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The Pokimane Cookie Apology Tour Has Officially Begun
Following some intense controversy surrounding her new snack brand, popular Twitch streamer Pokimane has apologized for an insensitive comment she made to a “rude chatter” during a November 18 livestream.
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Actors are concerned about AI terms in new SAG-AFTRA contract
The SAG-AFTRA strike may be over, but AI terms in the union’s new contract with the AMPTP have some members worried.
NYT ‘Connections’ hints and answers for November 19: Tips to solve ‘Connections’ #161.
Connections is a New York Times word game that’s all about finding the “common threads between words.” How to solve the puzzle.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: The Kotaku Review
Let’s get it out of the way: This is not a spoiler-free review of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. Netflix’s anime take on Brian Lee O’Malley’s video game reference-ridden romantic comedy graphic novels and their subsequent live-action movie adaptation is impossible to talk about while tiptoeing around specifics. I’m not…
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‘Fallen Leaves’ review: Finding love in a hopeless place
Aki Kaurismäki’s absurd Finnish romance, “Fallen Leaves,” channels his earlier works. Review.
Meta brings us a step closer to AI-generated movies
Like “Avengers” director Joe Russo, I’m becoming increasingly convinced that fully AI-generated movies and TV shows will be possible within our lifetimes. A host of AI unveilings over […]
Codegen raises new cash to automate software engineering tasks
Jay Hack, an AI researcher with a background in natural language processing and computer vision, came to the realization several years ago that large language models (LLMs) — […]
Sega Accused Of Retaliating Against Union With Mass Layoffs
Workers at Sega of America say the publisher behind Persona, Yakuza, and more beloved gaming franchises is trying to lay them off as retaliation for unionizing. A new unfair labor practice filed by the Communications Workers of America accuses Sega of forcing employees into a meeting where they were told their jobs…
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Persona 5 Publisher Raises Salaries Amid Industry-Wide Layoffs
Developer-publisher Atlus is reportedly raising the annual salaries of its Japanese staff by 15 percent, a move that is the total opposite of what’s been happening across the U.S. labor market (and the games industry specifically) for months now.
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