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Dwarf Fortress’ creator says the industry’s in shambles over AI and layoff-happy CEOs: ‘Everyone I know, their bosses are slowly getting psychosis’
Tarn Adams, co-creator of the long-running indie game Dwarf Fortress, has criticised the state of the video game industry, pointing to the rise of AI and a wave of layoffs driven by company leadership. He suggested that many executives are increasingly detached from the realities facing their staff, describing the pressure they are placing on…
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CD Projekt Red powerless regarding PS5 disc edition of The Witcher 4, but promises a game box with “feelies” whatever happens
CD Projekt Red has reiterated that it has no power to secure a physical disc edition of The Witcher 4 on PlayStation 5, with joint CEO Michał Nowakowski stressing the decision rests entirely with Sony rather than the studio. Speaking to The Game Business at Gamescom, he explained that discs for first-party platforms must be…
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Labour under fire over North Sea slump as Modi presses Putin on Ukraine
UK oil and gas investment has collapsed amid criticism of government policy, while homes near top schools command steep premiums; Amazon faces an FTC price-fixing suit and a Times Square shooting leaves two dead; entertainment and sport round out the bulletin.
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AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20
Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, has warned G20 finance ministers that artificial intelligence could trigger a global economic downturn as well as posing a significant cyber security risk to financial systems. Writing in his capacity as chairman of the Financial Stability Board, Bailey said a slowdown in AI sector growth could spark…
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London Stock Exchange to lose three more firms after takeover offers
Three more companies listed on the London Stock Exchange are set to be taken over, pushing the total value of deals removing firms from London’s markets this year past $100bn (£74bn). Bodycote, Gamma Communications and Capricorn are the latest additions to a wave of departures that has intensified pressure on an already struggling exchange, as…
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John Ternus succeeds Tim Cook as Apple chief executive
John Ternus has become Apple’s chief executive, taking over from Tim Cook on his first day in the role. It marks the first change of leadership at the world’s most valuable company since 2011, with Cook stepping into the role of executive chairman while writing to staff that “culture triumphs over everything.” Ternus inherits a…
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The 1990 Bruce Willis role John Cleese turned down: “A bit risky”
John Cleese has revealed he turned down the role of journalist Peter Fallow in Brian De Palma’s 1990 film The Bonfire of the Vanities, a part that ultimately went to Bruce Willis. The comedian, best known for co-founding Monty Python and starring in Fawlty Towers, rejected the offer because he doubted De Palma’s ability to…
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Inside the Perimenopause Industrial Complex
Wired examines the surge in demand for perimenopause and menopause hormone therapy in the US, following years in which the treatment was under-prescribed due to overstated cancer fears. The piece opens with the story of Schrenk, a federal IT specialist whose treatment-resistant depression and suicidal thoughts in her early forties were repeatedly dismissed by doctors,…
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Next bus to Altrincham delayed by Windows Defender
A digital bus stop display in Manchester has been caught showing a Windows Defender Firewall notification instead of, or alongside, its usual arrival information, in an image spotted by a Register reader. The pop-up appears to relate to Vix Technology’s Remote Software Manager software attempting to bypass the firewall, which is most likely the result…
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‘I feel like I’m grieving’: staff on the devastating fallout of widespread layoffs at Xbox
On 6 July, Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma emailed staff at Microsoft’s gaming division to announce the largest restructuring in the console business’s history: 3,200 job losses across the 2027 financial year, with 1,600 roles cut immediately. Affected employees describe an abrupt process – short, camera-off Teams calls with a studio manager followed swiftly by…