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On October 25th, Twitch streamer Emiru (real name Emily Schunk) hosted a disturbing streaming session that’s still rocking the streaming world. Emiru issued a detailed statement of allegations of psychological/domestic violence, stalking, harassment, sexual assault, and blackmail threats by her ex-partner, Mizkif (real name Matthew Rinaudo). The incident shocked the entire online creators’ society, primarily given the fact that both Emiru and Mizkif are leading figures in the world of Twitch streaming and had been residing together in Austin, Texas, among other online creators known as OTK (One True King). “Enough Is Enough”: The Reason Emiru Finally Spoke Out Emiru confessed that she had been avoiding discussing Mizkif all year, but the reported repeat of his actions in Los Angeles prevented her from staying quiet. “Because of this, I cannot in good conscience sit here knowing that I know critical information about someone that almost no one else does and not say anything” A Hug That Turned into Horror Emiru’s most alarming allegations involved Mizkif’s physical contact after Emiru was seen crying on her couch. “Suddenly, he tried to climb on top of me and shoved his hand down my pants. I screamed.” And then instead of apologizing, he just

Days after Emiru was allegedly assaulted by a man during a TwitchCon meet-and-greet, another Twitch streamer, Foxie, has opened up about her fears after allegedly being stalked by a man. Foxie said in an X post that the stalking horror, which happened while she was traveling solo, has left her “heartbroken,” and that she had never had to face a situation like this before. Who is Foxie? Twitch streamer shares stalking horror amid Emiru attack row(@FoxieKT/X) “I am so heartbroken right now. I have never had a situation like this happen to me before. I have been followed, but this time was different. This man was watching my streams and stalking me around town for the past few days,” wrote Foxie. “I am sick to my stomach thinking about if he was near my van while I've been sleeping at night. I'm never going to feel as at peace traveling solo again. Go to hell if you think this is even somewhat ok. I really don't know what to do now,” she added. Read More | Emiru TwitchCon attack: Streamer blasts event security in first reaction; ‘none of the staff came to ask if I was okay’ Foxie added in

The CEO of Twitch is speaking out in a lengthy statement following a reported sexual assault against streamer Emiru. Dan Clancy spoke out directly on the Twitch social accounts after the 27-year-old streamer was assaulted by a man who approached her during a meet and greet at 2025 TwitchCon and attempted to kiss her. Since, Emiru and fans have called out Twitch for the platform’s handling of the situation, and she called out the initial statement that was released. Keep reading to find out more… In a lengthy statement, CEO Dan Clancy took accountability, admitted they failed in both allowing the incident to happen and for their response afterward, as well as issuing an apology and describing how they will do better moving forward. Read the full statement below, which was shared on the platform’s Twitter/X account. First, I want to be upfront and take accountability for the security incident that occurred during Emiru’s Meet and Greet. It shouldn’t have happened and we take that very seriously. We failed, both in allowing it to occur, and in our response following. We mismanaged our communications about the incident, and that includes the comments I made. I apologize to Emiru for all

Popular streamer Nina Lin has apologized after resurfaced footage of a May 2024 stream ignited controversy. In the stream, Nina and Zoe Spencer were shown restraining and twerking on an uncomfortable-seeming Said, the assistant of FaZe Silky. Onlookers present during the stream can be heard expressing disapproval, and some of them suggest that Said was not consenting. Later footage appears to show attempts to usher Said onto a bed. Viewers noted that Said tried repeatedly to escape, even hiding upstairs before being brought back to continue the stream. After the original stream, Said posted on social media that he felt assaulted, but later deleted his posts. The resurfacing of the footage has sparked renewed outrage online. After the footage resurfaced, Said said in a now-deleted X post that "I've been vocal about the situation originally and nobody cared." He went on to say that "i've been invalidated by the other parties. which don't realize what it did." Just days after Said's comments, Lin responded to the renewed attention with an apology. In a video, she says that at the time of the stream, she "genuinely, 100 percent thought it was a joke," and believed that Said was laughing. But on

Skip to content Turns out that training on Twitch quotes doesn’t make an LLM a math genius. (Credit: Codeically, YouTube) The reason why large language models are called ‘large’ is not because of how smart they are, but as a factor of their sheer size in bytes. At billions of parameters at four bytes each, they pose a serious challenge when it comes to not just their size on disk, but also in RAM, specifically the RAM of your videocard (VRAM). Reducing this immense size, as is done routinely for the smaller pretrained models which one can download for local use, involves quantization. This process is explained and demonstrated by , who takes it to its logical extreme: reducing what could be a GB-sized model down to a mere 63 MB by reducing the bits per parameter. While you can offload a model, i.e. keep only part of it in VRAM and the rest in system RAM, this massively impacts performance. An alternative is to use fewer bits per weight in the model, called ‘compression’, which typically involves reducing 16-bit floating point to 8-bit, reducing memory usage by about 75%. Going lower than this is generally deemed unadvisable. Using GPT-2

