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Listen to the Live Nation CEO’s alleged threats to a concert venue

Was it a threat or a reality check? That’s a key question in the government’s anti-monopoly case against Live Nation, which is currently in limbo after the Justice Department reached a settlement with the company and as dozens of states push ahead. The Verge obtained the audio of a 2021 call at the center of […]

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States’ trial against Live Nation could move forward as soon as next week

The Live Nation trial is not over yet. Several states look to be headed to trial on their own as soon as Monday unless they hash out a settlement in the next few days. On Tuesday, a day after the Justice Department revealed in court it had reached a settlement with Live Nation that a […]

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Slay the Spire II is even better with a friend

Slay the Spire II launched in early access last week, and it’s already an excellent sequel to one of the best roguelikes of all time. In many ways, it’s very similar to its predecessor. Like Hades II and Hollow Knight: Silksong, Slay the Spire II mostly iterates on an already superb foundation. But it does […]

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The government shutdown is hitting airports — but not ICE

Chaos reigned at airports across the country last weekend, with thousands of travelers reportedly waiting in hours-long security lines thanks to staffing shortages. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Coast Guard workers have turned to food banks for assistance after weeks without pay. But amid a partial government shutdown aimed at curtailing the Department of Homeland […]

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Live Nation settles government antitrust suit — that probably doesn’t include a breakup

On Monday, Live Nation-Ticketmaster agreed to settle a federal antitrust lawsuit with the Department of Justice. Eight states so far have indicated they plan to join the settlement, a district attorney said in court, and four others remain unclear on their status. The case alleged that it illegally monopolized parts of the live events industry, […]

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Panic’s gaming ambitions hinge on the weird and whimsical

A game about an annoying goose with a button dedicated entirely to honking isn’t the obvious recipe for a hit. But doing the less-obvious thing has become the norm for Panic’s gaming efforts, which have included everything from the Playdate handheld to the surprisingly popular Untitled Goose Game. So when it came time for developer […]

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How Live Nation allegedly terrorized the concert industry

SeatGeek was close to a deal that would bring its ticketing business to the next level. The company was in negotiations with the Dallas Cowboys, aiming to take over first-party sales at its stadium. But there was one sticking point: “the concert issue.” The team feared that if it dropped SeatGeek’s rival Ticketmaster, Ticketmaster’s parent […]

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The OpenClaw superfan meetup serves optimism and lobster

The woman at the door wore a plush lobster headdress. She sat in the front hallway of a multistory event venue in Manhattan, beside a bundle of wristbands. If she granted you one, the world of ClawCon beckoned behind her – full of vibey pink and purple lighting, lobster claw headbands, multicolored name tags, sponsor […]

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Grammarly is using our identities without permission

Grammarly’s “expert review” feature offers to give users writing advice “inspired by” subject matter experts, including recently-deceased professors, as Wired reported on Wednesday. When I tried the feature out myself, I found some experts that came as a surprise for a different reason – one of them was my boss. The AI-generated feedback included comments […]

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Indie games are turning the act of looking into an art

Adriaan de Jongh and Sylvain Tegroeg did not necessarily set out to create a new genre. But, in some ways, that’s exactly what the duo did when they released Hidden Folks in 2017. Hidden object games have been around for decades – they’ve existed well before computers, when people searched for objects in paintings and […]

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