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Valve faces a £656 million lawsuit in the UK for 'overcharging 14 million PC gamers' (www.gamingonlinux.com)

SteamVR 2.6 released with experimental improvements to async on Linux (www.gamingonlinux.com)

Dimhaven (from the makers of Quern) have started a kickstarter and released a native demo. (www.kickstarter.com)

Japan moves up to 118th in the world for gender equality (www.asahi.com)

Singer sues hospital, says staff thought he was mentally ill and wasn't member of Four Tops (apnews.com)

The lead singer of the Four Tops said a Detroit-area hospital restrained him and ordered a psychological exam after refusing to believe that he was part of the Motown music group....

Turkish student creates custom AI device for cheating university exam, gets arrested (arstechnica.com)

China Gives Six Patrol Boats to Myanmar Junta (www.irrawaddy.com)

Wyoming mayoral candidate wants to govern by AI bot (arstechnica.com)

South Australia to legislate 'world leading' electoral donation ban prohibiting donations and gifts to political parties, backed by tough penalties for those who seek to circumvent the law (www.premier.sa.gov.au)

The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has announced plans to ban donations to registered political parties, members of parliament and candidates. The state will provide funding to allow parties and candidates to contest elections, run campaigns and promote political ideas, according to the proposed bill....

Trump's bid to steal the youth (www.axios.com)

The fast-food industry claims the California minimum wage law is costing jobs. Its numbers are fake (www.yahoo.com)

A follow-up to the legendary Disco Elysium might have been ready to play within the next year⁠—ZA/UM's devs loved it, management canceled it and laid off the team (www.pcgamer.com)

Quite sad.

Justice Clarence Thomas formally reports trip to Bali paid for by conservative donor (www.cnn.com)

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday formally disclosed a 2019 trip to Indonesia paid for by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow, a vacation that was at the center of the controversy over his travel....

Microsoft president to testify before House panel over security lapses (www.reuters.com)

Microsoft President Brad Smith will testify before a House of Representatives panel on homeland security on Thursday, fielding questions about the company’s security practices after Russian and Chinese hackers breached its systems over the past year....

Apple to ‘Pay’ OpenAI for ChatGPT Through Distribution, Not Cash (www.bloomberg.com)

The iPhone maker isn’t paying OpenAI to use the chatbot...

Watch ‘Discovery’ and ‘Strange New Worlds’ EP Alex Kurtzman Explain Why ‘Star Trek Will Go on Forever’ (www.indiewire.com)

“Of course I made MP3 copies, they’re like hidden in safes all around the world”: Wu-Tang Clan album owner is sued for illegal distribution (www.musicradar.com)

Microsoft "accepts responsibility" for issues raised in report on Chinese hacking against U.S. targets as officials start to lose trust in the company's ability to secure its service (www.axios.com)

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