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Unity has been hit with another round of layoffs. This is according to posts on LinkedIn from recently laid off staff and confirmed by reporting from Game Developer and 80.lvl. According to reports, employees were notified via emails sent out at 5 AM local time, while the layoffs affect a number of different teams within […]
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The Verge
DeepSeek matches ChatGPT at just 10% of typical development costs. Dramatic shift in AI development could democratise the technology but raises security concerns A dramatic shift in open-source AI development is emerging from China, where startup DeepSeek fundamentally challenges how artificial intelligence evolves. By making its technology freely available for anyone to download, modify, and... Read more » Read more ›
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On Tuesday, Shopify shut down the Yeezy store run by Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) after it listed shirts with swastikas for sale. Ye advertised the site in a commercial shown during the Super Bowl on Sunday. It previously sold things like sneakers and t-shirts, but on Monday, the only item for sale was […] Read more ›
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Disney told employees in a memo it was shifting DEI efforts to prioritize business goals and company values. Read more ›
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Google users noticed cultural holidays have been disappearing from their calendars, as the company moves to recognize only public holidays. Read more ›
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Investigation of a melting RTX 5090 has revealed a new uneven current distribution problem which leads to dangerously high temperatures. Read more ›
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Compulsion Games' South of Midnight offers a distinctly emotional look at the U.S. deep south through the lens of folk and folklore. Read more ›
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Podcasts have well and truly gone mainstream, and Netflix wants to host them. Read more ›
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The Musk minion has been made a "senior advisor" at America's diplomatic agency. Read more ›
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James Howells has been chasing his lost hard drive for more than a decade now. Read more ›
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Make sure you're getting enough water daily everywhere you go and save money while you're at it. Read more ›
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Sam Altman hit back at Elon Musk's bid for OpenAI, saying he's acting from "a position of insecurity" and should focus on "building better products." Read more ›
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While the chatbot still seems to lean left on many issues, its bias is changing. Read more ›
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Hurricane Michael caused $5 billion in damage to Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base in 2018. Read more ›
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Google Maps now labels the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America when viewed within the U.S., following President Donald Trump's executive order. Read more ›
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Plus, a new take on Thomas Ray's Silencer is headed to the big screen. Read more ›
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Google Maps now officially shows the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America if you open the app in the US. In a blog post, Google said it rolled out the named change because the government has already updated the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which decides the "federal and national standard for geographic nomenclature." One of the executive orders President Donald Trump signed in January when he took... Read more ›
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As of Monday night, when users in the US search for "Gulf of Mexico" in Google Maps, they are presented with a result for "Gulf of America." Read more ›
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Google maintains its stronghold as AI-powered search engines struggle to shift market dynamics. Read more ›
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BuzzFeed plans on launching a new social platform “built specifically to spread joy and enable playful creative expression.” In a blog post published on Tuesday, BuzzFeed co-founder and CEO Jonah Peretti highlights the “growing discontent” with platforms using AI-driven algorithms to keep users glued to their screens, adding that BuzzFeed’s social network would use AI […] Read more ›
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The Verge
Google is joining Meta, Amazon, and other big tech companies in winding down its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In a Wednesday memo to employees that I obtained (and you can read below), Googleâs head of HR, Fiona Cicconi, said there will no longer be DEI hiring targets due the companyâs status as a […] Read more ›
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Some Google Calendar users are angrily calling the company out after noticing that certain events like Pride month are no longer highlighted by default. Black History Month, Indigenous People Month, Jewish Heritage, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Hispanic Heritage have also been removed, according to a Google product expert. One user called the move “shameful” and said that the […] Read more ›
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Reddit has seen an increase in rule-breaking posts across “several communities,” and it has issued a temporary ban on one that featured users calling for violence against people who work for the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). That community, r/WhitePeopleTwitter, was given a 72-hour ban on Tuesday, as reported by Engadget. Screenshots shared […] Read more ›
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Marko Elez â the 25-year-old Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer who has reportedly been combing through the Treasury Departmentâs payment systems â resigned from his position after the Wall Street Journal uncovered an old social media account linked to him with numerous posts promoting racism and eugenics. â99% of Indian H1Bs will be replaced […] Read more ›
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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), a child safety nonprofit that works closely with the government and major tech platforms, has recently removed publications that reference queer and transgender children from its website. The removals come amid reports that NCMEC was ordered to cull mentions of LGBTQ+ issues under threat of losing […] Read more ›
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What was once ridiculous is now possible. Elon Musk, the richest person in the history of the world, has become President Donald Trumpâs attack dog. Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have unprecedented access to the governmentâs data and computer system. Earlier this week, that came to include systems in the Department of […] Read more ›
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The long block outside of the US Treasury Department on Tuesday was lined with protesters. They flooded across the street with signs bearing slogans: âNobody elected Muskâ; “This is illegal”; âStop the coup.â It was one of multiple DC protests targeting billionaire Elon Musk’s reported access to core government payment systems, attended by Democratic members […] Read more ›
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Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was […] Read more ›
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Almost 250 years after the Declaration of Independence, America has gotten herself a new king. His name is Elon Musk. âWait a minute,â you may be saying. âWhat about President Donald Trump?â Trump ran, much like Silvio Berlusconi before him, primarily to avoid prosecutions. He has never liked being president and he has already gotten […] Read more ›
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Things at Sonos are getting worse before they get better — if they’re going to get better. Today the company laid off approximately 200 employees, The Verge has learned. The news was announced at around 4PM ET. It’s an even more substantial wave of job cuts than Sonos made back in August, when it let […] Read more ›
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