A Target DEI boycott blew up online. Then came questions.

Consumer Boycotts target DEI retreats—are they working? What we know. Consumer boycotts are targeting companies like Amazon and Target, who’ve rolled back DEI initiatives, but are they working? Here’s what we know. An orchestrated campaign to stoke tensions over Target’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives deployed fake accounts to flood social media with…

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12 thoughts about that Doctor Who finale

Spoilers for “The Reality War.” The BBC and Disney chose not to share screeners ahead of “The Reality War” to preserve its numerous twists. There isn’t time to review it in the usual style, but I felt I’d be remiss not to cap off this run of reviews by talking about the finale. And it’s…

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Free food at Dunkin’, Krispy Kreme, more

If you love donuts, you have an excuse to indulge on Friday, June 6, which is National Donut Day. You can get free donuts at Dunkin’ and Krispy Kreme and other sweet spots. How to make doughnuts with biscuit dough Make delicious, homemade doughnuts using a can of biscuits. Problem Solved National Donut Day, which…

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Fortnite is about to unleash AI-powered NPCs

For better or worse, Fortnite will let creators make NPCs that ditch the script and go freestyle. A new tool in the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) will allow developers to create their own generative AI-powered NPCs. Their voice types, delivery styles and personality traits are all customizable. Epic demoed the tech on Tuesday during…

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The Tetris Effect team is back with Lumines Arise

To view this content, you’ll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the “Content and social-media partners” setting to do so. The summer State of Play presentation form PlayStation kicked off with the announcement of Lumines Arise. It’s a gorgeous puzzle game being made by the same team as Tetris Effect,…

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