Burek King loses battle for the crown to Burger King - SWI swissinfo.ch (www.swissinfo.ch)
Ahri ban rates soar as League of Legends players commit to protest [due to absurd skin cost: $435] (www.pcgamesn.com)
Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says | ProPublica Investigation (www.propublica.org)
Former employee says software giant dismissed his warnings about a critical flaw because it feared losing government business. Russian hackers later used the weakness to breach the National Nuclear Security Administration, among others....
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)
Intel Core i5-14400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Faceoff: AMD Delivers a Value Beatdown (www.tomshardware.com)
[Dave Burke] So... after 14 yrs leading Android engineering, I've decided it's time for a change [...] Continuing as advisor while figuring out what's next in AI/bio (twitter.com)
SteamOS 3.6.4 Preview for Steam Deck has fixes for DualSense, DisplayPort and more (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Simple GOG client for Linux Minigalaxy version 1.3 is out now (www.gamingonlinux.com)
KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC) released on Steam [31% OFF] (store.steampowered.com)
Apple seems to have persuaded OpenAI to work for exposure (www.engadget.com)
China Gives Six Patrol Boats to Myanmar Junta (www.irrawaddy.com)
World Bank Financing Arm Rejects Calls to Directly Compensate Victims of Harm at Kenya Schools (theintercept.com)
Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons at Russia’s Request (theintercept.com)
Cop busted for unauthorized use of Clearview AI facial recognition resigns (arstechnica.com)
Wyoming mayoral candidate wants to govern by AI bot (arstechnica.com)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE with Exynos 2400 surfaces in benchmarks (www.fonearena.com)
Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill - SCOTUSblog (www.scotusblog.com)
Apple and Google won’t be able to stop third-party app stores in Japan (www.theverge.com)
YouTube looks to be testing server-side ad injection to counter ad blockers (9to5google.com)
YouTube is testing server-side ad injection to counter ad blockers, integrating ads directly into videos to make them indistinguishable from the main content....
Microsoft backs up Geoff Keighley after he ignited console warrior outrage over the Gears of War: E-Day trailer (www.pcgamer.com)
Any tips on making quesidillas? (lemmus.org)
Why the gradual death of the console exclusive makes business sense (www.eurogamer.net)
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....
