AI Is Already Taking Jobs in the Video Game Industry
A WIRED investigation finds that major players like Activision Blizzard, which recently laid off scores of workers, are using generative AI for game development.
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The UK says it conducted a ‘groundbreaking’ trial of a laser beam weapon that can neutralize targets for $0.12 a shot
The UK’s MOD said it test-fired a laser weapon that can track multiple targets and costs just $0.12 a shot, as nations look at ways to combat drones.
Ukraine takes delivery of another Patriot air-defense system, as Russian attacks ramp up
The Patriot air-defense system has been a key request from Ukraine, to combat Russian attacks, but its allies have been reluctant to give their own.
A Southwest jet was just 150 feet above the ocean before being told to pull up, reports say
The FAA is investigating after a Southwest flight headed to Tampa was diverted to Fort Lauderdale after reaching a dangerously low altitude.
Boeing is running out of parking space – again
Parts shortages and delivery delays have left Boeing with around 200 jets sitting idle on airfields, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Troubled African state approves defense agreement with Egypt
Somalia has ratified a defense agreement with Egypt that was inked in January after Cairo vowed to defend Mogadishu against Ethiopia Read Full Article at RT.com
News24 | UK village fights to turn back tide of climate change
A landmark legal case brought by climate activist group Friends of the Earth, accusing the UK government of not doing enough to protect people from the foreseeable effects of climate change, is being heard this week.
Vance ‘pissed off’ he won’t get to debate Harris
Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance has quipped he’s “pissed off” he won’t have a chance to debate Kamala Harris Read Full Article at RT.com
For the Director of Wicked, There’s No Place Like Silicon Valley
Six years after Crazy Rich Asians, Jon M. Chu prepares to release his adaptation of one of Broadway’s biggest musicals. From a table at his family’s famous Chinese restaurant, he opens up about his childhood among the titans of tech—and why filmmakers shouldn’t be afraid of AI.
Delta has to manually reset each computer system affected by the mass IT outage
Four days after the IT outage, Delta Air Lines has canceled more than 5,000 flights, far more than any other airline.