Ubisoft Montreal lays off 98 people as part of a corporate restructuring effort

Ubisoft Montreal just laid off 98 people as part of a corporate restructuring and reorganization effort, as reported by Kotaku. The cuts primarily impact workers in business administration services and IT. Ubisoft says it will support “all affected Canadian employees” with severance packages and “career assistance to help them navigate their transition.”  The Montreal office … Read more

Hollywood studios reportedly want to recycle dead actors’ AI likenesses without family permission

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood performers, has reportedly responded to studios’ “last, best and final” offer to end the strike, rejecting clauses that would let them re-use AI-created likenesses of high-demand and deceased performers without consent. The union allegedly plans to make a counter-offer that removes the current AI-related language. “They can’t have that loophole … Read more

Meta whistleblower tells Senate the company ‘cannot be trusted with our children’

Another Meta whistleblower has testified before Congress regarding safety issues on the company’s platforms. On the same day that Frances Haugen told Congress in 2021 how Meta could fix some of its safety problems, Arturo Béjar, a former director of engineering for Protect and Care at Facebook, sent CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives an … Read more

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