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X faces controversy over using user data for training AI chatbot Grok: Report
27.7.2024
Several X accounts have commented on the social media platform’s default setting, which allows users’ data to be used “to train Grok.”
Worldcoin turns one: Looking back at a year of controversy and growth
24.7.2024
One year in, Worldcoin’s vision of a universal digital identity system shows promise with millions of users
Worldcoin turns one: Looking back at a year of controversy and growth
24.7.2024
One year in, Worldcoin’s vision of a universal digital identity system shows promise with millions of users
Apex Legends Piles Up 10,000 Negative Steam Reviews As Players Fight Price Hikes
16.7.2024
Apex Legends has, over the years, been a bit of a hotbed for EA’s penchant for greed. In the past, Apex Legends has faced controversy over numerous collections and cosmetics hidden behind notably expensive microtransactions. . Now, EA’s reworking of the battle pass has landed the game in unusually...
Genshin Impact’s Latest Controversy Has Gotten So Big Its Voice Actors Are Weighing In
15.7.2024
Genshin Impact has been under fire for whitewashing people of color before, but the backlash over such accusations has never before reached the level it has now, as the release of the new Natlan nation grows ever more imminent. The nation is based primarily on Latin America, but also includes...
The First Descendant Hits 10+ Million Players Despite Controversy
12.7.2024
Released last week, The First Descendant is a new sci-fi third-person looter shooter from Nexon that feels like a mix between Warframe, Destiny, and The Division. Yet despite mixed reviews and controversy involving icons and in-game purchases, The First Descendant has reached over 10 million...
Twitch Star OnlyFans Controversy Is Turning People Away From Homophobia
11.7.2024
Growing up as a gay man in small-town America meant having to watch people learn empathy in real-time when they found out they’d been going to school or working with a queer person this whole time and didn’t automatically hate them. I had more than a few people tell me they “hated” gay people until...
Fed Chair Powell Reaffirms Stance on Custody Assets Amid SEC Crypto Rule Controversy
11.7.2024
On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, where Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) questioned him about the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121. This bulletin mandates that banks include digital assets held in custody...
Apex Legends Players Are In Full Revolt After Battle Pass Controversy
9.7.2024
Yesterday, Apex Legends announced the free-to-play battle royale would be embracing shrinkflation, splitting seasonal battle passes in half while still charging players roughly the same amount for them. Today, some long-time fans are calling it the last straw after months of other issues,...
Polkadot Ecosystem Funding Crisis Sparks Controversy
2.7.2024
The Polkadot ecosystem is facing a set of unique challenges in the Web3 ecosystem. To start, it is facing a funding crisis. A recent report released by the Polkadot Treasury for the first half of 2024 has raised concerns over another collapse like FTX. One use on X Web3 Philosopher by the...
Polkadot Ecosystem’s Expenditure Causes Controversy
2.7.2024
The Polkadot ecosystem is facing a set of unique challenges in the Web3 ecosystem. To start, it is facing a backlash from the community for its spending. A recent report released by the Polkadot Treasury for the first half of 2024 has raised concerns over another collapse like FTX. Polkadot faces...
ZRO token falls 17% amid controversy over LayerZero’s ‘not an airdrop’
21.6.2024
After its June 20 launch, ZRO surged 15.15% within just 20 minutes before sharply tumbling 22% as people debated whether the donation mechanism was genius or just an excuse for a “tax.”
Star Wars: The Acolyte Haters Are Trying To Turn Alien Lifespans Into Its Next Big Controversy
20.6.2024
Some Star Wars fans are upset, again. Imagine that. The latest freak-out turns on a minor bit of canon that was just scrambled in episode 4 of Star Wars: The Acolyte. It has to do with the prequel movies and the lifespans of one particular race of aliens that really doesn’t factor into anything...
SEC Closing Salt Lake Regional Office After Failed Legal Battle Against Crypto Firm
5.6.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the closure of its Salt Lake Regional Office (SLRO) due to attrition and a focus on organizational efficiency. This move will reduce the number of SEC regional offices from 11 to 10. The jurisdiction for Utah, previously held by SLRO...
Rainbow Six Siege’s New Subscription Is Already A Mess
28.5.2024
Over the weekend, Ubisoft announced that its long-running success Rainbow Six Siege would be receiving a monthly membership subscription. Despite the dedicated community that the game has built over the past eight-and-a-half years, which according to PC Gamer persists to this day, the reception...
Ethereum Foundation to have conflict of interest policy after EigenLayer crossovers
24.5.2024
Executive director Aya Miyaguchi said the foundation’s neutrality can’t depend on culture and individual judgment after researchers take multimillion-dollar roles at EigenLayer
CryptoPunks Project Put on Hold by Yuga Labs Due to ‘Woke’ Community Outcry
21.5.2024
Yuga Labs, the company behind the iconic NFT collection CryptoPunks, has faced backlash and controversy over its latest venture.
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OpenAI suspends ChatGPT voice accused of mimicking Scarlett Johansson
21.5.2024
OpenAI halts use of a new ChatGPT voice amid controversy involving Scarlett Johansson, who claims the AI voice closely mimics her own
Farm Folks CEO On Boob Physics: ‘We Don't Want To Attract Nasty People’
1.5.2024
On April 29, an in-development farm sim from Cryptivo called Farm Folks shared a now-deleted post about breast jiggle physics on its official X/Twitter account that kickstarted a firestorm, emboldened gaming’s baddest actors, and wreaked havoc in the game’s official Discord. The team behind...
Jameson Lopp’s Bitcoin Testnet ‘Griefing’ Stirs Controversy
30.4.2024
Jameson Lopp, a prominent figure in the Bitcoin community, deliberately “griefed” one of Bitcoin’s testnets by generating three years’ worth of blocks in a single week to highlight a vulnerability, sparking outrage among fellow Bitcoin developers. Using just 20 lines of code...