🎮 How AI stripped an indie game of its glory

A few days ago, I was watching a friend of mine play Genshin Impact when I saw a loading screen pop up. The art was beautiful, to be honest, almost to the point of it looking fake. So I asked him if it was AI-generated, and he responded: 'Nah, this isn't Expedition 33'.

If you know Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, you know it recently won big at the Indie Game Awards – until it got disqualified this week for using generative AI despite a strict ban. Rules are rules, but it does make you wonder: if AI can slip into a space built on human originality and even win awards, how long before everyone quietly adopts it?

🌐 Nigeria might be getting a new subsea cable

Nigeria is in talks with Google to build a new subsea cable, and if it happens, it could finally ease the country’s long-standing internet fragility. Combined with the recently launched 2Africa cable, the pressure is now on other infrastructure players to step up. It’s not flashy, but it could quietly make Nigeria more resilient and easier to plug into the global digital economy.

📱Apple will allow third-party app stores on iOS in Brazil

For what feels like the umpteenth time this year, Apple’s walled garden is getting chipped at – this time in Brazil. The company now allows third-party app stores and alternative payments, giving users more choice and developers a fairer shot. It’s a quiet shift, but one that keeps nudging the iPhone toward a more open and competitive app ecosystem.

🕵🏾‍♀️ Crypto theft hit a record high in 2025

Crypto theft hit a record $2.7 billion in 2025, with North Korean hackers behind some of the biggest breaches, including a $1.4 billion heist at Bybit. Investors and platforms are now facing the reality that even mainstream exchanges aren’t immune, forcing a rethink of security and trust in digital assets.