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Ryan T. Brown

@toadsanime
58 posts
2026-02-23
This is an evil, warped worldview from an evil, warped man who has lost his humanity and doesn't see people as any different to machines with a work/financial purpose. We are inefficient tools to the inhuman cretin. He can't be fixed. The world is worse for his existence.
2026-02-23 View on X
TechCrunch

Sam Altman says discussions about AI's energy usage are “unfair”, as it takes “20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time” to train a human

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addressed concerns about AI's environmental impact this week while speaking at an event hosted by The Indian Express.

This is an evil, warped worldview from an evil, warped man who has lost his humanity and doesn't see people as any different to machines with a work/financial purpose. We are inefficient tools to the inhuman cretin. He can't be fixed. The world is worse for his existence.
2026-02-23 View on X
New York Times

In recent interviews, Sam Altman said AI's adoption faces more resistance than he expected, while Jensen Huang warned the “doomer narrative” may be winning

Tech leaders are beginning to worry about the public's underwhelming enthusiasm for their plans to remake the world with artificial intelligence.LinkedIn:Bridget FahrlandandDaron Y...

2026-02-22
This is an evil, warped worldview from an evil, warped man who has lost his humanity and doesn't see people as any different to machines with a work/financial purpose. We are inefficient tools to the inhuman cretin. He can't be fixed. The world is worse for his existence.
2026-02-22 View on X
The Indian Express

Sam Altman says currently “the idea of putting data centers in space is ridiculous” and that it is “not something that's going to matter at scale this decade”

Once allies at OpenAI, Sam Altman and Elon Musk are now sharply divided over the future of AI infrastructure.

This is an evil, warped worldview from an evil, warped man who has lost his humanity and doesn't see people as any different to machines with a work/financial purpose. We are inefficient tools to the inhuman cretin. He can't be fixed. The world is worse for his existence.
2026-02-22 View on X
TechCrunch

Sam Altman says discussions about AI's energy usage are “unfair”, as it takes “20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time” to train a human

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addressed concerns about AI's environmental impact this week while speaking at an event hosted by The Indian Express.

2025-05-01
Polygon is a particularly strong example of an outlet whose identity was its people and their very high-quality output. Not exactly fucking sure what value Polygon as a name holds without the people who were behind it. They'll only need to hire again anyway. Devilishly dumb
2025-05-01 View on X
Kotaku

Polygon staffers, including co-founder and EIC Chris Plante, say the video games website has laid them off; sources say Vox Media sold Polygon to Valnet

One of the biggest gaming sites around was just blown up  —  The video game website Polygon has been sold to Valnet and much of its staff has been laid off, Kotaku as learned.

2025-04-19
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders in the US go live on April 24. The price remains unchanged at launch, despite US tariffs - likely thanks to Nintendo piling up units in the US, directing prod elsewhere, and accounting for tariff impact in global prices. https://www.nintendo.com/... [image]
2025-04-19 View on X
The Verge

Nintendo says Switch 2 preorders will start in the US on April 24, with the price staying at the initially announced $450; prices of accessories will go up

The company delayed its original preorder date in the US. … Nintendo has announced a new date for when Switch 2 preorders will kick off in the US; April 24th.

2025-03-11
Feeling like I may be dedicating my life to a waste of time is not what I needed this evening. This feels me with incredible existential dread - I cannot emphasise how much I've poured my entire self dedicated to the art of games. If this is its future... what was it for?
2025-03-11 View on X
The Verge

Leaked video: Sony is working on a prototype AI-powered version of a PlayStation game character that can interact with players through voice prompts

Sony's advanced technology group has created an AI-powered version of Aloy from PlayStation's Horizon games.

2024-10-06
Epic Games, creators of one of the biggest video games of all time, says they are now “financially sound” after laying off 830 people due to financial difficulties. Fortnite has hit 110 million monthly active users (if that's not secure, what is?) https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ ... [image]
2024-10-06 View on X
The Verge

An interview with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney about how the company became “financially sound”, Unreal Engine 6, building a “persistent universe” with Disney, and more

Just over a year ago, Epic Games laid off around 16 percent of its employees.

2024-09-20
Concord director Ryan Ellis has stepped down, with the studio still in limbo for their and the game's future, with no decision yet made. Some staff have reportedly pre-emptively left, anticipating layoffs: https://kotaku.com/... [image]
2024-09-20 View on X
Kotaku

Sources: Concord's game director steps down, as Firewalk, the studio behind the PlayStation flop, is left in limbo, with some staffers expecting mass layoffs

Ryan Ellis was the hero shooter's game director at Firewalk Studios  —  It's been two weeks since Sony announced it was taking …

2024-09-18
The creator of Flappy Bird has called out the newly-announced “official” Flappy Bird, saying he is not involved, did not sell the rights, and doesn't support crypto. Seems the story about a company simply filing that the trademark was unused and (legally) stealing it is correct.
2024-09-18 View on X
Ars Technica

How a trademark fight led to a new version of Flappy Bird by a crypto-adjacent game developer, ten years after the original was pulled from app stores

Decadelong trademark fight culminates in new game hinting at “Web3 innovation.”  —  Fans of ultra-viral mobile gaming hit Flappy Bird …

