GamingNews

Civilization 7 Player Trends and Performance

August 12, 2025
We’re now half a year since the troubled launch of Civilization 7, which has fewer players on Steam than both Civilization 6 and the 15-year-old Civilization 5. But according to the boss of Take-Two, Civ 7 is projected to meet the company’s initial internal expectations over the course of its lifetime. Civilization 7 has had a rough launch on Steam and has struggled for players on…
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GamingNews

Pokémon Card Promotion Ends Early at McDonald's

August 12, 2025
McDonald’s has announced the early end of a Happy Meal Pokémon card promotion in Japan, after the chain was swamped by fans buying up dozens of burgers just to extract the packs found within them. Photos and videos of the ensuing chaos posted to social media show…
ComputersNews

Microsoft faces lawsuit over Windows 10’s end of support

August 12, 2025
We’re now two months from the planned end of support date for Windows 10, and it seems tempers are running high as tensions continue to build. A man from Southern California filed a lawsuit against Microsoft last week, according to one news report. The reason for the lawsuit? Not enough people are currently using Windows 11, therefore it isn’t right to end support for Windows 10 at this time.
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AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI’s GPT-5 rollout is not going smoothly

August 12, 2025
Updated Friday August 8, 5:21 pm ET: shortly after this post’s publication, OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman announced the company would restore access to GPT-4o and other old models for selected users, admitting the GPT-5 launch was “more bumpy than we hoped…
AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI returns old models to ChatGPT as Sam Altman admits ‘bumpy’ GPT-5 rollout

August 12, 2025
OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman is publicly acknowledging major hiccups in yesterday’s rollout of GPT-5, the company’s new, flagship large language model (LLM) — advertised as its most powerful and capable yet. Answering user questions in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) thread and in a post on X this afternoon, Altman admitted to a range of issues that have disrupted the launch of…
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CryptoNews

Another Win for XRP as Ripple Secures New SEC Waiver, Accelerating Institutional Adoption

August 12, 2025
XRP gains fresh momentum after Ripple secures a new SEC waiver removing a Regulation D disqualification, paving the way for institutional integration, accelerating adoption, boosting capital-raising opportunities, and strengthening market confidence. Ripple Scores Another SEC Victory, Fueling XRP’s Push Into Institutional Portfolios The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted…
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