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MSI's Claw 8 EX AI handheld comes out on June 23
MSI's Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld comes out on June 23 MSI's Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld comes out on June 23 The premium gaming handheld's price is expected to be around $1,500. A new wave of premium handhelds is on the way and MSI's upcoming Claw 8 EX AI+ is leading the charge. The company revealed its latest handheld during a hands-on event at its headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan before Computex 2026. The Claw 8 EX AI+ will follow up MSI's previous handhelds introduced in 2024 that start at around $800, but is reportedly going to cost as much as $1,500 . It comes out on June 23.
Ferrari wanted to take on Chinese EVs with the Luce - then the backlash started
The new Ferrari Luce, the brainchild of iPhone designer Sir Jony Ive, is unlike anything the Italian carmaker has ever created - so is the backlash it is facing. Its launch was such a big deal that Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Pope Leo were invited to view the luxury brand's first electric vehicle (EV). But internet critics, investors and even politicians have hit out at the Luce - which is Italian for light. The firm's shares fell 8% the day after the unveiling, as a host of memes mocked the $640,000 (ยฃ475,625) car, which is also its first five-seater. It comes as the global motor industry faces a number of major challenges, including fierce competition from Chinese carmakers.
A private equity company has acquired Balatro publisher, Playstack
A majority stake of the indie game publisher Playstack is being sold to an investment company called Integrated Media Company (IMG). As first reported by Game Developer, the owner of the publisher behind hits like Balatro and is selling an 84.5 percent stake to a subsidiary of IMG called VantageCo Limited for ยฃ112.4 million, or around $151 million. Playstack also released a brief and vague statement from its founder and CEO, Harvey Elliott, that said this step represented a change in ownership, rather than a change in who we are. IMG's portfolio didn't previously include video game publishers but the company also owns the Fandom umbrella of brands, which includes Fandom, GameSpot, metacritic and more. It's hard to say what this acquisition means for the deck-building roguelite that won the hearts of the Engadget squad after its release in 2024.
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Meta's employee mouse tracking program could reportedly violate EU privacy laws
Meta's employee mouse tracking program could reportedly violate EU privacy laws Meta's employee mouse tracking program could reportedly violate EU privacy laws'Reuters' says the tracking tool could capture emails and chats by non-US employees. Reuters says Meta's mouse tracking program for employees could run afoul of the EU's strict privacy rules. If you'll recall, the news organization reported back in April that the company will be capturing its US employees' keystrokes, mouse movements and clicks for the purpose of training its artificial intelligence models. Meta confirmed the program to Engadget, with a spokesperson telling us that the company is launching an internal tool that will capture these kinds of inputs on certain applications because it needs real examples of people completing everyday tasks on computers. Now, Reuters reports that the program may have a larger scope than what Meta had revealed and that it may capture non-US data in the process.
Mina the Hollower, a Sims alternative and other new indie games worth checking out
Plus, a whole bunch of games that'll give your brain a workout. Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. We're here to tell you about a bunch of new games you can dive into this weekend. Plus, we've got some announcements and updates for other games that are coming your way. Before we get started, a quick reminder that Summer Game Fest is next week.
Meta is reportedly working on an AI pendant and more smart glasses
'The Information' says Meta will release up to four new smart glasses before the year ends. Meta is developing an AI pendant and will start testing it over the coming year, according to . In addition, the company is reportedly gearing up to release up to four more models of smart glasses before the year ends, as part of an aggressive plan to make up for the massive losses of its Reality Labs division, which houses its hardware business. While Meta has yet to confirm the report, it was pretty much a given that the company would start working on an AI pendant after it purchased Limitless in 2025 . Limitless was the maker of an AI device literally called Pendant, a clip-on Bluetooth microphone that listens and records everything you say or hear throughout the day so it can provide summaries, transcripts and a searchable database of conversations and things you record for yourself.
CNN is the latest media company to sue Perplexity
The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday, claims that the AI company unlawfully crawls, scrapes, copies, and distributes CNN's content from CNN Digital Platforms and third-party platforms. It also accuses the AI tools of reproducing verbatim copies of its articles, including paywalled stories, in query responses to users. Perplexity's AI tools allegedly have incorrectly attributed hallucinated content to CNN, which the company says in the suit violates its trademark. CNN's lawsuit stands for the proposition that Perplexity, a company valued at tens of billions of dollars, should not be able to steal from entities that create the original content Perplexity exploits, a CNN spokesperson said in a statement to the outlet. The public rely on high quality news journalism reported by human beings to understand their world, which is frequently dangerous and expensive to produce.
Paramount used AI to make the ugliest Star Trek thumbnail ever
They Khan't get away with that. Paramount+ looks to have used generative AI to whip up a thumbnail for, according to a report by . The image shows Captain Kirk, as played by William Shatner, dressed in a business suit. Kirk never dons a business suit in, or any other time throughout Shatner's decades of portraying the character. He did rock a flannel shirt and jeans once during a visit to 1930s Earth.