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Layoffs Hit Staff at Crossfire Developer That’s No Moon
Crossfire developer That’s No Moon has laid off an unspecified number of staff, according to former employees who began posting about the cuts on LinkedIn on 6 August. The roles affected appear to include technical and environmental artists, adding the Los Angeles-based studio to a growing list of games companies making job cuts this year.…
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Nielsen Set To Acquire Ad-Tech Firm DoubleVerify For $2.5 Billion
Nielsen has agreed to acquire DoubleVerify, an ad-verification and measurement software provider, in an all-cash deal worth $2.15 billion. The acquisition is aimed at strengthening Nielsen’s ability to track streaming viewership and support advertisers and programmers navigating the ongoing shift away from linear television, an area where Nielsen’s measurement methods have long faced industry scrutiny.…
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How the famed USENIX Security conf is managing a flood of papers in the AI era
The 35th USENIX Security Symposium, held next week in Baltimore, received a record ~3,030 valid paper submissions this year, up from around 2,400 previously, with organisers acknowledging that wider access to AI writing tools has contributed to the surge. Conference co-chairs say the growth mirrors a broader trend across the security research community, and while…
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Meta found to be ‘public nuisance’ in $567m ruling
A US judge in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay a further $567m (£421m) after ruling that the company constitutes a “public nuisance” over the harm its platforms cause to children, the largest fine it has faced on child safety grounds. Judge Bryan Biedscheid likened Meta to a polluting factory, saying the “psychological harm…
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Creators Get Slammed for Taking OpenAI Luxury Trip, Company Welcomes “Healthy Debate”
OpenAI has responded to a wave of online criticism after inviting social media creators and influencers on a company-funded “Summer Camp” trip to a luxury resort in New York’s Hudson Valley. Critics accused the AI firm and participating creators of tone-deafness, given growing public concern over AI’s environmental footprint and its impact on jobs, prompting…
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LISTEN: Fear, Loathing and Endless Potential: AI4 Conference Takes Stock of Transformative Technologies
Variety’s “Daily Variety” podcast reported live from the AI4 conference in Las Vegas, where the site’s AI beat reporter Corbin Bolies found both excitement and unease surrounding generative AI’s growing influence across industries. The event highlights a sharp divide within Hollywood: studios and creatives remain wary of AI’s potential to devalue copyrighted work and displace…
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Why airlines are warning over lithium-ion batteries
The airline industry wants passengers to be careful when travelling with lithium ion batteries.
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Quake Adds Free 30th Anniversary Campaign for All PS5 Players, Developed by MachineGames
Dawn of the Machine is out now. Ahead of this weekend’s Quakecon, it’s time to frag like it’s 1996! If you happen to own the PS5 or PS4 version of id Software’s iconic Quake, then good news: it’s just been updated with an all-new 19-level campaign, designed by MachineGames. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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Tyga Admits to Using AI on New ‘$tarface’ Album: ‘It’s No Different Than When Auto-Tune Came Out’
Rapper Tyga has confirmed he used artificial intelligence in the making of his new album $tarface, ending months of speculation about the record’s ’80s-inspired sound. He told VIBE that AI tools were used for elements such as synthesizer sounds and a guitar solo, defending the practice by comparing it to the once-controversial introduction of Auto-Tune…
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Google open-sources an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings
Google’s DeepMind and Google Research teams, working with the US National Hurricane Center, the UK Met Office and other agencies, have developed an AI weather model called WeatherNext designed to improve cyclone forecasts. Google is releasing both the code and model weights as open source on GitHub, allowing other scientists to build on the work,…