Tech

• Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says – Ars Technica
• TikTok Gets Another 75-Day Reprieve From Ban – MacRumors
• DOGE is reportedly using AI to monitor government comms for anti-Musk and anti-Trump chatter
• Microsoft reportedly fires staff whose protest interrupted its Copilot event

Gaming

• Palestinian-led BDS movement adds Microsoft’s Xbox as priority boycott target | Polygon
• Nintendo Switch 2
  • Switch 2 has “10x the graphics performance of the Nintendo Switch”, claims Nvidia | Eurogamer.net
  • The Switch 2 will have a Piranha Plant camera, because of course it will
  • Nintendo’s Official Switch 2 Camera for GameChat Is 1080p, Hori’s Piranha Plant Switch 2 Camera Is 480p – IGN
  • Nintendo Outlines Switch 2 Accessibility Features – GameSpot
  • Switch 2 Treehouse: Live viewers have very clear message for Nintendo | Eurogamer.net
  • Nintendo Confirms Switch 2 Uses DLSS and Ray Tracing, but Is Being Super Vague About the Details – IGN
  • Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders Go Live April 9 – GameSpot
  • Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards Won’t Be Tied To Your Account – GameSpot
  • Nintendo finally addresses the Switch 2 and Mario Kart World price controversies, and says those pesky new US tariffs weren’t behind the $449.99 price point | VG247
• Actors union stages BAFTAs protest, seeking improved conditions for performers | Eurogamer.net
• Ubisoft holds firm in The Crew lawsuit: You don’t own your video games

Content Creation

• Path of Exile 2 players bully Elon Musk during eerie airplane stream | Polygon
• Twitch makes deal to escape Elon Musk suit alleging X ad boycott conspiracy – Ars Technica

Deals

• Amazon Prime Members Get These 23 Free Games In April – GameSpot

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Tech

• US senator wants to fine and jail those who use DeepSeek and other Chinese AIs
• TikTok advises Android users in the US to sideload the app
  • Android users who want TikTok would be best advised to copy iPhone users
• Workday lays off 1,750 employees, citing demand for AI
• Amazon faces new union test in North Carolina | CNN Business
• Feds putting the kibosh on national EV charging program – Ars Technica
• New York metro transit systems add on-demand sign language interpreters
• Google I/O 2025 set for May 20-21

Gaming

• State of Play February 2025: all announcements, trailers – PlayStation.Blog
• Sony has spilled the beans on what caused the PSN outage, and thrown in some free PSN sub to those affected | VG247
  • Capcom extends next Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta Test weekend due to PSN Outage
• Nvidia GeForce Now is currently sold out — here’s when it’s coming back
• Nintendo patent confirms Joy-Con mouse functionality rumored for Switch 2
• Bandai Namco has lost or laid off over 100 staff since April with little fanfare | VG247
• Crysis 4 put “on hold” as developer Crytek is next studio hit by layoffs | Eurogamer.net
• Unity continues laying off staff as troubles continue | GamingOnLinux
• Destiny 2: Heresy launching with missing voice lines due to SAG-AFTRA strike | Eurogamer.net
• “The executives of our company did not protect us”: Activision Blizzard workers hit back at claim harassment lawsuits were “fake” | Eurogamer.net
• Harrison Ford praises Troy Baker’s Indiana Jones: “it didn’t take AI to do it” | Eurogamer.net
• Fans React to Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl PlayStation Easter Egg – IGN

Hardware/Software Updates

• Apple Releases iOS 18.3.1 With Bug Fixes – MacRumors
  • Make Sure to Update: iOS 18.3.1 Includes Fix for Actively Exploited Vulnerability – MacRumors
  • Bug in macOS and iOS updates re-enables Apple Intelligence for some who’d opted out
• Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.3.1 – MacRumors

Deals

• Prime Gaming’s February freebies include BioShock Infinite and Wolfenstein: Youngblood
• PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for February: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, TopSpin 2K25, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Tape 1 and more

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Tech

• Dozens of subreddits are banning links to X – The Verge
• China suggests it’s open to a US deal for TikTok after all
• Meta will lay off more ‘low-performers,’ says CEO Mark Zuckerberg – The Verge
• Meta admits it deleted links to decentralized Instagram competitor Pixelfed
• A major data broker hack may have leaked precise location info for millions – The Verge
• AT&T pulls its 5G internet service in NY over new affordable internet law – The Verge
• Netflix is raising prices again, as the standard plan goes up to $17.99
• Apple Intelligence is enabled by default in iOS 18.3 – The Verge

