Take-Two Boss Responds to Rumors of New 2K FIFA Game, Says Making Soccer Sim Would Be 'Incredibly Difficult' - IGN (www.ign.com)
Roblox has been banned by the Turkish government due to child safety concerns (web.archive.org)
Alabaster Dawn is the next game from the developers of CrossCode (www.gamingonlinux.com)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Performance With DDR5-8000 Using Corsair Vengeance 2x16GB DDR5-8000 DIMMs Review (www.phoronix.com)
Battles rage in Russia as Kremlin struggles to repel surprise Ukraine incursion (www.nbcnews.com)
The unprecedented assault entered its fourth day Friday with Moscow rushing reinforcements and bombing its own territory to try and contain the Ukrainian advance....
Take-Two CEO Believes PC Is a “Big Growth Market” and Current Gen Platforms Will Continue to Perform - Simulation Daily (simulationdaily.com)
The hypocrisy at the heart of racist riots. (theconversation.com)
TerminalMontage Original - The Fruitless Quests Of Nabiu (www.youtube.com)
Nova Launcher faces uncertain future after the company Branch slashes its development team (alternativeto.net)
Is Software Political?
Original Grandia Voice Actors Reunite to Bring Unvoiced ‘Sue’s Farewell’ Scene to Life (www.retronews.com)
The original English voice actors for the characters Feena and Sue in the game Grandia have returned to voice a pivotal scene that was not originally voiced due to technical limitations at the time of the game’s release....
Protesters in Bulgaria slam bill to ban LGBTQ+ 'propaganda' in schools. (www.rfi.fr)
A new report finds Boeing’s rockets are built with an unqualified work force (arstechnica.com)
Gifts for my best friend who broke both of his arms?
My bestie broke both of his arms and wrists two days ago. He’s in his 20s, a gamer, has a pregnant wife and a young kid. Any ideas for gifts I can get to cheer him up? He’ll have no use of his arms for 3 months....
Nvidia Scrapes YouTube, Eyes Netflix, Discovery to Train New Video Model. (www.proofnews.org)
What do we need to know about a possible mega-quake? | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News (www3.nhk.or.jp)
Also an EQ was recently reported here in the Kanagawa Prefecture .
The Google TV Streamer is the first device to run Android 14 for TVs (www.androidauthority.com)
British man caught carving initials on ancient wall in Pompeii (www.thetimes.com)
Off-Topic Friday
Wanna chat about something non-infosec amongst those of us who frequent /c/cybersecurity? Here’s your chance! (Keep things civil & respectful please)
Judge declines to dismiss excessive force case against city of Burlington VT for 2021 use of handcuffs, spit hood, and ketamine on disabled 14 year old accused of stealing vape pens (vtdigger.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/excessive-force-case-against-ci…
Former Seattle police officer Daniel Auderer, fired after saying life of a woman who was fatally struck by a patrol car was of "limited value," files wrongful termination lawsuit (www.nbcnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/former-seattle-police-officer-f…
End of an era: Nova Launcher's parent company lays off practically everyone (www.androidauthority.com)
Branch Metrics sucks. They fired almost of all people working for Nova.
In the 3 days before killing Dexter Reed, Chicago cops made 50 traffic stops but issued no tickets (chicago.suntimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/gunfight-dexter-reed-chicago-po…
Rikers guard charged with rape while off duty has a string of accusations from detainees (gothamist.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/rikers-guard-charged-with-rape-…