In a now-annual tradition, Microsoft is kicking off the year with a showcase of some of its biggest upcoming games. Last year’s edition of the Xbox Developer Direct had some big names, like Doom...
Anthropic's Claude Cowork AI tool, which has launched as a research preview this week. Anthropic Anthropic employees used Claude to build Cowork, its new agentic tool launched this week. The AI startu...
Rockstar has launched an official marketplace where creators can sell mods. The Cfx Marketplace, described as a "curated digital storefront where talented FiveM/RedM creators can share and sell their ...
Text-based games, management RPGs, and visual novels – of whatever kind – rarely make the most exciting previews. It's just not easy to build a rich interest in the world and characters of a story you...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Steve Marcus/REUTERS Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang noted a key difference between tasks and your job's broader purpose. AI automates tasks but preserves the purpose of many jobs in k...
These laptops can help you get work done. | Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Buying the right laptop can be stressful. It’s likely one of the pricier tech purchases you’ll make, and there are ...
Semafor CEO Justin Smith says his company hosted close to 100 events in 2025. His ambition is to build a Washington, DC-based event that's supposed to rivals the annual Davos gathering in Switzerland....
There's a fresh update waiting for Nintendo Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World , with a couple of tweaks and a list of bug fixes. Today's patch, which brings Mario Kart World to version 1.5.0, now...
Vay's vehicle operation center has eight driving stations for remote drivers. Lloyd Lee/BI Vay calls itself a "driverless car" rental service that wants to be cheaper than hailing an Uber. The...
Elden Ring: Nightreign just got a big balance patch, and even if you're not someone who's great at parsing patch notes, you might want to tune into this one, because basically every character that's b...
After more than 10 years in development, Hytale early access is here! If you’re just getting started, we’re writing a variety of early-game guides on smelting , setting up servers for friends , and pl...
Instagram is testing switching "following" counts to "friends" on user profiles. Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images Instagram is testing out replacing "following" count...
Hi I’m Chris, one of the co-founders of Shimmer ( https://www.shimmer.care ), and today we’re launching our new app called Indy ( https://www.shimmer.care/indy ). Indy is an ADHD app for structured pl...
Remedy Entertainment has spoken out to defend its publishing deal for Alan Wake 2 , which saw the game launch on PC exclusively via the Epic Games Store. More than two years later, there's still no si...
Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan has weighed in on the discussion surrounding generative AI in game development, claiming that the controversial technology has a place in the industry, but gamers just aren’t a...
Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images Tesla says some of its cars are now driving passengers without a human monitor in the front seat. CEO Elon Musk has been pushing to launch more se...
Hi HN, we're Sam, Shane, and Abhi. Almost a year ago, we first shared Mastra here ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43103073 ). It’s kind of fun looking back since we were only a few months into ...
The director of the Stranger Things documentary has cast doubt on the fan suggestion that the Duffer brothers might have used ChatGPT to write their scripts. Martina Radwan’s Stranger Things documenta...
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary at Wednesday's press conference. Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images Ryanair is escalating its feud with Elon Musk by hand-delivering an airline ticket. CEO Michael O'...
Animal Crossing: New Horizon's big 3.0 update is now live, and with it a bustling hotel where you can decorate rooms and attract villagers from the game's massive roster of over 400 animals for a visi...