Sex toy creator finally gets the CES award she was denied
The group behind the Consumer Electronics Show is returning an award it revoked from a women’s sex toy company earlier this year, which ignited a controversy around the industry’s inclusion of women and acceptance of sex tech. But for now, the show’s operator isn’t announcing broader changes that would actually allow sex toys to be exhibited and win awards in the future.
A CES Innovation Award was initially presented to Lora DiCarlo for its Osé Robotic Massager ahead of the conference in January, honoring the device in the show’s robotics and drones category. But the show’s operator later revoked the award, saying that sex toys weren’t allowed. Lora DiCarlo’s ability to even exhibit at the show was revoked as well.
Game studios would be banned from selling loot boxes to minors under new bill
On Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced that he would be introducing a bill banning “manipulative” design features in video games with underage audiences, including the sale of loot boxes.
The legislation would, if approved, prohibit the sale of loot boxes in games targeted at children under the age of 18. Games marketed toward wider audiences could also face penalties from regulators like the Federal Trade Commission if companies knowingly allow children to purchase these randomized crates.
“Social media and video games prey on user addiction, siphoning our kids’ attention from the real world and extracting profits from fostering compulsive habits,” Hawley said. “No matter this business model’s advantages to the tech industry,…
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The royal couple has decided to keep their birth as private as possible and decided to avoid doing a press moment on the steps of the Lindo Wing like the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have with their three children. Rather than introducing the world to their baby in front of crowds of royal fans and the world’s media, the Sussexes met with members of the press at a photo-call after “celebrating privately as a new family.”
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Warner Bros. trolls Detective Pikachu fans with a fake YouTube leak of the whole movie
Warner Bros. knows that people are anxiously awaiting Detective Pikachu, so the studio hit Pokémon fans with a trollish treat. A complete version of the film is available to watch on YouTube now, but while it’s labeled like an illegal rip of the movie — or the innumerable scams that try to lure naïve users by promising offsite illegal rips of movies — it’s not exactly the Detective Pikachu fans were expecting.
This version of Detective Pikachu is a surprising, jovial, and ridiculous jaunt. It’s less Detective Pikachu and more Dancing Queen Pikachu. Star Ryan Reynolds doesn’t have a noticeable role in this 100-minute film, although his name does appear in the corner of the screen, making the film appear like a leaked personal screener….
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Apollo 11 manual with Neil Armstrong’s notes up for auction at Christie’s – CNET
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