Don’t forget to submit your talk for #GDC27! Deadline is tomorrow Aug 7. Make sure to clearly write “ux” somewhere in your description if your talk from the perspective of the player experience, since we don’t have specific summits anymore (and not yet tags…) #ux #gamedev gdconf.com/call-for-sub...

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This is a story about shareholders unhappy that children aren’t exploited enough. Children are particularly vulnerable to psychological pressures because their brain is immature and monetizing them more “efficiently” is likely to rely on exploitative patterns. #ethics

GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social · 3d ago

Roblox shares have declined 70% after second quarter results showed monetisation was 2% below company guidance, which impacted overall bookings www.gamesindustry.biz/roblox-share...

Saw The Odyssey & I’m confused by Wilson’s take in this article. Bc I didn’t find Odysseus complicated at all in her translation. He’s evenly annoying the WHOLE time. I surely missed nuances in Homer but I found Nolan’s Odysseus less of a prick toward the end. Thoughts? www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man

The representation of Odysseus as a reluctant warlord makes a nonsense of the movie’s imagined world. We are not shown...

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I wrote about the Trojan horse, and what we can learn from her mouth about different cultural attitudes towards deception and violence. As someone comments below, the phrase GIFT ARTICLE is pretty scary in this context.

Chris Suellentrop@suellentrop.bsky.social · 5d ago

Turns out @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social knows a lot about ancient epics www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

I’m really glad to see raising awareness about ethical design, both for users and workers. Now let’s do video games! 🤓 👉🏼 ethicalgames.org #ethics #gamedev #ux

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 6d ago

When Uber Eats and DoorDash hid the tip button, delivery workers paid the price. Tips fell by 79%. In January, we changed that. Since then, more than $104 million has gone back into the pockets of the delivery workers who keep New York City fed.

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

Finally an article who talks about the Ceuta “migrants” as human beings… www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-...

'It was the chance of our lives': After short exile in Ceuta, tens of thousands of young people return to Morocco

Spurred by messages on social media, around 50,000 people illegally crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta since Thursday, July 30, in an unprecedented influx. But most have already been forced to ...

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1. We—@eduede.bsky.social, @mjcrockett.bsky.social, Kevin Gross, and I—have a new preprint on the arXiv today, based on ideas that emerged during an @sfiscience.bsky.social workshop in November 2024: The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science.

The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science

As a labor-augmenting technology, large language models (LLMs) have the potential to accelerate scientific activity across the research pipeline. But even if LLMs perform on par with human experts at ...

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“Things are getting crowded up there” www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon

Scientists and sky gazers will watch intently as rocket’s upper stage slams into lunar surface on Wednesday

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Google has also decided to effectively kill the desktop version of Google Earth Pro - which has been a genuinely useful mapping tool for many years. They’ve apparently decided those resources are better spent allowing users to burn AI credits on creating satellite imagery disinformation.

Get Google Earth Pro while you still can.

In an update on Tuesday, Google says it will block users from downloading its Google Earth Pro desktop app starting June 25th, 2027. People can continue to use the app after that date, which offers ac...

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I used to do some work on the ethical use of satellite and drone imagery for aid and disaster response, and it is genuinely hard to express in words what a dangerous, stupid thing Google is doing by making it easy to use GenAI to create faked satellite imagery:

How to plant a nuclear plant in Iran

The question is: what on earth is Google doing?

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Ca a passé quel(s) comité(s) d’éthique ça ? Les “institutions scientifiques” en question ne sont même pas listées dans l’article. C’est pourtant une info importante… Bref, je vous suggère de remplir le formulaire aujourd’hui pour opt-out (non mentionné dans l’article) www.doctolib.fr/privacy-sett...

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Agence France-Presse@afp.com · last wk.

📲 Doctolib lance un programme de recherche scientifique qui utilisera les données personnelles de ses 50 millions d'utilisateurs, censé permettre "d'améliorer les parcours de soins grâce à l'intelligence artificielle", un projet qui fait bondir la Ligue des droits de l'Homme. ➡️ u.afp.com/SrHP

I literally thought this was @theonion.com. What the actual hell?…

Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · last wk.

Oh no… 💔 I saw him many times at Ohana Festival. We’re losing a great musician and a great soul in such a tragic way.

Le Monde in English@english.lemonde.fr · 2w ago

Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies in Dublin motorcycle crash

I’m currently reading her translation of the Iliad and it’s indeed really good. Congratulations to her!

Ignacio Gallup-Diaz@igallupd.bsky.social · 2w ago

“A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.” “West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.”

Horrifying…

CNN@cnn.com · 2w ago

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as wildfires burn across France, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to request firefighting assistance from other European Union countries. Read more: https://cnn.it/4pAtncx

This is beyond disgusting… and why we need much stronger ethics to protect kids on social media platforms / online games. And accountability of course. Unbelievable and sickening.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3w ago

Mark Zuckerberg's assistant at Meta, Josh Felker, who was responsible for Meta's "digital experiences for kids," was arrested after admitting he tried to sext a 13-year-old during an undercover sting. nypost.com/2026/07/20/u...

Lesson 5.3 IXDF class with @celiahodent.com Presence as an element of engagement has Physical, Narrative & Emotional presence. How the player feels as they play. What if we designed curriculum & classrooms with the same attention to Presence? Could school be as engaging as gameplay? #EduSky

Beautiful!

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 3w ago

Spain is the first nation to hold both the men’s (2026) and women's (2023) World Cup titles at the same time 🇪🇸

Spain was the best team and really deserved the cup (viva España!) but Mbappé’s smile and talent all throughout the competition will keep a special place in my heart. Merci 🙏🏼

Completely unacceptable… wow… #ethics

JM =^D@jm539581.bsky.social · 3w ago

Leandro Paredes with a red card after the final whistle

So… just discovering now the FIFA26 anthem and… um… I’m glad I was preserved until today. 😖

I’m 100% never using gen AI for anything. All of my writing, presentations, and consulting work is done by myself only. #UX is human-centered at its core for a good reason. While gen AI presents huge environmental and ethical problems at its core…

Ian Carrillo@iansociologo.bsky.social · 3w ago

IMO, if one doesn't use GenAI it's important to say so explicitly. Refusing in a highly visible way will not let ppl get away with the claim that "everybody is using it."

I wish France and England would have been playing the finals — this would have been so fun to watch while being in NYC. But still here to watch that game for 3rd place. May the best team win and may the game be fair and clean! Allez les Bleus ! ☺️

Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.

Tomorrow will bring severe storms to New York City. Thunderstorms are expected to bring damaging winds strong enough to down trees and power lines, along with heavy rainfall that could cause flash flooding.

Wildfire smoke is enveloping NYC, and AQI is over 200, meaning hazardous air quality. Please protect your health and mask up!

At “unhealthy” air quality levels and beyond, it’s actually recommended to wear a N95 mask outside. Be careful, New Yorkers, this air can potentially permanently damage your lungs. (I felt really bad for Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave who performed outdoors tonight…)

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3w ago

Tomorrow's combination of dangerous heat and unhealthy air is a serious threat to New Yorkers’ health. If you can, stay somewhere cool with air conditioning, limit time outdoors, drink plenty of water, and check on your neighbors — especially older New Yorkers and anyone with a health condition.

Nearly every time I come to NYC in the summer for G4C festival now. And no headlines about this in the main news outlet so I spent time outdoors without wearing a mask…Felt particularly bad for Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave playing outdoors tonight & potentially damaging their lungs..😥 #planetonfire

Oh well.. the Bastille Day magic didn’t happen..