After two ambitious years, TikTok parent ByteDance starts mass layoffs in gaming

[ad_1] ByteDance’s gaming ambition has been an expensive, short-lived pursuit. In late 2021, the TikTok parent’s plans for video games came into the spotlight after it became one of the…

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Victorian engineering magnific: Walking under the Thames’ first railway tunnel

[ad_1] The experience of walking a workig railway tunnel. Image (C) Tim Sandle. Buried underneath the River Thames is the world’s first tunnel to be dug under a major (navigable)…

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‘Hunger Games’ still tops in N.America after ‘Napoleon’ invades

[ad_1] The “Hunger Games” prequel stayed atop the North American box office over the long US Thanksgiving weekend, fending off an invasion by new Ridley Scott film “Napoleon,” industry watcher…

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TC Startup Battlefield master class with Blumberg Capital: Make the most of your investors’ expertise

[ad_1] Funding is a necessary part of growing and scaling your startup. However, investors can do more than just provide funding for your company; many VCs are highly experienced and…

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How ChatGPT could become a cybersecurity menace

[ad_1] ChatGPT can deliver an essay, computer code… or legal text, within seconds. — © AFP INDRANIL MUKHERJEE What threat does generative AI pose to the business community and how…

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Op-Ed: Oh, chuckle, chuckle – The human brain is shrinking, possibly with reason

[ad_1] From Anatomy of the Human Body. Image by Henry Vandyke Carter. Creative Commons 3.0. The most likely reason for the shrinkage of the human brain is lack of use….

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Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant startup, quietly raises an additional $43M

[ad_1] Neuralink, the Elon Musk-founded company developing implantable chips that can read brain waves, has raised an additional $43 million in venture capital, according to a filing with the SEC….

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Max Ehrich talks about his new music video for ‘Backroads’

[ad_1] Max Ehrich. Photo Credit: Kelvin Cheng Actor and singer-songwriter Max Ehrich chatted about his new music video for “Backroads.” He also hinted about his new Lifetime movie and song,…

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AI is here to stay: Technological innovation and the next twelve-months

[ad_1] Visitors walk past the Baidu booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai. — © AFP/File WANG Zhao In 2024, surveillance is set to continue as a…

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Damon Runyan of ‘Degrassi’ talks about his new romantic comedy

[ad_1] Actor Damon Runyan. Photo Courtesy of Tim Leyes Canadian actor Damon Runyan of “Degrassi: The Next Generation” chatted about his new Great American Family film, which will premier on…

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