Topic: industry commentary
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Organic Search Traffic Declines 2.5% in New Report
Organic search traffic has declined only 2.5% year-over-year, challenging narratives of a dramatic collapse and showing robust fundamental demand for search engines. The largest websites saw organic traffic grow, while mid-sized publishers faced losses, and organic results still generate about 90...
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Ex-PlayStation Boss: If Mario Hits PS5, It's the Apocalypse
The video game industry is shifting towards multiplatform releases, with Microsoft and Sony bringing major titles to rival consoles and PCs, moving away from traditional console-war exclusivity. Nintendo maintains a strict exclusivity policy for its iconic franchises, with former PlayStation exec...
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Prebuilt PCs Now Sold Without RAM Due to High Prices
A PC builder, Paradox Customs, is selling desktops without installed RAM, a direct response to prohibitively high memory prices, allowing customers to use their own or separately sourced modules to save money. This unusual strategy highlights how soaring DDR5 memory costs have become a major barr...
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GPT-5.2 Tested: 14 Rounds Reveal Serious AI Questions
GPT-5.2 shows only marginal overall improvement, with a surprising regression in coding performance and new, potentially disruptive conversational behaviors like frequently requesting a "go signal" before longer answers. In structured testing, the model excelled in writing, analysis, and creative...
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The Hidden Money Loop in AI's Biggest Deals
SoftBank and OpenAI have launched Crystal Intelligence, a joint venture to sell enterprise AI tools in Japan, raising questions about the partnership's structure. The collaboration is under scrutiny due to SoftBank's dual role as partner and investor, with concerns it may recycle capital rather t...
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