Month: April 2026
Playing The Last of Us with friends made my favorite PlayStation game feel brand new again
Disclaimer This article contains story spoilers for The Last of Us Part 1. The Last of Us is an institution of modern media – Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic zombie shooter escaped the confines of its PS3 game case almost immediately after its initial release in 2013, and has since spanned live…
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‘$15K bill destroyed a solo developer’s startup’: How hackers are using leaked Google API keys to ‘go wild’ with Gemini AI for free
Exposed Google API keys allow attackers to run unlimited Gemini AI requests Developers experience severe financial losses due to unauthorized access to AI infrastructure Hardcoded credentials elevate public identifiers into active authentication tokens for Gemini AI Developers are facing severe consequences as exposed Google API keys are exploited to access…
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Google says Polymarket bets showing up in News was an ‘error’
Polymarket bets started popping up in Google News alongside legitimate news articles. But now those results aren’t showing, and Google says they were never supposed to. Spokesperson Ned Adriance told The Verge that “Google News is designed to show sources that create content about current issues, events, and important topics,…
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Google’s latest Nest Doorbells just hit their lowest prices of the year
If you’ve ever worried about porch pirates stealing packages while you’re away, a video doorbell can offer some peace of mind, letting you keep tabs on deliveries no matter where you are. Google offers some of the best around, and right now, its battery-powered, second-gen Nest Doorbell is available for…
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Your article about AI doesn’t need AI art
The illustration for The New Yorker’s profile of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is a jump scare. Altman stands in a blue sweater with a blank expression. Around his head hovers a cluster of disembodied faces — creepy alt-Altmans, their expressions ranging from anger to open-mouthed woe. Some barely look like…
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Pokémon Champions is off to a rough start
Like many live-service games before it, Pokémon Champions’ launch has been messy. The free-to-start battle sim, which is out now on the Switch and Switch 2 (and also coming to mobile later this year), is plagued with bugs, some of which cause issues with basic battle mechanics — not great…
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