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Writer @TechRaptor Bylines at IGN | Game Rant | GameSkinny Herbalist

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The feature, which launched in August, claims to help you “sharpen your message through the lens of industry-relevant perspectives.” When users select the “expert review” button in the Grammarly sidebar, it analyzes their writing and surfaces AI-generated suggestions “inspired by” related experts. Those “industry-relevant perspectives” include the likes of Stephen King, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Carl Sagan, among many others.

The Verge found numerous other tech journalists named in the feature, as well, including former Verge editors Casey Newton and Joanna Stern, former Verge writer Monica Chin, Wired’s Lauren Goode, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and Jason Schreier, the New York Times’ Kashmir Hill, The Atlantic’s Kaitlyn Tiffany, PC Gamer’s Wes Fenlon, Gizmodo’s Raymond Wong, Digital Foundry founder Richard Leadbetter, Tom’s Guide editor-in-chief Mark Spoonauer, former Rock Paper Shotgun editor-in-chief Katharine Castle, and former IGN news director Kat Bailey. The descriptions for some experts contain inaccuracies, such as outdated job titles, which could have been accurately updated had Superhuman asked those people for permission to reference their work.

The feature, which launched in August, claims to help you “sharpen your message through the lens of industry-relevant perspectives.” When users select the “expert review” button in the Grammarly sidebar, it analyzes their writing and surfaces AI-generated suggestions “inspired by” related experts. Those “industry-relevant perspectives” include the likes of Stephen King, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Carl Sagan, among many others. The Verge found numerous other tech journalists named in the feature, as well, including former Verge editors Casey Newton and Joanna Stern, former Verge writer Monica Chin, Wired’s Lauren Goode, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and Jason Schreier, the New York Times’ Kashmir Hill, The Atlantic’s Kaitlyn Tiffany, PC Gamer’s Wes Fenlon, Gizmodo’s Raymond Wong, Digital Foundry founder Richard Leadbetter, Tom’s Guide editor-in-chief Mark Spoonauer, former Rock Paper Shotgun editor-in-chief Katharine Castle, and former IGN news director Kat Bailey. The descriptions for some experts contain inaccuracies, such as outdated job titles, which could have been accurately updated had Superhuman asked those people for permission to reference their work.

The endpoint of journalism is that an AI startup turns you into a fake "editor" without telling you and against your will www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

06.03.2026 21:21 👍 133 🔁 35 💬 6 📌 10
A hydrangea dragon with blue scales and pink blooms on its face, chest and back.

Caption: A hydrangea dragon's vivid coloring comes from attunement to its environment.

A hydrangea dragon with blue scales and pink blooms on its face, chest and back. Caption: A hydrangea dragon's vivid coloring comes from attunement to its environment.

A hydrangea dragon climbs a tree branch toward a heliconia dragon nest.

Fig. 1 Hydrangea dragons are agile climbers, which allows them to indulge their taste for the eggs of other nesting dragons.

A hydrangea dragon climbs a tree branch toward a heliconia dragon nest. Fig. 1 Hydrangea dragons are agile climbers, which allows them to indulge their taste for the eggs of other nesting dragons.

An elf looks on as a hydrangea dragon devours leftovers.

Caption: Fig. 2 Hydrangea dragons are scavengers, eating anything they come across or can steal from other predators.

An elf looks on as a hydrangea dragon devours leftovers. Caption: Fig. 2 Hydrangea dragons are scavengers, eating anything they come across or can steal from other predators.

Close-up sketch of a fierce hydrangea dragon head with large defensive horns and textured scales.

Caption: Fig. 3 Though intimidating in appearance, hydrangea dragons only use their horns for defense.

Close-up sketch of a fierce hydrangea dragon head with large defensive horns and textured scales. Caption: Fig. 3 Though intimidating in appearance, hydrangea dragons only use their horns for defense.

Meet the hydrangea dragon! Their blooms change; acidic soil produces blue blooms, and alkaline soil produces pink. Balanced soil produces blooms of both colors!.

