Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors has published a 1,200-word defense of his company’s agreement to accept a $1 billion investment from the Saudi-backed Savvy Gaming Group.
Why it matters: It's an unusually blunt acknowledgment of the controversy tied to a type of deal that's become common in the industry this year.
Marvel's latest project "Ms. Marvel" is now the top-reviewed Marvel television show on Rotten Tomatoes — despite reports that viewers are intentionally giving the show low review scores.
Why it matters: “Ms. Marvel,” which tells the story of Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) obtaining galactic powers, features the first Muslim superhero from Marvel Studios.
Music platform Audius is among the more mainstream projects to come from the crypto world, securing early funding from players in the very industry the shop aims to disrupt. Think: Katy Perry, Nas, Jason Derulo and Pusha T.
Why it matters: The company's mission No. 1 is to make money for the music artists on its platform, Roneil Rumburg, co-founder and dance music fanboy, tells Axios in an interview at Consensus 2022 in Austin.
Microsoft and the Communications Workers of America on Monday announced a neutrality pact designed to allow the firm's employees to decide without interference whether they wish to form a union.
Why it matters: The CWA, which had expressed concerns about Microsoft's plan to buy Activision Blizzard, now supports the deal.
There was an invisible force at Digital Currency Group CoinDesk's crypto festival in Austin last week: its resurrected social token, DESK. Color us obsessed.
Why it matters: Nearly nine-in-10 Americans have heard of crypto, according to a Pew Research study published in November, but far fewer have ever actually invested in, traded or used them.
A Google engineer believes a research system for generating chatbots has achieved sentience, but the company says he's mistaken and has placed him on paid leave after he took his case public.
Why it matters: People have always been eager to attribute human traits to insensate machines, and now the machines are getting awfully persuasive.
The conservative bar, with the help of a newly sympathetic judiciary, is closer than ever to fulfilling its dream of defanging federal regulators — just as the Biden administration is set to flex its powers.
Why it matters: The administration's plans to limit monopolies and rein in Big Tech will run head-on into judges eager to curb the authority of the Federal Trade Commission and every other independent agency.
Last week, I hit the biggest pothole I'd ever seen — a crater on the surface of the moon — while driving General Motors' new lunar vehicle in a simulation lab at the company's research center in Warren, Michigan.
Why it matters: The next-generation rover, a joint effort between GM and Lockheed Martin, is the first lunar vehicle developed for long-term, recurring use.
Microsoft revealed a Minecraft spinoff game during its big annual video game showcase Sunday but also added to the evidence that the game industry's release slate for the rest of 2022 will be sparse.
Driving the news: Microsoft's 90-minute event ran in its usual mid-June Sunday slot in a week that normally would have kicked off the traditional E3 gaming trade show.