With Halloween coming up, we've been revisiting on the best indie horror games of 2025. But it's also fun to see what interesting ideas that come out of Halloween game jams with potential for development into something bigger. One developer has made a proof of concept in which you play as a streamer hunting for ghosts in a forest. The problem is that you can't see the ghouls; only the simulated chat can see them. You have to use their comments to try to find what's lurking in the shadows. You can't see the ghosts, but chat can. from r/IndieDev Bits By Brandon's aptly named Live Scream was made using Godot Engine (see our pick of the best game development software). It's a very short game for now and with fairly basic art, but over on Reddit people think the idea has viral potential. It's not the first horror game with a simulated live chat mechanic. There was Restreamed and FeedVid, but the haunted forest setting seems perfect for this idea, and brings a found-footage Blair Witch vibe to it. The chat is fully simulated, which the developer says this was done “haphazardly” since it was a game jam game.

Graphic by Mikey Gonzales As I stood next to artist Tommy Turner, better known as SAVO888 on Instagram and Twitch , outside the artist alley section on the balcony at TwitchCon, he shared one of his earliest memories of his childhood and drawing. “I remember one of my first memories is I copied a painting on the wall,” Turner said. “I think every black family in the world has it. So it’s like a little boy with a teardrop coming down his face.”  Turner also shared the reaction he received from his mother after copying the painting. “My mom was in the kitchen having coffee with all of her friends, which was a regular thing on the weekends, and I showed her, and she was gushing all over me,” Turner said. “‘Oh, my God, this is so amazing. You have amazing talent.’ All of her friends gave me compliments. And from that point on, I wanted to be an artist.” Story continues below advertisement Turner is a San Diego-based artist who attended this year’s TwitchCon as one of the artists showcasing their work at the artist alley section. He attended three years of community college at San Diego Mesa and

Justin Bieber made a surprise career pivot on Wednesday just weeks after nabbing a record-breaking $10 million headlining Coachella gig. The Grammy-winning pop star, 31, is now officially a streamer after launching his first-ever livestream on Twitch. Fans of the Baby hitmaker flocked to his Twitch channel in the thousands after he announced via Instagram he would be streaming live on the platform. Bieber's stream was filmed on an a massive soundstage with an indoor basketball court, a golf course, a skateboard half-pipe and a large pool table. The sprawling space was illuminated by a massive LED screen, which had a large array of musical instruments setup in front of it as well as several couches and tables. Bieber's inaugural stream kicked off with him playing a game of basketball with his friends. Justin Bieber made a surprise career pivot on Wednesday just weeks after nabbing a record-breaking $10 million headlining Coachella gig; seen in September 2025 The Grammy-winning pop star, 31, is now officially a streamer after launching his first-ever livestream on Twitch The singer moved across the court in a baggy white T-shirt, red sweatpants and sneakers. There were frequent lulls in the action, with Bieber pausing the

A violent incident involving popular livestreamer Emily “Emiru” Schunk at TwitchCon 2025 has sparked widespread outrage and renewed questions about Twitch’s commitment to creator safety. The attack, which was caught on video, quickly went viral and reignited concerns about security at in-person events hosted by the Amazon-owned platform. CEO addresses TwitchCon incident In an interview with journalist Taylor Lorenz the day after the assault, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy addressed the situation, saying the safety of creators remained the company’s “top priority.” Clancy acknowledged that safety challenges extend beyond Twitch itself. “The challenge we face is a challenge in today’s society. It’s not limited to Twitch; it extends throughout our society,” he said. I asked Twitch CEO Dan Clancy about @emiru getting assaulted at Twitchcon and whether creators can trust the platform to keep them safe. Full interview will be out on my YouTube channel/podcast feed on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/wTH13vhjBH — Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) October 19, 2025 He discussed the broader issues of online community moderation before turning to the specific incident involving Emiru. “I do think that when you’re livestreaming, in many ways, since you control your community and you can ban people, you can make it so that those people

Dan Clancy, the Chief Executive Officer of Twitch, has come under public attention after speaking out about the assault of streamer Emiru at TwitchCon 2025. The accident occurred in San Diego, where a fan tried to kiss Emiru against her will in one of the meet-and-greets. It was filmed and immediately went viral on social media, sparking a backlash over the event's safety. After this, Clancy responded to the matter and explained the company's intentions to inspect and enhance its security systems. Clancy made the statement in response to criticism from fans and creators regarding Twitch's handling of the safety of its streamers at events. Most of them demanded stricter rules and improved on-ground control. As the face of the company, Clancy acknowledged these concerns and promised the community that the necessary changes would be implemented. His remarks suggest that Twitch will work towards reestablishing trust between its creators and viewers. Dan Clancy is a veteran of the technology industry. His previous jobs were in high-profile roles before he joined Twitch, where he contributed to the development of digital and scientific projects. Dan Clancy’s background and career Amazon 2025 Upfront - Source: Getty Dan Clancy was born on 11th January