Category: Computer and Video Games

World of Warcraft and Other Blizzard Games to Be Pulled From China

The New York Times – Business:
Blizzard Entertainment is suspending most of its gaming services in China after failing to renew a licensing deal with NetEase, a Chinese gaming partner.
Children’s Groups Want F.T.C. to Ban ‘Unfair’ Online Manipulation of Kids

The New York Times – Business:
Children’s privacy and health experts pressed regulators to prohibit video games and social networks from using attention-hacking techniques on youngsters.
Children’s Groups Want F.T.C. to Ban ‘Unfair’ Online Manipulation of Kids

The New York Times – Business:
Children’s privacy and health experts pressed regulators to prohibit video games and social networks from using attention-hacking techniques on youngsters.
Microsoft Quarterly Earnings Show Slowest Growth in Five Years

The New York Times – Business:
The technology giant faced a strong U.S. dollar and weakening demand for personal computers in its latest financial results.
Twitch’s Relationship With Its Streamers Shows Its Cracks

The New York Times – Business:
The service recently said it was going to take a bigger cut of the money it shared with streamers. At an annual gathering in San Diego, they vented about the decision.
A Coming-Out Party for Generative A.I., Silicon Valley’s New Craze

The New York Times – Business:
A celebration for Stability AI, the start-up behind the controversial Stable Diffusion image generator, represents the arrival of a new A.I. boom.
A New Taylor Swift LP? Metacritic Crunches the Reviews, as Fans Watch.

The New York Times – Music:
As pop fandoms go to battle on social media wielding data about their favorite stars, Metascores averaging critical opinions have become ammunition, much to the site’s chagrin.
I Tried the $1,500 Quest Pro and Saw the Best of the Metaverse

The New York Times – Business:
It’s not what Mark Zuckerberg promises.
A Minecraft Player Set Out to Build the Known Universe, Block by Block

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Christopher Slayton, 18, spent two months intricately designing the planets. He even went skydiving to get a better appreciation for Earth.