Researchers at Google Cloud and UCLA have proposed a new reinforcement learning framework that significantly improves the ability of language models to learn very challenging multi-step reasoning tasks. Supervised Reinforcement Learning (SRL) reformulates problem-solving as a sequence of logical “actions,” providing rich learning signals during the training process. This... Read more

The Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA) has this week (November 13) testified before a Massachusetts committee on a bill that contains provisions that could see Social Plus games banned in the Commonwealth. Just the day before, the alliance announced the introduction of ‘Social Plus’ which they say is a... Read more

The days of shockingly orange-powdered fingers — and the resulting Cheetle dust all over your couch — may be on their way out. PepsiCo, parent of Frito-Lay’s snack stalwarts Cheetos and Doritos, announced Thursday that it’s making a new version of the famously flame-colored snack foods without artificial flavors... Read more

You may be familiar with the various memes detailing the fact that once you reach middle age, you’re automatically sorted, Harry Potter hat–style, into one of a handful of hobbies, such as sourdough bread making, gardening, or bird-watching. I can’t contradict this, since I’m a middle-aged person who got... Read more

A report by PwC for the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) shows that increased UK gambling tax and regulation would both reduce tax revenue and encourage illegal offshore betting. Hot on the heels of the BGC CEO’s warning that increased gambling taxes in the UK could see an uptick... Read more

Nailing the coffin shut on The Conjuring franchise is The Conjuring: Last Rites, the final movie centered on paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Directed by James Wan, the film reunites actors Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as the Warrens in a story about a family haunted by a demonic... Read more

Joe Kiniry, a security expert specializing in elections, was attending an annual conference on voting technology in Washington, DC, when a woman approached him with an unusual offer. She said she represented a wealthy client interested in funding voting systems that would encourage bigger turnouts. Did he have any... Read more

Claude frequently overstated findings and occasionally fabricated data during autonomous operations, claiming to have obtained credentials that didn’t work or identifying critical discoveries that proved to be publicly available information. This AI hallucination in offensive security contexts presented challenges for the actor’s operational effectiveness, requiring careful validation of all... Read more

Bragg Gaming Group posted a mixed set of results for Q3 2025, with revenue climbing to €26.8 million ($31.1 million) but taking a noticeable hit in the Netherlands where tighter regulations and higher taxes dragged down performance. Netherlands regulations reduce Q3 growth for Bragg The Canadian B2B iGaming company... Read more

I love a good Christmas card, which means as a reviewer, I had one question heading into the holiday season: Who prints the best holiday photo cards? Like many people, I gravitate toward photo designs to share a photo of my family with my loved ones. It’s especially handy... Read more