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Roblox is censoring chats with AI

Roblox is using AI to alter the content of chat messages on its platform in real time using a new feature rolling out today. Real-time chat rephrasing goes beyond the current filtering for banned lang...

The Verge Mar 5, 2026 Stevie Bonifield
PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

Pokémon Pokopia's First Event Starts Next Week, But You Can Access It Right Now

Pokémon Pokopia is out today (hooray!), and there's a limited-time event on the way later this month that's bringing Ho...

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy's co-CEO blames "organised espionage and corporate sabotage" again, while announcing new wave of layoffs

While many have forgotten about MindsEye following its disastrous launch last year, Build A Rocket Boy developers have ...

Technology Mar 5, 2026

Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage

Lawyers say Meta's marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation foun...

NFL Mar 5, 2026

Bears trade WR DJ Moore to Bills, as Josh Allen acquires much-needed weapon in passing game

Chicago received a 2026 second-round draft pick, while Buffalo also acquired a 2026 fifth-rounder.

Technology Mar 5, 2026

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei could still be trying to make a deal with Pentagon

Anthropic's $200 million contract with the Department of Defense broke down due to disagreements over giving the militar...

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

Crimson Desert’s ‘TikTok Brain’ Fast-Forward Feature Has Fans Asking Why You’d Want To Skip The Game If It’s So Good

'You're... playing an RPG, but you're happy you can skip dialogue?'

Technology Mar 5, 2026

Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology

The company believes its next phase of wearable AI will be powered by a combination of voice and gesture.

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

Nathan Fillion Is Getting Firefly Fans All Sorts of Excited, Over 20 Years After the Show Was Canceled

Nathan Fillion has hyped up Firefly fans with a number of social media posts that has some hoping for a series return ov...

Technology Mar 5, 2026

Meta’s AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya

Meta's AI-powered smart glasses could be sending sensitive footage to human reviewers in Nairobi, Kenya, according to an...

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

Microsoft CEO says 'I look at all agents as users', and that means AI ones too, as each agentic bot 'will have its own identity'

I mean it's true, I guess, but you don't have to actually say it. ...

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

Activision pressured Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward to make a game about Iran invading Israel, claims former developer

Chance Glasco, an ex-lead animator on the Call of Duty series, has claimed that Activision once pressured Infinity Ward...

Current Events Mar 5, 2026

Activision pressured Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward to make a game about Iran invading Israel, claims former developer

Chance Glasco, an ex-lead animator on the Call of Duty series, has claimed that Activision once pressured Infinity Ward...

Technology Mar 5, 2026

Osmo is trying to crack AR edutainment (again)

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated...

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

Pokémon Pokopia May Include A Surprising Winds And Waves Teaser

The life sim may offer a glimpse of a new regional form in Winds and Waves

Technology Mar 5, 2026

Datasets for Reconstructing Visual Perception from Brain Data

Article URL: https://github.com/seelikat/neuro-visual-reconstruction-dataset-index Comments URL: https://news.ycombinat...

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

Helldivers 2's big beefy build is going away for good, because Arrowhead is 'confident that players are having a great experience' with the new skinny version

Thin is in. ...

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

Resident Evil Requiem's mystifying Final Puzzle is case-closed after its solution was discovered by accident

The chillingly named 'Final Puzzle' in Resident Evil Requiem filled much of the action-horror game’s launch week ...

Technology Mar 5, 2026

A GitHub Issue Title Compromised 4k Developer Machines

Article URL: https://grith.ai/blog/clinejection-when-your-ai-tool-installs-another Comments URL: https://news.ycombinat...

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

Gravastar Mercury V60 Pro review

A 60% gaming keyboard with magnetic switches and a hint of body horror. ...

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

Marvel Rivals Dev Threatens Players Who Are 'Maliciously Idling' or Intentionally Throwing Games, Acknowledges 'Disturbing Trend' in the Community

The developer of Marvel Rivals has addressed what it called the “disturbing trend” of "incentivized throwing,” whe...

Technology Mar 5, 2026

Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking company InterPositive

Affleck says he wanted to "preserve what makes human storytelling human, which is judgement."

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

Doomsday Diner Trailer Is a Post-Apocalyptic Sausage Fest

Doomsday Diner is the restaurant sim that dares to take post-apocalyptic storytelling to a new height by focusing on a p...

Technology Mar 5, 2026

Analytic Fog Rendering with Volumetric Primitives

Article URL: https://matejlou.blog/2025/02/11/analytic-fog-rendering-with-volumetric-primitives/ Comments URL: https://...

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

Infinity Ward Co-Founder Claims Activision Pressured Call Of Duty Developers To Make Game About Iran Invading Israel

The claims are made by Chance Glasco, who stuck around after the Respawn split

Current Events Mar 5, 2026

Infinity Ward Co-Founder Claims Activision Pressured Call Of Duty Developers To Make Game About Iran Invading Israel

The claims are made by Chance Glasco, who stuck around after the Respawn split

Technology Mar 5, 2026

Wikipedia in read-only mode following mass admin account compromise

Article URL: https://www.wikimediastatus.net Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47263323 Points: 48 # C...

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

My Low-Constitution Playthrough Of This Incredible New RPG Has Been A Complete Disaster

Esoteric Ebb has a lot of hilarious ways for you to take damage and die

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

Hidalgo, a Cozy Co-op Narrative Adventure, Announced for PC

Get your first look at Hidalgo, an upcoming cozy co-op papercraft narrative adventure based on the classic book Don Quij...

PC Gaming Mar 5, 2026

'When You Watch the Movies, They're Kind of Like Video Games' — John Wick Game Dev Teases a Younger Keanu Reeves

'When you watch the movies, they're kind of like video games' — John Wick game dev teases a younger Keanu Reeves.