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The CEO of Google Mind has suggested clinical trials of the first drugs designed with the help of AI could begin this year. At the World Economic Forum, on Tuesday (January 21), the CEO Demis Hassabis spoke on a panel which discussed the use of AI in propelling scientific progress across fields. It was there that he said work is ongoing to try and design drugs with the use of artificial intelligence.

More than 3000 game developers have taken a survey to share their experiences with the industry in 2024. The picture it paints is a depressing one. The gaming industry was ravaged last year by layoffs. According to the Games Developer Conference (GDC) survey, one in every 10 developers lost their jobs.

A new report suggests Meta is developing Oakley-branded smart glasses which will focus on an athlete-based consumer. According to Bloomberg, which cites people with knowledge of the matter, the technology giant is developing Oakley-branded smart glasses this year. The giant’s group which focuses on devices, Reality Labs, is also said to be planning “to release new high-end glasses with a built-in display in 2025,” as sourced by people who asked not to be identified because the initiatives haven’t been announced. The focus on new offerings comes as companies worldwide are aiming to be innovators within the space of AI, AR, and VR.

The Godzilla Fortnite event is pretty cool. In games where the big guy spawns in it gives one lucky player the chance to take over the infamous Japanese monster and wreak a little havoc on the map, before invariably being taken down by the hordes of players keep to finish him off. It’s super tough to win as the big G – nigh on impossible, the weight of the game is so against you and we are hoping Epic is perhaps working on a balance hotfix to mend this and at least give you half a chance.

The YouTube star MrBeast has joined an investor group that is vying to buy the US side of TikTok before a possible ban could be put in place. The 26-year-old, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is the internet’s most-followed and highest-earning creator. His YouTube channel alone has 346 million subscribers. The young star has joined a group of American investors who have been assembled by technology entrepreneur Jesse Tinsley. Tinsley, the founder of Employer.com, has submitted an all-cash bid alongside Donaldson and other “institutional investors and high net worth individuals,” according to the spokesperson for the group and as reported by Bloomberg. The firm declined to comment on more details of the offer in the report, including a full list of those involved. Investors try their chance at buying TikTok, including Mr Beast This comes after the ByteDance-owned TikTok went dark for a few hours over the weekend, following months of back-and-forth about its future. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to extend the deadline for a sale by 75 days. While the short-form content platform isn’t out of the woods yet, it now has more time to figure out the next steps. Previously, when faced with either being banned or selling, ByteDance has publicly refused to sell TikTok.

President Donald Trump has pushed back the TikTok ban by 75 days. Now, he’s floated the idea that either Elon Musk or Oracle head Larry Ellison could be potential buyers for the video platform. The US has tried to ban TikTok due to “security concerns” regarding its data collection. However, in recent speeches and statements, US government officials have outright claimed it spreads “communist propaganda”.