Platform Updates
Why GPT-6 Astra Uses Your Codex Plan So Fast, and What You Get for It
Astra costs 2.5 times as many credits per token as GPT-5.6 Sol, Is it really worth it for the performance?
Platform Updates
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Fortnite Lets Creators Use Coding Agents Inside UEFN
Epic has put Unreal MCP inside Fortnite's creation editor. It could make a first island easier to build, but it also brings the wider argument about AI coding agents straight into UEFN.
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Roblox Will Block Unknown Adults From Contacting Australian Under-16s
Roblox has promised Australia’s online-safety regulator that adults will not be able to contact under-16s without a parent or carer’s consent, alongside stronger privacy settings for young accounts.
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Fortnite Override Is Live With Sonic, Cheat Codes and Lobby-Wide Rule Changes
Chapter 7 Season 4 turns the Island into a fight over Overrides, adds game-crossing weapons and puts Sonic the Hedgehog at the front of the Battle Pass.
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Twitch Put Its New Amazon AI-Training Switch in the Off Position Users Have to Find
Channel content may be used to improve generative-AI models across Amazon unless a creator changes the new setting, while separate AI-supported Twitch features remain outside that opt-out.
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YouTube Is Doubling YPP’s Viewing Thresholds for New Ad-Revenue Applicants
The watch-time and Shorts-view requirements double in February 2027, but YouTube has not yet said what happens to the existing subscriber requirement.
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KICK Has Opened Its Livestreams to Advertising
The platform’s ad-light opening chapter is over: KICK now documents platform-wide, unskippable breaks with subscriber exemptions and limited creator controls.
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A Twitch AI Recap Sparked a Privacy Scare — Then the Story Got Messier
One viewer thought the summary described a conversation that never happened. Another said it did, and the original poster acknowledged they may have missed it.
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Google Is Giving Eligible Creators a Search Page They Can Actually Edit
Search profiles can combine social accounts, posts and links in one verified page, but the first rollout has high follower thresholds and a US-only gate.
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YouTube Moved Its AI Warning Out of the Description and Into View
The platform’s new labels are more visible, but the label alone does not punish reach or monetisation.
Platform Updates
KICK's Riot Games Deal Puts Co-Streamers Closer to the Centre of Esports
The platform will carry global and regional Riot events, widening the field for creators who build live shows around competitive games.