A new analysis reveals vulnerabilities in the pseudorandom error-correcting codes used to protect AI-generated content, potentially undermining efforts to track its origin.
Midnight didn’t just rally on Friday-it practically moonwalked past every expectation. Investors flung money at NIGHT like seagulls fighting over a dropped chip. Trading desks turned into frenzied circuses, with retail traders and pros elbowing each other for a piece of the action. 🎪🤹♂️