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Big Walk used AI to fix a bug. Now the indie gaming world is having a reckoning.

The last few years have seen significant debate over the widespread use of AI-powered tools in game development and the responsible disclosure of that usage to players. That debate has exploded into a full-blown controversy in the indie game development space this week, as Big Walk developer House House has publicly and belatedly disclosed minimal AI use in its popular co-operative puzzle exploration game.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/11/big-walk-used-ai-to-fix-a-bug-now-the-indie-gaming-world-is-having-a-reckoning/

Adobe Firefly is now a creative studio, and it means AI is everything everywhere all at once

Adobe has spent the past couple of years trying to convince us that generative AI belongs in the creative process, and at Adobe Max in Miami this week, it’s going all in. Here’s the thing: Firefly is no longer a text-to-image toybox for mum’s designing birthday invites. It’s being rebuilt as a proper, all-encompassing AI creative studio that pulls Adobe’s own tools, a stack of third-party AI models and a new Creative Agent into one place, and Adobe’s pitch is simple: if you bring the vision and judgement, its AI sidekick, the agent, will do the legwork.
https://www.creativebloq.com/news/adobes-firefly-is-now-a-creative-studio-and-it-means-ai-is-everything-everywhere-all-at-once

Canva’s mass layoffs are a warning sign for creative tech

But the layoffs highlight an inescapable contradiction. Even those responsible for the ubiquity of AI image generation are suffering from its expansion. Rather than a push for growth and innovation, Adobe and Canva's rollout of AI tools feels more their own desperate fight for survival, and it's a fight they might not be able to win.
https://www.creativebloq.com/news/canvas-mass-layoffs-are-a-warning-sign-for-creative-tech

Ikea throws shade at Tesla with “safe and affordable” flying car

Ikea's marketing departments already have a reputation for ingenious quick thinking. We recently saw it jump on 2026's Wicker trend faster than you can say "Alexander Skarsgård". But Ikea Taiwan's response to the Tesla Roadster concept's flying abilities is as impressive as the car's own 0.9-second 0-60mph record. Its answer for a Tesla Roadster Rocket Edition setup suitable for any home is to combine a 4-piece $12.99 Ikea Lillabo toy car set with a Brokglim bath towel. "Real life, baby," it says in the Instagram post above, echoing Tesla's caption in its own post below, before adding "Safe, affordable."
https://www.creativebloq.com/news/ikea-throws-shade-at-tesla-with-safe-and-affordable-flying-car

ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you

OpenAI is again experimenting with how its conversational AI assistant, ChatGPT, can help users as they shop online. On Thursday, the company announced the global launch of two new shopping features, including a way to virtually try on clothing and accessories and a new favoriting function that can help users save products they like for later reference.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/chatgpt-can-now-virtually-try-on-clothes-for-you

The Apple Next Vision Pro Is Reportedly on ‘Life Support’

Apple could apparently still produce another VR headset in the coming years, but according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the project is on “life support” internally, in large part because a much less awkward product from Meta that can do much of what the Apple Vision Pro can do was just announced last week. “You know, Vision Pro, to me, is an amazing device, right, it’s an absolutely amazing device, but I think of it as, like, the early days of computers[…] It is the early days of a long journey, that’s how I feel about Vision Pro.”
https://gizmodo.com/the-apple-next-vision-pro-is-reportedly-on-life-support-2000817916

Converse forced to remove ad over racist allegations

Converse has been forced to remove an ad after receiving heated criticism online, with claims that the design evoked extreme racist imagery. While harmless in theory, the misplaced lighting and composition were enough to spark outrage among critics who called the advert "disgusting" and "abhorrent". The advert in question stars K-Pop artist Karina holding a pair of Converse Chuck 70 X trainers. Lighting on her white skirt makes a sharp triangular shape thanks to a projection of the Chuck Taylor star logo, which critics claimed resembled hoods worn by the KKK.
https://www.creativebloq.com/design/advertising/converse-forced-to-remove-ad-over-racist-allegations