Tech

• Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal’s work
• Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source
• “Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall
• Microsoft acknowledges it supplied AI technology to Israel’s Ministry of Defense, but claims “no evidence” it’s been used to “target or harm people in the conflict in Gaza”

• New Orleans police secretly used facial recognition on over 200 live camera feeds
• Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books
• A huge unsecured credential database discovery is a great reminder to change your passwords

Gaming

• Bungie accused of plagiarizing art (yet again), but blames all the alleged Marathon art theft on a former employee
• French trade union says Ubisoft CEO will be summoned at harassment trial of three former execs
• Stellar Blade On PC Has Been Blocked In Over 130 Countries, Catching Its Developer By Surprise
• GOG add support for authenticator apps for two-factor authentication (2FA)
• An AI James Earl Jones returns as Darth Vader in Fortnite, with permission
  • SAG-AFTRA challenges Epic Games over Darth Vader AI in Fortnite
• Fortnite returns to the App Store for iPhone and iPad in the US

Content Creation

• Adobe to automatically move subscribers to pricier, AI-focused tier in June

Hardware/Software Updates

• Apple releases new version of iPadOS for older models, including important security updates

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Tech

• Patreon Planning iOS App Update to Skirt In-App Purchases
• Refurbished iPhone 15 Models Now Available From Apple’s Online Store in U.S. and Canada – MacRumors
• Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost – Ars Technica
• TeleMessage, a Signal clone the Trump administration uses, has been hacked
• Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp users – Ars Technica
• Musk’s politics see Tesla sales collapse in Europe – Ars Technica
• USPTO refuses Tesla Robotaxi trademark as “merely descriptive” – Ars Technica
• DOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware – Ars Technica
• Open source project curl is sick of users submitting “AI slop” vulnerabilities – Ars Technica

Gaming

• Polygon has been sold to Valnet, with the majority of staff laid off | VGC
• Prime Gaming members get 22 more games in May | Eurogamer.net
• GTA 6 delayed to 2026 | Eurogamer.net
• EA suggests it has no plans to raise game prices yet despite others doing so | VGC
• Epic Games Store completely eliminates revenue fees for smaller developers – Ars Technica
• Nintendo is suing the accessory brand that flaunted Switch 2 mockups ahead of its reveal
• Palworld devs confirm game changes due to the Nintendo / Pokemon lawsuit | GamingOnLinux
• Gears Of War: Reloaded Remaster Coming To PS5, Xbox, And PC In August – GameSpot

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Tech

• Apple Announces iPhone 16e With A18 Chip and Apple Intelligence, Pricing Starts at $599 – MacRumors
  • Apple Unveils ‘C1’ as First Custom Cellular Modem – MacRumors
  • iPhone 16e Doesn’t Have MagSafe – MacRumors
  • Apple officially bids farewell to the Lightning port after 13 years
  • Apple Discontinues iPhone SE – MacRumors
  • Apple Discontinues iPhone 14 and 14 Plus – MacRumors
• Apple currently only able to detect Pegasus spyware in half of infected iPhones
• Open source non-profit platform Codeberg “suffering from hate campaigns due to far-right forces” | GamingOnLinux
• Reddit paywall plans now confirmed by Huffman – 9to5Mac
• X is blocking Signal links, likely over DOGE whistleblowers – 9to5Mac

Gaming

• DICE Awards 2025 Winners: The Full List – IGN
• Marvel Rivals Devs Laid Off Despite The Game’s Huge Success – GameSpot
  • Marvel Rivals publisher NetEase responds to shocking layoffs, claims they were to “optimise development efficiency” | Eurogamer.net
• ​​GTA 5 gets new PC version that adds PS5 and Xbox Series X/S features for free | Eurogamer.net

Content Creation

• Twitch streamers’ uploads and highlights can no longer exceed 100 hours

Deals

• Here’s all the Steam Sales and Fests for 2025 | GamingOnLinux

Managing Mayhem

• Pontificating on Plex or Sayounara Spotify

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Tech

• Authy moved its desktop EOL to March
• Walmart is acquiring Vizio to better get to know you
• Apple releases a sports app
• Apple seems to have joined Signal in future-proofing encryption
• Nvidia driver updates no longer need a login thanks to new app

Gaming

• Microsoft opened up about the future of Xbox
  • Microsoft revealed which games are going where
• Xbox won’t release cloud app because it’s all about the money
• Sony is looking to bring PS VR2 to PC
• Sony is making it easier to sign into your PlayStation
• The DICE Awards gave Spider-Man 2 its due
• Epic Games gave way nearly $2000 in games in 2023

Streaming

• Twitch is increasing sub prices in select countries next month

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On Tuesday, Apple announced that they have implemented a newer type of method to encrypt iMessages. Called PQ3, it is a post-quantum cryptographic protocol that not only will protect users now, but should protect users when quantum computers becoming a widely used thing.

While Apple has beaten its chest in saying that they have the user’s security in mind, iMessages really wasn’t the most secure. That crown would belong to apps like Signal and, believe it or not, Whatsapp. However, Signal may not have had that crown for very long.

Just five months ago, Signal updated its open standard to protect against post-quantum computing. Both Signal and Apple have achieved this by using a new algorithm called Kyber which can’t be broken with quantum computers. Signal and Apple both took Kyber and augmented their existing algorithms. Now malicious actors have to crack both the existing algorithm and Kyber.

For those not familiar, quantum computers are computers that can do very complex calculations a lot faster than we’ve seen before. It would make cracking current cryptography algorithms mere child’s play. The wonderful thing is that, right now, nobody has access to a quantum machine to do any of this. We don’t even know when it will be a thing. And don’t worry, it won’t be tomorrow.

What we do know is that malicious actors are banking on the fact that they will someday be available. So, what they’ve been doing is stealing encrypted data. Right now, they can’t do anything with it because current technology isn’t fast enough to break the encryption. So, they sit on it. Then, when the time’s right, they’ll just use a quantum computer to break the lock and spill the secrets.

Now, I’m not entirely sure that most conversations people are having on iMessages would be that serious, but having that level of protection over the messages their and on Signal do make me feel a little bit better.

Safe bet, however, is to still not have those conversations on your phone anyway.

Sources: MacRumors, Ars Technica

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