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Engadget Podcast: Xbox resets with layoffs
This week on the Engadget Podcast, we dive into Microsoft’s brutal Xbox layoffs with Mike Futter of the Virtual Economy Podcast.
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Adventures of Elliot’s new update finally lets you silence Faie
Square Enix has released Version 1.1.0 for its HD-2D action RPG The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, adding a long-requested option to switch off support character voices. The update primarily addresses complaints about Faie, the game’s Navi-like fairy companion, whose constant commentary had been one of the most persistent criticisms since the game launched…
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Florida ransomware negotiator convicted for helping ransomware gang extort US companies
Angelo Martino, a Florida man employed as a ransomware negotiator at a US cybersecurity company, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for secretly conspiring with hackers to deploy ransomware against American companies. The case is notable because it exposes a rare instance of security professionals abusing their trusted positions to commit…
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RIAA, Grammys, SAG-AFTRA and Other Groups Launch New Labeling Program for AI Music
A coalition of music-industry bodies — including the RIAA, IFPI, the Grammys and the performers’ union SAG-AFTRA — has launched a joint programme to label recordings made with artificial intelligence. Announced on Friday, the scheme introduces two suggested track-level tags, “AI-Generated” and “AI-Assisted”, intended to work much like existing explicit-content labels. The move matters because…
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Music Community Introduces System For Tagging AI-Generated Songs
IFPI, RIAA, A2IM, WIN, IMPALA, The Grammys, SAG-AFTRA and Human Artistry Campaign, representing a broad spectrum of recorded music creators and companies around the world, announced a unified approach to voluntary track labeling to give fans clearer information about the use of generative AI (GenAI)…
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Netflix in Talks to Buy Letterboxd: Report
Could Letterboxd, the popular film-review social network, end up in the clutches of Netflix or another big entertainment corporation? Letterboxd, founded in 2011, has been shopping itself to interested parties in recent months. The app and website (which also recently launched an online video-rental service) is majority-owned by Canadian holding company Tiny, which acquired a…
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Is Microsoft Teams really going to start tracking employee locations?
Microsoft has officially rolled out a new “Workplace Check-in” feature for Teams that can automatically update an employee’s work location using Wi-Fi networks or desk peripheral connections. Although the feature is off by default and requires both admin enablement and employee consent, the article argues that “voluntary” opt-in carries little real freedom in a workplace…
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Prepare for GTA 6 by Robbing an Art Gallery in GTA Online on PS5 Next Week
Rockstar Games is set to release a new major update for GTA Online titled the Kortz Center Heist, arriving as early as 14th July on PS5 and PS4, with free next-gen upgrades already available. Positioned as a way for players to occupy themselves ahead of GTA 6’s release later this year, the heist tasks players…
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The bulging in-tray of challenges Andy Burnham faces upon entering No 10
Andy Burnham is expected to become prime minister within a fortnight, having promised to reshape Labour’s agenda and deliver improvements across the whole of the UK. However, this Guardian analysis argues he will inherit a daunting set of unresolved problems from his predecessor Keir Starmer, spanning welfare, defence, taxation, immigration, justice, foreign relations and the…
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Music Industry Introduces Labels For Works That Use AI In Sound Recordings
A coalition of music industry bodies and artists’ organisations has introduced a voluntary labelling system to flag the use of artificial intelligence in sound recordings. The scheme uses two simple icons to distinguish “AI-generated” works from “AI-assisted” ones, and is designed for adoption by digital music services, distributors and others. The move matters because AI-produced…