Broadcom Inc. PALO ALTO, Calif., May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO), a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, today announced its collaboration with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. on a new, broadband-optimized reference platform for the global fixed wireless access (FWA) market, integrating Broadc...
Broadcom Inc. PALO ALTO, Calif., May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO), a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, today announced its collaboration with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. on a new, broadband-optimized reference platform for the global fixed wireless access (FWA) market, integrating Broadcom's BCM6776 Wi-Fi 8 System-on-Chip (SoC) with Samsung's B1320 5G Modem. This industry-first platform unifies 3GPP Release 17 connectivity with the emerging Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE 802.11bn) standard. As global broadband demand shifts toward higher performance standards, Broadcom’s latest SoC and Samsung's modem focus on delivering high reliability and consistent throughput. Designed for mass-market scalability, the platform provides a high-performance, cost-competitive blueprint that allows mobile operators to offer fiber-level broadband to accelerate service innovation and ecosystem growth. Technical Leadership: 5G Meets Wi-Fi 8 The Broadcom BCM6776 is a highly-optimized tri-band Wi-Fi 8 SoC targeting high-volume retail and mass-market access points. It includes a quad-core Arm network processor and supports 2-stream 40 MHz channels in the 2.4 GHz band and 4-stream 160 MHz channels in the 5 and 6 GHz bands, delivering a complete Wi-Fi 8 platform in a single chip. By unifying the CPU and Wi-Fi 8 radio, Broadcom enables OEMs to significantly reduce bill of materials (BOM) costs, simplify board design, and achieve a 50% reduction in active power consumption compared to previous generations. The Samsung B1320 is a highly-integrated and power-efficient 5nm chipset solution that supports 3GPP Release 17. It is capable of achieving 5G downlink speeds of 3.43 Gbps and uplink speeds of 1.17 Gbps. Combining Samsung’s 5G modem with a quad-core Arm CPU and the BCM6776’s network processor, the platform can support full Wi-Fi to 5G throughput. The platform also includes a Power Class 1.5 RF tr...
Tensormesh Raises $20M from Investors Including AMD Ventures, CoreWeave, NVentures, Launches Tensormesh Inference to Fix AI’s Most Expensive Problem The Joplin Globe
Tensormesh Raises $20M from Investors Including AMD Ventures, CoreWeave, NVentures, Launches Tensormesh Inference to Fix AI’s Most Expensive Problem The Joplin Globe
For months, Ripple’s (CRYPTO: XRP) national bank charter has been sold as the thing that finally pulls XRP into the regulated financial system. It was the legal key, the proof that Ripple had grown from a payments company into something the banks themselves would have to take seriously. Now one of the most powerful critics ... Ripple (XRP) News: Elizabeth Warren Says Ripple’s Bank Charter Was Gran...
For months, Ripple’s (CRYPTO: XRP) national bank charter has been sold as the thing that finally pulls XRP into the regulated financial system. It was the legal key, the proof that Ripple had grown from a payments company into something the banks themselves would have to take seriously. Now one of the most powerful critics ... Ripple (XRP) News: Elizabeth Warren Says Ripple’s Bank Charter Was Granted Illegally
Yangwang U9 by BYD Emirhan Karamuk/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Summary Ferrari N.V. ( RACE ) is rated a buy after a 36% share price decline, supported by strong long-term earnings and revenue growth. RACE faces challenges balancing electrification with brand heritage, as BEV strategy shifts and regulatory risks complicate future positioning. BYD Company Limited ( BYDDF )( BYDDY ) receives a ...
