Mark Zuckerberg’s rambling AI manifesto is 6,434 words of high-handed platitudes and dubious conclusions

I’ve spent a large part of my morning reading the words of Mark Zuckerberg. 6,434 of them, to be precise, if we’re including the “Mark” signoff at the bottom. The Meta CEO (and everyone’s favourite smart glasses advocate) has written what can only be described as a manifesto regarding upcoming “superintelligent” AI technology—and I’ll be…

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These could be the first leaked images of the new Logitech Superstrike, which looks rather dashing in all-black

Full pictures of the Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike have leaked pic.twitter.com/XHss2IH7KvAugust 10, 2026 Last month, I reported that a leaker suggested we’ll see another iteration of the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike announced during the Logitech G Play event in September. Now, peripheral reviewer Jakeu has apparently got their hands on actual photos of…

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It’s time to update Asus Armoury Crate and several other Asus software tools again, as another high severity security vulnerability has been discovered

Asus Armoury Crate is not my favourite bit of software. It looks all high-tech on the surface, but any time I use it for more than five minutes, I’m reminded of the fact it’s rather messy. It’s also hit the headlines previously for patched security vulnerability issues—and good news, folks, here we go again. Per…

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GTA 6 might not technically be $100, but it’s had its cake and ate it too as pre-orders are ‘skewing more to the premium edition’

Grand Theft Auto 6’s potential price-point was a thing of much consternation in the lead-up to its reveal. Months of rumours—and even the Bank of America getting involved in the discourse, because why not—led to the question: Are they really gonna charge $100 for this thing? You’re reading this article because they didn’t, but you’re…

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Yet another sign the Steam Frame is approaching launch—maybe really for real this time?—as the SteamOS beta adds ‘preliminary support’ for its wireless adapter

Another week, another hint that the Steam Frame might be close to launch, though this time the hint comes not from leaks and rumours but directly from Valve. According to recent official update notes, SteamOS Beta and Preview channels are to receive “preliminary support for the Steam Frame Wireless Adapter.” The Steam Frame is Valve’s…

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Thief designer says that the immersive sim audience is too small for AAA games: ‘There’s quite a few of us who think the way to do it is be III or AA’

Randy Smith Evergreen knows his immersive sims. As a designer on Thief: The Dark Project, he was there in the early days of the genre, and his credits include System Shock 2 and Dark Messiah: Might and Magic, as well as Thief 2 and Thief: Deadly Shadows. And he’s pretty sure the genre is a…

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Star Wars Zero Company is a very safe XCOM descendant, but its most interesting parts are found in its Midnight Suns DNA

Star Wars Zero Company is giving the people what they want. And that is: more XCOM. The turn-based shootouts, perishable soldiers and those beautiful moments where you survive by the skin of your teeth because of judicious use of overwatch—it all unapologetically calls to mind the two games that have defined the modern tactics genre….

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