Herman Narula, co-founder and CEO of Improbable, speaks during a session at the Web Summit in Lisbon. Henrique Casinhas | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Metaverse company Improbable has sold one of its key gaming ventures to London-listed video game developer Keywords Studios for £76.5 million ($97.1 million). The company closed the deal … Read more
The DCU’s hybrid technical and legal approach to chipping away at cybercrime is still unusual, but as the cybercriminal ecosystem has evolved—alongside its overlaps with state-backed hacking campaigns—the idea of employing creative legal strategies in cyberspace has become more mainstream. In recent years, for example, Meta-owned WhatsApp and Apple both took on the notorious spyware … Read more
Jahari Massamba Unit have announced a second studio album. The duo of Madlib and drummer andproducer Karriem Riggins will release YHWH Is Love on March 1 via Law of Rhythm. They’ve also shared a lead single from the album, “Stomping Gamay.” Listen to it below. YHWH Is Love will mark Jahari Massamba Unit’s second album, … Read more
A newly formed Russian paratrooper unit suffered losses and failures during its debut in Ukraine. British intelligence said Russian milbloggers demanded that a top commander resign in response. This marks a “blow” to Col. Gen. Mikhail Teplinsky’s reputation, according to the UK’s assessment. A newly formed Russian paratrooper unit appears to have been severely battered during its … Read more
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies. The FCC said the decision impacting Elon Musk’s space company was based on Starlink’s failure to meet basic program requirements and that Starlink could not … Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — A British Palestinian surgeon who spent weeks in the Gaza Strip during the current Israel-Hamas war as part of a Doctors Without Borders medical team said he has given testimony to a British war crimes investigation unit. Ghassan Abu Sitta, a plastic surgeon specializing in conflict medicine, has volunteered with medical teams … Read more
Sheldon Cooper | LightRocket | Getty Images TikTok parent company ByteDance is cutting hundreds of jobs in its gaming division, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC, marking a significant retreat from a segment it has invested billions of dollars in to challenge market leader Tencent. “We regularly review our businesses and make adjustments … Read more
Jimbo Hart, the co-founding bassist for Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, has officially left the band, which he confirmed on social media today (November 27). “I’m grateful for all the years, all the faces I’ve played for in the course of the band’s history and proud of all we accomplished,” he wrote on social … Read more
The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July 2023. Aly Song | Reuters Alibaba has begun an overhaul of its cloud computing unit, bringing in veterans to new leadership positions, as it looks to revive the division after cancelling its public listing. The move underscores the Chinese technology giant’s desire to tap the boom … Read more
BrightDrop, the commercial EV subsidiary of General Motors that launched in 2021, is being swallowed up by its parent company. GM said Thursday that BrightDrop — a “startup” that spun out of the automaker’s Global Innovation organization to become a wholly owned subsidiary — will become part of GM. BrightDrop CEO Travis Katz, who was … Read more