Yangwang U9 by BYD Emirhan Karamuk/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Summary Ferrari N.V. ( RACE ) is rated a buy after a 36% share price decline, supported by strong long-term earnings and revenue growth. RACE faces challenges balancing electrification with brand heritage, as BEV strategy shifts and regulatory risks complicate future positioning. BYD Company Limited ( BYDDF )( BYDDY ) receives a buy rating for growth-oriented investors despite margin compression, geopolitical, and overcapacity risks in China. Ferrari’s exclusivity remains central, with management cautious not to overproduce and dilute brand value amid evolving propulsion technologies. Of the two securities, BYDDF is the more attractive. One of the late Sergio Marchionne’s masterstrokes as CEO of Fiat Chrysler, predecessor to Stellantis N.V. ( STLA ), was the spinoff of Ferrari as a public company in 2015. The share offering raised nearly $1 billion that Fiat Chrysler desperately needed while creating one of the market’s hottest stocks. Marchionne recognized that one of the world’s most prestigious brands, Ferrari’s prancing stallion, was tragically buried amid a dog’s breakfast of FiatChrysler automotive brands, several of which were struggling to earn their keep. More than a decade later, Stellantis struggles with a market capitalization of $22.7 billion, while Ferrari flourishes with a market capitalization of $58.5 billion. Yet Ferrari’s stellar success has been no guarantee against the occasional pothole, which materialized in the form of a strategy of introducing battery electrics; the first is the new four-door Luce BEV, a model that lacks the stylistic flair of its gasoline-consuming forebears. Ferrari Luce battery electric (Ferrari) Disappointed shareholders bid RACE down 5% at the market’s open following Luce’s announcement from the company’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy. Luce’s minimalist style frustrated reviewers who longed for the next generation of sweeping, distinctive—and some w...
This polished, proper shoe is about more style than sexiness. But work it right and you can have a lot of fun – without the risk of falling over It seems wild to me now that I used to wear heels – and I mean high heels – every day. To work, and then out afterwards, 12, 15 hours straight. But at the time it felt entirely normal. The discomfort was one of those daily traumas you become desensitised ...
This polished, proper shoe is about more style than sexiness. But work it right and you can have a lot of fun – without the risk of falling over It seems wild to me now that I used to wear heels – and I mean high heels – every day. To work, and then out afterwards, 12, 15 hours straight. But at the time it felt entirely normal. The discomfort was one of those daily traumas you become desensitised to, the same way that rush-hour commuters don’t think twice about spending a train ride nose-deep in a stranger’s armpit. Blisters, heel tips bitten off by gratings, the odd sprained ankle, and constant taxi rides I could ill afford were all part of everyday life. The stiletto’s long reign of terror began losing its hold in the streetwear-obsessed 2010s, and then along came lockdown and the comfort-first revolution. This has been the decade of the loafer and the party flat . My collection of needle-thin, 4-inch-plus Manolos, Louboutins and Choos now live in a display cabinet, the gorgeous but obsolete relics of an ancien régime . Continue reading...
Alabama has long been considered the birthplace of the voting rights movement in America. During a peaceful voting rights demonstration in 1965, an Alabama state trooper shot and killed church deacon Jimmie Lee Jackson. In response, about 600 marchers set out from Selma, across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, toward the state capitol building in Montgomery to demand the right to vote. What met them on t...
Alabama has long been considered the birthplace of the voting rights movement in America. During a peaceful voting rights demonstration in 1965, an Alabama state trooper shot and killed church deacon Jimmie Lee Jackson. In response, about 600 marchers set out from Selma, across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, toward the state capitol building in Montgomery to demand the right to vote. What met them on the other side – state troopers on horseback, billy clubs, teargas and a sheriff’s posse – was broadcast that evening on national television. The images from Bloody Sunday produced a moral crisis that President Lyndon B Johnson translated into federal law five months later: the Voting Rights Act. View image in fullscreen Teargas fumes fill the air as state troopers target demonstrators in Selma, Alabama, on what is known as Bloody Sunday on 7 March 1965. Photograph: AP Now, in a state where nearly 30% of the population is Black, the legal framework that has supported Black political representation for six decades could be dismantled. Last month, the supreme court decision in Louisiana v Callais weakened section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, enabling states to redraw congressional maps that protected majority Black districts. Sheyann Webb-Christburg, a Selma foot soldier who was eight years old on Bloody Sunday, called it “an assault on the civil rights movement”. Within days, Alabama’s Republicans voted to revert to an older map that would essentially erase a majority-Black district ahead of the November midterms. On Tuesday, a federal court blocked the state from using the Republican-friendly map. While Alabama Republicans plan to appeal the latest decision to the supreme court, the representative who represents the district – Shomari Figures, one of the only two Black members of Congress from the state – said he is holding out hope his district will not be erased. “Republicans are doing everything they can to try to rush this to try to act as if this case is over, but it’s n...
