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Top Best Buy Labor Day Sales: Steep Savings on Appliances, Headphones, Laptops and More
Labor Day deals from Best Buy are in full swing. We found deep discounts on laptops, video games, and other tech items.
Source: CNET
Reception: Positive
I'm the chief product officer of a workforce software provider — here's how my company uses AI to help develop talent
Karthik Suri, Cornerstone OnDemand's chief product officer, talks emerging tech, AI-powered talent development, and the future of workforce planning.
Source: Business Insider
Reception: Neutral
A controversial tech tycoon is missing after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily: reports
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch is among six people thought to be missing after a superyacht sank in Sicily.
Source: Business Insider
Reception: Negative
Why everyone in tech is talking about Founder Mode
Instead of delegating to direct reports, Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham said founders should stay involved as their startup scales.
Source: Business Insider
Reception: Positive
Agatha All Along is a whimsical road trip through Marvel’s world of witchcraft
<figure> <img alt="A woman drained of all color saturation standing in a fully colorized morgue." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Kho-RpPG4jb27_6IL7oWxAqFSk8=/301x0:4860x3039/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73595117/MPY_101_03438_R2C.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Image: Disney</figcaption> </figure> <p>Disney Plus’ new WandaVision spinoff series steers clear of the franchise’s multiversal messiness to do its own thing.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24246402/agatha-all-along-review">Continue reading…</a> </p>
Source: www.theverge.com
Reception: Positive
Pokémon with guns? All the latest on viral gaming hit Palworld
<figure> <img alt="A screenshot from the video game Palworld." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LQoSyie7hfme2xY0gqUgU2aVHzQ=/150x0:1770x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73080876/ss_43ed640c916ec689981a74f0818e5b9c77204d1c.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Image: Pocketpair</figcaption> </figure> <p>The multiplayer survival game was 2024’s biggest surprise, and now it’s being sued by Nintendo.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/24048972/palworld-news-trailers">Continue reading…</a> </p>
Source: www.theverge.com
Reception: Negative
GTA V, one of the most popular Steam Deck games, is now ‘unsupported’
<figure> <img alt="GTAV screenshot" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Auamuc6NC1s0VEHorKXs0tr4pyQ=/0x0:929x619/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73595046/RSG_GTAV_Screenshot_344.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Image: Rockstar Games</figcaption> </figure> <p id="US7YbP"><em>Grand Theft Auto V</em> was one of the top ten most played games on Valve’s Steam Deck handheld this past week. It’s been in the top twenty <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/charts/steamdecktopplayed/pastyear">for at least two years</a>. But as of today, Valve now lists the game as “unsupported” — because developer Rockstar mysteriously broke compatibility with Valve’s handheld for its online modes.</p> <figure class="e-image"> </figure> <p id="OKfQ0c">As you can see in the image above, this is the latest fight around Linux anti-cheat: like the developers of <em>Fortnite</em> and <em>Roblox</em>, Rockstar has decided not to support the Steam Deck with its new anti-cheat software for <em>GTA Online — </em>a game that, by all accounts, badly needed to deal with cheaters. (Outside the Steam Deck, better anti-cheat was probably a good move.)</p> <p id="TMWlTT">But unlike Fortnite and Roblox, Rockstar is...</p> <p> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248585/gta-v-steam-deck-battleye">Continue reading…</a> </p>
Source: www.theverge.com
Reception: Positive
Nintendo and Pokémon are suing Palworld maker Pocketpair
<figure> <img alt="Screenshot from Palworld featuring a large bright yellow pal with a menacing smile sitting in a tank with its human owner." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/rPpn_4mRZsNaO0oo-JuxZwrPtug=/300x0:3540x2160/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73595040/20230608_Palworld_Screenshot_02.0.png" /> <figcaption><em>A screenshot from </em>Palworld<em>.</em> | Image: Pocketpair</figcaption> </figure> <p id="UdZ2uB">Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair, which makes the game <em>Palworld</em>.</p> <p id="yLeu2F">From Nintendo’s <a href="https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2024/240919.html">pres</a><a href="https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2024/240919.