Superhuman's Grammarly offers an AI-powered tool called “Expert Review” that simulates feedback from famous writers, dead and living, without their permission
The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and living writers—without their permission.
A profile of Anthropic and its key executives like Chris Olah, and a look at Project Vend, an internal “Claudius” experiment to run the office vending machine
Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system's mind—examining its neurons …
Substack notifies users about a “limited” data breach in October 2025 via a now-patched flaw found on February 3; a threat actor leaked a ~697K-record database
Newsletter platform Substack is notifying users of a data breach after attackers stole their email addresses and phone numbers in October 2025.
SAG-AFTRA announces a strike starting on Friday against major video game studios, including EA, after talks for a new contract broke down over AI protections
Some key information: … Jason Nelson / Decrypt : Video Game Actors and Performers to Strike Over AI Protections Dennis Patrick / Gameranx : SAG-AFTRA Has Approved Game Industry Str...
SAG-AFTRA announces a strike starting on Friday against major video game studios, including EA, after talks for a new contract broke down over AI protections
Hollywood's video game performers voted to go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage …
Around 500 World of Warcraft workers vote to unionize with the CWA, bringing the number of unionized US gaming employees at Microsoft to around 1,750
World of Warcraft workers have voted to unionize the popular video-game franchise, expanding organized labor's new foothold at Microsoft Corp. by around 500 employees.
Take-Two acquires Borderlands developer Gearbox Entertainment from the Embracer Group for $460M in stock; the deal is expected to close by the end of June 2024
A new Homeworld game is also in development. — Embracer Group has officially divested Gearbox Entertainment …
Take-Two acquires Borderlands developer Gearbox Entertainment from the Embracer Group for $460M in stock; the deal is expected to close by the end of June 2024
A new Homeworld game is also in development. — Embracer Group has officially divested Gearbox Entertainment …
Online card game Balatro, created by a solo Canadian developer who goes by the handle LocalThunk, has sold 500K+ copies on Steam at $15 each in just two weeks
Red Hot Poker — There are some games that keep you entertained for a weekend. Renata Price / Inverse : Balatro Is A Poker Roguelike Where You Are The House Shubhankar Parijat / G...
Meta announces Meta Verified, offering a blue badge, impersonation protection, and customer support for $12 per month on the web or $15 per month on iOS
Good morning and new product announcement: this week we're starting to roll out Meta Verified — a subscription service that lets …
The FTC sues to block Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition, charging that the deal announced in January may suppress Microsoft's gaming competitors
Lawsuit marks Lina Khan's most significant effort to date to address tech industry consolidation, and it could upend Microsoft's gaming ambitions
Microsoft agrees to a 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo Switch for the first time, pending FTC approval of its Activision deal, but offers no date
Microsoft has signed a deal to bring the Activision Blizzard-published Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo for the first time …
Microsoft agrees to a 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo Switch for the first time, pending FTC approval of its Activision deal, but offers no date
Microsoft has signed a deal to bring the Activision Blizzard-published Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo for the first time …
Microsoft agrees to a 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo Switch for the first time, pending FTC approval of its Activision deal, but offers no date
Microsoft has signed a deal to bring the Activision Blizzard-published Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo for the first time …
An interview with Kate Edwards, a geographer and consultant who helps video game companies better reflect international cultures and geopolitics in their games
and help developers address their blind spots. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Shannon Liao / @shannon_liao : To critics who say that asking gaming companies to address politic...
An interview with Kate Edwards, a geographer and consultant who helps video game companies better reflect international cultures and geopolitics in their games
and help developers address their blind spots. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Shannon Liao / @shannon_liao : To critics who say that asking gaming companies to address politic...
Sony launches InZone, a brand of PC gaming devices and accessories with PS5 integration, starting with 4K and 1080p 27" monitors and three headphones
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Microsoft and the CWA union announce a deal that would make it easier for Activision Blizzard's ~7,000 US employees to unionize after the acquisition closes
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A judge approves an $18M settlement between Activision Blizzard and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ending the federal sexual harassment lawsuit
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Activision Blizzard declines to voluntarily recognize a union formed by 34 QA testers at Raven Software, after failing to reach an agreement with the CWA
Activision Blizzard did not respond to workers' request for recognition of a union formed by quality assurance testers at Raven Software, the workers said Tuesday evening.