Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bank of England governor

The Governor of the Bank of England has said regulating artificial intelligence (AI) "is not the right place to start" but instead called first for "rigorous" testing to find vulnerabilities and create safeguards to contain risk.

Come play the flute and reshape the very earth in Songs of Glimmerwick, a magic school RPG from the creators of Eastshade

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A bunch of witch students in a cosy common room with circular tables, a fireplace and a chandelier above a curtained window. From Songs of Glimmerwick.
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It has perhaps never been easier to join a witch or wizard school without being a Guy Who Rhymes With Bally Trotter. Academies of the occult abound in videogames. True, there has yet to be an amazing Little Witch Academia adaptation, and I'm still waiting for that Arbitrary Metric take on Naomi Novik's A Deadly Education, to say nothing of Failbetter's take on Terry Pratchett's Equal Rites, but in the short term, I've been enjoying the demo for Songs of Glimmerwick, which goes on sale today.

Council Post: An Open Letter To The CMO On Agentic Commerce

Jehan Hamedi, Founder of Vizit, created Visual Intelligence, AI that predicts how people respond to visual content.

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​A few months ago at the Digital Shelf Summit, between the third and fourth session on agentic commerce, I got talking with the guy who runs analytics for one of the world’s largest chocolate makers. I asked him what his ChatGPT traffic actually looked like. He laughed before giving me the number. There was a rounding error next to every other channel.

Holy hell—Deadlock's new map looks absolutely beautiful

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Deadlock players are eating just about better than anyone else right now, as Valve has finally dropped the huge update we'd been promised and oh boy, it's a doozy.

Why ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Isn’t Live on the West Coast

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Every Dancing With the Stars episode used to begin with the iconic introduction: “Live from Hollywood, it’s Dancing With the Stars!” But for those tuning in from the West Coast, the show isn’t live at all.

China funding UK research and sending it to Beijing's spies, MI5 warns

More than 100 academics linked to British institutions have unwittingly assisted China's espionage operations against the UK via a front company working for its intelligence and security services, MI5 has warned.

Nations League: How much money do clubs get for players?

Uefa has said 611 clubs will benefit from the current cycle of payments.

This will likely rise to more than 900 when including the full Euro 2028 tournament, as was the case in the 2024 competition.

How to get your money's worth from Xbox Game Pass Ultimate - Engadget

If you don't value day-one releases or the other perks on offer, Ultimate might not be the tier for you.

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Nintendo Officially Launches Zelda 40th Anniversary Concert Ticket Sales

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Jen Glennon is a New York-based journalist and editor with more than a decade of experience covering games and entertainment. She has previously worked at Kotaku, Inverse, and Newsweek. Jen joined Polygon in 2025 and has a relentless appetite for Final Fantasy, Yakuza, and Costco rotisserie chicken. 

One-Pot French Onion Pasta Is the Cozy Fall Dinner I'm Making on Repeat

This French onion pasta recipe is easy to make in one pot with simple ingredients. It's like French onion soup in pasta form—rich, comforting, and packed with umami flavor!

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