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Inmates are using contraband phones to scam families across America, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Z.AI, formerly known as Zhipu AI, raised US$4 billion through a share placement in July, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The Wall Street Journal’s yearlong investigation found that one team infiltrated eight companies in just a few months as part of a scheme funneling millions back to North Korea’s regime.

Neowin says CD Projekt RED and Blizzard are deepening their partnership, with an Edgerunners crossover also headed to Overwatch.

TechCrunch says Obama called for a “very clear plan” to address concerns about AI’s economic impact and safety.

The Wall Street Journal says both companies admit they could lose control of their powerful bots, even as they face heated competition with each other and China.

IGN says Tracer remains the face of Overwatch despite not featuring in many major collaborations or promotional materials lately.

Dexerto reports that Roblox revealed at RDC 2026 that its top 1,000 creators earn $1.4 million a year on average.

Citing Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, iPhone in Canada says Apple has been developing iPhone gaming controllers for more than a year to compete with third-party accessories.

The Washington Post says the initiative calls for five new organizations focused on AI, China, cybersecurity, combat support and global intelligence.

TechCrunch describes nine investor picks from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, ranging from floating reactors to brain chips.

TechCrunch says the $90 billion firm's Devin Parekh discusses losing Legora to General Catalyst and why he's comfortable holding stakes in rival AI labs.

IGN describes a selection spanning web-swinging through New York in Marvel's Spider-Man and train heists in the American West in Red Dead Redemption 2.

The 600W RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell survived after its 16-pin power cable melted into the power supply socket, VideoCardz says.

Dexerto quotes the Go grandmaster as saying the win “demonstrated that humans can still hold their own against AI.”

VideoCardz says the latest KyTyPS5 build is not public yet, and frame pacing still needs work.

AI companies are installing retail RTX 5090 cards in multi-GPU servers while gamers face severe shortages, VideoCardz reports.

CNBC says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis and Elon Musk have all welcomed Amodei's proposal.

CoinDesk says the proposed fund would list on NYSE Arca under ticker LTCN, but listing depends on SEC approval of a pending 19b-4 application.

Getting the skin requires preordering The Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past on Battle.net, IGN says.