The Morning After: Squid Game returns on December 26

The Morning After: Squid Game returns on December 26

After the live experiences, TV shows based on TV shows and a boom in childhood South Korean games and hobbies, Squid Game returns for season two. Almost three years after the bleak, lightly anti-capitalism drama became a massive hit in the US. Season two will hit Netflix December 26, with a final third season coming … Read more

US Copyright Office calls for better legal protections against AI-generated deepfakes

The US Copyright Office has published a report recommending new and improved protections against digital replicas. “We have concluded that a new law is needed,” the department’s report states. “The speed, precision, and scale of AI-created digital replicas calls for prompt federal action. Without a robust nationwide remedy, their unauthorized publication and distribution threaten substantial … Read more

Belgian researchers found a huge privacy hole in six dating apps

TechCrunch reported that a group of researchers from the university KU Leuven in Belgium identified six popular dating apps that malicious users can use to pinpoint the near-exact location of other users. Dating apps including Hinge, Happn, Bumble, Grindr, Badoo and Hily all exhibited some form of “trilateration” that could expose users’ approximate locations, which … Read more

Reddit CEO wants Microsoft to pay for its content

Reddit’s chief executive officer Steve Huffman didn’t pull any punches with Microsoft in an interview with The Verge. He called out Microsoft and other AI search engines like Anthropic and Perplexity for not paying for the information they take from Reddit, some of which have already been blocked from Huffman’s website. Reddit has deals in … Read more

Bungie is laying off 220 employees

The gaming industry has been plagued with rounds of layoffs and studio closures and it’s not showing any signs of stopping anytime soon. The latest round of layoffs comes from Sony-owned Bungie, best known at this point for Destiny 2. Pete Parsons, the chief executive officer for Bungie, announced on its official website that it … Read more

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