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20240919&utm_campaign=release">s release</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p id="iKzJ3U">Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto, Minami-ku, Japan; Representative Director and President: Shuntaro Furukawa, “Nintendo” hereafter), together with The Pokémon Company, filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court against Pocketpair, Inc. (HQ: 2-10-2 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, “Defendant” hereafter) on September 18, 2024.</p> <p id="EFC9z2">This lawsuit seeks an injunction against infringement and compensation for damages on the grounds that Palworld, a game developed and released by the Defendant, infringes multiple patent rights.</p> </blockquote> <p id="pWTyAR">Pocketpair didn’t immediately reply to a...</p> <p> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248602/nintendo-pokemon-palworld-pocketpair-patent-infringement-lawsuit">Continue reading…</a> </p>
Source: www.theverge.com
Reception: Negative
LinkedIn is training AI models on your data
<figure> <img alt="An illustration of a woman typing on a keyboard, her face replaced with lines of code." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/61dxF9HPpWL8UjiVBnRsyFRRK0s=/0x0:2040x1360/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73594992/STK149_AI_Chatbot_K_Radtke.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Image: The Verge</figcaption> </figure> <p id="XUejZl">If you’re on LinkedIn, then you should know that the social network has, without asking, opted accounts into training generative AI models. <a href="https://www.404media.co/linkedin-is-training-ai-on-user-data-before-updating-its-terms-of-service/"><em>404Media </em>reports</a> that LinkedIn introduced the new privacy setting and opt-out form before rolling out an updated privacy policy saying that data from the platform is being used to train AI models. As <a href="https://www.404media.co/linkedin-is-training-ai-on-user-data-before-updating-its-terms-of-service/"><em>TechCrunch </em></a>notes, it has since <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy#use">updated the policy</a>. </p> <blockquote><p id="ci4X0P">We may use your personal data to improve, develop, and provide products and Services, develop and train artificial intelligence (AI) models, develop, provide, and personalize our Services, and gain insights with the help of AI, automated systems, and inferences, so that our Services can be more relevant and useful to you and others.</p></blockquote> <p id="2ebqCD">LinkedIn writes <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a6278444">on a...</a></p> <p> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248471/linkedin-ai-training-user-accounts-data-opt-in">Continue reading…</a> </p>
Source: www.theverge.com
Reception: Positive
Google Workspace users will see their Calendars front and center in Chrome
<figure> <img alt="chrome browser window with google search field and a google calendar module underneath showing next event and a join meeting button" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/AQhdf9apDwk6474JtHmsD9k4ZGo=/903x353:2864x1660/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73594827/Screenshot_2024_09_18_at_4.46.56_PM.0.jpeg" /> <figcaption><em>Google Calendar on a new tab sounds kinda useful, actually.</em> | Image: Google</figcaption> </figure> <p id="lU1hBU">Google is adding a new daily calendar overview in newly opened Chrome tabs for Workspace users with easy access to schedules and video calls. That way, when you’re signed in with your organization’s account, the first thing you’ll see is your appointments and meetings, in addition to files stored in Google Drive.</p> <p id="zb09ok">The new feature <a href="https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8532386/type/dlg/sid/verge/https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/chrome-enterprise/chrome-enterprise-improves-management-and-productivity-capabilities-for-google-workspace-users/" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">comes alongside several other Google Workspace updates</a>, including new enterprise-managed site shortcuts, which let IT set up quick links to frequently used sites on the URL dropdown.</p> <p id="zKKEPu">Regular Chrome users could already set up site shortcuts for themselves — for instance, you could <a href="https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95426?hl=eN&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&sjid=15818972446954317111-NC">program it to bring up a site search</a> for Reddit just by typing “red.” Now, a group policy can be applied to departments and...</p> <p> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248416/google-workspace-chrome-calendar-new0tabs">Continue reading…</a> </p>
Source: www.theverge.com
Reception: Positive