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Splash Damage has announced it's cancelling the development of Transformers: Reactivate, and that it'll be "scaling down" the studio as result, leaving roles "at risk of redundancy". Read more Read more ›
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Meta's about-face on fact checking shows how Musk has remade the world in his image. Read more ›
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After nine of public beta access, hugely influential colony sim Dwarf Fortress' roguelike Adventure Mode is getting its full Steam release on 23rd January. Read more Read more ›
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With the decorations packed away for another 12 months and the new year now well and truly begun, developer Mojang has roused from its festive slumber to launch six new features from Minecraft's first planned update of 2025 into testing. Read more Read more ›
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"This is likely to end up being one of the most expensive wildfires in modern California history," said AccuWeather's chief meteorologist. Read more ›
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Blue Origin is making final preparations for the maiden launch of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket. Read more ›
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The Palisades and Eaton fires are still raging through Los Angeles. Emerging photos offer a glimpse of how devastating their toll will be. Read more ›
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In the UK today, McDonalds is finally launching its Sonic the Hedgehog 3 themed Happy Meals. Read more Read more ›
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10 years after he was first attached to the project, It and The Flash director Andrés Muschietti says he still has plans for Sony's Shadow of the Colossus film adaptation. Read more Read more ›
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BI has learned that Meta's contract with US fact-checkers will conclude in March. Read more ›
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Classic FM is launching a new video game music radio series presented by Minecraft YouTuber DanTDM. Read more Read more ›
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Content moderation has always been a nightmare for Meta. But Mark Zuckerberg's "apology tour" from the past few years seems to be officially over. Read more ›
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Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said that when it comes to hiring, she looks for candidates who are interested in learning new things. Read more ›
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Only after his hush-money sentencing can NJ officials move to revoke his liquor licenses. A revocation hearing is still pending, they told BI. Read more ›
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The Pokémon Company will once again hold a Pokémon Presents livestream next month, according to leak of data from Pokémon Go. Read more Read more ›
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The latest crop of AI-enabled wearables like Bee AI and Omi listen to your conversations to help organize your life. They are also normalizing embedded microphones that are always on. Read more ›
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Meta's shocking decision to get rid of its fact-checkers shows how Mark Zuckerberg is reshaping his company in some impactful ways. Read more ›
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Companies have continued to cut jobs in 2025 after a wave of layoffs last year. Microsoft, Blackrock, and Ally are among those shedding staff. Read more ›
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According to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta trust and safety workers will be relocated to Texas to prevent them from “censoring” users. Experts point to other advantages. Read more ›
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Meta rolled out a number of changes to its “Hateful Conduct” policy Tuesday as part of a sweeping overhaul of its approach toward content moderation. Read more ›
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Meta announced on Tuesday that it will no longer employ fact checkers to moderate content, and instead rely on an army of volunteer users. Read more ›
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This year, it’s shaping up to be AI, all the time. Read more ›
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With a notebook PC with a screen that rolls, a monitor with directional audio, and the first third-party SteamOS gaming handheld, Lenovo is hitting CES 2025 hard. Read more ›
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Musk’s posts, which have racked up hundreds of millions of views on X, are his latest effort at inserting himself into UK politics. Read more ›
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Misconfigured license plate recognition systems reveal the livestreams of individual cameras and the wealth of data they collect about every vehicle that passes them by. Read more ›
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A network of Facebook pages has been advertising “fuel filters” that are actually meant to be used as silencers, which are heavily regulated by US law. Even US military officials are concerned. Read more ›
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While Americans might not mourn the loss of net neutrality, the court's ruling sets a troubling precedent for consumer protections in every industry. Read more ›
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The first meteor shower of the year peaks on the night of January 2–3. Here’s everything you need to know to watch it and the many other showers that will appear in 2025. Read more ›
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