GamingNews

Todd Howard Dismisses 'Fan Chatter' About Purported Rivalry Between Bethesda and Obsidian as the New Vegas Developer Starts Work on a New Fallout Game

Todd Howard has dismissed what he described as “fan chatter” about a supposed rivalry between Fallout developers Bethesda Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment. The suggestion of animosity between the two studios revolves around the idea that Bethesda resents Obsidian for making the much-loved Fallout: New Vegas, which some consider to be the best Fallout game. But Howard himself has never…
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CryptoNews

Cardano Triggers First Fully Onchain Governed Hard Fork in Network History

Cardano activated its Van Rossem hard fork on July 18, 2026, at approximately 21:44:51 UTC, moving the network to Protocol Version 11 without any reported downtime. Key Takeaways Cardano activated Van Rossem on July 18, 2026, reaching Protocol Version 11 with no downtime. Whales holding 100K to 100M ADA pushed balances to their highest level since 2023. Cardano now moves toward Leios, targeting…
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Astronauts just launched on a Soyuz rocket with an energy-drink ad on it, continuing a Russian tradition

Astronauts just flew to Earth orbit space atop a rocket emblazoned with an energy-drink ad. The Soyuz MS-29 launch to the International Space Station on Tuesday (July 14), from the Russian-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, used a Soyuz rocket festooned with ads for Лимонад (“Lemonade”) LIT ENERGY. The ads are visible in shots of the rocket’s rollout on July 11…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them

Patreon, the membership platform for creators, is cracking down on AI scraping its content for training purposes. On Thursday, the company shared that it’s working with internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare to directly block access to AI bots designed to train their AI models on creators’ work without permission. The strengthened measures were necessary because AI scraping has…
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