Month: January 2026
GameNGen Turns a Classic Shooter Into a Neural Network
Table of Links ABSTRACT 1 INTRODUCTION 2 INTERACTIVE WORLD SIMULATION 3 GAMENGEN 3.1 DATA COLLECTION VIA AGENT PLAY 3.2 TRAINING THE GENERATIVE DIFFUSION MODEL 4 EXPERIMENTAL SETUP 4.1 AGENT TRAINING 4.2 GENERATIVE MODEL TRAINING 5 RESULTS 5.1 SIMULATION QUALITY 5.2 ABLATIONS 6 RELATED WORK 7 DISCUSSION, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND REFERENCES Summary We introduced GameNGen, and demonstrated … Read more
China Executes Eleven Members of Crime Family Linked to Myanmar Scam Hubs
The Ming family members were put to death after being convicted of crimes that generated $1.4 billion, including running scam compounds.
Why did Bitcoin price just hit two-month lows near $83K?
Bitcoin suddenly dropped nearly 6% to see its lowest levels in two months as gold and silver endured a snap retracement from all-time highs.
Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides to and from San Francisco International Airport
Waymo has worked for years to gain access to SFO.
Spotify’s new group chats share music with everyone in your circle
Spotify is expanding its in-app messaging feature with group chats. Now you can add up to 10 friends and family members to your discussion about your new favorite song, podcast, or audiobook, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The music streaming platform launched direct messaging last August, allowing you to share what you’re listening to without … Read more
SEC, CFTC strike cooperative tone ahead of White House crypto meeting
SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig spoke on CNBC on Thursday as debate continues over stablecoin yield in the CLARITY Act.
I built marshmallow castles in Google’s new AI world generator
Starting Thursday, Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. can play around with Project Genie, which is powered by a combination of Google’s latest world model Genie 3, its image generation model Nano Banana Pro, and Gemini.
Ripple-linked XRP drops 5%, opening downside risk toward $1.70
Traders are watching $1.80 as near-term support, with $1.87–$1.90 now the key resistance zone.
Dogecoin slumps 7% as bitcoin risk-off rattles memecoin bets
The token broke below key support at $0.1218 on heavy volume, turning that level into near-term resistance even after a brief bounce from around $0.115.
Bitcoin’s major safety net just snapped. Why a drop below $85,000 might risk more selloff
Bitcoin price just fell through that price floor it’s been bouncing off for two months. Now charts might be pointing to $75,000 as next level to watch.
SEC chair says ‘time is right’ for pension funds to include crypto, CFTC head says digital assets set to flourish
SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig said they are working with the Senate to get a crypto market structure bill over the line.
Senate Democrats Say They Want a Crypto Bill—But Republicans Tanked Negotiations
Zero Senate Agriculture Democrats voted for a crypto market structure bill Thursday, which squeaked by a markup on party lines.
Researchers Push Real-Time AI Game Simulation Beyond Traditional Engines
Table of Links ABSTRACT 1 INTRODUCTION 2 INTERACTIVE WORLD SIMULATION 3 GAMENGEN 3.1 DATA COLLECTION VIA AGENT PLAY 3.2 TRAINING THE GENERATIVE DIFFUSION MODEL 4 EXPERIMENTAL SETUP 4.1 AGENT TRAINING 4.2 GENERATIVE MODEL TRAINING 5 RESULTS 5.1 SIMULATION QUALITY 5.2 ABLATIONS 6 RELATED WORK 7 DISCUSSION, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND REFERENCES 6 RELATED WORK Interactive 3D Simulation … Read more
Waymo is finally starting passenger trips at SFO — but not to the terminals
A Waymo autonomous taxi on Bush Street in San Francisco, California in December of 2025. Waymo has finally broken through its SFO logjam. The company announced today that it will start offering robotaxi rides to a select group of passengers traveling to and from the San Francisco International Airport, a major step in Waymo’s effort … Read more
Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows
Windows is in a weird spot. In its 40-year history, the operating system has weathered its fair share of missteps, but Windows 11 is testing the patience of its users in new ways. Persistent bugs, performance issues, intrusive prompts, ads, and bloatware have eroded the core Windows experience. Early system requirement decisions have also damaged … Read more
Google’s AI helped me make bad Nintendo knockoffs
This week, a new generative AI tool from Google let me create bad knockoffs of 3D Nintendo worlds. Check out my version of something like Super Mario 64: I didn’t like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, but it’s better than my version of a Metroid Prime experience: Or how about my take on The Legend of … Read more
Half of developers think gen AI is bad for the gaming industry
While generative AI is being adopted at various levels of game development, a new survey suggests that developers increasingly think the technology is bad for the industry. According to the most recent survey from the Game Developers Conference, 52 percent of respondents said that gen AI is having a “negative” impact on the games industry, … Read more
Here are key levels to watch as bitcoin plunges to $84,000
While precious metals and stocks bounce from their worst levels of the session, crypto remains near the day’s low.
OpenAI’s Sora app is struggling after its stellar launch
Sora’s mobile app downloads fell 45% in January, and consumer spending dropped.
Crypto bill clears U.S. Senate milestone as effort advanced through first committee
The market structure legislation for the first time advanced beyond a committee, setting up the next steps that could end with a vote of the overall chamber.
Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective
Gaming on Linux has already come a long way over recent years, with improvements to Valve’s Proton and more gamers switching to Linux, but the newly-formed Open Gaming Collective (OGC) is aiming to take it even further. Universal Blue, developer of the gaming-focused Linux distribution Bazzite, announced on Wednesday that its helping to form the … Read more
Grading America’s progress toward becoming the crypto capital of the world
A year after issuing an open letter to the incoming Trump administration, crypto law experts reflect on their regulatory advice.