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GamesBeat Summit 2024: Exploring a new era of direct-to-consumer strategies
GamesBeat is excited to partner with Lil Snack to have customized games just for our audience! We know as gamers ourselves, this is an exciting way to engage through play with the GamesBeat content you have already come to love. Start playing games here.  More and more publishers are... Read more
Researchers spot cryptojacking attack that disables endpoint protections
Getty Images Malware recently spotted in the wild uses sophisticated measures to disable antivirus protections, destroy evidence of infection, and permanently infect machines with cryptocurrency-mining software, researchers said Tuesday. Key to making the unusually complex system of malware operate is a function in the main payload, named GhostEngine, that... Read more
Tesla shareholders challenge Elon Musk’s $46B compensation plan
A group of Tesla investors is urging shareholders to oppose a $46 billion compensation plan proposed for CEO Elon Musk, stating that it was not in the best interests of the electric vehicle manufacturer. Tesla is currently facing challenges including a decline in global sales, reduced demand for electric... Read more
Want to Play iPhone and iPad Games With a Controller? Use Your Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons
If you have an iPhone, you can play full console games like Resident Evil with amazing graphics. While Apple’s A17 Pro chip makes the iPhone 15 a capable mobile gaming device, the smaller controls mean that a dedicated game controller is all but essential. For gaming on your iPhone or... Read more
Google Taps AI to Show Shoppers How Clothes Fit Different Bodies
One of the new ad formats Google announced today will allow brands to link short-form videos they made—or ones they hired creators to film—to their advertisements in Google’s search engine. AI-generated text summaries of the clips will be included below. “I’ve got three Gen Z-ers at home, and watching... Read more
Microsoft Team Copilot: A virtual team member to run meetings and projects
Join us in returning to NYC on June 5th to collaborate with executive leaders in exploring comprehensive methods for auditing AI models regarding bias, performance, and ethical compliance across diverse organizations. Find out how you can attend here. Microsoft is introducing a new version of Copilot that transforms it... Read more
Larian opens new Poland studio after seeing talent in the area
The game developer behind Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios, has officially opened a new Poland studio in Warsaw with two ‘very ambitious’ RPGs being first on the to-do list. The addition of the Eastern European studio brings the total of Larian’s hubs up to seven with their other bases... Read more
AI Startup GPTZero Wants to Help You Spot AI-Generated Writing
As generative artificial intelligence continues its meteoric rise into the mainstream and more people consider using it to do their work for them, you might be looking for a way to figure out whether what you’re reading is original, human-written text. Enter GPTZero, the startup with a fittingly named... Read more
Adobe’s AI-Powered Generative Remove Feature in Lightroom Erases Unsightly Objects in Seconds
Photo bombing is dead. Adobe is adding an artificial intelligence-powered Generative Remove feature to its Lightroom photo editor that makes it dead simple to zap out unwanted elements, like that annoying guy in the background. The new feature is in a public beta testing phase but will work across... Read more
Unistellar launches Kickstarter for smart binoculars to view the night sky
GamesBeat is excited to partner with Lil Snack to have customized games just for our audience! We know as gamers ourselves, this is an exciting way to engage through play with the GamesBeat content you have already come to love. Start playing games here.  Unistellar, the maker of user-friendly... Read more