‘Gran Turismo’ movie trailer shows a world obsessed with racing sims
Now that The Super Mario Bros. Movie is finally (almost) done racking up coins, it’s time for another video game adaptation to head into theaters. Sony’s...
LinkedIn’s new AI will write messages to hiring managers
LinkedIn is experimenting with a new generative AI feature for job hunters. The company is testing a new feature that will generate brief, cover letter-like messages...
Facebook’s new Reels controls help fine-tune what videos you see
Facebook has rolled out a new set of controls for Reels that give you some semblance of control on what kind of videos you want to...
The Morning After: The Godfather of AI leaves Google amid ethical concerns
Geoffrey Hinton, nicknamed the Godfather of AI, told The New York Times he resigned as Google VP and engineering fellow in April to freely warn of...
Pornhub blocks access in Utah to challenge age-verification law
Utah’s age verification law, which targets publishers distributing material deemed to be “harmful to minors on the internet,” has gone into effect. As a response, MindGeek...
Hollywood writers are officially on strike
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has called for a strike starting today largely over streaming productions, saying that studios are effectively creating a “gig economy”...
Meta’s next Quest games showcase is June 1st
Meta is once again holding a VR gaming event, and it won’t be hard to tune in. The company has announced a 40-minute Quest Gaming Showcase...
Amazon is making over 100 Prime Video originals available for free
Amazon has announced it’s making over 100 Prime Video original series and movies available on Freevee, its free streaming service. It seems to be a natural...
Twitter’s recommendation algorithm is now on GitHub
Nearly a year after Elon Musk first floated the idea of making Twitter’s recommendation algorithm public, the company has posted the source code for its recommendation...
Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky is building a ‘marketplace of algorithms’
Jack Dorsey’s Twitter alternative Bluesky is still invite-only, but its leaders are sharing more about their vision for the open-source platform. In a new blog post,...