Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appeared in federal court on Wednesday to pledge his support for open platforms and consumer choice. “If it were up to… Read More »Chiefs of Microsoft and Activision testify that merger will benefit consumers
Can you tell which of these seemingly identical bits of Steam iconography were generated using AI (trick question, it’s none of them). Aurich Lawson Valve… Read More »Steam mods reportedly block games that use AI-generated artwork
When Elon Musk announced last month that he had hired Linda Yaccarino as CEO of Twitter, he said said he was “excited” to bring on… Read More »Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino relaxes the hot seat
Enlarge / The East Coast has had a chance to experience something that has become disturbingly familiar to the West. After rejoining the Paris Agreement… Read More »The American public wants climate change addressed, but dislikes the options
A series of eerie videos shows what generative AI and advertising have in common: they chew on the cultural subconscious and spit it back at… Read More »AI and TV advertising are made for each other
Enlarge / Clinical specimen bags labeled with Sanford Health. A medical waste management company in Fargo, North Dakota, has filed a damning lawsuit against the… Read More »Medical waste company sues health system over hidden human torso
DoorDash said Wednesday it would begin giving its delivery drivers the option of being paid a minimum hourly wage, rather than making money for each… Read More »DoorDash, shifting business model, offers drivers an hourly wage
Enlarge / A selection of Nintendo consoles that cannot play software designed for the previous Nintendo console… Getty Images As we’ve progressed since the release… Read More »Nintendo Offers Vague Backward Compatibility Answers For “Switch 2”
Simon Mackenzie, a security guard at discount retailer QD Stores outside London, was out of breath. He had just chased down three shoplifters who had… Read More »Facial recognition is spreading as a tool to combat shoplifting
When Tonga’s underwater Hunga Tonga volcano lost its temper during an eruption on Jan. 15, 2022, it spewed globs of magma and blew clouds of… Read More »Exciting volcanic eruption produced the most extreme lightning detected
When five TikTok creators in Montana filed a lawsuit last month, saying the state’s new ban on the app violated their First Amendment rights and… Read More »TikTok is funding lawsuit from Montana users against ban
Enlarge / Satellite controllers in Dubai monitor the launch of a Soyuz rocket from Russia on Tuesday. For the first time since the invasion of… Read More »Trend or deviation? Russia is launching foreign satellites again
With cars, the stakes are much higher: they cost tens of thousands of dollars, and replacing gasoline cars with electric models is key to tackling… Read More »Tesla may have already won the electric vehicle charging wars
Beyond Washington’s densely populated western suburbs, the vistas widen to open expanses of fields and farmland—a panorama often interrupted by massive, windowless buildings that house… Read More »The demand for data centers is increasing enormously
