Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: After Microsoft paid $7.5B for ZeniMax in 2020, sources detail development issues for Redfall, one of the worst-reviewed games in 2023 and Xbox’s latest misfire  —  Over the years, Microsoft Corp.-owned video-game developer Arkane Studios has cultivated a reputation for releasing games … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jessica Bursztynsky / Fast Company: Match Group plans to launch gay dating app Archer in NYC, LA, and DC in the coming months, the company’s first gay-specific app for men  —  Dating giant Match Group announced its latest app, called Archer.  —  The app, initially launching in the New York City area, is a “social-first” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

EJ Dickson / Rolling Stone: A look at the grotesque world of AI true-crime-victim TikTok, where AI deepfakes, based on images of children who were abused, describe their own ghastly demise  —  TikTok accounts are posting horrifying artificial intelligence-generated clips of murder victims — mostly children — describing their own ghastly demise Lees verder op Tech Meme