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Jio Platforms, the digital arm of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, has launched a virtual desktop service for set-top box users. This means that India’s richest man, Reliance’s chairman Mukesh Ambani, hopes to turn millions of TVs in the world’s most populous country into PCs. Called JioPC, the service offers a cloud-based PC experience through Jio’s set-top box, which comes bundled for free with the telco’s home broadband service or can be purchased separately for ₹5,499 ($64). Currently in free trial and available via waitlist, users can access the virtual desktop on their TV by plugging in a keyboard and mouse once they receive an invite and set up their account. At present, the service has some limitations, including no support for external peripherals, such as cameras and printers. Similarly, it supports open source LibreOffice, which is pre-installed. To use Microsoft Office apps, users need to access them via the available browser. That said, Ambani’s move with JioPC looks promising — at least on paper. Tarun Pathak, a research director at Counterpoint, told TechCrunch that JioPC is a very effective way for the Mumbai-headquartered company to increase its user base, which already has over 488 million users. Around 70% of Indian households have a TV, but only 15% of them own a PC, per Pathak. But Jio Platforms could have its hands full with marketing and explanations. “You need to convince people that you can still use a PC on your TV using the set-top box,” he stated. India’s active pay-TV set-top box user base stands at nearly 57 million, per government data. However, the traditional direct-to-home (DTH) TV market is shrinking as more consumers shift to internet-based services. As of March, the active DTH subscriber base had declined by 8% year-over-year, the data shows. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/11/indias-richest-man-wants-to-turn-every-tv-into-a-pc/

While it might seem like AI models are rapidly overtaking the endeavours of squishy human beings, it appears some hope of staying ahead of our AI overlords may remain. And in this case, that hope is personified by Przemysław Dębiak, a former OpenAI employee who has narrowly beaten one of the company's models in a coding world championship. Dębiak was competing in the AtCoder World Tour Finals 2025 Heuristic contest in Tokyo last week, pitting his coding skills against not only multiple human competitors, but OpenAI's "OpenAIAHC", a custom simulated reasoning model similar to OpenAI o3 (via Ars Technica). The competition involved contestants solving a complex optimisation problem over a 10-hour period, before being scored on their achievements. Dębiak, competing under the name "Psyho", earned a final score of 1,812,272,588,909, placing him top of the leaderboard and trouncing the AI, which scored 1,654,675,725,406, earning it a second-place finish. Taking to X to celebrate his achievement, Dębiak proudly announced, "Humanity has prevailed (for now!)", but admitted the competition had taken its toll: "I'm completely exhausted. I figured, I had 10 [hours] of sleep in the last three days and I'm barely alive." OpenAI, however, seems quite happy with its model's silver-medal achievement. Speaking to Ars Technica, a company spokesperson said: "Models like o3 rank among the top 100 in coding/math contests, but as far as we know, this is the first top-three placement in a premier coding/math contest. Events like AtCoder give us a way to test how well our models can reason strategically, plan over long time horizons, and improve solutions through trial and error—just like a human would." Officially, OpenAI might be correct. However, it's worth noting that two Google DeepMind systems, AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2, earned themselves a silver-medal-equivalent score in one of the world's hardest maths competitions last year, although neither model officially entered into the competition itself. This particular competition is believed to be the first time an AI model has directly competed against human programmers in a coding contest, and while I don't want to knock Dębiak's achievement, it's pretty impressive that the machine came in second place. That probably doesn't bode well for the future of human coding competitors, as while programmers are inevitably improving their skills, the immense speed of AI development is likely to mean it won't be long before AI models are topping the leader boards in similar events. For now, though, the champagne bottle and winner's laurels are firmly in Dębiak's hands, although being a coding competition, it was probably an energy drink followed by an eventual lie-down. Chalk another one up for humanity, though—we've still got it where it counts. Just about, I reckon. https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/humanity-has-prevailed-for-now-says-former-openai-employee-admitting-hes-barely-alive-after-beating-one-of-its-ai-models-in-a-coding-world-championship-fight/