Gaming

• GDC’s State of the Games Industry survey says one in ten respondents laid off in 2024 | Eurogamer.net
• PowerWash Sim kills off VR support in bid to provide “job security” for the team | Eurogamer.net
• New Square Enix harassment policy includes potential legal action against gamers who harass its employees
• Microsoft reportedly makes “small” number of further layoffs across divisions including gaming | Eurogamer.net
• The numbers have been crunched, and PC Game Pass got almost $5,000 in new games during 2024 | VG247
• Introducing More Ways for Players to Repair their Xbox Consoles, Reduce Waste and Save Energy
• Xbox adding support for larger external storage beyond current limit | Eurogamer.net
• Everything announced at the Xbox Developer Direct showcase
• Awesome Games Done Quick raises another $2.5 million for a cancer nonprofit
• Insomniac Games boss Ted Price is retiring – The Verge
• Palworld maker Pocketpair to publish Tales of Kenzera studio’s next game | Eurogamer.net

Hardware/Software Updates

• NVIDIA release new GPU driver updates for Linux and Windows after announcing security issues | GamingOnLinux

Deals

• PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for January: God of War Ragnarök, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand, and more
• Coming to Game Pass: Sniper Elite: Resistance, Eternal Strands, Citizen Sleeper 2, and More – Xbox Wire

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Tech

• Black people across the country have been getting racist texts about slave plantations
• Bluesky crosses the 15 million user mark – The Verge
• Bluesky apparently acted up today because of a cut fiber cable – The Verge
• Stopping the TikTok ban is reportedly a Trump priority – 9to5Mac
• Tesla Cybertruck hit with sixth recall this year, this time over a bad inverter – The Verge
• Apple Releases iPhone 16 and 16 Pro Parts for Do-It-Yourself Repairs – MacRumors
• A new iOS 18 security feature makes it harder for police to unlock iPhones – The Verge
• These are the passwords you definitely shouldn’t be using – The Verge
• Amazon can’t force employees into anti-unionization meetings
• 23andMe is ending its cancer research program and slashing over 200 jobs – The Verge
• AMD lays off 4 percent of its global workforce
• The Onion just bought Infowars – The Verge

Gaming

• Hundreds of ZeniMax workers strike over Microsoft outsourcing, remote work policies | Eurogamer.net
• Discord leaker Jack Teixeira gets 15-year sentence for sharing classified documents
• Palworld dev details the patents Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are suing for | GamingOnLinux
• Valve accused of “allowing the proliferation of hate” as report finds 1.8m instances of extremist or hateful content on Steam | Eurogamer.net

Hardware/Software Updates

• Nvidia’s new app replacement for GeForce Experience is now out of beta – The Verge

Deals

• Nintendo Officially Announces Black Friday Switch Deals for 2024 – IGN

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Tech

• Roku TV owners complain that motion smoothing is stuck ‘on’ after an update – The Verge
• iOS 18 will let you use Apple Pay on desktop Chrome by scanning a code – The Verge
• Apple hit with lawsuit for allegedly underpaying female employees
• Cybertruck buyers say they’ve been told deliveries are paused due windshield wiper problems
• Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s massive pay package — was there ever any doubt? – The Verge
• Tesla investors sue Elon Musk for launching a rival AI company – The Verge
• Musk’s X demands money from laid-off employees, claims they were overpaid | Ars Technica
• Cop busted for unauthorized use of Clearview AI facial recognition resigns | Ars Technica
• US military reportedly used social media to spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines
• One of the major sellers of detailed driver behavioral data is shutting down | Ars Technica
• Microsoft’s all-knowing Recall AI feature is being delayed – The Verge
• TikTok’s gen AI avatars are based on real people and that only makes them more creepy
• “Simulation of keyboard activity” leads to firing of Wells Fargo employees | Ars Technica
• Sonos’ new privacy policy implies they now sell your data – 9to5Mac
• Jon Stewart on TV+ show’s cancellation: Apple didn’t ‘censor’ him – 9to5Mac
• ASUS warns of critical remote authentication bypass on 7 routers

Gaming

• Helldivers 2 developer donates to Save the Children because players saved the children in-game, too | Eurogamer.net
• Seattle-based Galvanic Games is closing down | Eurogamer.net
• Alone in the Dark reboot developer closed by Embracer | Eurogamer.net
• Xbox’s Sea of Thieves was the most downloaded game on PS5 last month | Eurogamer.net

