How Unity weathered a user revolt and refocused on its game engine How Unity weathered a user revolt and refocused on its game engine Today, I’m talking with Matt Bromberg, who is the CEO of Unity, one of the leading video game development platforms. He’s been in the job for less than a year, and… Continue reading CEO Matt Bromberg on ending Unity’s ‘war’ against its customers
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The 50 best things Microsoft has ever made
From beloved operating systems and hit games to never-realized concepts that captured our imagination. This week, on April 4th, Microsoft turns 50 years old. The company has gone through sweeping changes over that time — from two guys in New Mexico to more than a quarter-million employees worldwide, from making text-based operating systems to holographic… Continue reading The 50 best things Microsoft has ever made
When will physical video games go away?
The era of playing a game off a disc might basically be over. The era of playing a game off a disc might basically be over. Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. One of Sony’s best-ever PlayStation ads… Continue reading When will physical video games go away?
Clean Technica: Tesla Stans Accidentally Highlight Shady AP Behavior003936
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A couple of weeks ago, I came across a very interesting article at Electrek that’s worth talking about. In it, Fred Lambert (a man who has become a target for Tesla Stan hatred in recent years), discusses something kind… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Stans Accidentally Highlight Shady AP Behavior003936
AI’s “Biggest Test” Is Turning Into a Catastrophe as CoreWeave Flounders
So far, the AI industry has enjoyed smooth sailing. It’s courted billions in slap-happy investments and sign-first, read-later contracts, ballooning some Silicon Valley companies to the top of the financial food chain. Now it’s facing its toughest challenge yet in the form of CoreWeave, the AI processing company that went public on the stock market… Continue reading AI’s “Biggest Test” Is Turning Into a Catastrophe as CoreWeave Flounders
Startup Reportedly Claimed Fake Clients as Its AI-Powered Sales Bot Flailed
You’ve probably heard that AI is going to revolutionize work. That’s according to tech tycoons, corporate stenographers, and excited venture capitalists — the folks polluting the air we breathe in order to stuff the internet full of AI-generated slop. After all, who’s more qualified to understand the essence of a hard day’s work? But however… Continue reading Startup Reportedly Claimed Fake Clients as Its AI-Powered Sales Bot Flailed
Woman Alarmed When Date Uses ChatGPT to Psychologically Profile Her
As if the dating world wasn’t already nightmarish enough, artificial intelligence seems to be making it worse — or, at the very least, weirder. In an editorial for the Financial Times, reporter Jemima Kelly was flummoxed when a recent date admitted that he had instructed ChatGPT to write a psychological profile on her. Specifically, Kelly’s… Continue reading Woman Alarmed When Date Uses ChatGPT to Psychologically Profile Her
OpenAI’s Sora Has a Small Problem With Being Hugely Racist and Sexist
It’s been apparent since ChatGPT changed the digital landscape that generative AI models are plagued with biases. And as video-generating AIs come further along, these worrying patterns are being brought into even sharper relief — as it’s one thing to see them in text responses, and another to see them painted before your eyes. In… Continue reading OpenAI’s Sora Has a Small Problem With Being Hugely Racist and Sexist
Hims Is Begging Customers to Lobby the FDA to Keep Its Ozempic Knockoffs Legal
Image by Futurism You know Hims, right? It’s the next-gen telehealth startup famous for taking the eye contact out of erectile dysfunction treatment. Of course, bedroom pills aren’t all Hims peddles. The Uberized men’s health app also offers hair loss treatment, STD meds, mental health services and GLP-1 weight loss treatments — though that’s now going… Continue reading Hims Is Begging Customers to Lobby the FDA to Keep Its Ozempic Knockoffs Legal
Chewing Gum Is Flooding Your Mouth With Microplastics
Image by Getty / Futurism Not to burst your perfectly blown bubble, but it turns out that chewing gum may be flooding your mouth with microplastics. As detailed in a pilot study, which is awaiting peer review, a team of UCLA researchers found that chomping down on just one stick of the rubbery candy releases… Continue reading Chewing Gum Is Flooding Your Mouth With Microplastics