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I signed up for Trump Mobile two weeks ago and I still don’t have my SIM

Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. While we wait, we tried to order a Trump Mobile SIM card so we can test the service on a different device. Here's how that went. Signing up for Trump Mobile's wireless service felt a little like engaging in espionage. Let's say […]

Q&A with Roblox CEO David Baszucki on the chat function, AI-powered age estimation via face scans, accusations of compromising child safety for growth, and more (New York Times)

New York Times:
Q&A with Roblox CEO David Baszucki on the chat function, AI-powered age estimation via face scans, accusations of compromising child safety for growth, and more  —  This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform.

PUBG: Black Budget is a new Arc Raiders competitor, and you can play it next month

The Steam-exclusive playtest for PUBG's new extraction shooter-battle royale hybrid starts in December.

Archetype, which builds AI to interpret sensor data from the physical world, raised a $35M Series A and launches tools to build and deploy physical agents (Grace Priscilla Teo/Tech in Asia)

Grace Priscilla Teo / Tech in Asia:
Archetype, which builds AI to interpret sensor data from the physical world, raised a $35M Series A and launches tools to build and deploy physical agents  —  Archetype AI, a US-based company developing AI for real-world physical environments, has raised US$35 million in a series A round led …

Predator: Badlands' original ending was much shorter and simpler

Dan Trachtenberg’s SFX leads explain the reshoots, what changed in the new ending of Predator: Badlands, and the challenge of rebuilding the finale.