Wayfinder - Announcing Wayfinder Echoes - Forging Our Own Path [EA roadmap updates] (store.steampowered.com)
Back4Blood: removed 3rd-Party DRM Denuvo Anti-tamper (steamdb.info)
Ubisoft headcount declined by 1,700 on the path to its highest net bookings ever (www.gamedeveloper.com)
UK government responds to Stop Killing Games campaign (web.archive.org)
Greedfall 2: The Dying World – The First Hands-On Preview - IGN (www.ign.com)
MULLET MADJACK - OUT NOW!! (Launch Trailer) (yt.artemislena.eu)
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Russian Disinformation Videos Smear Biden Ahead of U.S. Election (www.nytimes.com)
Last month, a video began circulating on social media purporting to tell the story of an internet troll farm in Kyiv targeting the American election....
MIT Students Stole $25 Million In Seconds By Exploiting ETH Blockchain Bug, DOJ Says (slashdot.org)
Austrian weapons continue to flow to Russia despite EU sanctions and Austria's stance of neutrality, which Vienna uses to justify its refusal to officially supply weapons to Ukraine (theins.ru)
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Quantum Internet Draws Near Thanks To Entangled Memory Breakthroughs (tech.slashdot.org)
FBI takes down BreachForums ransomware website and Telegram channel (www.theregister.com)
The FBI, in combination with police around the world, have taken control of the website and Telegram channel of ransomware brokerage site BreachForums.
Fredrinn, the "Tank" Hero of Mobile Legends who's often been set up as a "Jungler" (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
The popular game made by Moonton, Mobile Legends (MLBB) provides many characters that players can use.
Why mathematics is set to be revolutionized by AI (www.nature.com)
NetBSD bans all commits of AI-generated code (mastodon.sdf.org)
New development policy: code generated by a large language model or similar technology (e.g. ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot) is presumed to be tainted (i.e. of unclear copyright, not fitting NetBSD’s licensing goals) and cannot be committed to NetBSD....
Hundreds arrested, roads barricaded in New Caledonia as riots continue (www.reuters.com)
SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia’s two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people, the Pacific Island’s top French official said on Thursday morning, adding at least four alleged instigators were under house arrest....
China's anger grows as Myanmar has chosen Russia for the construction of a strategic seaport, despite Beijing's interest in the project (swarajyamag.com)
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UK climate activists convicted in first trial of new anti-protest laws (www.theguardian.com)
Putin in China seeking support for Ukraine war effort (www.dw.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing Wednesday for two days of meetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Putin’s second trip to China in six months will focus on military and financial assistance....
Exxon Mobil is suing its shareholders to silence them about global warming (www.latimes.com)
In case of paywall: archive.today/M5OFY
Android boosting security with Theft Detection Lock, factory reset protection (9to5google.com)
In addition to Private Space, Android at I/O 2024 is really working to boost the mobile operating system’s theft, security, and privacy protections.
Oldest known human viruses found hidden within Neanderthal bones (www.newscientist.com)
Family of California Navy veteran who died after officer knelt on his neck settles lawsuit for $7.5M (apnews.com)
Family members of a Navy veteran who died in 2020 after a police officer pressed a knee to his neck for nearly five minutes while he was in a mental health crisis have settled a federal lawsuit against the Northern California city of Antioch for $7.5 million, their attorneys said Wednesday....
US military pier starts moving towards Gaza (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. military has started moving a pier towards the Gaza coast, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, one of the last steps before the launch of a maritime port promised by President Joe Biden to speed the flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinians....
Tesla must face vehicle owners' lawsuit over self-driving claims (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Tesla’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of misleading owners into believing that their vehicles could soon have self-driving capabilities....
Police take back building from protesters at University of California, Irvine (www.reuters.com)
Police on Wednesday appeared to take back control of a lecture hall from pro-Palestinian protesters who for several hours occupied a building at the University of California, Irvine, a university spokesperson said....
