Monthly Archives: April 2024

Even Fallout Shelter Is Getting a Boost From the Fallout TV Show

We’ve already reported on how the PC and console Fallout games have received a shot in the arm following the success of the Fallout TV show. Now it’s the turn of mobile game Fallout Shelter. Fallout Shelter, a free-to-play base-building and people management sim set within the post-apocalyptic Fallout world, has seen its daily revenue… Read More »

New UK law targets “despicable individuals” who create AI sex deepfakes

reader comments 95 On Tuesday, the UK government announced a new law targeting the creation of AI-generated sexually explicit deepfake images. Under the legislation, which has not yet been passed, offenders would face prosecution and an unlimited fine, even if they do not widely share the images but create them with the intent to distress… Read More »

After Palworld Was Accused of Ripping Off Pokémon, Its CEO Has Accused Other Companies of Making Palworld Clones

The boss of Pocketpair has accused Chinese game companies of making Palworld clones, saying: “These are incredible times.” In a tweet translated by Automaton, Takuro Mizobe, CEO of PocketPair, published a screenshot of a mobile and PC game called Auroria, alongside the following statement: “Tencent is already making a Palworld clone game! In China, many… Read More »

Why the US government’s overreliance on Microsoft is a big problem

reader comments 88 When Microsoft revealed in January that foreign government hackers had once again breached its systems, the news prompted another round of recriminations about the security posture of the world’s largest tech company. Despite the angst among policymakers, security experts, and competitors, Microsoft faced no consequences for its latest embarrassing failure. The United… Read More »

3 takeaways from C.J. Stroud’s 2024 NFL pre-draft press conference

C.J. Stroud met with the media 10 days before the 2024 NFL draft. The 2023 second-overall pick and reigning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year commented on the Stefon Diggs addition, Tank Dell’s recovery, while slipping in some John Metchie III comments before giving out some draft advice concerning his former college teammate, wide receiver… Read More »