Topic: online backlash
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Sequoia's Roelof Botha Backs Shaun Maguire After COO Exit
Sequoia Capital's Roelof Botha publicly supported partner Shaun Maguire after his controversial social media remarks, emphasizing the firm's commitment to free speech and diversity of opinion, which led to internal upheaval including the COO's resignation. Maguire's posts targeting a New York Cit...
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Take-Two CEO Defends GTA 6 Going Digital-Only
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick defended the all-digital launch of GTA VI, arguing that discs "don't really make sense" for major titles since over 90% of the business is already digital and modern games require online connectivity anyway. Zelnick compared occasional physical releases to vinyl recor...
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Microsoft Removes AI Training Guide Using Pirated Harry Potter
Microsoft removed a technical blog post that demonstrated an Azure AI feature after it was criticized for linking to a pirated Harry Potter book series dataset for model training. The guide, authored by a senior product manager, suggested using the copyrighted novels as relatable examples to buil...
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Sequoia Partner Pushes Debunked Brown Shooting Theory
Shaun Maguire, a Sequoia Capital partner, falsely accused a Palestinian student of being responsible for campus shootings, promoting a debunked conspiracy theory that law enforcement and university officials have clarified. This is part of a pattern of inflammatory online behavior by Maguire targ...
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Jaguar's Type 00 EV: Odd Looks, Serious Speed
Jaguar faced intense public and industry backlash over its radical Type 00 electric vehicle concept and a controversial marketing campaign that did not feature the car. The company was severely impacted by a crippling cyberattack, which halted global production and resulted in an estimated £2 bil...
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Riley Walz, Silicon Valley's Jester, Joins OpenAI
OpenAI has hired Riley Walz, a software engineer known for provocative online projects, to join its OAI Labs team, signaling a strategic push to develop more intuitive human-AI interfaces beyond current chatbots. Walz's viral projects, like Jmail and Find My Parking Cops, demonstrate his talent f...
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Ubisoft's Massive Sale: Huge Discounts Now
Ubisoft's Steam sale offers deep discounts of up to 90% on recent and classic games, providing significant value during a period of financial pressure for the publisher. Major titles like *Assassin’s Creed Shadows* (50% off) and *Star Wars Outlaws* (70% off) are highlighted, with the latter havin...
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