Gig work predates the internet. Besides traditional forms of self-employment, like plumbing, offers for ad-hoc services have long been found in the Yellow Pages and newspaper classified ads, and later Craigslist and Backpage which supplanted them. Low-cost broadband internet allowed for the proliferation of computer-based […]
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Astarion the tiefling: Swen Vincke on iteration in Baldur’s Gate 3 | GDC 2024
One of the talks at GDC was Baldur’s Gate 3 director talking about how the game has changed and how the developers accounted for iteration.
Microsoft launches new Azure AI tools to cut out LLM safety and reliability risks
Beyond working to block out safety and security-threatening prompt injection attacks, Microsoft has also introduced tooling to focus on the reliability of gen AI apps.
Take-Two to acquire Gearbox from Embracer
Take-Two announced today that it has acquired Borderlands developer Gearbox for $460M, over 60% less than what Embracer paid for it in 2021.
AI risk management startup ValidMind raises $8.1M to help banks comply with regulations
ValidMind, a regulatory compliance platform for AI risk management at banks, raises $8.1 million in seed funding to automate model validation and documentation.
Google’s Circle to Search feature will soon handle language translation
Google just announced that it’s expanding its recently-launched Circle to Search tool to include language translation, as part of an update to various core services. Circle to Search, as the name suggests, already lets some Android users research stuff by drawing a circle around an […]
Zscaler finds enterprise AI adoption soars 600% in less than a year, putting data at risk
According to Zscaler’s report, manufacturing generates the most AI traffic, accounting for 20.9% of all AI/ML transactions, followed by finance and insurance (19.9%) and services (16.8%).
Observe raises $115M from Sutter Hill, Snowflake Ventures to supercharge data cloud observability
Snowflake, which has seen Observe evolve closely for years, plans to tap the startup’s observability capabilities.
Vinyl records outsell CDs for the second year running
Vinyl reigns when it comes to physical media. | Image: RIAA People bought 43 million vinyl records last year, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That’s 6 million more than the number of CDs sold in 2023, marking the second time since […]
Gunzilla Games raises $30M to support Off the Grid development
Gunzilla Games has raised an additional $30 million in funding to launch its upcoming third-person shooter Off the Grid.