Relic Entertainment unveils DLC for Company of Heroes 3
Source: Venture Beat Relic Entertainment, maker of real-time strategy games, has announced its downloadable content (DLC) and major update for Company of Heroes 3. Read Full Article
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Nintendo says it’s ‘taking risks’ to meet Switch 2 demand
Source: The Verge Nintendo is gearing up for the Switch 2’s launch sometime in 2025, and president Shuntaro Furukawa says that the company is “taking risks and proceeding with production so that we can meet as much demand as possible,” according to a machine translation of an earnings Q&A. The company had some trouble keeping…
Blind Squirrel acquires game studio in Colombia for external development
Source: Venture Beat Full-service game development studio Blind Squirrel Games has acquired Distributed Development, a service-based studio in Colombia that will be renamed Blind Squirrel Games Colombia. Irvine, California-based Blind Squirrel Games is known for titles like Bioshock: The Collection and Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. It’s also working on the upcoming original studio game Cosmorons….
iOS App Store apps with screenshot-reading malware found for the first time
Source: The Verge Apps distributed through both Apple and Google’s app stores are hiding malicious screenshot-reading code that’s being used to steal cryptocurrency, the cybersecurity software firm Kaspersky reported today. It’s the “first known case” of apps infected with malware that uses OCR tech to extract text from images making it into Apple’s App Store,…
Forget expensive leadership training—CodeSignal’s AI tool brings coaching to everyone
Source: Venture Beat CodeSignal launches AI-powered leadership training platform with voice simulation, expanding beyond technical assessments to democratize soft skills development at scale for middle managers and professionals. Read Full Article
DC is just waking up to Elon Musk’s takeover
Source: The Verge The long block outside of the US Treasury Department on Tuesday was lined with protesters. They flooded across the street with signs bearing slogans: “Nobody elected Musk”; “This is illegal”; “Stop the coup.” It was one of multiple DC protests targeting billionaire Elon Musk’s reported access to core government payment systems, attended…
Not every AI prompt deserves multiple seconds of thinking: how Meta is teaching models to prioritize
Source: Venture Beat Let models explore different solutions and they will find optimal solutions to properly allocate inference budget to AI reasoning problems. Read Full Article
VW and Audi dealers are suing Scout over its no-dealers plan
Source: The Verge A coterie of Florida car dealers filed a lawsuit this week against Scout Motors over its direct-to-consumer sales model. The complaint alleges that Scout, which operates under the Volkswagen Group, is in violation of Florida law which blocks automakers from trying to bypass dealers by selling directly to consumers. The suit, which…
Bandai’s live-action Gundam movie is getting a theatrical release
Source: The Verge Though details about the film are still very slim, Bandai and Legendary announced today that their live-action Gundam feature will now be written and directed by Sweet Tooth co-showrunner Jim Mickle. Previously, Jordan Vogt-Robert (Kong: Skull Island) was attached to direct, but according to Deadline, he is no longer involved with the…
Google pulls incorrect Gouda stat from its AI Super Bowl ad
Source: The Verge Google has edited Gemini’s AI response in a Super Bowl commercial to remove an incorrect statistic about cheese. The ad, which shows a small business owner using Gemini to write a website description about Gouda, no longer says the variety makes up “50 to 60 percent of the world’s cheese consumption.” In…