An advocacy group is accusing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of withholding information related to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), while Riot Games is reducing staff on its new fighting game, 2XKO, and Discord is facing backlash over new age verification measures. These developments, along with the Trump administration's touting of oil-exporting hub approvals and the growing data delivery challenges for AI, highlight a busy news cycle.
According to The Verge, an advocacy group is seeking discovery to collect documents it says the FCC has wrongfully kept private regarding the DOGE. The group's pursuit comes after a year and nearly 2,000 pages of documents, suggesting a protracted legal battle to uncover the agency's actions.
In the gaming world, Riot Games is cutting staff on its recently-released free-to-play fighting game, 2XKO, as reported by The Verge. The game, set in the League of Legends universe, launched in early access on PC in October and hit consoles a few weeks ago. Executive producer Tom Cannon announced the staff reduction, indicating the game may be another victim of the competitive live service space.
Discord is facing criticism after announcing mandatory age verification for adult content access, as detailed by Ars Technica. The platform will require users to verify their ages through video selfies or government IDs. Discord stated it will use AI technology to verify ages, either by evaluating facial structure or comparing selfies to IDs. While IDs will be checked off-device, selfie data will remain on the user's device and be promptly deleted after age estimation. The phased global rollout is scheduled to begin in early March.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is touting approvals for deepwater oil-exporting hubs in the Gulf of Mexico, but developers are hesitant, according to Fortune. The administration highlighted the licensing of the Texas GulfLink project, a crude oil-exporting terminal, claiming it would restore maritime dominance. However, the developer, Sentinel Midstream, declined to comment, signaling a disconnect in the Gulf.
Finally, the increasing demand for AI is highlighting the data delivery problem, as reported by VentureBeat. Enterprises are investing billions in GPU infrastructure for AI workloads, but the expensive compute resources are often idle due to issues in the data delivery layer between storage and compute. "While people are focusing their attention, justifiably so, on GPUs...those are rarely the limiting factor," said Mark Menger, solutions architect at F5. "They're capable of more work. They're waiting on data."
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