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Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over ChatGPT exclusivity on iOS devices, accuses them of ‘thwarting competition and innovation in the generative AI chatbot market’

Not satisfied with getting OpenAI to say that his dad could beat up Sam Altman’s dad, Elon Musk has now filed a lawsuit against Apple and Open AI, accusing them of “joining forces to ensure their continued dominance in a world rapidly driven by the most powerful technology humanity has ever created: artificial intelligence.” “AI…

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From Pong to Pokémon to Poker: The Generational Reach of Gaming

Video gaming has undergone an astounding transformation over the past fifty years, from Pong’s simple, single-plane screen bouncing ball to immersive Pokémon mobile playing worlds to online poker. From humble origins as a niche hobby, and now perhaps the fastest-growing global culture, video games have expanded onto consoles, PCs, mobile devices, and virtual reality. Players…

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Vtuber grannies for rent: Agency deploys 75-and-up anime girl grandmas to ‘resolve issues of young people’

The folks at Japanese vtuber agency Otagroup are onto something. Its vtuber group of women aged 75-and-up aren’t just 3D anime girl streamers anymore: they’re vtuber grandmas for rent. Otagroup gained some traction in the vtuber space when its 86-year-old vtuber Hiroko went viral on X and YouTube. And now it’s going to offer an…

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‘It takes Anthem’s spot’: Former Dragon Age producer Mark Darrah thinks the original version of Dragon Age 4 would have released in February 2019⁠—a ‘compromised’ game, but likely better received than Veilguard

In response to a viewer question for a 200k subscriber Q&A on his YouTube channel, former BioWare producer Mark Darrah got into the fine details of what it might actually have looked like for BioWare to release Joplin, its initial pitch for a fourth Dragon Age, and whether he thinks it would have been better…

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Tactical RPG Demonschool flees to November as Silksong claims another victim: ‘We would not be doing Demonschool any favors by wading into waters we can clearly see are blood red’

The Silksong behemoth has claimed another victim. The tactical RPG Demonschool, which was set to launch on September 3, has been delayed to November 19, because 2025 has been “brutal” and launching the day before one of the most anticipated indie games to come along in years would just be asking for trouble. The Demonschool…

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