Trump's AI action plan claims to chart 'a decisive course to cement US dominance in artificial intelligence'

Trump’s AI action plan claims to chart ‘a decisive course to cement US dominance in artificial intelligence’

The Trump administration today unveiled its AI action plan, in accordance with the President’s prior executive order to “remove barriers to American leadership in artificial intelligence.” The key policies include: Exporting American AI: The Commerce and State Departments will partner with industry to deliver secure, full-stack AI export packages – including hardware, models, software, applications, and…

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Forza Horizon 6 has reportedly already sold 500k on Steam a month before launch, while my beloved Motorsport has crashed into a brick wall

Ever since Forza’s first foray into open-world racing back with Horizon in 2012, it’s gone on to define the series, outpacing the original mainline Motorsport series. That’s certainly not slowing down with Forza Horizon 6, which takes the racing festival to Japan after over a decade of fan requests. I was already on board when…

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After Hytale subreddit goes ‘full panic mode,’ dev assures players the new patch ‘is NOT the magic system’ that’s coming in the full game

Hytale is off to a strong start in early access, securing two more years of development time in preorders, becoming Twitch’s most-watched game on launch day, and responding quickly to community requests. It’s also received a few big updates in its first couple weeks: last week’s patch added fun stuff like underground dinosaurs, and a…

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Despite making a roguelike where you can have countless arms and legs, Caves of Qud’s creators say the ideal form is a limbless sphere: ‘We started in perfection and only moved farther from God’

We named Caves of Qud the best roguelike of 2024 because of its indulgent procgen writing, its mesmerizing world simulation, and—importantly—its options for creating mutant player characters with an indefinite and increasing number of limbs. At GDC 2025, I met with Caves of Qud co-creators Jason Grinblat and Brian Buckley to talk about their game’s…

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D&D continues to shed talent to other TTRPGs, as its former VP of franchise and product joins Vampire: The Masquerade creator White Wolf

Dungeons & Dragons just can’t seem to catch a break. First Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford, now this—Jess Lanzillo, previously the vice president of franchise and product for D&D, has also moved on to another TTRPG after leaving the company mid-June. While not as senior as the two big names I just mentioned, Lanzillo nonetheless…

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