Tech

• Apple announces AppleCare One multi-device bundle with simplified pricing
• Report: Apple alerted Iranians to spyware attacks in lead-up to war with Israel
• Grindr Won’t Let Users Say ‘No Zionists’
• A power utility is reporting suspected pot growers to cops. EFF says that’s illegal.
• OpenAI partners with Oracle to built out 4.5 gigawatts in data center capacity
• Trump’s AI Action Plan targets state regulation and ‘ideological bias’
• FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices
• California backs down to Trump admin, won’t force ISPs to offer $15 broadband
• A Startup is Selling Data Hacked from Peoples’ Computers to Debt Collectors
• Uber will help pair women riders and drivers in the US
• Intel confirms it will cut a third of its workforce by the end of 2025

Gaming

• Final Fantasy 14 ending support for Windows 10 OS alongside Microsoft
• ZeniMax employees discuss chaos of Microsoft’s “inhumane” mass layoffs in new report
• Splitgate 2 ‘unlaunches,’ studio to cut staff ahead of 2026 rerelease
• Supermassive Games is delaying Directive 8020 and laying off staff
• Still Wakes the Deep developer The Chinese Room regains its independence
• Gabe Newell Is A Big Believer In AI, Calls It A “Cheat Code”
• Itch.io has hidden its entire NSFW games library, as payment providers pressure stores
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows Hits 5 Million Players, 2 Billion Stealth Kills

Hardware/Software Updates

• New PS5 system update beta previews DualSense wireless controller pairing across multiple devices

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Tech

• Google layoffs impact hundreds in Pixel, Android division
• Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days – Ars Technica
• Samsung Receives Government Approval To Increase The Work Hours To 64 Per Week For Its R&D and Semiconductor Divisions To Boost Competitiveness Against Rivals
• Microsoft is rolling out its controversial Recall feature to Windows Insiders
• Adobe Deletes Bluesky Posts After Furious Backlash | PetaPixel
• Security Database Used by Apple Goes Independent After Funding Cut [Updated] – MacRumors
• Someone hacked Silicon Valley crosswalks to spoof Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk

Gaming

• Discord’s New Age Verification Requires ID Or Face Scans For Some Users – GameSpot
• Ubisoft just open-sourced its colorblind assistance tool Chroma
• It’s heartbreak for the haters as Assassin’s Creed Shadows revealed as second best-selling game in US behind Monster Hunter Wilds | VG247
• Death Stranding 2 Boss Fights Aren’t Just Skippable–They’re Also Readable – GameSpot
• Niantic Spatial Lays Off 68 Employees Following Sale of Games Business to Scopely – IGN
• How OTK Lost Its Way – Aftermath
• Content Creation

Hardware/Software Updates

• Apple Releases iOS 18.4.1 With Bug Fixes – MacRumors
• Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 With Bug Fixes – MacRumors
• Update Now: iOS 18.4.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 Address Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities – MacRumors

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Tech

• End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone coming in future software update – 9to5Mac
• YouTube investigating widespread low quality video playback issues on iOS
• This is one of the most sophisticated phishing attacks ever made against Mac users
• Microsoft’s latest Windows update accidentally uninstalled Copilot
• Tesla recalls more than 46,000 Cybertrucks over a faulty exterior panel
• Amazon is getting rid of the option for Echo devices to process Alexa voice requests locally
• Roku testing auto-playing video ads before loading home screen
• Plex announces Plex Pass price increase and paywall for remote streaming – 9to5Mac
• The Discord app is getting video ads in June

Gaming

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows is joining Xbox’s “Stream your own games” library | Eurogamer.net
• Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available
• Top Street Fighter 6 competitor ChrisCCH declines qualification spot for Saudi-owned Esports World Cup due to “the nature in which the event is funded and managed” | VG247
• The free Half-Life 2 RTX demo is now available
• Video game workers in North America now have an industry-wide union
• Game companies will standardize accessibility labels on storefronts and product pages
• Helldivers 2 boss says industry doomed to “unnecessarily brutal” layoffs while “chasing after the battle royales” | Eurogamer.net

Deals

• Free Play Days – Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Bassmaster Fishing, Warhammer 40,000 Inquisitor and Thief Simulator – Xbox Wire

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Tech

• Western Digital Has Reportedly Bid Farewell To The SSD Market; SanDisk Will Now Be Responsible For Existing & Future Products
• Apple must allow app sideloading in Brazil within 90 days, judge orders
• Elon Musk says a ‘massive cyberattack’ is to blame for X being down
• Reddit Is Restricting Luigi Mangione Discourse—but It’s Even Weirder Than That
• Telecom tells employees they won’t get bonuses if they don’t follow RTO policy – Ars Technica

Gaming

• New Copilot for Gaming Aims to Save You Time, Help You Get Good – Xbox Wire
• Ori, No Rest for the Wicked studio goes ‘fully independent’ in aftermath of Private Division closure | Eurogamer.net
• Monopoly Go maker buying Pokémon Go for $3.5bn | Eurogamer.net
• SAG-AFTRA actors’ strike set to continue, as union warns of “alarming loopholes” for “AI abuse” in latest proposal | Eurogamer.net
• Two Zenless Zone Zero actors lose jobs over AI dispute without notice, finding out alongside players | Eurogamer.net
• Parents “not comfortable” about children’s safety shouldn’t let them play Roblox, company boss says | Eurogamer.net
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows Will Support Steam Deck At Release, Ubisoft Confirms – GameSpot
• We all know thick thighs save lives, but they also do well during recession depression, according to Atelier Yumia producer | VG247

Hardware/Software Updates

• Apple Releases iOS 18.3.2 With Bug Fixes – MacRumors

Deals

• PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for March: UFC 5, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions and more
• The Steam Spring Sale 2025 is here

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Tech

• Instagram is starting to let some creators make AI versions of themselves – The Verge
• The nation’s oldest nonprofit newsroom is suing OpenAI and Microsoft
• AI-generated Al Michaels to provide daily recaps during 2024 Summer Olympics | Ars Technica
• Time strikes a deal to funnel 101 years of journalism into OpenAI’s gaping maw
• Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims | Ars Technica
• RegreSSHion: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability In OpenSSH Server
• Carriers should have to unlock your iPhone or Android phone within 60 days, says FCC
• Detroit police can no longer use facial recognition results as the sole basis for arrests
• Uber and Lyft now required to pay Massachusetts rideshare drivers $32 an hour

Gaming

• Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Amazon’s Fire TV Sticks in July – The Verge
• FromSoftware Parent Company Hacked by Ransomware Gang Threatening to Release Internal Data – IGN
• Ubisoft CEO Condemns ‘Hateful Acts’ Against Developers Following AC Shadows Backlash – IGN
• Ubisoft lays off 30+ Ubisoft Toronto devs so it can “deliver on its ambitious roadmap” | Eurogamer.net
• Valve reveals the most-played games on Steam Deck

Streaming

• YouTube is stopping Dr Disrespect’s channel from making money – The Verge

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