Latest in Activision Comes Under Fire After Players Spot Possible Generative AI In Mobile Game Ads
Sort by
1,879 items
-
Activision Comes Under Fire After Players Spot Possible Generative AI In Mobile Game Ads
Ads for four unconfirmed Activision mobile games--Guitar Hero Mobile, Call Of Duty: Sniper, and Call Of Duty: Zombies Defender, and Crash Bandicoot Brawl--all allegedly feature what players believe ...GameSpot - 9h -
Call Of Duty Uses Generative AI For Some Content, Activision Admits
An update to the Call of Duty HQ page on Steam confirms that Activision's development teams do in fact use "generative AI tools" as a means to "help develop some in-game assets.". About a year ago, ...GameSpot - 6d -
AppLovin shares dive after short sellers’ reports on mobile ad platform
Pair of research firms accuses Silicon Valley company of exaggerating AI capability and inflating network sizeFinancial Times - 5d -
Bus carrying IU Indy men's basketball players, staff catches fire after road game at Northern Kentucky
Everyone was evacuated without injury and another bus delivered the team back home.CBS Sports - Feb. 24 -
Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing
In his previous stint in the Transportation Department, Steven Bradbury was accused of interfering with a Senate investigation into the crash of two Max jets that killed 346 people combined.The New York Times - Feb. 20 -
Help is coming in the AI copyright wars
Artificial intelligence companies must decide how to pay for the human-generated content they needFinancial Times - 4d -
Changes coming to FBI under Kash Patel's leadership
Kash Patel was sworn in as the controversial new FBI director under President Trump. Scott MacFarlane breaks down the changes coming for the department.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
I’m Not Convinced Ethical Generative AI Currently Exists
WIRED’s advice columnist considers whether some AI tools are more ethical than others, and if developers can make AI wiser.Wired - Feb. 20 -
Oklahoma investigating post-game incident after fan throws can, nearly hitting Kentucky player
OU is working with the SEC to identify involved parties after a can almost hit a visiting playerCBS Sports - 4d -
WB's Gaming Struggles Come Into Focus
Warner Bros. Discovery has released its latest earnings report , and included in the filing are details about how the company's much-discussed gaming business is doing--and it's not great.. The ...GameSpot - 4d -
Strategy games dominated mobile market in late 2024 | Sensor Tower
Sensor Tower's latest report shows that strategy games were among the most successful mobile titles in late 2024.VentureBeat - 3d -
Trump fires top general in Pentagon shake-up
The new defence secretary earlier accused Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown of having a "woke" focus.BBC News - Feb. 22 -
Trump wants generals involved in Afghanistan withdrawal fired
President Trump said “every single one” of the military generals involved in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan should be fired, seated next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Cabinet ...The Hill - 5d -
Denmark to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs
Government accepts advice of commission that also says children under 13 should not have their own smartphone. Denmark is to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs on the ...The Guardian - 6d -
After pizza, TapBlaze launches Good Coffee, Great Coffee on mobile
TapBlaze, the maker of Good Pizza, Great Pizza, has branched out with the launch of Good Coffee, Great Coffee on mobile devices.VentureBeat - 4d -
Alibaba makes AI video generation model free to use globally
Open-source AI tech has been thrown into the spotlight since Chinese firm DeepSeek rattled global markets in January.CNBC - 5d -
What an AI-generated video of Gaza reveals about Trump tactics
US President Donald Trump sparked a social media frenzy when he posted a video of Gaza generated by artificial intelligence on his site Truth Social. Marianna Spring has been analysing the online ...BBC News - 5d -
LA Times to display AI-generated political rating on opinion pieces
Los Angeles paper’s ‘Insights’ tool comes after months of public debate between opinion staff and billionaire owner. Some Los Angeles Times opinion pieces will now be published with an artificial ...The Guardian - 11h -
Arizona AD apologizes for offensive chants directed at BYU players during Wildcats' controversial loss
Saturday night's game in Tucson got tense late, and ended with a dust-upCBS Sports - Feb. 23 -
Aaron Rodgers landing spots: Future Hall of Fame QB interested in Giants, New York looking into possibility
Here are five teams that could be a fit for the four-time NFL MVP's services in 2025CBS Sports - 3d -
Adobe launches first Photoshop mobile app and it has amazing Firefly AI-powered object detection, editing, and effects