Think of the best gaming motherboard as the foundation for your future PC. Your motherboard dictates what your gaming PC can and can not do. It also tells what components you should buy since not all PC parts fit into all motherboards. A good motherboard should ideally provide you with worry-free gaming lasting multiple CPU and GPU generations. When it comes to AMD's Zen 5 processors, the best AMD AM5 (X870) gaming motherboard is the MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk, thanks to its excellent feature set for a very reasonable price, but those looking for a more budget offering should check out our best B650 gaming motherboard pick, the Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WiFi. If you're on current-gen Intel, the absolute best is the Asus ROG Maximus Z890 Hero, but if you're using a 13th or 14th Gen Intel CPU you should check out the MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi. We've put a couple of budget Intel motherboard picks below, too, for whichever generation you're on. Regardless of whether you're looking for boards with an AM5, AM4, LGA 1700 or the brand spanking new LGA 1851 socket, this guide covers all your bases for a great gaming PC build. If you want something smaller than what we're showing here, however, then check out our guide to the best Mini-ITX motherboards. https://www.pcgamer.com/best-gaming-motherboards/

C'est la dernière ligne droite pour Ghost of Yotei. Le successeur à Tsushima nous a récemment fait l'honneur d'une longue présentation détaillée en vue de sa parution le 2 octobre 2025 sur PS5. Cependant, son principal concurrent, sorti en début d'année, pourrait lui faire de l'ombre. Les équipes de Sucker Punch Productions se sont donc exprimées sur la comparaison possible de leur jeu avec Assassin's Creed Shadows. Ghost of Yotei face à Assassin's Creed Shadows, le Japon en concurrence C'est un duel tranchant qui s'annonce. Le 2 octobre prochain, Ghost of Yotei arrivera enfin sur les étals de jeux vidéo, non loin d'un certain Assassin's Creed Shadows. Or, tous deux partagent de nombreux points communs : le décor traditionnel japonais, à un siècle de différence, une histoire de vengeance et un système de gameplay entre action et infiltration. La comparaison paraît alors inévitable. Déjà, avant même sa sortie, Shadows avait souffert d'être mis en vis-à-vis avec Ghost of Tsushima, paru en 2020. Ce dernier résonnait un peu comme le rêve de nombreux fans d'Assassin's Creed. En effet, l'amour pour le Japon d'une bonne partie de la communauté du gaming laissait espérer qu'un jeu la licence se déroulerait un jour dans le pays. C'est finalement arrivé en 2025, mais cinq ans trop tard, et à quelques mois de l'arrivée de Yotei. Dès lors, le match retour pourrait se jouer cette année. Et si l'existence de Shadows venait à freiner les ventes de Ghost of Yotei ? D'autant plus que ce dernier abandonne le héros du précédent opus pour raconter une histoire inédite portant sur un personnage inédit. Cela dit, les équipes de Sucker Punch Productions ne semblent pas trop s'en inquiéter. Sucker Punch Productions la joue fair-play C'est en tout cas ce que laisse entendre Jason Connell, le directeur créatif de Ghost of Yotei. Entendu par GameInformer, il avance une vision des choses plutôt positives. Au lieu de se focaliser sur toutes les productions qui pourraient se rapprocher de leur nouveau jeu, lui et son collègue Nate Fox en constatant que le médium dans lequel ils évoluent se développent. Plus que cela, il souligne que les rapprochements entre les œuvres « sont tout simplement inévitables », alors le mieux est de « les accepter ». Connell et Fox ont l'air sereins face à cet état de fait. Ils ne peuvent rien faire face à l'existence d'Assassin's Creed Shadows et, au bout du compte, c'est même « passionnant pour [eux] » que des œuvres proches de leur exclusivité voient le jour. D'autant plus que Connell reconnaît qu'« Ubisoft fait des jeux géniaux ». Voilà une attitude des plus fair-play, tout à l'honneur des créateurs de Ghost of Yotei. https://www.gameblog.fr/jeu-video/ed/news/ghost-of-yotei-pas-peur-assassins-creed-shadows-699246

