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General Motors is placing a rare triple bet, building new V-eight engines, expanding its electric vehicle lineup, and pushing forward on self-driving technology simultaneously. Senior Vice President Jaclyn McQuaid outlined a centralized electrical architecture that GM hopes will tie all three together, a gamble that reflects just how uncertain the road ahead remains for legacy automakers.
From Detroit to Hollywood, Sylvester Stallone is wading into the AI conversation with characteristic bluntness. He's defending a pitch for what he calls a half human, half AI film after drawing sharp criticism from the industry. Stallone's position is straightforward — AI is here to stay, and he'd rather engage with it than pretend otherwise, even if that means taking fire from his own peers.
And in gaming, the Nintendo Switch Two quietly received a welcome surprise. Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition has shadow dropped on the platform, completing the Survivor trilogy. Developer Aspyr handled the port, bundling in the original release content, continuing what has become a low-key but steady rollout of the series with almost no advance fanfare whatsoever.
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