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Saber finally adds AI disclosure to Rideshare Stimulator amid CEO’s public feud with a former writer who claims she was replaced by ChatGPT
Saber Interactive has added an AI-use disclosure to its game Rideshare Stimulator following a public dispute between its chief executive and a former writer. The change matters because it increases transparency around generative AI in game development while attention is focused on an allegation that human writing work was replaced with ChatGPT. The former writer…
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‘Hacks’ Star Lauren Weedman on Appearing in Four Emmy-Nominated Comedies This Year and How Bell’s Palsy Changed Her Career
Lauren Weedman discusses how her recurring role as Las Vegas mayor Jo Pezzimenti in HBO Max’s “Hacks” gave her unusual creative freedom and led to her first Emmy nomination. She says the show’s creators encouraged improvisation, allowing her to bring a more energetic and unpredictable style to a character than she had often been able…
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Minor League team rolls out ‘Nothing Night’ with no music, videos, or public address announcements
The Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, are introducing a “Nothing Night” in which the usual entertainment features will be removed. There will be no music, videos, between-innings activities or public-address announcements, offering spectators a quieter, more traditional baseball experience. Minor League Baseball is typically associated with elaborate theme nights,…
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Walter’s huge hitting helps MSG beat Sunrisers to reach Hundred final
Paul Walter’s unbeaten 80 from 46 balls powered Manchester Super Giants past Sunrisers Leeds in the men’s Hundred Eliminator at The Oval. The victory sends Super Giants into the final, where they will face Trent Rockets, giving Walter’s dominant innings decisive importance in their title challenge. Walter’s aggressive batting was the central feature of the…
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Colorful past of AI tycoon’s wife who has wiped herself from internet: Epstein link, failed age-gap marriage, bankruptcy and ‘luxury porn’
Cami Clark, the wife of Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei, has largely erased herself from public view, but a Wall Street Journal investigation has uncovered a colourful history that includes a business connection to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Clark, 47, has played a significant behind-the-scenes role in her husband’s career, helping to…
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DeepSeek’s innovative harness treats everything as a plug-in
DeepSeek has released an early open-source version of DeepSeek Harness, an agent framework built on the idea that every capability should function as a replaceable plug-in. This matters because AI harnesses increasingly shape how models are used, affecting performance, cost, developer workflows and the difficulty of switching between AI products. Built on DeepSeek’s Cordis meta-framework,…
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The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
Stereogum’s staff has selected its five best new songs of the week, spanning shoegaze, heavy rock, indie roots-rock, electronic music and club pop. – Tinashe’s “Melatonin” tops the list for its unpredictable club production and distinctive vocal delivery. – Ryan Hemsworth’s instrumental “A Display Of Emotion” combines post-rock textures, piano, drum loops and samples. -…
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Rideshare Stimulator Outlines AI Usage After Contentious Exchange With Ex-Writer
After Saber Interactive unveiled its upcoming title Rideshare Stimulater, former lead writer Stella Sacco came forward and said that she had been replaced by ChatGPT during development. Saber CEO Matthew Karch denied Sacco’s allegation that she had been replaced by AI, but the company has now shared previously undisclosed details about Rideshare Stimulator’s AI usage.…
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Farage Inquiry Resumes as Sydney Rail Chaos Leaves Passengers Stranded
A parliamentary standards inquiry into Nigel Farage resumed on 14 August after he was returned as MP for Clacton in a by-election. The inquiry concerns an alleged failure to register an interest under the House of Commons rules; it had been opened on 13 May and suspended when Farage left Parliament in July. The Parliamentary…
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Thrive’s Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria
Joshua Kushner has criticised Silicon Valley venture capitalists for allowing enthusiasm about artificial intelligence to dilute investment discipline, arguing that they can become overly focused on minor technological shifts rather than AI’s long-term effects. In Thrive Capital’s first investor letter, he said the New York firm’s concentrated, high-conviction approach offers an alternative to the industry’s…