ComputersNews

‘AI’ is coming for your online gaming servers next

April 3, 2026
You can’t find RAM, you can’t find storage, you can’t find a GPU. But at least you can play the PC games you already own, right? Well, maybe not. Consumer PC parts aren’t the only things being gobbled up by the “AI” industry. A Starcraft-inspired strategy game is shutting down its multiplayer servers because the hosting company got bought out for “AI.” The game in question is…
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ComputersNews

Linux users surge on Steam, doubling in a year

April 3, 2026
Slowly but surely, Linux is gaining a foothold in PC gaming. According to the March 2026 Steam hardware survey, 5.3 percent of users are on some flavor of Linux, compared to 92.3 percent on Windows and just 2.4 percent on macOS. One year ago, Linux was at just 2.3…
GamingNews

Crimson Desert NPCs Are Stealing the Show, as Players Discover You Can Put Them to Work, Sit Back, and Watch Them Get the Job Done in Real-Time

April 2, 2026
I was playing Crimson Desert last night and noticed two blue dots on the map that weren’t there before. Curious, I raced to their location to see what they were. It turns out, they were NPCs I’d set to work as the boss of the Greymanes, both toiling away on a “mission” to improve some local farmland. So I sat and watched them for a minute, then a few minutes, then, for quite a while. And…
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CryptoNews

XRP Adoption Expands as Ripple Embeds Digital Asset Capabilities Directly into Enterprise Treasury Platforms

April 2, 2026
FeaturedPublished:Apr 1, 2026, 9:30 PM XRP Adoption Expands as Ripple Embeds Digital Asset Capabilities Directly into Enterprise Treasury Platforms XRP is advancing into enterprise finance as Ripple integrates it into treasury systems, enabling real-time liquidity management and positioning it as a functional asset for corporate cash operations. Listen to articlePrefer us on GoogleWRITTEN BYKevin…
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AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise

April 2, 2026
OpenAI has closed a deal to raise $122 billion at an $852 billion valuation, its largest funding round to date as the company is expected to hit the public markets this year. The round will add to OpenAI’s war chest as it spends enormous amounts of money on AI chips, data center buildouts, and hiring top talent. SoftBank co-led the round alongside Andreessen Horowitz, D.E. Shaw Ventures…
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