Microsoft, once again a juggernaut thanks to artificial intelligence, wants to be seen as an ethical employer. Is there a catch?
Category: Computer and Video Games
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Dating App Users Try Algorithm Hacks to Get More Matches (and Find Love?)
Disenchanted with dating apps, some users have taken to blaming — and gaming — the mysterious algorithms that power them.
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Developers Pan Apple’s New Plan for App Store in Europe
To comply with European regulations, Apple has proposed reducing its commission on app sales while adding new fees and hurdles.
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The Apple Vision Pro Is a Marvel. But Who Will Buy It?
Parents, movie buffs and office workers might all succumb to the novelty of Apple’s new “spatial computing” device.
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Microsoft Cuts 1,900 Jobs in Its Video Game Division
The reductions come three months after the tech giant completed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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China Appears to Backpedal From Video Gaming Crackdown
A proposal to tighten restrictions on online video games disappeared from a regulator’s website, weeks after the plan prompted a sell-off in tech stocks.
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The Emmys Signal the End of the Peak TV Era
The Emmys on Monday night felt in many ways like a book end to one of the defining features of the streaming era: a never-ending supply of new programming.
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Tencent and Netease Rally on Signs China May Ease Gaming Proposal
After a market rout, gaming companies like Tencent and Netease rally on signals that regulators might apply proposed curbs on users less harshly than feared.
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California Agency Drops Sexual Harassment Case Against Activision Blizzard
The California Civil Rights Department said in a settlement agreement that no “investigation has substantiated any allegations” against the video game maker.