Art by Kintheartist for The Field Guide to Floral Dragons

06.03.2026 19:00 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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The Pokémon Company has issued an official objection after the White House used Pokopia for a meme, pushing back against the Trump administration’s repeated use of its intellectual property on social media. https://bit.ly/3N13pQO

06.03.2026 15:17 👍 56 🔁 10 💬 4 📌 4
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WEBTOON will begin serializing Dark Horse's The Witcher comics on March 9, and we've got an exclusive preview of the first chapter. bit.ly/3N5PRDq

06.03.2026 13:30 👍 19 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Tides of Tomorrow gives players a new way to experience an RPG's story. Read our preview to learn more! Tides of Tomorrow offers a glimpse into the past and a changing narrative, but is it enough to solidify a well selling future? See what we think in our Tides of Tomorrow preview. Read this article on TechRaptor

Tides of Tomorrow gives players a new way to experience an RPG's story. Read our preview to learn more!

06.03.2026 15:05 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Please watch @peterspittech.bsky.social's essay about how intertwined Call of Duty gamer culture is with real-world oppression

youtu.be/IQYwCClbDUw

04.03.2026 22:51 👍 28 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 0
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Keep Android Open Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.

Please, PLEASE, be loud about this topic, Android being open is what makes it useful, you own your phone and you should be able to install apps from wherever you wish to, don't let Google tell you what's allowed on the device you payed for!

keepandroidopen.org

03.03.2026 16:30 👍 2314 🔁 2335 💬 11 📌 31
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🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work.

This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public.

Please spread the word.

🧵 1/4

02.03.2026 15:43 👍 2893 🔁 2418 💬 93 📌 468

Great report from @jacksonwryan.com about this mess. To show you all how frustrating this has been -- ClickOut Media's GamesHub still lists me as an active "Games & Tech Editor", and I'm placed alongside their fake AI 'writers'. I've asked them to stop, but these sites are desperate for credibility.

02.03.2026 22:39 👍 95 🔁 41 💬 7 📌 2
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A new Nintendo Indie World showcase has been announced, and it's airing tomorrow! The next Nintendo Indie World showcase's date has been set, and, well, it's tomorrow, so get ready to learn all about some indies heading to Switch systems. Read this article on TechRaptor

A new Nintendo Indie World showcase has been announced, and it's airing tomorrow!

02.03.2026 14:11 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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It looks like Bethesda's "open-world" space RPG Starfield is heading for PS5 next month, if a new report is to be believed. The Starfield PS5 release date appears to have been leaked, and if the leak is accurate, it won't be long before Bethesda's space RPG hits Sony's ecosystem. Read this article on TechRaptor

It looks like Bethesda's "open-world" space RPG Starfield is heading for PS5 next month, if a new report is to be believed.

02.03.2026 14:29 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

everything i learned about generative ai has been against my will

26.02.2026 18:41 👍 90 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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Nested Lands promises to give players a survival game mixed in with a challenging village management experience. Does it deliver? Read our Nested Lands Early Access preview to find out! Nested Lands promises to give players a survival game mixed in with a challenging village management experience. Does it deliver? Read our Nested Lands Early Access preview to find out! Read this article on TechRaptor

Nested Lands promises to give players a survival game mixed in with a challenging village management experience. Does it deliver? Read our Nested Lands Early Access preview to find out!

25.02.2026 13:03 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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✍️ 50 Paid Pitch Calls and Freelance Writing Jobs - February 25, 2026 The latest roundup of high-paying freelance writing gigs.

50 vetted, paid writing gigs today that you won’t find by doom‑scrolling job boards.

Up to £0.30/word – housing, politics, London, World Cup

Up to $80/hour – performance, finance, health, sports copy

Up to $58/hour – tech, medical, grant work

Full list👇

25.02.2026 12:40 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
darksky.org/news/two-sat...

