AI-driven HR seeks to balance ‘human’ and ‘resources’

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Human resources (HR) is an area that is ripe for automation, and in particular, the kind of automation made possible by artificial intelligence (AI). HR, after all, is a cost center at most organizations, which means organizations are always looking for ways to […]

Sony Patent Seeks To Replace Controllers With Bananas

“System and method for generating user inputs for a video game” reads US Patent Application number 20210031110, submitted by Sony Interactive Entertainment on August 1, 2019, and approved on July 15, 2020. The patent basically seeks to replace the standard game controller with common household objects. Technically it could be anything, but the patent has […]

Smooya’s reemergence seeks to erase big shadow hanging over career

Owen “smooya” Butterfield was frustrated. He thought Ismail “refrezh” Ali was throwing a FACEIT Pro League (FPL) match, and he could barely keep his anger in check. A few seconds later and he broke — a stream of expletives left his mouth while another player was live on stream. Smooya was banned from the FPL […]

Riot Games Seeks Arbitration In Class Action Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

Riot Games has requested individual arbitration in the class action lawsuit brought by former employees who accuse the studio of gender discrimination and sexual harassment. In April 2019, Riot had attempted to move the case to arbitration, alleging that the plaintiffs signed arbitration clauses when they were hired. The studio then relented after employees threatened […]

Apple Seeks Damages From Epic In Newest Court Filing

In Apple’s September 8 court filing, the tech company is now seeking damages from Epic over breach of contract. “Although Epic portrays itself as a modern corporate Robin Hood, in reality it is a multi-billion dollar enterprise that simply wants to pay nothing for the tremendous value it derives from the App store,” the company […]

AOC Seeks To Ban US Military From Recruiting Through Twitch And Esports

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is introducing a measure that would prevent the military from using video games, esports, and live streaming services for recruitment, according to Vice. Currently, several branches of the military, including the US Army and Navy, maintain their own esports teams and Twitch channels. The measure comes after numerous controversies regarding […]