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Florida man arrested for allegedly stealing over $200,000 in crypto using Steam game malware
Federal authorities have arrested a Florida man suspected of stealing at least $220,000 in crypto through malware-infected Steam games, as reported earlier by local news outlet Local10. In the complaint, officials accuse 21-year-old Zyaire Wilkins and co-conspirators of launching eight malware-embedded games from around May 2024 to February 2026, allowing them to infect about 8,000…
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Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars
Some Amazon customers logged on Friday to a surprise bill estimate claiming that they owed the tech and cloud giant billions in fees.
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Bethesda reaffirms Starfield support amid Xbox restructuring and job cuts
Bethesda has reaffirmed its commitment to Starfield, confirming that the sci-fi RPG “remains an important part of our future” and promising further content even as the studio’s attention turns to newly announced Fallout projects and progress on The Elder Scrolls 6. The reassurance follows major restructuring at Xbox, including 3,200 job cuts across Microsoft’s gaming…
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Lorde Slams ‘Inaccurate’ Spotify AI Song Descriptions of ‘Current Affairs’: ‘We Don’t Want This’
Lorde has publicly criticised Spotify’s new AI-generated “About the Song” feature after it produced an inaccurate description of her track “Current Affairs” from her 2025 album Virgin. In an Instagram Story, the singer argued that reducing songs to AI-generated interpretations at the point of listening restricts fans’ freedom to form their own meaning, and she…
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Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them
Patreon has moved from politely asking AI companies not to scrape its content to actively blocking AI training bots, working with Cloudflare to enforce the crackdown. The shift matters because it marks a hardening of stance among content platforms towards generative AI firms, reflecting growing frustration that voluntary opt-out signals are being ignored while newer…
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No, Modern Warfare 4’s Gunny loadout assistant isn’t a chatbot, but its developer is using AI elsewhere
PC Gamer reports that Modern Warfare 4’s Gunny loadout assistant is not a chatbot, despite possible assumptions that it uses conversational AI. The distinction matters because it clarifies how the game’s support feature works while highlighting wider concerns about AI’s growing role in game development. The article says Gunny is intended to help players choose…
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Four’s Company: How John Ross Bowie’s Kripke Was Added To ‘Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’s Original 3 ‘Big Bang’ Leads In Nod To ‘Lost In Space’
HBO Max’s long-gestating Big Bang Theory spinoff, now titled “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” has expanded its cast from three leads to four, with John Ross Bowie joining as returning character Barry Kripke. Warner Bros Television originally signed Kevin Sussman, Brian Posehn and Lauren Lapkus in October 2024 as the show’s three stars, but…
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Lane closure enters fourth month as council reviews building collapse site
A lane closure near a building-collapse site has entered its fourth month while the council reviews the location and considers the next steps. The prolonged restriction matters because it continues to affect road users and indicates that safety or site-management issues have not yet been fully resolved. The article’s available information does not specify the…
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FF14 officially unplayable soon for millions of iPhone gamers
Square Enix and Tencent subsidiary LightSpeed Studios are shutting down Final Fantasy 14 Mobile, ending both the game’s Chinese service and all plans for a wider global release. The closure means the mobile adaptation of Square Enix’s popular MMORPG will have lasted barely a year, marking another failed attempt to bring a Final Fantasy MMO…
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Michaela Watkins To Star In Jessica Sanders’ Improvised Indie Comedy ‘I Want To Feel Fun’
Filming has wrapped on “I Want to Feel Fun”, an improvised indie comedy from documentary-maker Jessica Sanders, marking her first narrative feature. The film stars Michaela Watkins, known for “Hacks”, and expands on Sanders’ short of the same name, which premiered at Tribeca last year, blending professional actors with non-professional performers in an entirely improvised…