PashaIgnatov Rising Treasury yields are once again prompting debate across Wall Street, but according to Brian Levitt, chief global market strategist at Invesco, the recent move reflects a market recalibration rather than a breakdown in confidence in U.S. debt markets. In an investment note released this week, Levitt argued that the rise in yields appears to be driven primarily by stronger growth ...
PashaIgnatov Rising Treasury yields are once again prompting debate across Wall Street, but according to Brian Levitt, chief global market strategist at Invesco, the recent move reflects a market recalibration rather than a breakdown in confidence in U.S. debt markets. In an investment note released this week, Levitt argued that the rise in yields appears to be driven primarily by stronger growth expectations and a higher term premium, rather than fears surrounding the sustainability of federal debt levels. While concerns over a potential “breaking point” in the Treasury market have circulated for decades, he noted that markets have yet to show signs of a broad disruption. Levitt pointed out that long-term inflation expectations have remained relatively contained despite elevated energy prices, signaling that investors still largely believe inflation can be controlled over time. He also said resilient corporate earnings continue to support expectations for steady economic growth. The strategist added that broader financial markets have handled higher rates without significant stress. Treasury auctions have continued to attract demand, the U.S. dollar has strengthened, credit spreads have stayed relatively tight, and equities have largely absorbed the increase in borrowing costs. Rather than signaling a crisis, Levitt suggested the latest rate move reflects markets adjusting to evolving economic expectations. Below is a snapshot of the current U.S. Treasury space: The U.S. 2-year Treasury yield ( US2Y ) is at 4.04%. The U.S. 5-year Treasury yield ( US5Y ) is at 4.17%. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield ( US10Y ) is at 4.47%. The U.S. 20-year Treasury yield ( US20Y ) is at 5.00%. The U.S. 30-year Treasury yield ( US30Y ) is at 5.01%. Fixed Income ETFs: ( TLT ), ( TLH ), ( IEF ), ( IEI ), ( SHY ), ( SGOV ), ( SCHO ), ( BIL ), ( AGG ), ( BND ), ( VCIT ), ( MUB ), ( MBB ), ( JNK ), ( LQD ), ( HYG ), ( VTIP ), ( TIP ), ( SCHP ), ( STIP ), ( TIPX ), ( SPIP ), ( WIP ), ( GTIP ...
Home-grown innovative drugs make up most of the medicines China’s drug regulator has approved for sale so far this year, underscoring the country’s biotech boom Of the 19 innovative drugs cleared by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), 15 came from domestic companies, according to the regulator’s website as of May 21. These include sonrotoclax, developed by global biopharmaceutical...
Home-grown innovative drugs make up most of the medicines China’s drug regulator has approved for sale so far this year, underscoring the country’s biotech boom Of the 19 innovative drugs cleared by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), 15 came from domestic companies, according to the regulator’s website as of May 21. These include sonrotoclax, developed by global biopharmaceutical firm BeOne , for treating certain adult blood cancers. The regulator overhauled its approval process to accelerate the path to market for home-grown innovative drugs, state media reported on Wednesday. Advertisement Biotech companies are ramping up research and development (R&D) spending. Fosun Pharma , for example, invested 4.3 billion yuan (US$634 million) in innovative drug R&D last year, up about 16 per cent from 2024 and accounting for more than 80 per cent of its total research budget. The country elevated the pharmaceutical sector to a national economic growth engine in this year’s government work report for the first time. Last year, China approved 76 innovative drugs, up from 48 in 2024. Biotech companies, including Fosun Pharma, are ramping up R&D spending. Photo: Shutterstock
Oracle (ORCL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term. Over the past month, shares of this software maker have returned +16.3%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Software industry, which Oracle falls in, h...
Oracle (ORCL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term. Over the past month, shares of this software maker have returned +16.3%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Software industry, which Oracle falls in, has lost 0.3%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction? While media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making. Revisions to Earnings Estimates Rather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings. We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. Oracle is expected to post earnings of $1.96 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +15.3%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate remained unchanged. For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $7.46 points to a change of +23.7% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has remained unchanged. For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $7.99 indicates a ...
