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Today Twitch announced that Amazon plans to scrape the popular livestreaming platform for AI training data. During a follow-up stream, Twitch staff attempted to answer questions and assuage users’ concerns about the overwhelmingly unpopular decision. It did not go well.

A Quiet Place: Deadzone is a Roblox survival game inspired by the film of the same name. In it, you’ll drop into an open world and fight to survive as you purchase upgrades and earn stat points, all while trying to avoid terrifying creatures that show up the second you make a sound.

The demand for silent gaming PCs has ramped up over the years, particularly in high-density urban areas like Hong Kong where living spaces are often compact and shared with family members. The room you choose for your gaming setup can significantly influence the level of noise you need to manage. It’s not just the immersive…

Near the end of his long career, the cartoonist Pat Oliphant, who died on July 13 at the age of 90, gave a chalk talk to several hundred fans. He took questions from the audience while drawing on an overhead projector. He had just started drawing vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin when someone in the…