The Ars Technica AI coding agent test: Minesweeper edition

To see how effective these modern AI coding tools are becoming, we decided to test four major models with a simple task: ...

The Doom-playing rats are back, and now they've learned how to shoot

The project leader Viktor Tóth said at the time he wasn't happy with how they'd implemented the shooting response, and four ...

YouTube is letting creators make playable games with a Gemini 3 tool

YouTube is launching a closed Beta test for Playables Builder, a prototype web app built using Gemini 3 where users create games with short text, video or image prompts. we’ve partnered with YouTube ...
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I Brought Retro Games Back to Life the AI Way, Thanks to Gemini Vibe Coding

But when my editor told me he vibe coded a Minesweeper remake, my wheels started spinning, and eventually went off the rails. I'd already had some experience with vibe coding with ...
TweakTown

Notepad now lets you create tables, but is it one feature too many for this simple app?

TL;DR: Microsoft Notepad for Windows 11 now supports table creation with an easy toolbar grid and enhanced AI-powered Write, Rewrite, and Summarize tools for faster text generation. While these ...

Phoenix Point's Terror from the Void mod is so good Snapshot Games just released a massive patch to make the original game more like the fanmade overhaul

Terror from the Void is beloved by Phoenix Point fans, with many believing it represents Phoenix Point at its best. Even Phoenix Point's developer Snapshot Games seems to agree, having just released a ...
USA Today

How did 5-loss Duke football make ACC title game? How Blue Devils made it

Duke football will play for the ACC championship — and, potentially, a College Football Playoff berth — after all. The Blue Devils, who have five losses on the season, were sent to the ACC ...
TechSpot

Windows Notepad will soon support tables because why leave well enough alone

In context: Microsoft is going in some very wild directions with Windows development, with Notepad being one of the most outstanding guinea pigs in AI and design experimentations. Notepad now has the ...
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Microsoft wants to make Notepad like ChatGPT, releases new update

Notepad has always been one of Windows’ most honest tools. Open it, type, save, close. No drama. But in 2025, even this tiny pocket of simplicity isn’t safe from the AI wave sweeping through Microsoft ...
PC World

Windows Notepad is testing advanced formatting options — like tables

Microsoft announced in a Windows Insiders blog post that its lightweight text editor Notepad is currently testing extended formatting capabilities with support for tables. The idea is to allow users ...
InfoWorld

It’s the end of vibe coding, already

Curious about the vibe shift in programming? Hear from developers who’ve been letting AI tools write their code for them, with sometimes great and sometimes disastrous results. Vibe coding only gets ...