In light of criticism over its approach to AI safety, OpenAI has formed a new committee to oversee “critical” safety and security decisions related to the company’s projects […]
Pinterest predicts the summer trends, and some are ‘Bridgerton’-inspired
Pinterest’s Summer 2024 Trend Report shows jumps in searches for Y3K, Y2K, and tea party inspiration.
This Drag-Based Fighting Game Failed Because It Was ‘Too Gay’
On May 15, the official X (formerly Twitter) account for Drag Her!, an indie fighting game set to feature famous drag performers, shared a sad update: After three years of development, and around $75,000 in funding via Kickstarter, the game was shutting down and the dev team was disbanding. The reason? “A simple lack…
Why companies are turning to internal hackathons
Companies are always looking for an edge, and searching for ways to encourage their employees to innovate. One way to do that is by running an internal hackathon […]
Nintendo Nominates Three Women To Board Of Directors
Nintendo, founded in 1889, is perhaps the longest running gaming company around and, perhaps due to this fact, it has largely remained a boys’ club. This began to change for the better in 2020, when it nominated its first woman to the board of directors. Since then, the company has vowed to hire more women, who make…
Webb found its strongest case yet of a rocky exoplanet with an atmosphere
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have found an exoplanet blanketed in either carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide just 41 light-years away.
Chicago-based Hyde Park Venture Partners closes $98M Fund IV with two investments made so far
Midwest venture capital firms might always play catch-up to the coasts, but that’s not stopping some firms from pulling in nice-sized funds to support startups in their local […]