🤖 Capcom Didn’t See the AI Wave Coming in Pragmata
Turns out the devs behind Pragmata admit they kinda blew it on predicting the AI boom. What they once framed as cutting-edge in the game’s story suddenly feels… well, almost retro. A strange moment where reality sped past the sci-fi it was meant to chase.
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🧠 Walmart’s CEO Doesn’t Sugarcoat AI’s Impact
Doug McMillon - Walmart’s big boss - basically said out loud what many already suspected: AI isn’t just tweaking job descriptions, it’s wiping whole roles off the map. And that shift, he warned, cuts into how businesses themselves are built. Harsh, yeah, but maybe not surprising if you’ve been paying attention.
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📿 “AI Friend” Necklace Isn’t Winning Hearts
So, there’s this wearable necklace that promises a forever-available AI companion. Cute idea in theory - except commuters weren’t buying it. Ads popped up in the subway, and people literally scribbled things like “AI wouldn’t care if you lived or died.” Brutal commentary, though weirdly on-point.
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🎭 Brits Would Rather Let AI Handle the Boring Stuff
A fresh UK poll shows almost half the adults asked are cool with AI taking over day-to-day admin - meal planning, bills, shopping lists, that sort of thing. Hard to know if it’s trust in automation or just a case of “ugh, someone else do it.” Either way, the trend is telling.
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📚 Rolling Stone’s Parent Company Takes Aim at Google
Penske Media - the company behind Rolling Stone - is suing Google over its “AI Overviews.” Their argument? Google’s snippets are pulling from their reporting without credit and bleeding off readership. Feels like David vs. Goliath, except the slingshot is intellectual property law.
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