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Swedish game studio channels fandom in 'Star Wars Outlaw'
Swedish game studio channels fandom in 'Star Wars Outlaw'

From Yoda figurines to Lego stormtrooper helmets, Star Wars is everywhere around the Massive Entertainment video game studio that's about to unveil a hotly anticipated title drawn from George Lucas's iconic franchise. Anticipation is building ahead of the August 30 release of "Star Wars Outlaws", an open world game set between the events of the "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi".

Microsoft drops OpenAI board seat as scrunity increases
Microsoft drops OpenAI board seat as scrunity increases

Microsoft has ditched plans to take up a non-voting position on the board of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according to a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday, as regulators step up scrutiny of deals involving AI companies. After the turmoil in OpenAI, Microsoft got a seat on the board as a non-voting observer that it is now giving up.