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‘Godzilla’ Studio Toho Acquires U.K.’s Anime Limited, Forms European HQ in London
Japanese entertainment giant Toho has acquired U.K.-based distributor Anime Limited from Germany’s Plaion Pictures, marking a major expansion of the “Godzilla” studio’s European operations. The deal sees Toho Global – the company’s consolidated overseas subsidiary – take full ownership of Glasgow-based Anime Limited, which will operate as a standalone subsidiary. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Exodus Studio Head Steps Down Just After Major Trailer Drop At The Game Awards
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. James Ohlen, the Bioware veteran who led development on upcoming sci-fi RPG Exodus, has stepped down from his position as the head of Archetype Entertainment. Ohlen's exit comes just after the studio debuted a flashy new trailer
Bandai Namco sells Limbic Entertainment to “private investor”
Its current leadership will remain, as will the company's name and identity Bandai Namco is selling Limbic Entertainment to "a private investor specializing in video games." The Japanese megacorp says the sale of Limbic, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco, forms part of its strategy "to refocus its portfolio to areas where the company delivers
Physicists 3D-printed a Christmas tree of ice
Physicists at the University of Amsterdam came up with a really cool bit of Christmas decor: a miniature 3D-printed Christmas tree, a mere 8 centimeters tall, made of ice, without any refrigeration equipment or other freezing technology, and at minimal cost. The secret is evaporative cooling, according to a preprint posted to the physics arXiv.
AI agents fail 63% of the time on complex tasks. Patronus AI says its new ‘living’ training worlds can fix that.
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Managers are unprepared to lead a human-agent hybrid workforce
Sponsored by BetterUp • December 15, 2025 • Andrew Reece, Chief AI Scientist, BetterUp The introduction of AI agents into the corporate workforce is not like other technology disruptions. Unlike previous automation, agents are empowered to act autonomously on a user’s behalf, which means work decisions will no longer be entirely made by humans. This
Number of women in tech roles up by 1%, says BCS
Research by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has found that the number of women working in the technology sector has continued to rise at a snail’s pace over the past five years By Clare McDonald, Business Editor Published: 16 Dec 2025 11:59 The number of women in technology roles increased by 1% last year
Zoom says it aced AI’s hardest exam. Critics say it copied off its neighbors.
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Black box AI isn’t enough: Why enterprise consulting is moving to grounded models
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The Download: why 2025 has been the year of AI hype correction, and fighting GPS jamming
Plus: the Trump administration wants to hire back all those tech experts that DOGE fired This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. The great AI hype correction of 2025 Some disillusionment was inevitable. When OpenAI released a free web
Executive Order Could Greatly Limit States From Regulating AI
Douglas Rissing/Getty Images A new executive order could change the way states regulate artificial intelligence. Signed on Dec. 11, the executive order, titled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence", tells federal agencies to prioritize a "minimally burdensome" national policy framework for AI and to challenge state laws that get in the way of that goal.
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‘Godzilla’ Studio Toho Acquires U.K.’s Anime Limited, Forms European HQ in London
Japanese entertainment giant Toho has acquired U.K.-based distributor Anime Limited from Germany’s Plaion Pictures, marking a major expansion of the “Godzilla” studio’s European operations. The deal sees Toho Global – the company’s consolidated overseas subsidiary – take full ownership of Glasgow-based Anime Limited, which will operate as a standalone subsidiary. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Exodus Studio Head Steps Down Just After Major Trailer Drop At The Game Awards
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. James Ohlen, the Bioware veteran who led development on upcoming sci-fi RPG Exodus, has stepped down from his position as the head of Archetype Entertainment. Ohlen's exit comes just after the studio debuted a flashy new trailer
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Bandai Namco sells Limbic Entertainment to “private investor”
Its current leadership will remain, as will the company's name and identity Bandai Namco is selling Limbic Entertainment to "a private investor specializing in video games." The Japanese megacorp says the sale of Limbic, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco, forms part of its strategy "to refocus its portfolio to areas where the company delivers
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