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China’s new gamers: Tencent is pushing ahead with creating more shooting games after the success of last year’s Delta Force, which showed Chinese gamers are increasingly embracing the genre and playing on PC. Lyft backpedals: Lyft scrapped a test that showed some drivers how often a passenger tips, following blowback from riders. AI helps Korean film: South Korea’s ailing film industry has found cause for both hope and anxiety in AI. It’s helping creators bridge funding gaps, but concern lingers about the technology supplanting jobs. | |
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SoftBank Group, whose shares have more than doubled in value this year, is in talks to borrow $5 billion from global banks. The move to refill coffers comes as Masayoshi Son accelerates the Japanese investment firm’s bets on artificial intelligence. | |
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Last week, sounding like a digital media consultant, Pope Leo XIV urged reporters to avoid “the degrading practice of so-called clickbait.” He was addressing global news agencies at a gathering in Vatican City about the risks of a post-truth world, with a speech that also doubled as a severe societal warning about the dangers of AI. Austin Carr delves into the pontif’s comments for today’s Tech In Depth essay. | |
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