Funko Pop's AI-powered 'Brand Protection' service temporarily takes down indie gaming site, proving that automation without humans is a mistake

Itch.io is taken down due to an automated takedown requestThe cause is Funko Pop's AI-powered BrandShieldThe indie gaming site is restored after nearly a day On Monday, December 9, 2024,…

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People Can Fly Suspending or Scaling Back More In-Development Games While Laying Off 120 Workers

Polish developer People Can Fly, the studio best-known for Outriders and Gears of War Judgment, is suspending or scaling back more projects amid what CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski is calling "external…

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Russia disconnects several regions from the global internet to test its sovereign net

Russia restricted foreign internet access across several regions over the weekend to test its national infrastructure.Residents of the affected regions couldn't access both foreign and local apps, including the likes…

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