Xbox confirmed that it’s still developing a low-cost streaming stick designed to bring Game Pass to the masses by cutting out the console. However, the company appears to have hit a snag with the most recent under-development hardware and is now pivoting to a new approach.
“Lady Bird” and “Criminal Minds” are among the shows and movies departing the streaming platform.
Sony is holding its first PlayStation State of Play event in months, and you’ll want to tune in if you’re looking forward to PlayStation VR2. The company has announced a stream for June 2nd at 6PM Eastern that will include a “sneak peek” at several PSVR2 games. There aren’t any clues as to what those entail, but the company recently noted that there will be at least 20 “major” games for the VR platform at launch — we wouldn’t be surprised to see some of those during the presentation.
The State of Play video will also feature other game reveals from third-party developers as well as some “updates.” The event will be available to watch live through PlayStation’s Twitch and YouTube channels.
Only a few games have been confirmed for PSVR2 so far, including the spinoff Horizon: Call of the Mountain as well as Among Us VR, Cyan Worlds’ Firmament and unnamed projects from Coatsink (Jurassic World Aftermath) and nDreams (Fracked). It’s not certain if Sony will mention those games, or even show any gameplay, but it’s clear the company is ready to shift more of its attention toward the new headset’s software.
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The realm of animation has been particularly thriving over the last handful of years, even as the rest of the entertainment industry seems intent on writing the medium off as juvenile. But for every Rick & Morty or Harley Quinn, there’s a show that feels like it should have a much more attention than it likely does. A…
Disinformation peddler, human tomato, and InfoWars host Alex Jones has an anonymous benefactor shoveling millions of dollars of bitcoin into his crypto wallet. The windfall comes on the cusp of a financial disaster for Jones: he’ll soon know just how much he’ll be liable for after losing multiple defamation lawsuits…
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This week, Devindra and Deputy Editor Nathan Ingraham dive into the latest news around Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition company that’s now seeing pushback from governments and regulators around the world. Will a few fines put a stop to the company’s facial recognition search platform? Also, they discuss how Clearview’s troubles relate to countries being more restrictive about data in general. Finally, they pour one out for Seth Green’s lost Bored Ape – RIP NFT!
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Facial Recognition company Clearview AI is on the ropes after several big settlements – 1:22
The era of borderless data may be ending – 15:04
Privacy focused search company DuckDuckGo quietly allowed Microsoft browsing trackers – 23:08
New details about AMD’s Ryzen 7000 chips – 28:34
Oh no, somebody stole Seth Green’s Bored Ape – 33:16
Working on –36:29
Pop culture picks – 41:36
Credits
Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Nathan Ingraham
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien
Livestream producers: Julio Barrientos
Graphic artists: Luke Brooks and Brian Oh
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