Web hosting platform WordPress.com is embracing AI agents, a decision that could change the look and feel of the web. The company announced Friday that it will now allow AI agents to draft, edit, and publish content on customers’ websites, as well as manage comments, update and fix metadata, organize content with tags and categories. … Read more
Riot Games, the developer behind massive games like League of Legends and Valorant, recently suffered a round of layoffs after the middling console launch of 2XKO, its new 2v2 fighting game. Now, just over two weeks later, the studio has confirmed to Game Developer that it has laid off “around 12” more employees, this time … Read more
Roger Nichols, best-known for co-writing such Carpenters hits as “We’ve Only Just Begun,” “Rainy Days and Mondays” and “I Won’t Last a Day Without You” with lyricist Paul Williamsdied on May 17. He was 84. Williams confirmed Nichols’ death in an extended, and deeply affectionate, post on Instagram. Williams didn’t list a cause of death, … Read more
Publishing platform Medium says it’s still committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), even as many other U.S. tech companies have scaled back their efforts in this space to appease the Trump administration. In a blog post published on Monday, Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine backed the company’s diverse community, saying that businesses shouldn’t have to … Read more
Is American Authoritarianism on the Rise? A Look at the Current Climate Table of Contents Is American Authoritarianism on the Rise? A Look at the Current Climate Must-read Books for January: Exploring Queer Narratives and Family Dynamics Exploring Queer Family and Identity This Love by lotte Jeffs (January 14) Other Notable January Releases Mothers and … Read more
Big budget games have nearly killed the gaming industry. getty It finally seems that people are waking up to the reality of unsustainably massive video game budgets, but it’s sadly a decade too late. In a new article in The New York Times, Rami Ismail explains how and why the focus on high-end graphics created … Read more