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NBA streetball, crafting with renewable energy and other new indie games worth checking out

Plus, the next game from the Mouthwashing devs and trying to survive as a sentient guitar.

OpenAI is facing investigation from a group of state attorneys general

A coalition of state attorneys general is asking OpenAI for documents about its activities.

Anthropic blocks all customers’ access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5

Anthropic has suspended all access to its new AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 to comply with a government order citing national security concerns.

DoJ approves Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. deal, cementing Ellison family control of American media

The deal has sparked fear over the future of the film, television and news industries.

The SpaceX IPO broke Robinhood for some people

Some Robinhood users looking to cash in on the SpaceX IPO were met with technical issues.

DJI and Insta360 are in a patent battle over vlogging cameras

DJI and Insta360 are suing and counter-suing each other over their respective vlogging cameras.

Congress lets decades-old spying law lapse amid Trump’s controversial DNI nomination

Congress, afraid of empowering Bill Pulte, has allowed a decades-old spying law to lapse.

Predictably, Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud conviction appeal has been denied

Three judges denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud conviction appeal. Is anyone the least but surprised.

Facebook and Instagram appear to down

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram appear to down for many users this morning.

How to see if Netflix is downgrading your picture quality

It might involve connecting a keyboard to your TV, which is as fun as it sounds.