A review of Character.AI finds several instances of AI personas being created without a person's consent, seemingly violating the company's terms of service
Character.AI lets users create bots in the likeness of any person—without requiring their consent.
A review of Character.AI finds several instances of AI personas being created without a person's consent, seemingly violating the company's terms of service
Character.AI lets users create bots in the likeness of any person—without requiring their consent.
A look at challenges indie video game devs face, as they struggle to survive due to lack of funding and studio closures, leading to talent loss in the industry
Megan Farokhmanesh / Wired :
A look at challenges indie video game devs face, as they struggle to survive due to lack of funding and studio closures, leading to talent loss in the industry
Megan Farokhmanesh / Wired :
A look at challenges indie video game devs face, as they struggle to survive due to lack of funding and studio closures, leading to talent loss in the industry
Megan Farokhmanesh / Wired :
Sources: after closing several video game studios, Microsoft plans more cuts, as the massive Activision acquisition has ramped up scrutiny on the Xbox division
Xbox is offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax as part of a broader cost-cutting initiative
PitchBook: in 2021, 223 male-founded video game startups raised $4.1B, five women-founded startups raised $1.2M, and 62 mixed-gender startups raised $400.9M
and even worse for studios led by marginalized devs. Even at a peak in 2021, $4.1B in VC funding went to 223 companies led by men, while $1.2M went to 5 companies led by women. htt...
ESA cancels E3 2023, after Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, and Ubisoft announced they would not attend the event originally scheduled for June 13 to June 16
The show “did not garner the sustained interest necessary” — Almost a year after announcing its return, the Entertainment Software …
In a staff email, Phil Spencer says he's evaluating Xbox's relationship with Activision Blizzard and will make adjustments; PlayStation head sent a similar note
Microsoft Corp.'s head of Xbox said he's “evaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard …
Sources: Activision CEO failed to inform the board about allegations an employee had been raped by her supervisor in 2016 and 2017, even after a settlement
new accusations reveal it's much, much worse Kellen Browning / New York Times : A group of Activision workers say their C.E.O. should step down. Imogen Beckhelling / Rock, Paper, S...
Activision Blizzard says that Blizzard's head of global human resources, Jesse Meschuk, has also left the company
Jesse Meschuk, SVP of global HR, has left — Blizzard president J. Allen Brack isn't the only executive leaving the company today after presiding over a culture now accused of fos...
Activision Blizzard staffers stage a walkout, demanding fairer treatment for underrepresented staff and an end to arbitration clauses in staff contracts
“This is the beginning of an enduring movement in favor of better labor conditions for all employees.” — Patrick Klepek
Activision Blizzard staffers stage a walkout, demanding fairer treatment for underrepresented staff and an end to arbitration clauses in staff contracts
“This is the beginning of an enduring movement in favor of better labor conditions for all employees.” — Patrick Klepek
Activision Blizzard staffers stage a walkout, demanding fairer treatment for underrepresented staff and an end to arbitration clauses in staff contracts
“This is the beginning of an enduring movement in favor of better labor conditions for all employees.” — Patrick Klepek
Activision Blizzard staff will walk out on Wednesday, demanding fairer treatment for underrepresented staff and ending arbitration clauses in staff contracts
Bobby Kotick said in an all-staff email that the company's recent actions were ‘tone deaf’ — Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief …
Activision Blizzard staff will walk out on Wednesday, demanding fairer treatment for underrepresented staff and ending arbitration clauses in staff contracts
Bobby Kotick said in an all-staff email that the company's recent actions were ‘tone deaf’ — Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief …
Activision Blizzard staff will walk out on Wednesday, demanding fairer treatment for underrepresented staff and ending arbitration clauses in staff contracts
Bobby Kotick said in an all-staff email that the company's recent actions were ‘tone deaf’ — Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief …
In his Epic v. Apple trial testimony, Tim Cook offered a carefully tended ignorance that left many of the lawsuit's key questions unanswered, or unanswerable
As Apple and Epic make their closing arguments, a look back at the judge's pointed questioning of Cook on Friday that touched on App Store's lack of competition
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is presiding over the Epic v. Apple antitrust trial, saved her best for last.
In his Epic v. Apple trial testimony, Tim Cook offered a carefully tended ignorance that left many of the lawsuit's key questions unanswered, or unanswerable
Apple CEO Tim Cook took his first turn in the witness chair this morning in what is probably the most anticipated testimony of the Epic v. Apple antitrust case.