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CaaStle, a startup that launched in 2011 as a plus-sized clothing subscription service and later became an inventory monetization platform for clothing retailers, is facing financial difficulties, the company confirmed to TechCrunch following a report by Axios. Citing a letter from the board, Axios reported that the company is almost out of money, CEO Christine … Read more
The Communication Workers of America union announced today that bargaining members of ZeniMax Media — the parent company of Bethesda and, thanks to a $69 billion acquisition, a subsidiary of Microsoft — have voted to authorize a strike against Microsoft. According to the CWA, this comes after over a year of failed negotiations for a … Read more
The Washington Post that members of the White House’s National Security Council have used personal Gmail accounts to conduct government business. National security advisor Michael Waltz and a senior aide of his both used their own accounts to discuss sensitive information with colleagues, according to the Post‘s review and interviews with government officials who spoke … Read more
The Switch 2 Nintendo Direct will be a full hour — here’s what we expect will be in it, plus everything else coming with the new console.
Season of the Force has begun at the Disneyland Resort and Star Wars fans are in for some fantastical foodie fun. io9 recently attended the media experiences on opening day. We also ran around the park for our own little food crawl that took us from Docking Bay 7 and Ronto Roasters in Galaxy’s Edge … Read more
On Tuesday, US district judge Beryl Howell effectively allowed the transfer of the headquarters building of the United States Institute of Peace to the General Services Administration. In fact, the building—and all of the property inside it—had already been transferred on Saturday, according to Howell’s ruling. “The deal is no longer merely ‘proposed’ but done,” … Read more
OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission. Now a new paper by an AI watchdog organization makes the serious accusation that the company increasingly relied on nonpublic books it didn’t license to train more sophisticated AI models. AI models are essentially complex prediction engines. Trained on … Read more
Roblox announced today that it has launched a new form of advertising: Rewarded Video Ads, which, when implemented, would allow users to watch ads in exchange for an in-game benefit. Brands will be able to buy these ads programmatically, either from Roblox directly or via Google’s advertising solutions. The company also announced it’s expanding its … Read more
With a Tomodachi Life sequel teased and the last few Switch 1 games announced, the deck is cleared for Nintendo’s next video presentation on the Switch 2. The appropriately titled “Nintendo Direct: Switch 2” presentation is slated for April 2 at 9AM ET / 6AM PT, and will stream on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. Thanks to … Read more
23andMe made a name for itself by selling at-home, mail-in DNA testing kits that gave ordinary people a look at their possible ancestry as well as genetic markers that could point to potential medical problems down the road. People bought into the idea and bought the kits. The company made a lot of money, and … Read more
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