Tech
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U.S. Government Cracks Down on Its Own TikTok Ad Spend (Report)
It’s just the latest instance of federal pushback against the app
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Where Apple’s Vision Pro Leaves Meta | PRO Insight
Mark Zuckerberg will have to overindex on openness, and hang in tightly, if he wants his big mixed reality bet to pay off
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Meta’s New Twitter Competitor Gets a Name, Employee Showcase: ‘A Platform That Is Sanely Run’
Per a report from The Verge, the tech giant’s chief product officer says the focuses of the upcoming app are “safety, ease of use, reliability”
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Whoopi Goldberg Kvetches About Limited Platforming of ‘Diablo 4’: ‘This Really Pissed Me Off’
Previous entries in the video game franchise have come to Apple devices, and “The View” host wants the latest one on them, too
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Summer Game Fest 2023: ‘Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’ Release Window, ‘Sonic Superstars’ Among Showcase Reveals
The event also confirms an October release date for PS5’s anticipated “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
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Bob Rice, Champion of Video Game Music and ‘Journey Escape’ Creator, Dies at 79
Rice created the mold-breaking rock video game “Journey Escape” for the Atari 2600
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Adobe Will Reimburse Firefly AI Users Against Copyright Suits
The move comes as copyright lawsuits around AI-generated images are on the rise and displays the company’s confidence in its tool’s legal data sourcing
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DeSantis Ad Seemingly Uses AI Imagery to Depict Donald Trump Kissing Fauci
The images, according to AFP, have the hallmarks of a deepfake
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GameStop Fires CEO Matt Furlong ‘Without Cause’ After 2 Years
Ryan Cohen has been named executive chairman, effective immediately
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Forget the Headset: Apple’s Vision Pro Ushers in a New Era of Spatial Computing | PRO Insight
Tim Cook’s “next big thing” that costs $3,499 has an inherently limited market, but that’s not the point
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BuzzFeed Mulls Sale of Complex Networks 2 Years After Acquisition (Report)
The media company paid almost $300 million for the youth-focused firm
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Instagram Algorithm Readily Spreads Underage Sexual Content, WSJ Investigation Finds
Meta, saying “child exploitation is a horrific crime,” launches a task force to handle the problem, though details are scarce
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UTA Signs Esports Company GameSquare | Exclusive
The talent agency, which already represents FaZe Clan, is expanding its reach in the growing field of game-based media
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‘Street Fighter 6’ Knocks Out the Competition in PC Sales | Chart
The newest entry in Capcom’s storied fighting game franchise debuts as the No. 1 paid game on Steam
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Reddit to Lay Off 5% of Workforce, Citing Company Restructuring
CEO Steve Huffman announced the 90 job cuts in a company memo Tuesday, adding that 2023 hiring would slow down