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A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance
The SFPD’s exposure of hours of videos from drone platform Skydio reveals how broadly it’s watching the city from above—and how the results can spill online.
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“An oversight we deeply regret”: Games Done Quick cancel SNK-sponsored stream following backlash over studio’s Saudi Arabian ownership
Games Done Quick, the speedrunning organisation behind events like Games Done Queer and the yearly Summer Games Done Quick, have cancelled a stream sponsored by Metal Slug developers SNK following backlash to the fighting game studio being majority owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Games Done Quick apologised for the “oversight”, and wrote that…
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LA Noire Developer Considered Mad Men Star Jon Hamm for the Role of Cole Phelps, but Had a Very Good Reason for Going With Aaron Staton Instead
The creative team behind LA Noire considered Mad Men star Jon Hamm for the role of Cole Phelps. Here’s why they went with Aaron Staton instead.
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‘You want to reach out and touch everything’: why Labyrinth is my feelgood movie
This Guardian piece is a personal appreciation of the 1986 fantasy film *Labyrinth*, presented as the writer’s “feelgood movie”. The author explains that the film matters to them because it evokes a childhood truce with their sister, while also arguing that its handmade, practical-effects world gives it a tactile, imaginative quality that feels especially distinctive…
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Waze rolls out new AI features including Motorcycle and ‘Less Chatty’ modes
Like Google Maps, Waze is going all-in on Gemini.
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Waze is getting a bunch of new AI-powered features
Waze is getting an AI makeover. Google is integrating its flagship AI assistant, Gemini, into the driving app with the goal of letting users personalize their trips a little more. Of the four new updates, only two are being described as involving Gemini. Waze says its updating its conversation reporting feature, first introduced in 2024,…
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Jay-Z’s third Yankee Stadium show hit with hours-long delay after fans breach venue: “We didn’t want people to get trampled”
The near four-hour delay marked a rocky conclusion to what had been the most hotly-anticipated gig of his three-night run The post Jay-Z’s third Yankee Stadium show hit with hours-long delay after fans breach venue: “We didn’t want people to get trampled” appeared first on NME.
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Jay-Z’s Third Yankee Stadium Concert Plagued by Hours-Long Delay After Security Breach — ‘We Didn’t Want People to Get Trampled’
Jay-Z’s third and most hotly anticipated concert at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night was plagued by a nearly four-hour delay due to fans rushing the venue’s gates, with Jay finally taking the stage four hours after the concert’s listed start time (and around three hours after the previous two nights). “I appreciate your patience. We…
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10 years of Pokémon Go and the millions still trying to catch ’em all
Pokémon Go, the mobile game that uses GPS and augmented reality to let players hunt virtual creatures in real-world locations, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Since its 2016 launch it has become one of the biggest mobile game releases in history, and its publisher, Scopely, argues that its lasting appeal lies in bringing people together,…