The gaming site sponsored by Walmart lays off its editorial staff
Restart, a Walmart-sponsored gaming media site launched in late 2024, has laid off its entire editorial staff, according to former editor-in-chief Brandy Berthelson.
Rising number of UK children report seeing explicit deepfakes of themselves
UK children are reporting a surge in explicit deepfake images of themselves, with an online safety watchdog warning that AI technology is making such content easier to create and distribute.
US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge
US government-backed rare earth producers are selling materials to Japan and South Korea rather than domestic customers, as American demand remains underdeveloped despite Trump administration efforts to build a domestic supply chain.
Xbox Series X price hiked by £170 due to rising memory chip costs
Microsoft raised Xbox Series X prices by £170 and Series S prices by £130, citing rising memory and storage chip costs as component expenses surge worldwide.
Apple launches legal challenge against UK government demand to access data
Apple has filed a legal challenge against a UK government demand for access to encrypted customer data at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, marking its second confrontation with British authorities over encryption.
Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom
X has blocked over 60 dissident accounts in Saudi Arabia through geoblocking, following similar actions by Meta and Snapchat, after the platform said earlier this year it would not comply with such requests.