AI companies are anonymously buying and destroying millions of books through middleman services to avoid headlines about AI companies buying and destroying millions of books

AI isn’t doing great on the PR front. Whether it’s the exponentially increasing electricity consumption amidst worsening climate change, the data centers leaking toxic pollutants into neighboring communities, or the years-long parade of business leaders insisting the technology will replace humans in “most, if not all” professional fields, the AI industry has an excellent record…

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‘Only the survival of our studio would make us consider such a painful action’: Tim Schafer announces Double Fine layoffs just 3 weeks after Xbox cut it loose

Less than one month after Xbox spun off Double Fine Productions as an independent studio, the developer has laid off 23 employees, a move it says was necessary to ensure “the survival of our studio.” “Our transition to becoming an independent company means becoming a size that we can sustain,” Double Fine said in a…

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Pragmata defies my expectations by selling 2.5 million copies in just 3 months as Capcom celebrates a very successful start to 2026

Capcom just released its Q1 2026 financial report, and to absolutely no one’s surprise, the company is doing well, really well. But to my surprise, so is Pragmata. As part of the report Capcom shared sales figures for its recent releases, and Pragmata sold more than 2.5 million copies since it was released earlier this…

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OpenAI CEO thinks the AI singularity is already upon us and that cracking down on it wouldn’t be good for humanity, because of course he does

Tech leaders sure do say some wacky things. But AI tech leaders perhaps say the wackiest things (here’s looking at you, Palantir CEO). Not one to be outdone, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently had a sit-down with YouTuber Relentless where he shared that he’s not only hopeful for the AI singularity, but believes it’s already…

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