Google AI Learns To Play Open-World Video Games By Watching Them

NewScientist reports: "A Google DeepMind artificial intelligence model can play different open-world video games, such as No Man’s Sky, like a human just by...

TikTok Ban: House Passes Bill That Would Outlaw App In U.S. Unless Its Chinese...

Variety reports: "The House of Representatives by a wide margin passed a bill that would make it illegal to distribute or host TikTok in...

Balancy Raises $700,00 In Funding Round

Games Industry Biz reports: "Gaming software firm Balancy has raised $700,000 in a funding round led by mobile industry veterans. As reported by Pocket...

OpenAI’s Sora Text-To-Video Generator Will Be Publicly Available Later This Year

The Verge reports: "You’ll soon get to try out OpenAI’s buzzy text-to-video generator for yourself. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI...

Spotify Adds Music Videos In 11 Countries, But Not The US

Engadget reports: "Spotify is officially expanding its offerings beyond just audio with the introduction of music videos. The streamer is rolling out a beta...

Netflix Signs Deal With Writers’ Guild Of Great Britain For Scripted Live-Action Series

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Netflix U.K., the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) and the Personal Managers’ Association (PMA), which represents agents in the...

Over Half Of The US Population Now Pays For An Audio Subscription

Music Ally reports: "US-based research firm MusicWatch is publishing its annual music study this week, and has shared a few of the key stats....

Ready Player One Creator Debuts ‘Open’, A Metaverse Battle Royale Experience

TechCrunch reports: "Earlier this year, Readyverse Studios — co-founded by blockchain tech company Futureverse and Ernest Cline, the mind behind the sci-fi franchise Ready...

‘TikTok Photos’ Surfaces As An App Exclusively For Sharing Photos

9 to 5 Google reports: "Amid a potential ban in the US, TikTok appears to be working on a new app, “TikTok Photos,” which...

Naughty Dog, Id Software, And Activision Alum Form Empty Vessel

Games Industry Biz reports: "Former Naughty Dog, Id Software, and Activision developers have established Empty Vessel. Based in Texas, Empty Vessel will be overseen...

New Pricing Updates For Non-Game Unreal Engine Projects By Epic Games

Global Village Space reports: "Epic Games, the creator of the popular game Fortnite, has announced new pricing updates for non-game industries using their Unreal...

Reddit Aims For $6.4bn Valuation Ahead Of Initial Public Offering

BBC reports: "Reddit, one of the most popular websites in the world, is hoping for a valuation of up to $6.4bn (£5bn) when its...

UG Labs Raises $7M To Infuse Conversational AI Into Games For Kids

GamesBeat reports: "UG Labs has raised $7 million in funding to infuse conversational AI and voice interactivity into games for kids. Tel Aviv, Israel-based...

BeatConnect Raises Another $1.7M In Funding For ‘Gamified’ Music Creation Platform

Music Business Worldwide reports: "BeatConnect, a platform for collaborative music creation, has raised an additional CAD $2.25 million ($1.7 million) in funding to fuel...

Creator Wishlist Startup Throne Is Doing So Well That It Returned Investor Money

TechCrunch reports: "Throne, which lets fans gift items to creators from their wishlist, is launching a new gifting portal for family and friends called...

Apple Backtracks, Reinstates Epic Games’ iOS Developer Account In Europe

Ars Technica reports: "Apple has agreed to reinstate Epic Game's Swedish iOS developer account just days after Epic publicized Apple's decision to rescind that...

Former Twitch Director Launches Beck Interactive Partners

Games Industry Biz reports: "The former director of Twitch's Loaded games team has launched Beck Interactive Partners, a developer representation firm. Alex Beck founded...

That Mystery Company Interested In Buying Believe? It’s Warner Music Group

Music Business Worldwide reports: "Earlier this week, MBW told you that there was a “mystery” company that has begun a conversation with Believe‘s board...

Sling TV Adds Arcade Games To Its Live TV Streaming Service Full Of Classic...

Cord Cutters News reports: "Slling TV, known for its prominent place among streaming television services, is aiming for a larger piece of the home...

New Adobe Express Mobile App Brings Firefly Generative AI Models Directly Into Mobile Workflows

Yahoo! Finance reports: "Today, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) released the new Adobe Express mobile app for Android and iOS in beta with groundbreaking Adobe Firefly generative...