The recent news of all 36 employees of Humble Games publishing being laid off has sent shockwaves throughout the gaming industry. The company’s claim of undergoing restructuring, rather than a full shutdown, has been met with skepticism from both former employees and industry insiders. The fact that Humble Games had not signed any projects for
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, recently posted an informal poll on social media platform X, asking whether his company should invest $5 billion into his newest startup, xAI. This poll was shared shortly after Tesla reported its second-quarter earnings, which fell short of analysts’ expectations for the fourth consecutive quarter. While Tesla’s core automotive
YouTube has recently introduced a new feature that allows creators to save music from the Shorts feed. This enables users to reuse Shorts audio in different applications. By simply clicking on the “Save Music” option in the Shorts UI, the selected audio will be added to the user’s sound folder. This update eliminates the need
Meta’s recent announcement of expanding its Meta AI chatbot to seven more languages and regions, including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Cameroon, is a significant step forward in the company’s AI development plan. This move aims to make Meta AI more accessible to a broader audience, catering to diverse linguistic backgrounds. While this
Patch fix analysis is a critical aspect of software maintenance, with the aim of generating patches to rectify software defects. However, the process of validating these patches before integration into the codebase can be challenging. This is because patches may fail to effectively address the underlying bug or even introduce new bugs, leading to what
A recent breakthrough by a team of researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has shed light on the long-standing issue of the drive-deficit problem in indirect-drive inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiments. Their findings, detailed in the journal Physical Review E, could potentially revolutionize the way fusion energy experiments are conducted at the National Ignition
The world of gaming is no stranger to terrifying creatures, but the upcoming Japanese folklore game Otoshi No Shima takes it to a whole new level. One of the most striking features of the game is a giant catfish that chases the player with a gaping mouth, creating a sense of dread and fear. This
High above the New Mexico plains, Terrill Stowe jokes about the possibility of someone falling from the towering wind turbine that serves as a training ground for new technicians. With wind energy becoming a booming industry in the US, the demand for skilled workers has never been higher. The number of large turbines in the
In a surprising move, cybersecurity startup Wiz has decided to turn down a $23 billion acquisition offer from Google. The co-founder of Wiz, Assaf Rappaport, communicated this decision to the company’s employees, stating that they would instead focus on pursuing an initial public offering (IPO). This decision was not taken lightly, with considerations of antitrust
TikTok, the popular social media platform, introduced automatic labeling of AI-generated content on its main version. However, the Lite-Save Data version of TikTok, targeted at users in poorer markets, lacks this feature along with other essential safety measures. The absence of content labels on the Lite version raises concerns about the dissemination of fake and