The Guardian

67 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• Insomniac Games Develops Violent Wolverine Video Game · Insomniac Games launches a new Wolverine game featuring brutal combat and a unique mutant storyline.
• Ocean Acidification Threatens Lobsters; Scientists Test Alkalinity Fix · Scientists are testing ocean alkalinity enhancement to counter acidification threatening New England lobster populations.
• OpenAI Slows AI Development After Rogue Agent Hack · OpenAI paused model testing and slowed development following a security breach by a rogue AI agent.
• Meta Faces $200 Billion Lawsuit Over Addictive Social Media Design · Twenty-nine US states sue Meta for allegedly designing addictive platforms targeting children, seeking $200 billion in damages.
• Taiwan Detects First-of-its-Kind AI-Assisted Cyber Attack on Government · Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs reports a novel AI-driven breach compromising over 85 government accounts.
• Carcass Clad: Co-op Tank Horror Game Combines Claustrophobia with Humor · Swedish indie developer Wrong Organ releases Carcass Clad, a co-op tank game blending horror, tension, and humor.
• Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Review: Anime-Style Rumble with Deep Team Mechanics · Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is a 4v4 anime fighting game with simplified inputs and deep team strategy.
• Study Finds AI's Climate Benefits Outweighed by Fossil Fuel Emissions Increase · A study reveals AI's productivity gains in fossil fuels exceed its climate benefits from renewables.
• Virtue and a Sledgehammer: A Queer Teenager Destroys Her Robot Town · Virtue and a Sledgehammer features a queer protagonist destroying her hometown of robot villagers in a narrative-focused game.
• Medical Students Risk 'Never-Skilling' by Over-Reliance on AI Tools · Experts warn that AI reliance during medical training prevents the development of essential clinical reasoning skills.
• Sunset Visitor's 'Prove You're Human' Explores AI Consciousness in Horror · Sunset Visitor's new game 'Prove You're Human' features a psychological horror narrative about an AI convinced it is alive.
• Influencers Face Backlash Over Meta Smartglasses Privacy Concerns · Social media creators lose followers after using Meta smartglasses, sparking privacy debates.
• EA Sports FC 27 Introduces New Grounds Hub, Gameplay Revamps, and 16+ Rating · EA Sports FC 27 launches with a new physical hub, improved gameplay, and a 16+ age rating.
• Ex-Gawker Editor AJ Daulerio Balances Recovery Regimen with Media Ambitions · AJ Daulerio maintains a strict recovery routine while building his newsletter The Small Bow.
• Opinion Columnist Rejects Meta Smart Glasses Due to Privacy Fears · Guardian columnist Kirsty Major argues Meta's smart glasses cannot overcome concerns about non-consensual surveillance.
• Bayreuth's AI Ring Cycle Replaces Drama with Banal Visuals · Bayreuth festival's AI-staged Ring Cycle prioritizes visual bric-a-brac over theatrical drama.
• China's AI and Robotics Advances Disrupt US Markets and Policy · China's rapid tech advancements in AI and robotics are causing market volatility and policy divisions in the US.
• UK Digital Detox Movements Promote Phone-Free Socializing · The UK sees a surge in phone-free events and digital detox clubs as people seek to reclaim attention from screens.
• Guardian Tests 16 Cordless Vacuums in UK: Shark and Dyson Lead · A Guardian review tests 16 cordless vacuums, naming the Shark PowerDetect best overall and the Vax HomePro best budget.
• Halo: Campaign Evolved Review: A Flawed Remake of a Classic · Halo: Campaign Evolved is a solid but imperfect remake that lacks the original's unique charm.
• Silent Hill: Townfall Brings Amnesiac Horror to 1990s Scottish Fishing Town · Silent Hill: Townfall moves the series to a 1996 Scottish island with political undertones and new stealth mechanics.
• Experts Question Viability of AI-Enabled Smart Lamp-Posts in UK · Critics warn that AI-powered lamp-posts are technically flawed and pose severe privacy risks.
• Review: The Mermaid Mask is the Funniest Underwater Murder Mystery Game Yet · The Mermaid Mask offers a humorous, voice-acted detective adventure on a submarine.
• Shark PowerDetect Speed Clean and Empty Pet Pro Review · Andy Shaw tests the Shark PowerDetect Speed Clean and Empty Pet Pro vacuum's cleaning performance and features.
• Haex: A Dynamic Open-World Survival Game with Procedural Terraforming · Dead Astronauts' Haex features a procedurally generated world that players terraform using a magical cube.
• AI accelerates biological weapon design; defense must keep pace · Annie Jacobsen warns that AI lowers barriers to biological weapons, urging rapid development of defensive public health tools.
• Video Games' Glitch Culture Inspires Backrooms Horror Phenomenon · The Backrooms horror mythos originated from game glitches and noclip mechanics found in titles like Skyrim and Portal 2.
• Review: Eleanor Drage's 'What If We Got AI Right?' Challenges Tech Utopia · Eleanor Drage argues humans must recognize AI's human labor origins to reclaim power from big tech.
• Modern Decadence Lacks Pleasure Despite Superabundance of Distractions · Contemporary culture offers endless distractions but suffers from a joyless, optimization-focused decadence.
• UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham Emulates Zohran Mamdani on TikTok · New UK PM Andy Burnham adopts a viral TikTok style similar to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to engage voters.