Back in my carefree Tales of Destiny days, all that wide-eyed ten-year-old me could do to feel mildly insurgent was to sneak to a cave off the beaten path, in vehement defiance of the next town the narrative was telling me to visit. In Neverness to Everness, becoming an outlaw is inevitable - so before you step into the colourful world of Hethereau, you'd best be prepared to embrace the full criminal life. Everyone's calling it an anime GTA In my aforementioned Tales of Destiny act of anarchy, the exhilaration of taking on enemies far stronger than I was - and getting beaten to a pulp within seconds - was an absolute thrill, because even though I'm the most non-confrontational person in the world, it's fun to feed my (non-existent) rebellious side every once in a while. Etheria: Restart review - “An attractive RPG that will demand a lot of your time” In Neverness to Everness, you're encouraged to cause chaos to add even more colour to the already vibrant city, as you're free to do literally whatever you want across its open world. Want to commandeer a car from a hapless citizen? Go right ahead. Need to flex those itchy hands? Feel free to steal people's personal belongings while they're not looking. Eager to rise up the ranks on the police's Most Wanted list? You don't even need to ask. Paint the town red and the world's your oyster and all that - plus, it's all presented with gorgeous Genshin-esque visuals powered by the Unreal Engine, with streets that look wet after the rain and nights that shine under the city lights when you're out and about. And when you're on your sweet ride of choice (the RPG gives you a taste of the biker's life to begin), cruising through the highways without the weight of the world on your shoulders, anything's possible. It's the end of the world…but this is fine Well, in reality, there is some weight you'll have to carry along with you, as you're tasked with investigating Anomalies that are literally turning the world upside down. The futuristic society you're in is the epitome of order, but the unexplained Anomalies popping up here and there are ruining the utopia by turning otherwise harmless objects and locations into twisted versions of themselves. https://www.pocketgamer.com/neverness-to-everness/preview/

I've always said that the worst part of any multiplayer game is the people you play with. Yes, there are some absolute gem moments of camaraderie and teamwork, but most of the time, you have to deal with the worst sides of people, as some players in Dune: Awakening have sadly found out for themselves. Apparently, there's been a group of hackers in Dune: Awakening that not only mani[CENSORED]te the speed of a carrier to make it move faster than an MK6 Scout at full speed, but they've been using this to pluck other players' ornithopters out of the sky, take them to a remote location and then execute them. One encounter was caught on video by a redditor SpooN04: "We know their names, our whole server knows their names. Players on their first day in Dune learn their names. There have been hundreds of reports with evidence just like this. We have been reporting them since near-launch." SpooN04 has made it their life's mission to keep sacrificing the (kind of expensive) 'thopters until Funcom finally cracks down. "Technical limitations to detect hacking are one thing, but blatantly ignoring an entire server's multitude of CS tickets for weeks is some grade A bullshit. The hackers have said that I am personally on their hit list now. But I will keep sacrificing thopters for video evidence until Funcom's CS finally lifts a finger. (Funcom reward my faith in you)." https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/one-dune-awakening-player-will-not-bend-the-knee-to-hackers-laying-waste-to-ornithopters-i-am-personally-on-their-hit-list-now/

Rabat – The Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane has issued a new fiery statement, accusing a government minister of allegedly falsifying an official document to avoid paying taxes. Benkirane did not mention any names, but converging reports said his recent post pointed to Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi. “A minister falsifies an official document submitted to the tax authorities, declaring less than one-tenth of the property’s actual value to evade due taxes, blatantly violating the Constitution,” Benkirane wrote. He also called for the minister’s resignation, as per the “rule of law and institutions and by the principle of accountability.” Benkirane’s accusations came in the aftermath of leaked documents allegedly obtained by the Algerian hacker group Jabaroot, claiming to show financial and real transactions linked to government officials. In addition to Benkirane, the Democratic Left Federation (FGD) also called on the government to open an investigation into the leaks. “This comes about what has been reported in the media and revealed in the ‘Jabaroot’ leaks, which suggests the involvement of current government ministers in cases of corruption and abuse of influence,” the party said, urging for an intervention. The party requested that the public prosecutor investigate the case in a transparent process to assign responsibilities and apply all legal consequences. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/07/231696/pjds-abdelilah-benkirane-accuses-ouahbi-of-alleged-tax-fraud/