Streaming platform Twitch to lay off 35% of staff: Bloomberg

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Twitch is set to lay off about 500 workers, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The livestreaming site was acquired by Amazon in 2014.

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Twitch Is Being Weird About Nudity Again

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Are you naked under that censor bar? Well, Twitch might not let you stream.

Twitch walks back new rules allowing 'artistic nudity' after just 2 days due to concerns over AI-created deepfakes

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Twitch is walking back its policy allowing for "artistic nudity" after just two days.

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Twitch Reverses Policy on ‘Artistic Nudity’ After Just Two Days

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That didn’t take long: just two days after livestreaming giant Twitch announced a more permissive approach to certain sexual content, including “artistic nudi

'Artistic Depictions of Nudity' Are Now Allowed on Twitch

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On Wednesday, Twitch’s confusing policies regarding what kind of sexual content

A Black Twitch streamer says he got thousands more views when he changed his avatar to a cartoon white man

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5 things that outlasted Emmett Shear's stint as OpenAI CEO

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Emmett Shear has been tapped to be the new CEO of OpenAI, The Information first reported.
Emmett Shear cofounded streaming platform Twitch in 2011.

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Most OpenAI Staff Threaten to Quit After Microsoft Hires Sam Altman

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Early on Monday morning, Microsoft hired Sam Altman to lead a new advanced AI research team after he was ousted from his position at OpenAI last week.

Meet Emmett Shear, the new interim CEO of OpenAI, who sold his first startup on eBay for $250,000

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Emmett Shear has been tapped to be the new CEO of OpenAI, The Information first reported.
Emmett Shear has been tapped to be the new CEO of OpenAI, The Information first reported.

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Amazon Restructures Games Division to Refocus on Prime Gaming, Lays Off 180

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Another round of layoffs is underway at Amazon, and for the second time, it’s happening at the company’s video games division.

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