Oracle (ORCL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term. Over the past month, shares of this software maker have returned +16.3%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Software industry, which Oracle falls in, h...
Oracle (ORCL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term. Over the past month, shares of this software maker have returned +16.3%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Software industry, which Oracle falls in, has lost 0.3%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction? While media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making. Revisions to Earnings Estimates Rather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings. We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. Oracle is expected to post earnings of $1.96 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +15.3%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate remained unchanged. For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $7.46 points to a change of +23.7% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has remained unchanged. For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $7.99 indicates a ...
Oracle (ORCL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term. Over the past month, shares of this software maker have returned +16.3%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Software industry, which Oracle falls in, h...
Oracle (ORCL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term. Over the past month, shares of this software maker have returned +16.3%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Computer - Software industry, which Oracle falls in, has lost 0.3%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction? While media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making. Revisions to Earnings Estimates Rather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings. We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. Oracle is expected to post earnings of $1.96 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +15.3%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate remained unchanged. For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $7.46 points to a change of +23.7% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has remained unchanged. For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $7.99 indicates a ...
Broadcom (AVGO) is well-positioned to deliver strong growth in the quarters ahead. The semiconductor and infrastructure software company is witnessing strong growth in its artificial intelligence (AI) revenue, and the momentum is likely to accelerate as Broadcom’s custom AI accelerators, referred to as XPUs, see solid demand. Last month, Broadcom expanded its partnerships with Alphabet's (GOOGL) G...
Broadcom (AVGO) is well-positioned to deliver strong growth in the quarters ahead. The semiconductor and infrastructure software company is witnessing strong growth in its artificial intelligence (AI) revenue, and the momentum is likely to accelerate as Broadcom’s custom AI accelerators, referred to as XPUs, see solid demand. Last month, Broadcom expanded its partnerships with Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google and Anthropic. Per the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Broadcom signed a long-term agreement with Google to develop future generations of Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), the custom AI chips powering many of Google’s AI workloads. Moreover, Broadcom will also supply networking and infrastructure components supporting Google’s next-generation AI data center racks through 2031. That matters because networking is becoming just as important as computing power in large-scale AI deployments. At the same time, Broadcom's expanded collaboration with Anthropic bodes well for long-term growth. Broadcom’s AI Revenue Growth Is Accelerating Broadcom’s latest quarterly results were strong, and the upcoming quarters are likely to witness further acceleration. During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, revenue climbed 29% year-over-year (YOY) to $19.3 billion, while adjusted EBITDA reached a record $13.1 billion. AI semiconductor revenue surged 106% YOY to $8.4 billion, and the growth is expected to accelerate even further in Q2. Semiconductor revenue is projected to rise 76% YOY to $14.8 billion. At the same time, AI revenue is expected to jump 140% YOY to $10.7 billion. Overall, the company's total revenue guidance for Q2 is $22 billion, representing 47% YOY growth. A major driver behind this growth is Broadcom’s custom AI accelerator business. Broadcom said that the deployments across its major AI customers are ramping aggressively, which will accelerate its growth rate. Management highlighted continued strength in Google’s next-generation TPU roadmap, while als...
As AI video models become more powerful, YouTube is no longer solely relying on creators to label their AI videos — it will now automatically label videos on their behalf. The company announced on Wednesday that its internal systems will apply labels when it detects that “significant photorealistic AI” has been used. YouTube will also be making its AI labels more prominent, so they’re easier to sp...
