Warner Bros. Discovery introduced new branding for its Max streaming service yesterday, alongside announcing availability in Australia. Although still simply called Max, the service has traded its bright blue appearance for a monochromatic black-and-white color palette that’s more reminiscent of the iconic HBO logo. The new look has already been introduced on the streaming service’s […]

In a first for the venerable trading card game, Magic: The Gathering publishers Wizards of the Coast are unbanning several cards that had been previously excluded from play. Both High Tide and Prophetic Prism are now legal in the Pauper format, but the change is being made only on a trial basis. No additional cards […]

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Runway releases its Gen-4 video-generating AI model to individual and enterprise users, touting its ability to maintain consistency of subjects, styles, more  —  AI startup Runway on Monday released what it claims is one of the highest-fidelity AI-powered video generators yet.

Amazon has launched a new AI model, Nova Act, which is designed to perform tasks — like online shopping — in your browser. For now it’s only available to developers in a “research preview,” but Amazon is also expanding access to its other Nova AI models through a web portal, making them easier to find […]

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia:
Sources: GlobalFoundries mulls merging with UMC, Taiwan's 2nd-largest chipmaker, to form a bigger, US-based company with production in Asia, the US, and Europe  —  TAIPEI — U.S. contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries and United Microelectronics Corp., Taiwan's No. 2 chipmaker …