It looked vaguely interesting (and weird) in a video from Streamlabs. Then I watched this new Nvidia video where the assistant says almost the exact same script but to help out a different streamer. So right now, it seems like total marketing.
At least Nvidia’s video shows a cool virtual key light effect that’s possible with RTX 50-series GPUs.
Theodore Farnsworth, the former chairman and CEO of MoviePass’ parent company, “pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud,” according to a DOJ press release.
Ex-MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe pleaded guilty to securities fraud in September.
[www.justice.gov]
The G-Assist System Assistant, initially revealed in June 2024, can help users “control a broad range of PC settings, from optimizing game and system settings, charting frame rates and other key performance statistics, to controlling select peripherals settings such as lighting — all via basic voice or text commands,” according to a blog post.
A Reddit user noticed that after using Meta’s AI tools to edit a selfie, Instagram made posts featuring AI-generated versions of themselves, as reported by 404 Media. Meta says it’s a test of a feature that puts AI-generated content for your Facebook and Instagram feeds.
Game File found a court filing with development costs for three Call of Duty games: Black Ops III, Modern Warfare, and Black Ops Cold War.
The numbers are all in the many hundreds of millions, with Black Ops Cold War coming in at more than $700 million over “the game’s lifecycle.”
As reported by TechCrunch:
The [Consumer Technology Association] “is projecting that there will be record retail revenues” for the U.S. consumer technology industry in 2025 with 3.2% growth over 2024. However, [Brian] Comiskey warned that those projections could change because “smartphones and laptops are threatened by President elect Trump’s tariff proposals. Tariffs on technology products could lead to a $90-$143 billion — billion with a B — decline in U.S. purchasing power,” he said.
