"Illegal and defamatory threats and demands against Rachaad and his family will be met with zero tolerance," the attorneys said in the statement. "We will continue to exercise all legal avenues to protect Rachaad's rights as a victim of extortion."
The Bucs did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
White began the season as the team's starting running back but was slowly taken over by rookie Bucky Irving. After rushing for 990 yards on 272 carries in 2023, those numbers bumped down to 144 attempts and 613 yards, as Irving eventually took the lead role.
White just wrapped up his third NFL season after being a third-round pick out of Arizona State. Irving, too, was selected in the third round. Irving garnered 1,122 yards and eight touchdowns on his 207 rushing attempts.
The Bucs won the NFC South, but were eliminated in the divisional round by the Washington Commanders, who made it all the way to the conference title game — White had just three touches in that 23-20 loss to the Commanders.
There is speculation that White could be a salary-cap casualty for the Bucs, as Sean Tucker also found a role in the Bucs' backfield later in the season.
Nearly half of you said you'd be happy to send a list of five things you got done last week.
"I submitted and for 30+ years had my staff submit a weekly activity report every Friday," one person said.
On Monday, Business Insider asked readers to weigh in on what they'd do if they were suddenly asked to make a list of five things they'd accomplished at work last week — like DOGE asked federal workers to do.
Nearly 120 readers responded, with a wide range of opinions. Only 18% of people said they wouldn't do the list at all. They'd accept that they might lose their job over their refusal. Some said they'd do the list — but begrudgingly.
And nearly half of the people who replied said that not only would they willingly fill out the list of five accomplishments, but they'd also do it with a smile and relish the chance to brag about their work.
Clearly, the political tenor of the DOGE office and feelings about Elon Musk factored in. Quite a lot of the people who weren't his biggest fans had some colorful insults and invectives about the moonlighting Tesla CEO. "Stupidly childish and toxic" was one of the more safe-for-work critiques of DOGE's actions.
There were also some people who seemed excited by the idea that the "list-five-things" email could lead to cutting government waste.
A reoccurring theme was that while they didn't like the way DOGE was going about its work — which many said seemed insulting and threatening to workers — the idea of being expected to list out your weekly accomplishments is, indeed, a good idea.
"I really don't hate it in theory as much as I distrust the people enacting this strategy," wrote one reader.
Anthea Rowe, a communication coach who works with mid-career professionals, thought there was something good in the exercise.
"We should all be prepared, at any time, to answer the question, 'What did you do last week?' And our answer shouldn't simply include a list of activities: 'I worked on search engine optimization for our website.'" Rowe wrote. "Instead, we should ideally report the outcomes we created last week: 'I increased visitors to the web pages of our priority products.'"
(Rowe told me over email that she doesn't endorse what DOGE is doing, and is Canadian, so this isn't really her purview anyway.)
Other people pointed out that a regular listing of duties and accomplishments is common for some in the private sector. For professionals like lawyers or consultants who track billable hours for their clients, they're probably already doing this. As are some workers in industries like tech, where "stack ranking" for sorting people for layoffs is common.
"I don't see what is wrong about your boss asking what did you do last week," one person said. "Federal employees are cuddled all their working career. They don't live in a real world where people get fired or laid off all the time. Why isn't the media acting the same way when Amazon or Microsoft laid off people this year? Wake up people, you need to work," the person said.
Another also supported the request for an email list: "I submitted, and for 30+ years had my staff submit, a weekly activity report every Friday. It created high-performing organizations. Staff actually embraced it," the person said. "It was broadly viewed as management support and engagement. You never heard anyone say, 'My boss doesn't know what I do or doesn't help.' I cannot understand the resistance unless someone is trying to hide out somewhere."
Chatting about this with my coworkers, my boss's boss said she always encourages people to keep a running "Hype List" of their accomplishments so they can whip it out at review time.
But, of course, that's under very different circumstances than what's happening right now with federal workers. As long-term career advice, keeping track of your accomplishments — in writing — and making sure your boss knows about them is probably a great thing. That's not what's happening right now at DOGE, where many workers find the gesture undermining and insulting instead of empowering.
"Unfortunately, this isn't too different from what a lot of teachers are currently having to deal with," said Rachel Shearer, a middle school teacher. "We're constantly asked to show proof of what we are doing (both regarding our lessons and what we do outside our lessons, like contacting parents, documenting student behaviors). I think that this kind of micromanaging is extremely demoralizing and counterproductive; I do my best work when I know that I'm not constantly being watched and scrutinized," she said.
Ellen Predham, a former HR professional with more than 40 years of experience, said the issue was in the messaging.
"I think the intent is fine, but the communication of this request was all wrong," she said. "Email should have come from cabinet heads, not Musk, and definitely should not have said if you don't, you're resigning — a terrible way to communicate with folks."
