Unity Software, maker of the popular cross-platform game engine used by developers across the globe, has announced the first major tech layoffs of the new year. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dated January 8, 2024, Unity Software said it will cut “approximately 1,800 employees,” which it says equates to about 25% of its current workforce.
The layoffs are the largest in Unity Software’s history and the fourth round of cuts since Jul
Moxie, a playful robot that first got attention for helping kids with loneliness and anxiety through the COVID-19 pandemic, is getting an AI upgrade and picking up some tutoring skills.
The tabletop bot from AI company Embodied makes eye contact and carries on audio conversations with kids and was initially focused on helping children meet social and emotional milestones. Later this year, it’s gaining the ability to engage kids on reading, math, science, and social studies, o
Your drive into the office likely takes longer than ever. Your holiday travel plans may have been delayed, then delayed again. And you’ve probably noticed how common it is for the driver next to you to be distracted by the blue glow of their phone.
Whether you’re stuck in rush hour traffic, behind an erratic and dangerous driver, or witnessing a crash on the side of the road, it’s easy to feel like our transportation system is moving in the wrong directionȁ
“Our threat is from within,” Donald Trump told his supporters at a Veterans Day campaign rally in New Hampshire. “We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country.”
The remarks prompted outrage and comparisons to Nazi Germany. Dehumanizing political opponents erodes public trust in the democratic system by creating an “us versus them”
If you thought artificial intelligence was inescapable last year, just wait.
OpenAI might have skipped this year’s CES, but AI is still everywhere at the show—and, before long, many of the products on display here will be making their way to retail. Some of those products have an obvious real-world value, but others might seem a bit of a stretch. Either way, even if you’ve avoided dabbling in AI so far, it’s only going to get harder and harder to circumve
There’s one thing that television viewers can count on in 2024: higher fees and more commercials.
The major streaming services—Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and Max—have all announced rate hikes and new advertising policies.
As I show in my new book, 24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News, the streaming boom that has imperiled cable television is actually built upon the very same business m
On the same day that Apple announced it would start shipping its new Apple Vision Pro headset in the U.S. on February 2, the brand launched a new ad to hype the mixed-reality piece of hardware.
Created by TBWA Media Arts Lab, the spot is called “Get Ready,” and is a pop culture ride th
Thanks to the hype around ChatGPT, we’ve entered a weird new world in which generative AI tools are suddenly everywhere.
But this AI tool boom has just as quickly become a glut, with countless copycat services and ones that demand up-front payment just to see what they’re about. Trying out generative AI tools is a great way to understand their upsides and limitations—and yes, there are many limitations, despite the hype—but it can be hard to know where to
Carta, a fintech startup that rode its message of democratizing startup ownership to a $7.4 billion valuation, is facing mounting blowback after a client accused one of the company’s sales employees of trying to use confidential customer information to broker trades.
Carta has been celebrated by Fast Company and others for giving startup employees the tools to reap the benefits when their companies go public. It primarily makes software used by many early-stage ventures to tr
The media industry ended 2023 in rough shape, with a series of layoffs that saw more than 20,000 people lose their jobs. So what do the next 12 months have in store for journalism and the sector at large? Each year, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford releases its predictions for the year ahead, courtesy of senior research associate Nic Newman.
Unfortunately, Newman’s forecast—which is based on a survey of 314 media leaders fro