2024-09-13
Annapurna Interactive is effectively dead. The entire staff of one of the largest, most acclaimed indie game publishers in the world has resigned, following a dispute with Annapurna's owner after negotiations to spin-off the game division: https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]
2024-09-13 View on X
Bloomberg

All 25 staff of Annapurna's gaming division resigned in September after CEO Megan Ellison pulled out of talks with President Nathan Gary to spin off the unit

Megan Ellison-led firm sees staffers quit after spinoff talks fail.  —  The entire staff of Annapurna Interactive …

2024-09-12
Xbox is laying off another 650 workers. 2400+ people have been laid off from Microsoft's gaming division in 2024 as part of cuts. Unrelated - their $69 billion acquisition of Activision-Blizzard was completed months earlier: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/ ... [image]
2024-09-12 View on X
IGN

Memo: Microsoft lays off 650 staff from its gaming business, bringing the cuts in its gaming business to 2,550 jobs since acquiring Activision Blizzard in 2023

No games canceled or studios closed this time.  —  Microsoft is laying off a further 650 staff from its gaming business …

2024-07-11
Game Pass has irreversibly damaged the industry by altering customer behaviour to what is mentally treated like not having to pay for games - the Spotify effect. It has eroded value perception of games, pushed towards play length as value, destroyed ownership. All for nothing.
2024-07-11 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft hikes the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by $3 to $19.99/month for new subscribers and plans a Standard tier for $14.99/month without day-one titles

is Amazon Prime next? Jez Corden / Windows Central : Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases Jennifer Maas / ...

2024-06-29
Good news, everyone! Everything Microsoft has ever made that's online is now freeware, according to its AI CEO.
2024-06-29 View on X
Windows Central

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says content on the open web is “freeware” that anyone can copy or use to reproduce, due to the fair use “social contract”

Microsoft's CEO of AI said that content on the open web can be copied and used to create new content.

2024-02-15
First time I've ever seen Zuck come across well as if he actually believes what he's saying, rather than just corpo-speak. The problem with Quest is a marketing one (and a limited market). Vision Pro has wowed people for things that aren't necessarily completely new.
2024-02-15 View on X
The Verge

In a video, Mark Zuckerberg shares his thoughts on the Vision Pro, saying Quest 3 “is the better product, period”, highlighting Apple's tradeoffs, and more

closed won mobile but open won PC, and i believe open will win the next” is not only brilliant but even more bullish for crypto than VR Tobi Lutke / @tobi : Great message, lots of ...

2024-01-09
AI is actively taking our jobs. Not in sci-fi movies, not in 50 years - it's happening right now and we'll see it rapidly evolve over 2024 alone. Governments need to be urgently thinking about this NOW, not in a few years after 30% of the global workforce is already destroyed
2024-01-09 View on X
Bloomberg

Duolingo cuts ~10% of its contractors, partly attributing the move to its use of more generative AI to create app content

Welcome to r/Duolingo.  This subreddit serves as a forum and a resource … X: Reid Southen / @rahll : Duolingo laid off a huge percentage of their contract translators, and the rema...

2023-11-29
Unity is closing VFX company Weta Digital, which it purchased from Peter Jackon for $1.6 billion just 2 years ago. 265 people will be laid off, with Weta FX hoping to re-hire as many people as possible. Unity will keep Weta's tools it acquired: https://www.gamespot.com/... [image]
2023-11-29 View on X
fxguide

Unity plans to cut 265 jobs, or 3.8% of its workforce, and end its services deal with VFX company Wētā FX to focus on its core business in a “company reset”

UPDATE: Scroll down for a statement from WētāFX:  —  Reuters is reporting that Unity Software …

2023-11-11
Omegle was shut down to avoid a jury trial in a child sexual abuse lawsuit, despite the owner's recent shutdown notice blaming mysterious “attackers”: https://www.wired.com/... [image]
2023-11-11 View on X
Wired

Omegle shut down as part of a settlement with a user who sued the chat website company claiming its design enabled her to be sexually abused since age 11

Omegle, the once-popular online chat service that launched in 2009 … X: Jason Koebler / @jason_koebler : Omegle shutdown was part of a settlement in a child sex abuse lawsuit https...

2023-09-19
Unity reportedly told a developer that their charity partners Planned Parenthood and a children's hospital were “not valid charities” and were “political groups”: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ ... [image]
2023-09-19 View on X
Bloomberg

At an all-hands, Unity discussed potential changes to its controversial new fees, like capping fees to 4% of a game's revenue for customers with $1M+ in revenue

Devs on #Unity Runtime Fee: “The trust is gone forever” https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ ... @GIbiz @James_Batchelor X: @unity : We have heard you. We apologize for the confusion and...

2023-07-07
SEGA has u-turned on its blockchain game plans following the crypto crash, with its core franchises (Sonic, Yakuza) avoiding the tech completely to avoid devaluation. Lesser-known IP will still be licensed out for NFTs and blockchain: https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]
2023-07-07 View on X
Bloomberg

Sega co-COO Shuji Utsumi says the company is withholding its biggest games from third-party blockchain gaming projects and is shelving its own blockchain games

Sega Corp., the gaming studio once regarded among the staunchest advocates of blockchain gaming, is pulling back from an arena devastated …