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Tech

• Photographer Disqualified From AI Image Contest After Winning With Real Photo | PetaPixel
• Windows won’t take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in – The Verge
• Apple Intelligence: every new AI feature coming to the iPhone and Mac – The Verge
• Elon Musk calls iOS 18 a ‘security violation’ for integrating ChatGPT, says he will ban use of Apple devices at Tesla – 9to5Mac
• Some company heads hoped return-to-office mandates would make people quit, survey says | Ars Technica
• Sony buys Alamo Drafthouse Cinema – The Verge
• Life360 confirms a hacker stole Tile tracker IDs and customer info – The Verge
• Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk for sexual harassment and retaliation – The Verge
• X CEO Linda Yaccarino addresses employees as layoff fears swirl – The Verge
• Pew: A growing number of Americans are getting their news from TikTok – The Verge

Gaming

• LA Billboard Shouts Out ‘Gone But Not Forgotten’ Game Studios Ahead of Major Showcases – IGN
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Isn’t 300 GB After All – IGN
• Black Ops 6’s Single-Player Campaign Requires a Constant Internet Connection — Even on Console – IGN

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Tech

• Sony buys Alamo Drafthouse Cinema – The Verge
• Life360 confirms a hacker stole Tile tracker IDs and customer info – The Verge
• Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk for sexual harassment and retaliation – The Verge
• X CEO Linda Yaccarino addresses employees as layoff fears swirl – The Verge
• Pew: A growing number of Americans are getting their news from TikTok – The Verge
• Here are the apps Sherlocked by Apple during WWDC 2024 – 9to5Mac
• Apple seems to have persuaded OpenAI to work for exposure
• Netflix has Sherlocked Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

Gaming

• GDDR7 memory is coming in early 2025
• Bethesda Is Charging $7 For A New Starfield Mission, And Players Are Upset – GameSpot
• Xbox June Update Out Now, Here’s What It Does – GameSpot
• PlayStation 5 adds ability to join Discord voice chats from your console | Eurogamer.net
• Proton 9.0-2 brings better controller support in launchers, more playable games, lots of bug fixes | GamingOnLinux
• Armello, Jumplight Odyssey studio League of Geeks going into “hibernation” following layoffs | Eurogamer.net
• VRChat Severs 30% Of Team: “We Need More Time And Runway To Execute”

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Topics

Tech

• Apple Store workers in Maryland vote in favor of a strike over working conditions – 9to5Mac
• Amazon workers become the first to unionize at one of the company’s Canadian warehouses
• Elon Musk laid off the Tesla Supercharger team; now he’s rehiring them | Ars Technica
• Eight TikTok creators file their own suit against the divest-or-ban law

Gaming

• Pre-orders for Ghost of Tsushima on PC are being canceled in countries without PSN access
• Ghost of Tsushima single-player only on Steam Deck due to PlayStation Network features | GamingOnLinux
  • Ghost of Tsushima PC Cross-Play Will Launch With a Beta Label Attached – IGN
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows Apparently Needs An Online Connection To Install Physical Copies – GameSpot

Hardware/Software Updates

• Apple Releases iOS 17.5 With Cross-Platform Tracking Detection, EU App Downloads From Websites and More – MacRumors
  • iOS 17.5 includes these 15 security patches for iPhone users – 9to5Mac
• Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.5 With Apple News+ Improvements – MacRumors

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Tech

• Divestment vs. social media: a hard battle on a good day
• Bike Lock NYPD Insists Is ‘Industrial’ Protest Tool Is a Normal Lock Recommended by Columbia University
• TikTok sues the US government over ban – The Verge
• Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking | Ars Technica
• Dell hack: Personal info of 49 million customers allegedly breached | PCWorld
• Jack Dorsey claims Bluesky is ‘repeating all the mistakes’ he made at Twitter

Gaming

• Xbox shuts slew of Bethesda studios, including Redfall, Hi-Fi Rush developers | Eurogamer.net
• Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio – The Verge

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Tech

• Uber and Lyft can’t be bothered to pay Minneapolis drivers more
• Tesla settles racism lawsuit with Black worker
• Dell becomes the latest company to reverse WFH policies
• DOJ urging the sale of TikTok instead of ban
• House bill doesn’t protect your data, just restricts the selling of it

Gaming

• Steam Families beta is perfect for your gaming family

Streaming

• Twitch is removing Prime Video watch parties on April 2, 2024

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