Author: Ruth Emery
Ruth Emery
Ruth reviews technology with a consumer-first perspective — testing products the way people actually use them.
Movie tie-in games dominated the 2000s but collapsed under poor quality and shifting retail. IP-based gaming still exists — just differently structured.
Sega’s Golden Axe animated series hits Paramount+ on September 16, with a trailer packed with self-referencing humor nodding at the classic games.
Anthropic is embedding text watermarks in Claude’s outputs to comply with EU AI Act transparency rules, marking one of the first public implementations of the requirement.
Framework confirmed unauthorized access to its customer database. Payment information was not exposed, but customer records were accessed in the breach.
Apple’s smart glasses are facing delays tied to unresolved privacy concerns, with the product team exploring multiple design changes before launch.
France’s gambling regulator has ordered ISPs to block Polymarket, escalating enforcement against the prediction market platform over unlicensed gambling concerns.
Empire Interactive announced a 3DO revival then retracted it after it became clear the company didn’t hold the rights to the IP.
Epic Games is building Launcher V2 from scratch, promising 5x faster performance. It heads to private beta before any public release.
NucCurrent demonstrated NFC charging in a Ray-Ban Meta prototype at AWE 2026, matching pogo-pin performance without exposed metal contacts on the frame.