SteamOS 3.6.4 Preview for Steam Deck has fixes for DualSense, DisplayPort and more (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Trump Turns Bitcoin Into Test of Patriotism (gizmodo.com)
China Gives Six Patrol Boats to Myanmar Junta (www.irrawaddy.com)
US tourist vanishes from Greek Island solo hike - days after Dr Michael Mosley death (www.independent.co.uk)
Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says (www.propublica.org)
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Pope Francis again uses slur for gay priests in the Vatican: Italian media (www.usatoday.com)
T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock—guess what happened next (arstechnica.com)
Wyoming mayoral candidate wants to govern by AI bot (arstechnica.com)
Biden Administration Will Allow Arms Shipments to Ukrainian Unit with Neo-Nazi Past (www.democracynow.org)
Audit finds Minnesota agency's lax oversight fostered theft of $250M from federal food aid program (apnews.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)
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Japan moves up to 118th in the world for gender equality (www.asahi.com)
Ukraine to Protect Its F-16 Fighter Fleet by Basing Planes ‘in Other Countries’ (www.kyivpost.com)
SteamVR 2.6 released with experimental improvements to async on Linux (www.gamingonlinux.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....
Record 120 million people displaced globally — UN report (www.dw.com)
A UN report reveals that 120 million people were forcibly displaced globally in 2024 due to conflict and violence. This marks a record high, affecting 1.5% of the world’s population....
China has become a scientific superpower (www.economist.com)
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Photographer Disqualified From AI Image Contest After Winning With Real Photo (petapixel.com)
Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks....
Saudi Arabia's petro-dollar exit: A global finance paradigm shift (www.tbsnews.net)
Chinese firms make headway in producing high bandwidth memory for AI chipsets (sg.news.yahoo.com)
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Dino Crisis is the series most Capcom fans want to see get a new game (web.archive.org)
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Colombia halts coal exports to Israel in protest against genocide in Palestine. (archive.ph)
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