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Those who understand AI better are more afraid of losing their jobs

Whether employees are worried about losing their jobs to AI depends largely on their knowledge of artificial intelligence—and on the extent to which their work can be digitized. This is one of the findings of […]

Guns, drugs and car chases: GTA 6 preview lands on Netflix after leaks

Rockstar Games on Thursday launched, for the first time on Netflix, a preview of its hotly anticipated next installment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, which will be released in November after a monthslong delay […]

‘End of an era’: Players lament decline of the disc at Gamescom

Some video game fans are flabbergasted at Sony’s decision, announced at Germany’s Gamescom trade show, to discontinue disc sales starting in 2028—leading to calls for a boycott.This post was originally published on this site

US court rules Pentagon ban on Anthropic unlawful

A U.S. federal judge ruled Thursday that sanctions imposed by the Trump administration against AI giant Anthropic were illegal, finding that the government punished the company in a dispute over military use of its technology.This […]

I surveyed workers to see if AI had caused job losses and was surprised by the findings

Do artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT eliminate jobs, create new ones or both? There’s a lot of speculation regarding this question, but little solid data in the U.S. to answer it.This post was originally […]

Meta settlement puts social media industry on notice: ‘There will be more’

Wednesday’s historic settlement between Meta and dozens of U.S. states could be just the start of a wave that will ripple across the social media industry, putting TikTok, YouTube and Snap under pressure to make […]

Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion: Report

Nvidia is set to buy artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, news outlet The Information reported Wednesday, as the U.S. chipmaking giant seeks to diversify.This post was originally published on this site

Time limits and a midnight cutoff: Meta’s new rules for kids go further, but critics say not enough

Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached Wednesday with 48 U.S. states.This post was originally published […]

Meta, U.S. states agree $18 bn settlement in landmark teen safety case

Meta agreed to pay a coalition of U.S. states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, according to a court filing Wednesday that ends […]

Fave or flop? A guide to gauging video game success

The video game industry is notoriously tight-lipped about its numbers, filled with members-only metrics like wishlists, preorders and player numbers, so it can be hard to know which games have actually proven popular and turned […]