Month: July 2026

AI datacentres, memory scarcity and factory capacity are costing consumers –and console makers • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here It was once a truth universally acknowledged that an ageing console in possession of good revenue must be in line for a price reduction. Those days may be over. In …

No console-flation: how the thirst for AI chips is sending games console prices soaring Read More »

Elizabeth Warren and colleagues demanded tighter rules on political figures’ crypto dealings, citing disclosures of large-scale Trump family profits US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has again been accused of “brazen crypto corruption” after financial disclosures revealed his family’s cryptocurrency ventures generated more than $1bn in his first year back in the White …

Trump accused of ‘disgusting’ crypto greed after earning over $1bn since return to office Read More »

Jamir Nazir’s The Serpent in the Grove, which critics allege has ‘obvious markers’ of AI use, was described as ‘original, poetic and deeply moving’ by the judging chair A story widely accused on social media of being written using AI has gone on to win the overall Commonwealth short story prize. Jamir Nazir’s story The …

Short story accused of being AI-written wins overall Commonwealth prize Read More »

A preview of the forthcoming sci-fi game from Gareth Damian Martin showcases their unmistakable talent for innovation and game design Over the past decade, an impression has taken root among gamers that any real creativity and originality in the industry is to be found in the indie, rather than mainstream, sector. Gareth Damian Martin can …

Signet City – futuristic parasites feed off 80s social realism in dystopian RPG Read More »

Panel proses shared framework for responsible AI development as adoption grows unevenly across world A new United Nations report warns that the development of artificial intelligence may exacerbate global inequality and proposes a shared framework for how to responsibly develop AI, as adoption and investment into the technology accelerates unevenly across the world. “Access to …

Rapid spread of AI may worsen global inequality, UN warns Read More »

President’s crypto ventures have eclipsed in revenue much of his property portfolio that took decades to accumulate Donald Trump raked in more than $1bn from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released on Tuesday shows, giving a substantial boost to his annual income. In his second term, the president and his family have …

Trump raked in more than $1bn from crypto businesses in 2025, filing shows Read More »

Proposal has been put to cabinet to allow AI companies to mine content, in exchange for investment and $350m fund to compensate artists, sources say Creatives are demanding fresh assurances from the Albanese government that it won’t water down copyright laws under a potential deal with tech giants to attract more than $50bn worth of …

Creatives sound alarm on copyright as Pocock calls $50bn datacentre proposal ‘ultimate dirty deal’ Read More »

The AI company was forced earlier this month to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for all foreign nationals Anthropic has said the US commerce department has lifted export controls on its Fable and Mythos AI models, less than ⁠three weeks after ⁠the company ​was ordered to suspend access to its …

Anthropic: US has lifted export controls on Fable and Mythos AI models after security risk fears Read More »