Saga Origins unveils AI-powered gaming with agents, modding and sidekicks

Saga Origins unveils AI-powered gaming with agents, modding and sidekicks

Source: Venture Beat Saga Origins, the publishing arm of the Saga Protocol dedicated to empowering game-makers, debuted AI-powered gaming experiences as part of its Sidekick showcase at GDC 2025. Through newly-announced partnerships with Super Company, OV Entertainment, Didimo and Northern Lights Entertainment, Saga unveiled revolutionary AI-driven characters, dynamic storytelling and in-game economies that evolve based…

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The beautiful, retro tech of two theatrical sound designers

The beautiful, retro tech of two theatrical sound designers

Source: The Verge When asked what they do for work, creative couple Jessie Char and Maxwell Neely-Cohen should probably just say “yes.” True professional multihyphenates, Char’s gig history includes stints as a UI/UX designer, conference organizer, concert cellist, and Apple Genius; Neely-Cohen is a novelist, ballet dancer, and coeditor of the experimental literary journal The…

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We’ve entered a forever war with bird flu

We’ve entered a forever war with bird flu

Source: The Verge Avian influenza is “evolving in ways we haven’t seen before,” says Martha Nelson, a computational biologist and staff scientist researching pathogen evolution at the National Institutes of Health — one of many scientists who have been monitoring the global H5N1 outbreak. Bird flu “is adapting to mammals, and it continues to show…

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Discord is getting mobile ads

Discord is getting mobile ads

Source: The Verge Discord is bringing third-party ads to its mobile platform. The gaming-focused voice and chat app announced that a mobile pilot for Video Quests — ads that allow Discord users to earn rewards like avatar decorations and in-game items by watching a video — will launch in June 2025, after rolling out on…

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Space science is under threat from the anti-DEI purge

Space science is under threat from the anti-DEI purge

Source: The Verge The space science community has long prided itself on its ability to inspire and move people of all backgrounds, but President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders demanding the end of diversity programs have thrown that optimism into chaos. In response, NASA has suspended funding for diversity and outreach programs, paused the meetings…

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Huawei’s new flip phone is weirdly wide

Huawei’s new flip phone is weirdly wide

Source: The Verge Huawei has launched a new flip phone that upends the form factor, opening sideways rather than vertically to create a wider device with a tablet-esque aspect ratio. It’s the first Huawei phone to ship without Android app compatibility, and debuts the company’s in-house AI assistant, Harmony Intelligence — something the industry shouldn’t…

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