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“Compliance-in-advance is never enough to appease a zealous censor”: Robert Yang on the current challenge of bringing experimental gay games to Steam
Radiator Forever, an “ongoing re-remaster/re-re-release” collection of developer Robert Yang’s short and experimental gay games has arrived on Steam, giving it a new home alongside Itch.io. In a blog post about the release, Yang has outlined the complex situation facing adult game creators at the moment, with the likes of last year’s business with payment…
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I spent a week using the Trump phone — it sucks
The Trump phone was never a serious phone. Not when it was announced last June, in dodgy renders and with an incoherent spec sheet. Nor when Trump Mobile admitted – just two weeks later – that it wouldn’t be made in the US. Not even when the company revealed the final phone, first to me…
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Yungblud Withdraws From Cowboys Music Festival to Focus on Mental Health Following Public Emotional Breakdown
British musician Yungblud has announced his withdrawal from Canada’s Cowboys Music Festival, stating he is prioritising his personal wellbeing and “working on myself.” The decision comes in the wake of a visible emotiona
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Xreal’s $299 A01 Plus Brings Budget-Friendly AR Glasses to Mainstream Users
Xreal has introduced the A01 Plus, a new augmented reality headset priced at $299 that represents the company’s push toward affordability in the AR glasses market. Part of the new X by Xreal budget-focused sub-brand, the
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Florida ransomware negotiator convicted for helping ransomware gang extort US companies
Angelo Martino, a Florida man employed as a ransomware negotiator at a US cybersecurity company, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for secretly conspiring with hackers to deploy ransomware against American companies. The case is notable because it exposes a rare instance of security professionals abusing their trusted positions to commit…
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Famous Sheffield tree set alight amid park barbecue concerns as temperatures soar
The full article could not be summarised because its text was not accessible — the supplied content contains only a browser check message (“Just a moment… Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue”) rather than the story itself. As a result, the details below are drawn solely from the headline, and no verified information about the…
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“We mean business” – Bethesda union members to march in protest of sweeping Xbox job cuts
Bethesda Game Studios union workers have announced plans to protest the recent mass layoffs impacting Microsoft’s Xbox division, telling members, “The company wants us to accept this as a done deal and quietly disappear. We won’t let that happen.” Read more
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SEX PISTOLS’ ‘Filthy Lucre Live’: Legendary Finsbury Park Concert To Be Released On Red Vinyl And CD
Marking 30 years since the SEX PISTOLS burst back on to the scene, fans will this year be able to buy “Filthy Lucre Live” as a 2LP red vinyl set featuring bonus tracks. It was the biggest shock reunion of the 1990s and on June 23, 1996, Johnny Rotten (John Lydon), Steve Jones, Paul Cook…
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Xbox CEO Joins Fed’s Task Force To Help With Price Stability And Employment After She Raised Xbox Prices And Laid Of Staff
Xbox chief executive Sarah Bond has reportedly been appointed to a US Federal Reserve task force focused on price stability and employment, according to the article’s headline. The move has drawn attention because it comes after she oversaw price increases on Xbox hardware and a round of staff redundancies at the company, an apparent irony…
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Dahi Announces New Album Black Boy (Alternative) Feat. Kendrick Lamar, Amber Mark, Vince Staples, & More: Hear His Childish Gambino & Moses Sumney Collabs
Producer and DJ Dahi (Dacoury Dahi Natche), a Grammy-winning studio figure known for his work on records by Kendrick Lamar, Drake, SZA and many others, has announced his own album, Black Boy (Alternative). The record marks a rare turn to a personal creative statement from a producer whose credits span more than a decade of…