Tech
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EA Cuts 5% of Workforce, Scraps ‘Star Wars’ Video Game
The layoffs affecting about 670 staffers are the latest in a wave of reductions at video game developers
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Activision Sued for $100 Million by Pro Gamers Citing ‘Unlawful Monopoly’ on ‘Call of Duty’ Leagues, Tournaments
Plaintiffs Hector Rodriguez, Seth Abner and Hecz call the competitive game space a “lucrative and once-vibrant market”
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Country Star Lainey Wilson to Testify Before House Panel on AI Misuse in Entertainment
A subcommittee led by California Republican Darrell Issa will hold the hearing in Los Angeles next week
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Apple Vision Pro Mixed Reality Headset to Include Over 150 3D Movies at Launch
The device, which starts at $3,499, also allows users to stream content from Disney+, Prime Video, TikTok and more
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Sports Illustrated Publisher Arena Group Fires CEO Ross Levinsohn After AI Missteps
The sports website created fake author profiles that appeared to be generated by artificial intelligence
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‘Bob Eiger’ Trends on X After Elon Musk Blasts the Disney CEO With Multi-Tweet Typo
The tech mogul thinks Iger’s studio is being hypocritical in its suspension of ads on his social media platform
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Spotify Slashes 17% of Global Workforce
“To be blunt, many smart, talented and hard-working people will be departing us,” founder and CEO Daniel Ek says
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Returns to Company 4 Days After Being Fired
Former president Greg Brockman also says he’s returning
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Jamie Raskin and 26 House Dems Accuse Elon Musk of Profiting From Israel-Hamas Misinformation in Open Letter
The 27 representatives addressed their letter to the X owner and the platform’s CEO Linda Yaccarino
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman May Return After Ouster
The ChatGPT AI startup cofounder is reportedly “ambivalent” about returning to the company whose board fired him a day earlier
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Apple’s Tim Cook Tells Dua Lipa ‘We Can’ Guarantee Children Aren’t Mining iPhone 15’s Cobalt | Video
The singer says she read “distressing” articles about kids mining cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo before interviewing the CEO
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Advertisers Flee X, Tesla Shares Drop 4% as Elon Musk Retweets Antisemitic Post
The tech mogul endorsed a tweet saying Jewish people have “hatred against whites”
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OpenAI Offers to Cover Legal Fees for Paid Users’ Copyright Lawsuits
This comes just two months after a number of prominent fiction writers joined a class action lawsuit against the ChatGPT company
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Elon Musk Launches X’s AI Tool Grok, a ‘Rebellious’ Rival to ChatGPT That Answers ‘Spicy’ Questions
Modeled after geek fiction favorite “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” the bot aims to “answer questions with a bit of wit”
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‘Succession’ Star Sarah Snook Says AI is ‘Terrifying,’ Calls for ‘Pretty Stringent’ Protections
The actress hopes SAG-AFTRA negotiations can “set a precedent” for the entertainment industry and beyond
