Banana Castles, Frog Island, and Skinballs: Here Are Some of the Wacky Things Devs Do to Test Video Games

I put out a call on social media and through various PR contacts for QA professionals to share their most ridiculous game ...
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Model steering is a more efficient way to train AI models

Training artificial intelligence models is costly. Researchers estimate that training costs for the largest frontier models ...

‘Fuzzlets’ Banner Mini Studio Built an AI-Native Animation IP That Went Viral — Now It’s Developing a Feature Film (EXCLUSIVE)

MiniStudio is a Paris-based AI banner that rolled out in 2024 with just one IP, 'Fuzzlets' which has quietly become a ...
Devdiscourse

How to Run LLMs Locally with Ollama: Setup, Models, and Best Practices

Ollama supports common operating systems and is typically installed via a desktop installer (Windows/macOS) or a script/service on Linux. Once installed, you’ll generally interact with it through the ...

Director of Netflix's 'In Your Dreams', Alex Woo, Reveals Pixar's "Number One Sin" To Avoid on a Film

He reveals the invaluable lessons learned from his time at Pixar, how he designed the two worlds, and the research that went ...
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An AI approach for single-image-based 3D character animation with preserved proportions

In Proceedings of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Conference Papers, a research team affiliated with UNIST reports a new AI technology ...
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From prompt to 3D model: How Tripo Studio is redefining creation

From 3D-printed prototypes to immersive game worlds, the demand for 3D content is surging across industries—and with it, the ...

'Everything is real' — Nintendo forced to deny using AI-generated mother and baby in Super Mario marketing campaign, as photoshoot model speaks out

While Sinclair is not the model whose thumb prompted the AI speculation online, she says she saw them in passing — and they ...
Reuters

Nvidia unveils new open-source AI models amid boom in Chinese offerings

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab on Monday unveiled a new family of open-source artificial intelligence models that it says will be faster, cheaper and smarter than its ...
The New York Times

About New York Times Games

Since the launch of the Crossword in 1942, The Times has captivated solvers by providing engaging word and logic games. In 2014, we introduced the Mini Crossword — followed by Spelling Bee, Letter ...
The New York Times

The Race to Build the World’s Best Friend

Mr. Witt is the author of “The Thinking Machine,” a history of the A.I. company Nvidia. He lives in Los Angeles. Dec. 20, 2025 When OpenAI released the pioneering artificial intelligence chatbot ...