Still, if federal workers don't respond — and some departments have exempted their employees, even as Musk has extended the deadline — they could lose their jobs. Or at least that's the threat that's on the table.
But that's partly the point, one reader said.
"How can a manager provide a meaningful performance review if they don't know what an employee is doing and their productivity?" asked the reader, a management consultant. "How would an organization determine sufficient staffing?"
A new statement disclosing AI content has been added to the Steam pages for certain Call of Duty titles.
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The pages for some "Call of Duty" titles on PC games store Steam now include disclosures of AI content.
Publisher Activision included the statements after Steam implemented a policy requiring disclosure of AI.
Some players suspected the use of AI in "CoD" games before it was confirmed.
New disclosures splashed across the Steam pages for certain "Call of Duty" titles confirm what some players have long suspected — the developers are dabbling in AI.
Activision, the publisher of the popular "Call of Duty" games, issued the disclosures — found on the Steam pages for "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" and "Call of Duty: Warzone" — in compliance with Steam's policy requiring developers to disclose the use of AI. It reads: "Our team uses generative AI tools to help develop some in-game assets."
Player reactions on X were mixed — but many reflected prior suspicions that "CoD" was making use of AI-generated content.
One user posted a GIF of a puppet making a shocked face, labeled "acting surprised." Another called the use of artificial intelligence "lazy," while a different player criticized the company for putting out what they described as "rushed, unpolished, and imbalanced works," even with the help of AI.
However, another user said they didn't see it as a "problem," particularly if AI was used on "mundane busy repetitive work," like "1000 versions of shrubs."
"The 'mundane busy work' is actually peoples' jobs btw," a different user responded.
It's not clear to what extent artificial intelligence was used in the making of the games. Activision did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
AI is only continuing to improve in terms of sophistication and adoption — and the gaming industry isn't exempted from its growing reach. Microsoft, the owner of Activision, recently unveiled its Muse model, capable of generating "game visuals and controller actions."
Creatives have expressed concerns about being replaced by AI — particularly in the wake of mass layoffs that swept the gaming industry in 2024. That was the same year that SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America went on strike, in part, while seeking improved AI protections for their members. Microsoft cut jobs in its gaming arm at the start of this year, without specifying an exact number.
Artists have also expressed worries that artificial intelligence models could be trained off their artwork without their consent, leading to AI being able to perfectly replicate their unique art styles.
Activision hasn't confirmed exactly which assets are AI-generated, or to what extent AI was used, but players have previously used certain graphics as examples that they may be using the tech.
For instance, the "Necroclaus" loading screen featured in Black Ops 6's "Zombies" mode in December of 2024 depicted what some thought was a six-fingered hand. Other players suggested it was just flesh falling off the zombie's pinky.
Another image, this time used to promote a "Zombies" community event in 2024, appeared to depict a gloved hand with six fingers but no on-screen thumb — implying a total of seven fingers on one hand. A hallmark of AI-generated art can be an excess number of fingers, toes, and teeth.
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Attorneys representing LeBron and Bronny James have denied "each and every allegation" made by two people who said they suffered undisclosed injuries and damage to their vehicle after the current Lakers teammates crashed into them in 2022.
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"I believe that Serbia made a mistake today. I apologize to the citizens of Serbia for that, and I take the blame for that because I was probably tired and overwhelmed," Aleksandar Vucic said.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is one of my favorite games of the year, so you'll forgive me if I spend the next 300 words or so writing about a limited-edition plush the game's creator, Gareth Damian Martin, is producing with the help of crowdfunding platform Makeship. Starting today, you can pledge $30 to support Martin's campaign, and if enough other people do as well, everyone will get a cute cat plush sometime later this year. The toy was designed by French illustrator Guillaume Singelin, who also did the character designs for the game. Right now, the campaign is sitting at 45 percent funded with 90 toys sold, and the better part of 22 days to go.
And I mean look at the plush, isn't it one of the cutest things you've seen? For the uninitiated, the Stray, not to be confused with another cyberpunk cat, is one of the characters Citizen Sleeper 2's protagonist can encounter during their journey. As far as I'm aware, they only appear in one scene throughout the entire runtime of the game (how very cat-like of them, I know), but it's a moment that's emblematic of so many of Citizen Sleeper 2's strengths.
"This cat, the one on your ship, was born here. That much is obvious," writes Martin in the scene. "It is a creature of zero-gravity, a being that orbits and glides, not one that leaps and stalks." Without spoiling anything, what follows is a touching and thoughtful meditation on memory, and how we can choose whether our memories define us.
If you haven't played Citizen Sleeper 2 yet, consider this a recommendation. It is easily worth your time and more. You can play the game on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. As for the Stray, they're expected to start shipping on June 12, 2025.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/im-writing-about-this-cute-cat-plush-so-you-play-one-of-2025s-best-games-223325680.html?src=rss
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