Photoshop mobile includes Firefly-powered gen AI features like Generative Fill and Generative Expand and has mobile-adjusted touch targets.VentureBeat - 6d -
DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator
Elon Musk's men at HUD come from the real estate sector. They have access to vast stores of personal and financial data—and control over who can access which HUD systems.Wired - 5d -
Multiple New Orleans Privateers players under investigation for gambling violations
The Privateers hold just a 4-25 record and are tied for last in the Southland Conference.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Retired general says Trump Pentagon firings 'extremely destabilizing'
Retired Gen. George Casey said Sunday that recent Pentagon firings by President Trump are “extremely destabilizing” to the military. “That’s extremely destabilizing at — at a time that’s a lot ...The Hill - Feb. 23 -
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Patch Lets Players Keep Pouring The Wine
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 hasn't even been out for a month yet, but the wildly successful game already has another patch ready to go from Warhorse Studios. Although there are a handful of crash ...GameSpot - Feb. 20 -
16 Best Crossplay Games for Consoles and PC (2025): Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, Mobile
These titles let you play with friends on all kinds of platforms, from computers to Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and even mobile.Wired - Feb. 21 -
Invisible, autonomous and hackable: The AI agent dilemma no one saw coming
How can enterprises protect against the unique vulnerabilities of AI agents? Consider treating them as their own identities.VentureBeat - Feb. 20 -
Dell sees its backlog swell as big AI deals come through
The company is expanding beyond large cloud providers with its AI-server business.MarketWatch - 4d -
New Orleans Privateers player suspensions related to possible gambling violations, AP source says
Four New Orleans players who’ve been suspended since late January are under investigation for possible NCAA violations related to sports gambling, a person familiar with the situation saidABC News - 5d -
Farage under fire in UK for echoing Trump’s Zelensky criticism
British politician Nigel Farage is drawing criticism in the United Kingdom after echoing President Trump’s rebuke of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Reform U.K. leader said on radio ...The Hill - 9h -
Revenge games: Who will come out ahead in these massive matchups?
Kentucky-Alabama, Iowa State-Houston, Saint Mary's-Gonzaga and UConn-St. John's are all huge rematches this weekend. Which teams will prevail?ESPN - Feb. 22 -
Pokemon Champions Is A New Stadium-Style 3D Battle Game Coming To Switch
It might not share the Pokemon Stadium name, but Pokemon Champions looks like a new entry in the battling-focused series. The game was announced during today's Pokemon Presents livestream for ...GameSpot - 4d -
A College Football Video Game Was a Smash Hit. Now Comes the Hard Part.
The success of CFB 25 places increased pressure on EA Sports’s encore.The New York Times - 4d -
Delta flight returns to Atlanta after 'possible smoke' reported in flight deck
A Delta flight returned to Atlanta on Monday after the crew observed a “haze” in the aircraft shortly after takeoff, the airline said in a statement. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
‘I’m selling the Nazi mobile’: Tesla owners offload cars after Musk’s fascist-style salutes
Tesla once appeared the future of vehicles. Then Musk’s salutes and support at Trump’s inauguration left owners feeling ‘saddled with a symbol of hate’. Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control ...The Guardian - 1d -
Top finance ministers snub G20 as global co-operation comes under strain
Officials from US, China, Japan, India and Brazil among those who will not attend this week’s meetings in Cape TownFinancial Times - 6d -
Xbox Pushes Ahead With Muse, a New Generative AI Model. Devs Say ‘Nobody Will Want This’
One developer responds to the release of Muse: “We are implicitly empowering a class of people who own these tools and don’t give a fuck about how they reshape our lives.”Wired - Feb. 19 -
TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet
On Monday morning, TV sets at the headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development played the seemingly AI-generated video on loop, along with the words “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.”Wired - Feb. 24 -
Hume launches new text-to-speech model Octave that generates custom AI voices with adjustable emotions
Hume emphasized its Octave TTS pricing is around half the cost of the competing offering from AI voice creation startup ElevenLabs.VentureBeat - 5d -
LA Times to give op-eds AI-generated political rating, list of alternate views
The Los Angeles Times has launched an AI-driven "bias meter" to provide readers with alternative perspectives on opinion content.The Hill - 8h