State, Roblox to argue whether child sexual exploitation lawsuit should be dropped

Friday’s hearing comes months after AG Liz Murrill sued Roblox, claiming the platform fails to protect children from sexual predators and dangerous content.
Engadget

Riot Games is laying off half of the 2XKO development team

Another day, another wave of gaming layoffs. Today it's Riot Games with the announcement that it's cutting jobs on its pair-based fighting game 2XKO. For context, a representative from Riot confirmed ...
Rotten Tomatoes

Season 1 – Riot Women

Sally Wainwright strikes the right chord in this uproarious delight, including a gusty cast of Riot Women who fiercely showcase their right to rock, no matter their age. The characters are so finely ...
Kotaku

Riot’s New Fighting Game Is Already Imploding As It Lays Off 80 Developers Less Than a Month After Coming To Console

2XKO hasn’t even finished its first month out on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S and Riot Games is already cutting its losses. The League of Legends maker announced that it would be laying off 80 ...
GamesRadar+

Riot cuts 80 employees 3 weeks after League of Legends spinoff celebrates official launch: "We're reshaping the team to give 2XKO a more sustainable path"

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National Review

The ‘Mostly Peaceful’ Riots Are Back

Freedom from the Robinson-Patman Act Is Never More Than One Generation Away from Extinction Is the Epstein Files Frenzy Turning into Trial by PDF? The Greatest Sports Story Ever Told Portland wasn’t ...
MarketWatch

Roblox Shares Fall on Dutch Watchdog Investigation

Shares of Roblox fell after a watchdog in the Netherlands said it was investigating whether the company's platform poses risks to underage users in Europe. Roblox shares fell 11% to $67.52 midday ...
CoinDesk

Riot Platforms surges 11% as lease deal with AMD marks major AI infrastructure pivot

Riot Platforms (RIOT) has fully joined a growing group of bitcoin miners that are altering their business plans to take advantage of the fast-growing demand for AI infrastructure. "Riot now owns and ...
Bitcoin Magazine

Riot Stock ($RIOT) Rockets 13% Following Major Data Center Lease with AMD

Riot Platforms ($RIOT) surged 13% after buying 200 acres at its Rockdale, Texas site and signing its first major hyperscale data center lease with AMD. Riot Platforms ...
The New York Times

‘Riot Women’ Review: Women of a Certain Rage

There’s much more to Sally Wainwright’s series about middle-aged punk rockers than the music. By James Poniewozik James Poniewozik is the chief television critic of The New York Times. “Are you ...
Variety

BritBox’s ‘Riot Women’ Is a Thoughtful but Imperfect Menopausal Ride: TV Review

Set in the English town of Hebden Bridge, “Riot Women” opens in a picturesque cottage home. Beth (Joanna Scanlan), a 59-year-old school teacher, is at her wit’s end. Having placed her mother in a long ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Riot Women’ has a rockin’ time with middle-aged, menopausal women

Sally Wainwright, the creator and writer of “Happy Valley” (policewoman story), “Gentleman Jack” (historical lesbian drama), “Last Tango in Halifax” (septuagenarian romance) and last year’s “Renegade ...