Sony blocked Roblox from PlayStation consoles because it was worried about inappropriate content reaching children. The revelation comes from a 2022 document, first reported byAxios, uncovered in the FTC’s Microsoft trial. However, Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Jim Ryan said at the time that the company’s stance was softening, leaving the door open to … Read more
Blizzard has released a string of excellent Overwatch animated shorts over the years. While the shorts are sublimely rendered and help to sketch out the backstories of the cast, Blizzard hasn’t neatly pulled together the sprawling narrative of this universe so far. The developers have pledged to do a better job of that in-game starting … Read more
Theo James and Ruth Kearney, who have been together for more than a decade, welcomed their first child in 2021. Theo James and Ruth Kearney, who have been together for more than a decade, welcomed their first child in 2021.
The official Game Boy Camera is a treat for fans of lo-fi photography, but it’s also on the larger side, protruding from the retro console like a giant, creepy eyeball. That’s why modder and mega-fan Christopher Graves made his own version, the Game Boy Mini Camera, as originally reported via Gizmodo. This thing is tiny, … Read more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a formal ban on fake reviews and testimonials. Companies would also be prohibited from using phony followers and views to inflate their social media metrics if the rule takes effect as it stands. This isn’t the first time the agency has trained its sights on fake reviews. In … Read more
In her newest music video, R&B legend Monica gets up close and personal – not to mention naked and soapy – with The Game. In her newest music video, R&B legend Monica gets up close and personal – not to mention naked and soapy – with The Game.
The hottest defense attorney in Los Angeles is back on the job in ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ season 2. Here’s everything we know about the show’s return. The hottest defense attorney in Los Angeles is back on the job in ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ season 2. Here’s everything we know about the show’s return.
Sega is not for sale, according to company COO Shuji Utsumi. The executive told Bloomberg News that the company isn’t open to acquisition talks at the moment, despite rampant speculation that Microsoft was about to swoop in and force a shotgun wedding between Sonic and Master Chief. Some of these rumors popped up due to … Read more
The technology industry isn’t thrilled with Arkansas’ law requiring social media age checks. NetChoice, a tech trade group that includes Google, Meta and TikTok, has sued the state of Arkansas over claimed US Constitution violations in the Social Media Safety Act. The measure allegedly treads on First Amendment free speech rights by making users hand … Read more
University of Toronto professor Geoffrey Hinton, often called the “Godfather of AI” for his pioneering research on neural networks, recently became the industry’s unofficial watchdog. He quit working at Google this spring to more freely critique the field he helped pioneer. He saw the recent surge in generative AIs like ChatGPT and Bing Chat as … Read more