In the span of just 48 hours this week, two separate juries in two different US states delivered verdicts that could reshape the entire social media industry — not because of the dollar amounts involved, but because of what those verdicts legally establish for the first time. On Tuesday, March 24, a jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $375 million for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram. Less than 24 hours later, on Wednesday, March 25, a jury in Los Angeles found both Meta and Google (YouTube) liable for engineering addiction in young users — finding them negligent in the design of their platforms and awarding a further $6 million in damages. Two days. Two states. Two juries. Both pointing at the same conclusion: that Big Tech can no longer hide behind the legal shields it has relied on for nearly three decades. This is the story of what happened, why it matters far beyond the headline numbers, and what comes next for the s...
Microsoft launches project Natal and new games for the Xbox. Project Natal will go on sale in November 2010. The system allows for users to use body movements to play games rather than hand held devices. Natal has body gesturing systems that allow the game to sense voice commands and players body movements, relying on cameras, sensors, microphones and software to understand players, voice, waves, kicks etc.
Alongside this Microsoft has also announced that the Xbox game Halo will be out in the autumn. Saying thay would like to release 1,000 games over the next three years.
The game room will be new for users and will allow them to purchase classic video games like Atari, Sub Hunt, Star raiders and Activision for the 70's and 80's.
It will also introduce a new genre of games, "the psychological action thriller," with a game called "Alan Wake" that tells the story of a mystery writer who gets trapped in his own novels. "Think 'Lost,' written by Stephen King and directed by David Lynch," Bach said.
Alongside this Microsoft has also announced that the Xbox game Halo will be out in the autumn. Saying thay would like to release 1,000 games over the next three years.
The game room will be new for users and will allow them to purchase classic video games like Atari, Sub Hunt, Star raiders and Activision for the 70's and 80's.
It will also introduce a new genre of games, "the psychological action thriller," with a game called "Alan Wake" that tells the story of a mystery writer who gets trapped in his own novels. "Think 'Lost,' written by Stephen King and directed by David Lynch," Bach said.
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