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Take-Two reports Q1 net revenue up 17% YoY to $1.28B, net bookings up 20% YoY to $1.2B, and forecasts $8B in bookings for the next fiscal year, hinting at GTA 6 (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg) 09-08-2023

Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: Take-Two reports Q1 net revenue up 17% YoY to $1.28B, net bookings up 20% YoY to $1.2B, and forecasts $8B in bookings for the next fiscal year, hinting at GTA 6  —  Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the company behind video games like Grand Theft Auto, rose in extended trading … Lees verder op Tech Meme

CCDH: ChatGPT, Bard, My AI, DreamStudio, Dall-E, and Midjourney generated “pro-anorexia” content 41% of the time when asked about common eating disorder topics (Geoffrey A. Fowler/Washington Post) 09-08-2023

Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post: CCDH: ChatGPT, Bard, My AI, DreamStudio, Dall-E, and Midjourney generated “pro-anorexia” content 41% of the time when asked about common eating disorder topics  —  Disturbing fake images and dangerous chatbot advice: New research shows how ChatGPT, Bard, Stable Diffusion … Lees verder op Tech Meme

In its Q1 report, Sony, the world's largest camera sensor supplier, pushes back expectations for a smartphone market recovery to 2024 at the earliest (Takashi Mochizuki/Bloomberg) 09-08-2023

Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: In its Q1 report, Sony, the world’s largest camera sensor supplier, pushes back expectations for a smartphone market recovery to 2024 at the earliest  —  – The camera sensor leader had anticipated second-half recovery  — Sony warns that conditions are tough in China and the US Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sex workers who relied on crypto for storing wealth and accepting payment, bypassing the banking system entirely, are finding the limits of crypto's utility (Joel Khalili/Wired) 09-08-2023

Joel Khalili / Wired: Sex workers who relied on crypto for storing wealth and accepting payment, bypassing the banking system entirely, are finding the limits of crypto’s utility  —  Banks and payments companies have long penalized sex workers.  Many thought crypto would be a solution, but now exchanges are dumping them too. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gizmodo EIC Dan Ackerman sues Apple, the Tetris Company, and others, claiming they adapted his book about Tetris into a feature film without his permission (Blake Brittain/Reuters) 09-08-2023

Blake Brittain / Reuters: Gizmodo EIC Dan Ackerman sues Apple, the Tetris Company, and others, claiming they adapted his book about Tetris into a feature film without his permission  —  Dan Ackerman, editor in chief of the tech-news website Gizmodo, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Monday accusing Apple … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Unity releases some of Wētā FX's 2D and 3D tools, including Wig 1.0 for simulating hair and fur, into public beta under its new Unity Wētā Tools division (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge) 09-08-2023

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Unity releases some of Wētā FX’s 2D and 3D tools, including Wig 1.0 for simulating hair and fur, into public beta under its new Unity Wētā Tools division  —  Unity is releasing some of the specialist 2D and 3D tools from Weta FX — the visual effects company behind Peter Jackson’s Lord … Lees verder op Tech Meme

In Kenya, the most active African country on TikTok, creators make money with protest livestreams, which protesters say help them stay safe from police violence (Martin K.N Siele/Rest of World) 09-08-2023

Martin K.N Siele / Rest of World: In Kenya, the most active African country on TikTok, creators make money with protest livestreams, which protesters say help them stay safe from police violence  —  At least 23 people have reportedly been killed as crowds oppose proposed tax increases.  —  • NAIROBI, KENYA Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikon reports Q1 revenue up 8.6% YoY to $1.1B, profit down 78% YoY to ~$23M, and shipping four lithography machines, compared to eight in 2022; NINOY drops 11% (Debby Wu/Bloomberg) 09-08-2023

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: Nikon reports Q1 revenue up 8.6% YoY to $1.1B, profit down 78% YoY to ~$23M, and shipping four lithography machines, compared to eight in 2022; NINOY drops 11%  —  – Nikon supplies mature chipmaking machines to Intel, TSMC  — Chip industry sales have been hit by glut, economic headwinds Lees verder op Tech Meme