Gumroad, an e-commerce company for creators, updated its rules to more strictly limit NSFW content, citing restrictions from payment processors like Stripe and PayPal. For creators who sell adult art, like explicit comic books or lewd cosplay photos, these sudden policy changes can be detrimental, […]
Month: March 2024
Game journalists face more work, greater pressure | Big Games Machine
Games journalists report feeling negatively about the future of their industry, facing an uphill battle against time, SEO and AI.
The Google Nest Thermostat drops to $100 ahead of the Amazon Big Spring Sale
Folks who like controlling aspects of their home using their voice or an app may be pleased to learn there’s a sale on Google Nest gear at Amazon ahead of the retailer’s Big Spring Sale. There are some solid discounts here, including one on the […]
Disney+ screws UK Doctor Who fans with global release strategy
The latest series of Doctor Who will debut on iPlayer and globally on Disney+ at midnight in the UK. The first two hour-long episodes land on May 11, which will then air on BBC One later that day in prime time. Those who know how […]
Microsoft is once again asking Chrome users to try Bing through unblockable pop-ups
Microsoft has been pushing Bing pop-up ads in Chrome on Windows 10 and 11. Windows Latest and The Verge reported on Friday that the ad encourages Chrome users (in bold lettering) to use Bing instead of Google search. “Chat with GPT-4 for free on Chrome! […]
Hyundai-backed Motional buys time with a bridge loan
Autonomous vehicle technology startup Motional has secured a bridge loan that provides a temporary financial reprieve as the company searches for a longer term source of funding, TechCrunch has learned. Motional CEO Karl Iagnemma told staff in a companywide email view by TechCrunch that the […]
Baldur’s Gate 3 opened the D&D video game floodgates | Kaser Focus
Wizards of the Coast has greenlit another Dungeons and Dragons title — and Rachel Kaser is in favor of the
Netflix will stream the Mark Twain Prize honoring Kevin Hart on May 11
Netflix is the new streaming home of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor as part of a multiyear deal. This year’s prize is going to Kevin Hart, who is being honored for his “extraordinary contributions to the genre and his impressive achievements across comedy, […]
Apple researchers achieve breakthroughs in multimodal AI as company ramps up investments
Apple researchers achieve state-of-the-art results in multimodal AI with MM1 models, combining text and images for breakthroughs in image captioning, visual question answering, and few-shot learning, as the company invests heavily in AI to enhance Siri, Messages, and future products.
How the House quietly revived the TikTok ban before most of us noticed
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images An unusually fast process. A classified briefing. Phone lines clogged with teenagers “in near tears.” The bill, meant to force the sale of TikTok, passed by a landslide. The US push to force TikTok to […]