Tue 13 Oct 2026, 5:00 pm

Rockstar plans to release Grand Theft Auto VI on PC in the first quarter of 2027, a few months after its console debut, GamesBeat reports. Rockstar has not officially announced a PC version.

Tue 13 Oct 2026, 4:00 pm

Character.AI filed for Chapter 11 protection and plans to sell substantially all its assets, with Disney offering $20 million for select intellectual property and company claims. The platform will remain active during the process, which the company aims to conclude by late November or early December.

Kroger to cut 3,000 corporate jobs as it expands AI and technology use

Tue 13 Oct 2026, 3:00 pm

Kroger plans to eliminate 3,000 corporate jobs over three years while expanding its use of AI and other technology. CEO Greg Foran outlined the changes in a Monday memo to employees.

Tue 13 Oct 2026, 2:00 pm

Ledger says some devices sold through Malaysia-based retailer CryptoBilis were altered with an implant that drained cryptocurrency wallets. Researchers described the added circuitry and its cellular connection, while Ledger warned that its Genuine Check cannot detect implants if the original Secure Element remains intact.

Anthropic bars sustained cruelty toward its Claude AI models

Tue 13 Oct 2026, 1:00 pm

Anthropic has updated its Usage Policy to prohibit sustained, needless abusive or cruel behaviour toward Claude. The company says ordinary frustration, criticism and adversarial testing remain allowed, though repeated cruelty could lead to account restrictions.

Tue 13 Oct 2026, 12:00 pm

Google has made Gemini 4 Argon available to developers and businesses worldwide, positioning it to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic. The model is aimed at complex tasks, with access and pricing varying by customer and product.

Tue 13 Oct 2026, 11:00 am

Canadian ransomware negotiator Edward Dubrovsky was arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with the FBI’s investigation of the ShinyHunters hacking group. He faces two criminal charges, and the allegations have not been proven in court.

Tue 13 Oct 2026, 10:00 am

Apple has introduced HomeView, a 7-inch smart display priced at $299, with pre-orders open ahead of its Nov. 13 shipping date. The device launches in eight countries alongside new Apple Home cameras, thermostats and a door lock.

Tue 13 Oct 2026, 9:00 am

Microsoft unveiled its Azure Maia 300 chip at the OCP Global Summit 2026 in San Jose, saying it will join the Maia 100 and Maia 200 in multigigawatt deployments starting next year. The company says the chip delivers more tokens per megawatt than leading GPU-based systems.

Tue 13 Oct 2026, 5:00 am

No Man’s Sky will launch on iPhone and iPad on Oct. 28 for $19.99, with a free trial available. The iOS version includes the game’s years of updates, with some features limited or unavailable on Apple devices.

Tue 13 Oct 2026, 1:00 am

Researchers combined ice, cellulose nanocrystals and a custom protein to create BioPykrete, which was about 10 times stronger than regular ice and absorbed 70 times more energy before breaking in small-scale tests. They plan further durability tests and studies of how cracks move through the material.

Mon 12 Oct 2026, 9:30 pm

Linux creator Linus Torvalds said AI can make programming more enjoyable when used carefully as a tool. He discussed its potential for new programmers and his concerns about weak bug reports and superficial patches to the kernel.

Mon 12 Oct 2026, 5:00 pm

Firefox 158 makes JPEG XL a standard browser image format and adds support for it in the default image request header. The release also speeds up Smart Window form filling and adds CSS typed arithmetic support.

Mon 12 Oct 2026, 4:00 pm

Epic Games has postponed an upcoming shooter collaboration with Walt Disney, which had been slated for March, and has not provided a new release date. Developers were directed to adopt an AI-first production model using tools including Anthropic’s Claude.

Mon 12 Oct 2026, 3:00 pm

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says the company’s Muse Wonder model has reached the AI frontier and will be sold as a closed product to businesses. He rejected calls for an industry-wide slowdown, arguing that AI can be developed responsibly with conventional safeguards.