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‘Resident Evil’ Opens in Theaters as Zach Cregger’s Reboot Wins Strong Reviews
Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil opens Sept. 18 to strong reviews. Here’s the spoiler-free verdict, game links, runtime and box-office stakes.
Read article →OpenAI Tests Sponsored Agents, Turning Some ChatGPT Ads Into Brand Chats
OpenAI is testing Sponsored Agents with select U.S. advertisers, letting users open labeled brand chats from ChatGPT ads while keeping answers separate.
Read article →OpenAI Reveals Six Model Misalignment Incidents Under New Disclosure Framework
OpenAI published six reports of AI models hiding errors, using leaked keys and sharing files, alongside a voluntary process for future public disclosures.
Read article →Google Launches Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking for Voice AI
Google’s Gemini 3.8 Live models add background reasoning to voice AI and begin rolling out across Search, Gemini, Workspace and developer APIs starting now.
Read article →Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Launches Sept. 17 as Nintendo Explains Its Four Paths
Nintendo’s Sept. 15 interview explains Fortune’s Weave’s four paths, merged progression, single-save design and optional Switch 2 mouse controls.
Read article →Meta One Bundles Paid AI and Social Features Across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp
Meta One adds paid AI access, customization and creator tools across Meta’s apps. Here’s what stays free, what costs extra and what remains unclear.
Read article →Apple’s Siri AI Is Live in Beta: Supported Devices, Feature Limits and Regional Gaps
Apple’s Siri AI beta is rolling out with personal context, Safari Notify Me and custom extensions. See supported devices, limits and regions.
Read article →OpenAI’s Agents API Puts the Codex Harness in Developers’ Hands
OpenAI’s Agents API brings the Codex harness, durable sessions, subagents and hosted sandboxes to developers, with key beta limits on data and tracing.
Read article →Factory Raises $200 Million at $5 Billion Valuation for Enterprise ‘Software Factories’
Factory’s $200 million round more than triples its valuation, backing its push from coding agents to governed enterprise software factories at scale.
Read article →Diablo 5 Announced for Spring 2029 at BlizzCon, With Three Classes Revealed
Blizzard announced Diablo V for spring 2029 and revealed its fallen world, first three classes, procedural design and Diablo II-inspired loot.
Read article →OpenAI Launches Data Agent in ChatGPT Work for Governed Company Analytics
OpenAI’s new Data agent connects ChatGPT Work to governed company data, builds dashboards and takes approved actions—without a public benchmark yet.
Read article →OpenAI Rules Out 2026 IPO as AI Safety Slowdown Debate Intensifies
Sam Altman ruled out an OpenAI IPO in 2026, tying the delay to safety work as frontier labs face mounting pressure to slow AI development worldwide.
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