A look at New Save Collective, a group of gamers and activists roleplaying ICE raids in Fortnite and GTA 5 to prepare for real-world situations
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Hands-on with AI startup Friend's $129 always-listening pendant: feels like a beefy AirTag, runs Gemini 2.5, gives unhelpful commentary, and makes others uneasy
The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that's snarky and unhelpful.
Video game industry trade organizations and gamers are speaking out against censorship campaigns that forced Steam and Itch.io to mass deindex NSFW content
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A look at Decart, which has developed video-to-video AI model Mirage that manipulates live video in real time and can potentially shake up livestreaming
A startup called Decart has developed an AI model that can transform live footage. The results are mind-bending—and poised to take over streaming.
Roblox taps Persona to estimate users' ages and verify they are 13+, renames Friends to Connections, and says only users over 13 can message Trusted Connections
Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/roblox... Megan Farokhmanesh / @megannicolett : Talked to Roblox's chief safety officer Matt Kaufman about their new age verification syste...
Filing: Disney and NBCUniversal sue Midjourney in California, accusing it of direct and secondary copyright infringement; they say talks with Midjourney failed
www.reuters.com/business/med... Megan Farokhmanesh / @megannicolett : “bottomless pit of plagiarism” has a real ring to it www.wired.com/story/disney... Jason Read / @jasonread : B...
Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser says the company is “actively assessing” the impact of US tariffs, which “weren't factored into” its Switch 2 pricing
Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser tells WIRED the company is still figuring out how to address tariffs …
Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser says the company is “actively assessing” the impact of US tariffs, which “weren't factored into” its Switch 2 pricing
Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser tells WIRED the company is still figuring out how to address tariffs …
Meta's effort to neutralize Sarah Wynn-Williams' book, filled with gossipy anecdotes, feels less about defending its reputation than a need to punish a defector
Mark Zuckerberg might be in his post-fact-checking-era. But that hasn't stopped Meta from going after the author of Careless People.
A look at Meta's convoluted or contradictory hate speech examples for user content moderators, allowing derogatory remarks about races, nationalities, and more
Meta is now granting its users new freedom to post a wide array of derogatory remarks about races, nationalities, ethnic groups …
Meta's new policies for contractors and staff moderating Facebook and Instagram allow dehumanizing speech, like “a trans person isn't a he or she, it's an it”
“A trans person isn't a he or she, it's an it,” reads a new guideline telling moderators what is now allowed on Facebook and Instagram