The internet’s latest obsession: training and cheering on anthropomorphized anime horses as they race around a track.
First released in 2021 as a mobile game for iOS and Android, Umamusume: Pretty Derby is both a racing simulator and a gacha game. In the game world, iconic racehorses of the past are reborn as “horse girls” (umamusume)—anime humanoids with horse ears and tails.
The characters get the chance to race again for prizes and glory. Players don’
Minh Pham and JJ Ford have a knack for riding the waves of new tech.
The duo joined Uber in its early days, helping to spearhead mobile development. When CEO Travis Kalanick was ousted in 2017, Pham and Ford followed him out. Kalanick soon founded CloudKitchens—and Ford was his first call. Ford’s first call? Pham.
After five years at CloudKitchens, they were
In recent years, people have welcomed AI into their lives with open arms: as personal assistants, friends, therapists, even lovers. But one concern with having a chatbot in your pocket is that it can be hard to ignore. Reddit support groups are springing up for those struggling with chatbot addiction.
Cybersecurity and data privacy are constantly in the news. Governments are passing new cybersecurity laws. Companies are investing in cybersecurity controls such as firewalls,
Some news stories are gobsmackingly obvious in their importance. Others are complete nonstories. So what to make of the departure of Linda Yaccarino after two years as CEO of X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk?
On the surface, it’s a story. But truthfully, her exit is about as newsworthy as the departure of a rank-and-file programmer. Her
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company said Wednesday that it’s taking down “inappropriate posts” made by its Grok chatbot, which appeared to include antisemit
Yesterday, Apple unexpectedly announced the most radical shakeup to its C-suite in years. The company revealed that Jeff Williams, its current chief operating officer (COO), will be departing the role this month and retiring at the end of the year. Williams has been in the position since 2010 and, as COO, oversees Apple’s worldwide operations. When Williams steps down, his current subordinate, Apple’s senior vice president of operations, Sabih Khan, will assume the COO role.
Both W
A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a federal appeals court just days before it was set to g
As Congress moves to make massive cuts to public broadcasting this week, Paula Kerger, president and CEO of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), gives an unflinching look at the organization’s financial reality if its federal funding is stripped, and how she’s battling to protect the network’s iconic programming—from Frontline to Sesame Street. Kerger shares the role of corporate philanthropy in PBS’s future, its relationship with streamers like Netflix, and how she handl
Just over a month ago, Samsung did something strange to start hyping up its next foldable phone announcements.
Those phones, which Samsung revealed today, are officially called the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 and Flip7, but in a blog post from early June, the company teased the news as “the Next Chapter of Ultra.” Bestowing its flagship