Former President Donald Trump talks to supporters at Mar-a-lago on November 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida. Andrew Harnik/AP Trump’s legal team filed suit Friday against the Jan. 6 committee to block him from testifying. The former president’s lawyers argue Congress does not have the authority to subpoena a president. Trump was set to privately…
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GamesBeat’s Rachel Kaser is enjoying the reactions to God of War Ragnarok, and is hoping to hear more about the new Mass Effect game.Read MoreRead More
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Disney CEO Bob Chapek is predicting “some staff reductions” once the company reviews its spending, according to a leaked memo published by CNBC. The company will also reportedly freeze most hiring, only bringing on new employees for “the most critical, business-driving positions.” If Disney does end up carrying…
Image: Disney Grogu, meet Totoro. This evening famed animation house Studio Ghibli — best-known for films like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro — confirmed its new Star Wars project, which is called Discover Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies and is described as a “a hand-drawn animation.” There aren’t many other details on it,…
Republican Joe Lombardo, left, defeated Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak, right. Ellen Schmidt/AP Photo; Insider Gov. Steve Sisolak was defeated by Republican Joe Lombardo in Nevada’s gubernatorial race. It was one of 36 gubernatorial elections taking place in 2022. With Lombardo’s win, Nevada no longer holds a Democratic political trifecta. Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak was defeated…
Panelists at GamesBeat Summit Next 2022 spoke about how screens can turn gaming into social engagement and ease gamers’ access to new titles.Read MoreRead More
Photo by Jennifer Pattisson Tuohy The Verge Meta is pulling the plug on its Portal video calling smart displays and its two remaining unreleased smartwatch projects, my colleague Alex Heath can confirm, as the company cuts 11,000 jobs including many in tech divisions. Reuters reported earlier today that the company planned to kill off both…
Enlarge / DreamUp AI image generator artwork proved by DeviantArt. (credit: DeviantArt) On Friday, the online art community DeviantArt announced DreamUp, an AI-powered text-to-image generator service powered by Stable Diffusion. Simultaneously, DeviantArt launched an initiative that ostensibly lets artists opt out of AI image training but also made everyone’s art opt in by default, which…
Enlarge (credit: manley099) Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a dual Russian and Canadian national for his alleged participation in a global campaign to spread ransomware known as LockBit. Mikhail Vasiliev, 33, of Bradford, Ontario, Canada, was taken into custody in late October by authorities in Ontario, officials at Interpol said. He is now in custody…
Enlarge / Concept art for Control 2. (credit: Remedy Entertainment) Control 2, the sequel to the 2019 third-person shooter that showcased many high-end gaming PCs, has been announced by developer Remedy Entertainment in a blog post. It’s just entering pre-production, and it has no release date, but the announcement sets up some high expectations. The…