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Google has extended its 'Take notes for me' feature in Meet with a new 'Quick notes' function that generates a one-page, high-level summary of a meeting with bullet points and checklists. The summary appears on the main tab of the auto-generated Google Doc, while full detailed notes remain available on a separate tab, and the same summary is emailed to participants.
Fired UK Rockstar employees have told a Glasgow employment tribunal that HR director Charlie Kinloch received regular reports from a junior staffer embedded in a union organising Discord server starting February 2024. The claimants say roughly 26 meetings or exchanges occurred over 21 months, many initiated by Kinloch himself, well before Rockstar dismissed 34 workers in October 2025 for alleged 'gross misconduct' tied to that same server.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and GTA III are once again playable directly in a web browser, this time hosted on a site called Quenq, after an earlier browser port on DOS Zone was pulled following a DMCA claim from Take-Two. The new version still carries DOS Zone branding in its pause menu, supports keyboard, controller and touchscreen input, and includes a save/mod manager plus adjustable frame rate, running smoothly past 100 FPS on desktop and working instantly on mobile devices like the OnePlus 12.
Netflix's unusual decision to premiere an extended Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer drew such heavy traffic that both Netflix and Twitch experienced access and bandwidth problems on Thursday. Take-Two Interactive shares climbed in premarket trading following the reaction, with analysts describing player sentiment as largely positive. The game, set for a November 19 launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, has already generated an estimated $260 million in global preorders.
Netflix will livestream the third GTA VI trailer today in partnership with Rockstar and Take-Two, giving subscribers first access before it hits YouTube and other platforms six hours later. The move comes right after hackers leaked gameplay and story details, first demanding physical game discs, then shifting to demanding cryptocurrency payments for further leaks. Rockstar called the leaks 'heartbreaking' but said it remains eager for fans to see the official extended look.
Amazon's Ring is introducing a new encryption system called TAKE (Throw Away the Key Encryption) that protects video with rotating keys stored temporarily in a secure cloud enclave, only for activating smart home features before being deleted. Users retain access through enrolled devices and can share clips with trusted contacts, but Ring itself won't retain long-term access to the keys. The feature begins rolling out in September, alongside Ring's existing option for full end-to-end encryption.
Ring is switching its default video encryption to a new scheme called TAKE (Throw Away the Key Encryption), which temporarily decrypts footage in the cloud to power AI features like Smart Alerts before deleting the keys within 24 hours. The standard, built on the IETF's Messaging Layer Security protocol, will roll out globally starting in September, though users can still opt for full end-to-end encryption instead.
Amazon's Ring is rolling out a new encryption scheme called Throw Away the Key Encryption (TAKE) starting this September. Under the system, video is protected by rotating encryption keys, and Ring can only briefly access its stored copy of the key to power AI features like face detection or video summaries before permanently deleting that copy, cutting off further access to the footage.
Amazon-owned Ring is introducing an encryption system called Throw Away the Key Encryption (TAKE), which uses rotating keys that are deleted within 24 hours while still allowing AI features like smart alerts and video search. The rollout begins in September and will become the default for all Ring users, subscribers or not.
A letter published in Nature responds to an earlier essay noting a class scored 96% on a take-home midterm but only 48.6% on a closed-book final. The authors argue this disparity isn't primarily about students cheating or inadequate proctoring, but reveals that many university assessments test tasks AI tools can now complete faster and better than typical students.