The strategy—sometimes called “vibe coding” —mirrors how some of the biggest players in Silicon Valley write code these days.

The Allstate Foundation has pledged to give $15 million to seven nonprofits nationwide, including Atlanta-based Boys and Girls Clubs of America, to support youth-led community service programming.

Alabaster Dawn is a fresh top-down 2.5D action RPG from Radical Fish Games, the developers of the excellent CrossCode.

OpenAI’s Codex Chrome extension pushes the coding agent into signed-in browser work, making it more useful for real tasks while raising new questions about access, approvals, and agentic AI risk.

Why it matters: Coding is now seen as a must-have skill, but parents want to ensure classes go beyond play to build problem-solving and creation abilities. What’s on offer: Schools like BrightCHAMPS, ...

New AI capabilities: Microsoft’s Copilot Labs and OpenAI’s Codex are enabling multimodal, in-context AI assistance for 3D, vision, and game workflows. Sandbox game boost: Platforms like ForjeGames and ...