As AI video models become more powerful, YouTube is no longer solely relying on creators to label their AI videos — it will now automatically label videos on their behalf. The company announced on Wednesday that its internal systems will apply labels when it detects that “significant photorealistic AI” has been used. YouTube will also be making its AI labels more prominent, so they’re easier to spot across both long-form videos and YouTube Shorts. AI labels on the video platform have been in use for over two years, after YouTube updated its AI policies and rolled out a tool in Creator Studio that required creators to disclose their videos included AI content that could be mistaken for a real person, place, or event. Videos that obviously depicted some sort of animated or imaginative scenario — like a unicorn prancing through a fantastical world — did not have to be labeled. The company says its policy around AI labeling hasn’t changed, but it will take a more active role in policing the content on its platform. The move follows Google’s release of Gemini Omni, a new family of multimodal AI models at its Google I/O developer conference last week that can output high-quality videos that reflect an understanding of physics, culture, history, and science. Starting in May, YouTube will now use new internal signals to help identify AI-generated content and label it accordingly, the company says. This doesn’t mean that creators shouldn’t continue to disclose their use of AI, but if they neglect to do so, YouTube will label the video for them. While creators whose content was misidentified will be able to update the disclosure status in a YouTube video, they won’t be able to remove those labels if the content was created with YouTube’s own AI tools, like Veo or Dream Screen, the company says. Labels will also be permanently attached to videos when the content contains C2PA metadata indicating it was fully AI-generated. (Recently, OpenAI committed to the C2PA standard, joini...
When people learn I work for The Verge , they inevitably ask: “Do you get to keep the gadgets?” Now that I film Today I’m Toying With , a video series where I share the joy of tech, I get that question more than ever. The answer is no , we don’t keep them ! Our ethics policy is clear: “We don’t accept things of value from companies or from their PR firms, period.” We don’t keep them, we don’t sell...
When people learn I work for The Verge , they inevitably ask: “Do you get to keep the gadgets?” Now that I film Today I’m Toying With , a video series where I share the joy of tech, I get that question more than ever. The answer is no , we don’t keep them ! Our ethics policy is clear: “We don’t accept things of value from companies or from their PR firms, period.” We don’t keep them, we don’t sell them, we don’t pass them to family or friends. We try to return them, and if a company doesn’t want them back, we give them away. But I’ll let you in on a little secret — for over a year, I’ve been quietly asking those companies permission to give those unwanted gadgets to you . @verge Want to win robot toys, chargers, gaming gear and more? We’re giving away some of the actual gadgets we’ve shared here on TikTok in our Today I’m Toying With giveaway! The Verge’s strong ethics policy means our journalists don’t get to keep the gadgets or anything else a company sends. Usually we return or donate — but since Today I’m Toying With is all about sharing the joy of gadgets, we thought we’d share some actual gadgets, too! You can find the Today I’m Toying With giveaway and official rules at theverge.com/titw — every few weeks, you can submit your name and email address for a chance to win a random prize pack of items we actually called in for the show. #todayimtoyingwith #tech #gadgets #techtok ♬ original sound – The Verge I originally came up with Today I’m Toying With so you can live vicariously through me, playing with more cool stuff than you can necessarily afford yourself. (I certainly can’t afford a tenth of what I get to try this way!) But what if you could actually reach out and touch these gadgets? What if I shipped you actual items you’ve seen in my videos on YouTube and Instagram and TikTok ? What if I did it every month or maybe every week? That’s what we’re going to do. I have dozens of awesome packages of gadgets to give away — Robot toys! USB-C chargers! Gaming ge...
Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. In the wake of Google expanding its AI verification efforts at I/O, YouTube is now finally going to start taking AI labeling seriously. YouTube has announced that it’s relocating AI disclosures on Shorts and long-form videos to make them easier to spot and will start automatically identifying and labeling AI-ge...
Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. In the wake of Google expanding its AI verification efforts at I/O, YouTube is now finally going to start taking AI labeling seriously. YouTube has announced that it’s relocating AI disclosures on Shorts and long-form videos to make them easier to spot and will start automatically identifying and labeling AI-generated content on the platform. For regular YouTube videos, the label — which says “AI” next to a recognizable information symbol — will now appear directly below the video player, above the description. Currently, this information is hidden on the videos themselves and can only be viewed by expanding the video description and checking under the “How this content was made” section, which requires people to proactively inspect every video description. For YouTube Shorts, that same AI label will also appear as an overlay on the video — YouTube has apparently been testing a variation of this label for some time. It also previously used an overlay on Shorts that flags if a video contains “altered or synthetic content.” I’ve pointed out that YouTube’s AI labeling practices have been inconsistent until now, so hopefully these updates will establish a system that the platform actually sticks with. “By moving these labels on to the main stage, viewers get the context they need at a glance,” YouTube said in its announcement. “This is now the single label format for all photorealistic and meaningfully AI altered or generated content on YouTube. For content that is unrealistic, animated, or slightly altered, viewers can find this disclosure in the expanded description.” YouTube is also further expanding its AI labeling efforts by… actually looking for more AI content. The video streaming platform says it’s rolling out “new internal signals” sometime this month that will help it to automatically identify and label AI-generated videos. YouTube says it still requires creators to manuall...
