Hollywood’s video game performers head to the picket line over AI protections

LOS ANGELES – Hollywood’s video game performers are heading to the Warner Bros. Studios lot Thursday to picket against what they call an unwillingness from top gaming companies to protect voice actors and motion capture workers equally against the unregulated use of artificial intelligence. The protest marks the first large labor action since game voice … Read more

San Antonio rugby team hopes Team USA’s bronze medal spurs interest in the sport

SAN ANTONIO – It’s an old sport with tons of new interest in the United States: rugby. The new interest is largely thanks to the U.S. women’s rugby team, who are bringing home a bronze medal from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. “Oh, I was definitely watching,” San Antonio Riveters player/coach Jess Tharp said. … Read more

‘It’s really just disappointing’ | NISD police investigating after driver breaks into high school and tears up football turf

Just a few weeks before the new school year, NISD is working to fix the damage caused by a trespasser on the athletic field at Holmes High School. SAN ANTONIO — The Northside ISD Police Department is investigating a reckless act of criminal mischief.   Just before 3 a.m. on Saturday, district officials say a … Read more

City to start filling task force to review codes related to metal recyclers

SAN ANTONIO – Black smoke, big fires and a feeling of outright fear — that’s how neighbors have described living near certain recycling centers and salvage yards in San Antonio. “Somedays there’s beyond African dust in the air,” said Jeff Hunt, president of the Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association. Now, the city is building a task … Read more