22.02.2026 19:21 👍 3400 🔁 2630 💬 120 📌 382
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The developer of Crimson Desert has confirms the game does not have a cosmetic cash shop or microtransactions of any kind. https://bit.ly/4avOfKV

16.02.2026 19:01 👍 62 🔁 7 💬 5 📌 2

I understand framing the AI bubble RAM supply crisis in terms of stuff like video game consoles because nerds can conceptualize that but the framing does really undersell the sheer magnitude of how it's going to fuck up everything that even touches a computer.

16.02.2026 19:49 👍 6379 🔁 1363 💬 25 📌 170
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Grip Studios has announced that it's delaying the console versions of survival game Icarus to March in order to allow for additional polish. Dean Hall's survival game Icarus is going to take a little longer to land on consoles, porting outfit Grip Studios has announced. Read this article on TechRaptor

Grip Studios has announced that it's delaying the console versions of survival game Icarus to March in order to allow for additional polish.

16.02.2026 15:47 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A medieval illustration of a hedgehog with grapes skewered on its spines

A medieval illustration of a hedgehog with grapes skewered on its spines

It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea

13.02.2026 11:26 👍 7324 🔁 1727 💬 70 📌 109
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Medieval RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. When, you ask? Today, of course! Beloved medieval RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance is getting a much-needed current-gen update, and it's happening...today! Read this article on TechRaptor

Medieval RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. When, you ask? Today, of course!

13.02.2026 16:02 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

11.02.2026 19:56 👍 11991 🔁 4159 💬 86 📌 190
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THQ Nordic has finally revealed the release date for the long-awaited Gothic 1 Remake, and it's coming in summer. The release date for the long-awaited Gothic 1 Remake has finally been revealed, so get ready to revisit the Valley of the Mines. Read this article on TechRaptor

THQ Nordic has finally revealed the release date for the long-awaited Gothic 1 Remake, and it's coming in summer.

12.02.2026 14:00 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

"Despite the fantastical Afrofuturistic setting... every artifact I stole currently exists in the real world...

I hated the feeling that this fantasy of stealing back the bones of venerated ancestors would be the closest thing to justice that my extended cultural family would ever get"

11.02.2026 19:54 👍 220 🔁 60 💬 1 📌 0

that's better

11.02.2026 19:35 👍 1155 🔁 218 💬 16 📌 1
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Hello Games has released the Remnant update for No Man's Sky, and Half-Life 2 fans have a particular reason to rejoice today. It's time for another No Man's Sky update, and Remnant has some pretty impressive new tech for you to get your hands on, plus lots more. Read this article on TechRaptor

Hello Games has released the Remnant update for No Man's Sky, and Half-Life 2 fans have a particular reason to rejoice today.

11.02.2026 14:36 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

The FBI actively threatening Republicans in Congress saying that it will criminalize their staffers seems like something that should be front page news.

09.02.2026 20:42 👍 840 🔁 218 💬 11 📌 0

The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered

08.02.2026 15:00 👍 2705 🔁 528 💬 119 📌 273
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Edmund McMillen Talks Mewgenics, a Decade of Development, and How It's Deeper Than Isaac YouTube video by TechRaptor

I also talked with Edmund McMillen about #Mewgenics and other things like Adobe Flash! Check out my interview too!

youtube.com/watch?si=pnp...

06.02.2026 14:27 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
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The latest project from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel is finally here with Mewgencis. Does it live up to all the years of hype? Check out our review to find out! Mewgenics manages to successfully blend turn-based tactical combat and creature breeding with roguelite elements. Read this article on TechRaptor

The latest project from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel is finally here with Mewgencis. Does it live up to all the years of hype? Check out our review to find out!

06.02.2026 14:01 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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According to a new report, Build a Rocket Boy exec Mark Gerhard says he's "caught" the so-called saboteurs behind an apparent smear campaign against MindsEye. According to MindsEye exec Mark Gerhard, the saboteurs behind an apparent smear campaign against the game have been caught, and legal action will be pursued. Read this article on TechRaptor

According to a new report, Build a Rocket Boy exec Mark Gerhard says he's "caught" the so-called saboteurs behind an apparent smear campaign against MindsEye.

06.02.2026 15:49 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0