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Magenta Light Studios Nabs U.S. and Canadian Distribution Rights to Brazilian Crime Drama ‘The King of the Internet’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Magenta Light Studios has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to “The King of the Internet” (“O Rei da Internet”), a Brazilian crime drama directed by Fabrício Bittar. The film dramatises the true story of Daniel Nascimento, a teenage hacker who became one of Brazil’s most notorious cybercriminals, and is being positioned as the country’s…
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Hackers poison popular Rust crates to steal developers’ credentials
Hackers compromised several popular Rust software packages (“crates”) this week in a supply chain attack designed to steal developers’ credentials, turning routine software builds into a delivery mechanism for infostealer malware. The Rust Security Response Team disclosed the incident after being tipped off about a malicious package called proc-macro1, and found that attackers had also…
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Take-Two subpoenas Microsoft and Discord over GTA 6 leaks
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, has issued subpoenas to Microsoft and Discord in an effort to identify whoever has been leaking Grand Theft Auto 6 material online. The move follows a persistent stream of unauthorised gameplay footage surfacing on the internet, and reflects the publisher’s determination to pursue and unmask those responsible…
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Prince Harry and Elton John ordered to pay £9.54m costs
Prince Harry, Elton John and their co-claimants have been ordered to make an initial payment of £9.54 million ($13 million) towards legal costs after losing their phone-hacking lawsuit against the Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL). In a ruling on Friday, Mr Justice Nicklin went beyond the July judgment that had dismissed the case,…
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Duskbloods Network Test on Switch 2 Is Already a Flop
FromSoftware’s first network test for its upcoming game The Duskbloods, running on Switch 2, was cut short after just under two hours due to server problems that prevented players from logging in at all. Players attempting to access the game from 6:00am EDT were repeatedly met with a login error message rather than being able…
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Oura faces lawsuit accusing it of misleading consumers about sleep-tracking accuracy
Smart ring maker Oura is facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging it misled consumers about the accuracy of its sleep-tracking features. Filed on Thursday by Clarkson Law Firm in San Francisco, the complaint claims Oura rings cannot actually measure the physiological signals needed to assess sleep quality or stages, relying instead on AI-generated estimates…
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Cyberleek’s still at it: Another GTA 6 leak shows 2 full minutes of high speed driving, surprisingly few crashes
A new leak related to Rockstar Games’ highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 has surfaced online, continuing a string of unofficial footage leaks nicknamed “Cyberleeks” by fans and media. The latest clip reportedly shows around two minutes of gameplay footage focused on high-speed driving sequences, notably with few in-game crashes depicted. Such leaks continue to…
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The second season of Netflix’s Cyberpunk Edgerunners anime releases this year
Netflix has confirmed that the second season of its acclaimed anime series Cyberpunk Edgerunners will premiere on 20th October this year, alongside a new teaser trailer. The announcement matters for fans of the CD Projekt Red-linked franchise, as the first season was a breakout success, and expectations are high for whether the follow-up can match…
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Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch options dry up
Starcloud, a startup building satellites that perform AI inference in orbit, has raised a $250 million extension to its Series A funding round, valuing the company at $2.3 billion. The move comes as CEO Philip Johnston seeks to secure launch capacity amid growing constraints in the rocket market, with SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 due to…