Larian Studios is facing intense criticism from fans after revealing it’s experimenting with generative AI. CEO Swen Vincke says it’s for placeholders and references, not finished games, and has promised a detailed AMA in January 2025 to address concerns.
Yann LeCun is pushing back on the industry’s grand “quest” for artificial general intelligence. Meanwhile, Databricks just secured a massive new funding round to compete in the enterprise AI platform wars.
Rapidus Corporation is launching a suite of AI tools called Raads to revolutionize chip design. The company claims the AI-assisted solution will dramatically reduce both development time and expense for next-generation semiconductors.
OpenAI has officially launched its ChatGPT app store, moving beyond simple integrations to a full-fledged, discoverable platform. You can now connect and @-mention apps like Spotify, Expedia, and Canva directly in your chat to create playlists, book trips, or design graphics instantly.
Funcom is betting big on new content to revive its survival hit, Dune Awakening. Chapter 3 promises a complete endgame overhaul and new progression systems, launching after a rocky start despite selling a million copies.
Coursera is acquiring Udemy in a massive $2.5 billion deal. The CEOs say it’s not about content, but about combining forces to build AI-powered learning tools faster. They’re betting big on the urgent need for workforce reskilling.
A new report details how companies are using ultimatums to force AI on their workforce. This strategy of fear is creating the opposite of genuine progress.
A busy day in tech biz. Amazon is shaking up its top AI leadership as Rohit Prasad departs. Meanwhile, Oracle’s massive $10 billion data center project faces a funding snag. And in a surprise move, the Oscars are leaving ABC for YouTube.
In a bold bid to catch up in the AI software race, AMD is offering its next-gen “Strix Halo” laptops as bug bounty prizes. The company is also publishing early Linux driver patches for its future GPUs, signaling a new open-source push.
US Senator Bernie Sanders is proposing a nationwide moratorium on datacenter construction to slow the AI boom. He warns AI could eliminate nearly 100 million US jobs and is driven by billionaire interests. The tech industry, predictably, is pushing back hard.
