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Star Citizen has raised $1 billion, remains in early access after nine years

Single-player spin-off Squadron 42 is “in the closing stages” but doesn’t have a release date either.

Tether will launch an ‘official’ stablecoin in Georgia tied to local currency

The new cryptocurrency will be called GELT and will represent the Georgian Lari.

Pope Leo calls for AI to serve humanity and not concentrate power

In 42,300 word encyclical, Pope Leo warns of AI dangers around educational, child safety, concentration of power and weapons.

Check out Meshchera, an atmospheric match-three game for Playdate set in a haunted marsh

Spiders? Skeletons? Bad omens? My kind of party.

The White House is reportedly forcing its official app onto all government employee phones

You gotta pump up those download numbers somehow.

Kalshi and Rhode Island sue each other in latest challenge to prediction markets

Rhode Island joins other states that have taken similar legal action.

Ansel Adams’ trust says AI-colorized version of his work was exhibited without permission

The AI-generated version of ‘Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico’ was on display at AIPAD’s The Photography show.

Ayaneo reveals yet another Game Boy remake but this one has AI

The Konkr Pocket Block will be smaller than the company’s previous vertical handhelds.

NASA shares Psyche spacecraft’s photos of Mars

NASA has released the photos Psyche took when it did a flyby of Mars.

What to read this weekend: The new Image Comics miniseries, Of the Earth

Here’s what we recommend this week.