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Gamefam launches Karate Kid Training Simulator on Roblox
Gamefam is launching Karate Kid Training Simulator, a title that will immerse players in the world of the upcoming film Karate Kid: Legends, on Roblox. Gamefam‘s training simulator enables players to train alongside iconic characters like Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Han in recognizable scenes from the new movie including the... Read more
Spoiler Alert: Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ Is a Better Version of ‘Suicide Squad’
Thunderbolts, the latest big-screen release from Marvel Studios (which is also its final Phase Five film), goes the Suicide Squad route, bringing together a group of degenerate anti-heroes in the name of the greater good. Surprisingly, it’s a more enjoyable movie than its DC counterpart. Leading the charge is... Read more
A Judge Says Meta’s AI Copyright Case Is About ‘the Next Taylor Swift’
Meta’s copyright battle with a group of authors, including Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, will turn on the question of whether the company’s AI tools produce works that can cannibalize the authors’ book sales. US District Court Judge Vince Chhabria spent several hours grilling lawyers from both sides after... Read more
Lamborghini joins DreamHack Dallas as a main partner
Automobili Lamborghini announced that it has joined DreamHack Dallas as a main partner, a first-time collaboration with event organizer ESL Faceit Group. The car company said it plans to bring a one-of-a-kind custom Lamborghini Revuelto to the event (in both physical and digital form), which will be a way... Read more
Why MFA is getting easer to bypass and what to do about it
These sorts of adversary-in-the-middle attacks have grown increasingly common. In 2022, for instance, a single group used it in a series of attacks that stole more than 10,000 credentials from 137 organizations, and led to the network compromise of authentication provider Twilio, among others. One company that was targeted... Read more
Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 2
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Mini Crossword was going pretty smooth for me until I hit 7-Across. I had the final... Read more
Temu Blocks US Shoppers From Seeing Products Shipped From China
“I heavily relied on items from Temu for my business, and I am freaking out that I cannot find any of my usual supplies,” wrote one Reddit user on the r/TemuThings subreddit. Another user shared a screenshot they claimed was of a conversation with Temu’s in-app customer service chat... Read more
Monopoly Go passes $5B in gross bookings at a speed unseen in mobile gaming
Scopely announced today that Monopoly Go! has surpassed $5 billion in gross bookings, and that it has hit this target within 24 months — faster than any game in mobile gaming history. The company revealed the figure and thanked the players who have helped the title reach that goal,... Read more
Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests
A new study analyzing the Danish labor market in 2023 and 2024 suggests that generative AI models like ChatGPT have had almost no significant impact on overall wages or employment yet, despite rapid adoption in some workplaces. The findings, detailed in a working paper by economists from the University... Read more
Stadium Is a Hit: Here’s What’s Next for Overwatch’s Wild New Mode
Overwatch launched a new game mode, Stadium, last week as part of its 16th season. After playing the mode ahead of launch for a week, I called it “the first thing that has felt truly new in the game since it came out.” Well, it seems like players are enjoying... Read more