After rolling credits on Mina the Hollower, I did something unusual for me and immediately started a new file. I’m not typically one to replay games right after I beat them. But Mina, a new action-adventure title from Shovel Knight creators Yacht Club Games, offers something that got me to jump right back into a brand-new adventure: a built-in randomizer. Randomizers shuffle things like items and ...
After rolling credits on Mina the Hollower, I did something unusual for me and immediately started a new file. I’m not typically one to replay games right after I beat them. But Mina, a new action-adventure title from Shovel Knight creators Yacht Club Games, offers something that got me to jump right back into a brand-new adventure: a built-in randomizer. Randomizers shuffle things like items and enemies so that players can experience games they might be very familiar with in a whole new way. Imagine tackling The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, but not finding the Kokiri Sword in the chest it’s supposed to be in. A randomizer forces players to adapt on the fly, which can breathe new life into familiar games — and they can be extremely entertaining to watch, especially in races. I’ve always wanted to try one myself, but I haven’t because they’re typically mods for classic games that require a bit of tinkering to set up; having one baked into Mina could open them up to a broader audience. “I have really gotten into randomizers in the fan community over the past few years,” Sean Velasco, Yacht Club Games cofounder and director on Mina the Hollower, tells The Verge, mentioning randomizers for Super Metroid, A Link to the Past, and one that mixes them together as inspirations. Early on in development, Yacht Club thought adding a randomizer would be fun but also too difficult — basically like making an entire other game, Velasco recalls. However, after building Mina’s saving system for all of the items, “it was easy to track the position of every single item and that meant that we could move them around,” Velasco says. That made it possible to get the randomizer in place. Image: Yacht Club Games Mina the Hollower blends elements of retro Zelda adventures like Link’s Awakening with more modern games like Elden Ring, and randomizing things in Mina’s world provides some thorny challenges right from the start. In a normal playthrough, your first consequential decision is to...
Welcome to the Brussels Edition. I’m Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg’s Brussels bureau chief, bringing you the latest from the EU each weekday. Make sure you’re signed up . German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche warned that any measures EU imposes on China must not harm European exports to the country. “It is not just the companies accompanying me; many thousands of companies in Germany depend on being...
Welcome to the Brussels Edition. I’m Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg’s Brussels bureau chief, bringing you the latest from the EU each weekday. Make sure you’re signed up . German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche warned that any measures EU imposes on China must not harm European exports to the country. “It is not just the companies accompanying me; many thousands of companies in Germany depend on being able to export to the large Chinese market,” Reiche said during a visit to Beijing, following a meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao. “So in Brussels, we are advocating for a balanced approach — effective protective measures while also maintaining openness to exports.” Her intervention comes ahead of a key meeting in Brussels on Friday where officials are set to discuss policy on China, including the possibility of using new tools to address overcapacities in Chinese manufacturing. Germany’s stance puts it at odds with some of the bloc’s countries. A paper circulated last weekend backed by France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Lithuania called for a more proactive approach to clamping-down on unfair trade practices by trading partners, including the introduction of a new cross-sector trade defense tool. Spain later expressed a more nuanced approach, noting that the paper had not been finalized. Germany is particularly exposed to changes in EU trade policy towards Beijing and possible retaliatory measures. The euro area’s largest economy saw its trade deficit with China widen to a record €90 billion last year. Reiche’s comments come as Germany, along with Spain, is leading opposition to European Commission plans to ban Chinese technology suppliers from telecom networks as part of upcoming cybersecurity rules. As we report today , officials from the two countries want member states to retain control of the decision, and have expressed concerns that banning products from Huawei and other Chinese suppliers may risk retaliation from Beijing. The Latest Italy ’...