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Ash Parrish / The Verge: About 600 Activision QA workers form a union with help from the CWA, becoming the largest video game union in the US; Microsoft voluntarily recognized the union  —  Around 600 workers in Activision Publishing’s quality assurance department have formed a union. Source link

YouTube could face criminal charges in Europe for allegedly spying on users, according to a report. The Alphabet-owned video streaming platform recently introduced restrictions on ad blockers on the service, preventing users who used specific browser extensions from viewing videos. A privacy consultant, who has deemed Google’s new system to block ads ‘spyware’, is now

Bloomberg: OpenAI probe: the board’s decision to fire Altman was because of a “breakdown in trust”, not concerns about product safety, the pace of development, or finances  —  – AI startup recruited WilmerHale lawyers for monthslong probe  — Board previously gave limited details on reason for firing CEO Source link

Threads, Meta’s micro-blogging rival to Elon Musk’s X, has quickly become a popular social media platform months within its launch. The text-based app from Instagram is still in its infancy, with several key features yet to arrive. Since Threads went live in July, users have complained about the fact that the platform does not let

Laura Mandaro / The Information: Source: Sam Altman will be reinstated to OpenAI’s board of directors, alongside three new directors Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Nicole Seligman, and Fidji Simo  —  In a surprise move, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is rejoining the board of directors of the non profit that oversees the artificial intelligence developer … Source link

WhatsApp has begun rolling out a new voice chat feature that will offer an improved experience while making group calls on the messaging service. Currently, group calls ring members’ devices, which might not be ideal — especially when some participants are in different time zones. Instead, voice chats will be less intrusive and allow group

Hayden Field / CNBC: Microsoft makes changes to Copilot, including blocking requests to create images of teens playing with assault rifles, following a staffer’s letter to the FTC  —  – Microsoft seems to have made changes to its artificial intelligence guardrails, after a staff AI engineer wrote … Source link

The Game Awards 2023 nominations are now out in the wild. Two of the biggest titles this year, Baldur’s Gate 3 and the more recent Alan Wake II lead the pack with a whopping eight nods each, including Game of the Year. Despite being considered one of the best years for gaming, the show host

Suzanne Smalley / The Record: CISA confirms it took down two systems in February, after discovering signs of exploitation via vulnerabilities in Ivanti products that the agency used  —  Hackers breached the systems of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in February through vulnerabilities in Ivanti products, officials said. Source link

Alphabet’s Google is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, as the fast-growing artificial intelligence chatbot startup seeks capital to train models and keep up with user demand, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. The investment, which could be structured as convertible notes, according to a third source, will