SAG-AFTRA Announces Strike Against Video Game Industry over AI Concerns
SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union that represents voice and motion-capture performers in the video game industry, announced on Friday that it had begun a strike against major gaming companies. summary Reports The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Performers (SAG-AFTRA)’s formal declaration of a strike against video game companies marks a significant milestone in […]
Netanyahu returns to Israel early following deadly rocket strike
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is cutting short a visit to the United States and returning to Israel after a missile attack on a soccer field on Israel’s northern border killed 11 children and young people and injured 20, Israeli officials said. Israel blamed Hezbollah for the attack but the Lebanon-based, Iranian-backed terror group has […]
Olympic roundup: France win again, 10-man Ukraine triumph with late strike | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Kilian Sirdilia’s goal gave France a 1-0 win over Guinea to record their second consecutive victory, while Spain and Japan advanced to the quarterfinals on the second day of Olympic men’s football. France After a 3-0 win over the United States in their opening Group A match, they struggled to find their footing in Bordeaux […]
Netanyahu vows revenge after rocket strike kills 11 young people in Golan Heights | Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Lebanese militant group Hezbollah would “pay a heavy price” after an attack on a soccer field in a remote town in the occupied Golan Heights left 11 young people dead and a day of rocket fire from Lebanon aimed at Israeli territory. Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service […]
Ten Israeli youths dead from Hezbollah soccer field strike
IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari confirmed Saturday at least 10 Israelis have died and 20 more are injured after a rocket strike hit a soccer field in Majdal Shams, in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. All of those killed are between the ages of 10 and 20 years old. “We share the grief of the families […]
Missile Strike Sparks Concerns That ‘All-Out’ War Is About To Erupt Between Israel And Hezbollah
An apparent Hezbollah-launched strike that hit civilians and children in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights has spiked concerns in the U.S. that Israel and Hezbollah are on the verge of a full-scale war, according to multiple reports. Israel and Hezbollah have gradually increased attacks against each other in recent months amid surging conflicts in the Middle East […]
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s forces strike Russian military airfield in Crimea | Ukraine
Ukrainian missile forces attack Russian military airfield in Crimea Ukraine said on Friday that the missiles had been used for long-range attacks, the latest in a series of strikes against Russian forces in its occupied Crimea peninsula. The Ukrainian General Staff said the target was Russia’s Saki airfield in the west of the Crimean peninsula, […]
Trump tears into FBI Director Christopher Wray who questioned bullet strike
Donald Trump on Thursday slammed FBI Director Christopher Wray after the bureau questioned whether Trump was actually hit by a bullet when an assassin opened fire at a campaign rally earlier this month. “FBI Director Christopher Wray said yesterday on Congress that he doesn’t know if I was hit with shrapnel, glass or a bullet […]
AI concerns spur video game workers to go on strike starting Friday
SAG-AFTRA video game performers are planning to strike starting Friday as AI “loopholes” raise concerns. Starting at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, video game voice actors and motion capture performers from the Screen Actors Guild and National Federation of Television and Radio Artists will go on strike over protections for artificial intelligence. This is the second […]
Video game performers to go on strike in another blow to Hollywood — here’s why
Video game voice and motion capture performers have called a walkout over the failure of labor contract negotiations to focus on AI-related protections for workers, sparking new strikes in Hollywood. SAG-AFTRA will launch an Interactive Media Agreement strike targeting video game performers starting Friday, the union announced Thursday. The decision follows months of negotiations with […]