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• The Burger King Games may be facing clearance. Get 'em while you can! (arstechnica.com)
  One dollar for each Burger King game? If you can find this deal near you, it's …
• Meta’s AI copyright win comes with a warning about fair use (theverge.com)
  Meta won a partial summary judgment in an AI copyright lawsuit from authors alleging that Meta illegally trained its AI systems on their wo…
• Adventures in launchd (arstechnica.com)
  One man's experience with Apple's new daemon mechanism.
• ‹Automation, machine learning to shape the future of government: Gartner (zdnet.com)
  Gartner believes governments now have the opportunity in the digital service economy to make strategic investments in IT or risk perpetuati…
• Dell MD: ​Diverse, inclusive workplaces deliver stronger business results (zdnet.com)
  Dell kicked off its first inclusion initiative in 2005 and 11 years on, the company's ANZ managing director says it's crucial for young wom…
• Konami announces their 2007 lineup and promises big surprises for Monday (arstechnica.com)
  What super-secret news is Konami holding back?
• I bought Apple's Upgrade Program but I'm still saying 'no' to the iPhone 7 (zdnet.com)
  The iPhone 7 may be the new hotness, but is it enough to make an iPhone 6s Plus owner upgrade, even for free? David Gewirtz says "no". Here…
• Review: iClip 4 for Mac (arstechnica.com)
  If you need more than a unitary clipboard in OS X, look no further than iClip …
• AI is ruining houseplant communities online (theverge.com)
  AI-generated images and chatbot misinformation plague plant collectors.
• Fuzion Frenzy 2: your new stop for easy achievement points (arstechnica.com)
  Feel like padding your gamerscore? Fuzion Frenzy 2 will get you the points you …
• ‹Australian businesses to get Square with contactless payments (zdnet.com)
  California-based mobile payments processing firm Square has launched its Bluetooth Low Energy contactless payments reader in Australia.
• Beach day. (theverge.com)
  After a long wait, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach launches today on the PS5. And if you’re looking to read all about Hideo Kojima’s latest…
• Saturday Showdown: The price of Virtual Console games (arstechnica.com)
  $5 for an NES game? $8 for a Genesis title? Is this simply a case of what the …
• The Bose SoundLink Plus is a great speaker for the beach this summer (theverge.com)
  The portable and water-resistant Bose SoundLink Plus gets impressively loud.
• Long-lost Castlevania installation revived for PSP (arstechnica.com)
  Dracula X: Rondo of Blood, an old PC Engine title, is being ported to the PSP.
• Dell’s new Premium laptops are here, the XPS rebrand nobody asked for (theverge.com)
  The Dell 16 Premium and Dell 14 Premium are nearly identical to the popular XPS 16 and XPS 14 that preceded them
• Amazon Kindle 2016, First Take: Affordable, but backlight-free (zdnet.com)
  The new entry-level Kindle should deliver a perfectly acceptable e-reading experience, but it has a lower-resolution screen than more expen…
• Viddy Well: The gaming video round-up (arstechnica.com)
  Opposable Thumbs looks at this week's gaming videos on this fine, fine …
• Backing up your Entourage mail (arstechnica.com)
  Infinite Loop takes a brief look at an application to help you preserve your e …
• Authors throw the book at Microsoft AI. (theverge.com)
  Several writers have launched a lawsuit against Microsoft over claims it used a collection of nearly 200,000 pirated books to train its Meg…
• Compress your PDFs sans Acrobat in OS X (arstechnica.com)
  Need to squeeze a little space out of your PDFs? Here are a couple of tricks …
• Windows chief Jim Allchin enters retirement (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft Platforms and Services co-president Jim Allchin said that he would …
• The HDMI 2.2 specification supports 16K video at 60Hz (theverge.com)
  After announcing it at CES 2025, the HDMI Forum has released the HDMI 2.2 specification to manufacturers.
• Intel is closing its automotive chipmaking business (theverge.com)
  Intel is closing down and laying off workers at its automotive business as it works to shift focus to its “core client and data center port…
• ‹Late payments still letting small businesses down: PayPal (zdnet.com)
  With Australian businesses waiting 26.4 days on average for an invoice to be paid, PayPal Australia is hoping to reduce this wait time and…
• Denis Villeneuve is directing the next Bond film for Amazon (theverge.com)
  Amazon MGM has brought on Denis Villeneuve to direct its new James Bond film, which will be executive produced by Tanya Lapointe.
• Adium reaches 1.0, Mac users feel the earth move (arstechnica.com)
  Something monumental happened this Friday night. Adium 1. spoke.
• ‹Xero to leverage data for small business lending market (zdnet.com)
  Xero has realised the power of its data, looking to extend its reach to help small businesses access finance.
• The BBC is launching a paywall in the US (theverge.com)
  The BBC is launching an $8.99 per month subscription for users in the US, which will offer full access to the broadcaster’s website and liv…
• ‹NAB, Westpac-backed Australian startup launches Open Data Marketplace (zdnet.com)
  Data Republic has launched the Open Data Marketplace, a governed platform for organisations to list, exchange, and collaborate on data proj…
• Free ODF converter for Word now available (arstechnica.com)
  Version 1. wars?
• Insta360’s new $110 Flow 2 gimbal sacrifices some useful pro features (theverge.com)
  Insta360 has upgraded its entry-level smartphone gimbal after two years and the Flow 2 now includes several features from its pro models.
• Apple warns of "distraction" over options scandal (arstechnica.com)
  In an update to its 10-Q filing, Apple comments on the ongoing SEC …
• Things are heating up in Eddington, New Mexico. (theverge.com)
  Our first look at Ari Aster’s upcoming feature Eddington made it seem like a pandemic-era drama, but the film’s latest trailer makes it fee…
• Friday afternoon Apple links (arstechnica.com)
  Harvard joins iTunes U, an analyst criticizes the 50 percent iPhone margin …
• Honor 8 review: A gorgeous dual camera flagship for half the price of Apple and Samsung phones (zdnet.com)
  Huawei is bringing its first Kirin-powered smartphone to the US under the Honor brand. It's a fantastic smartphone available for just $399.
• The 512MB 360 memory card may not exist, but the Wii LAN adapter does! (arstechnica.com)
  GameStop may have jumped the gun on their 512MB memory card listing, as the …
• Windows is getting rid of the Blue Screen of Death after 40 years (theverge.com)
  Microsoft is changing its Blue Screen of Death to a black one. After decades, a simplified black error message will replace the traditional…
• Microsoft is moving antivirus providers out of the Windows kernel (theverge.com)
  Microsoft is making changes to Windows to get antivirus apps out of the kernel. A private preview is being released to security vendors in…
• Smells like creme brulée (arstechnica.com)
  One of the keys to odor recognition may have been unraveled.
• What is an Xbox? (theverge.com)
  Microsoft is pushing ahead with plans to change the very definition of an Xbox. It looks like its next-gen will offer up a lot of choice fo…
• Review: GelaSkins for the iPod (arstechnica.com)
  GelaSkins embody form and function in an iPod case, and what a body it is.
• This ATM hack could allow thieves to make off with thousands (zdnet.com)
  Chip and PIN ATMs are supposed to be more secure than older models, but Rapid7 researchers have demonstrated that this may not be the case.
• Now Google’s Gemini AI is ready to fill in those empty cells in your spreadsheet (theverge.com)
  Google is rolling out a new Gemini-powered feature in Sheets that lets you use an AI function to generate text for groups of cells based on…
• Apple applies for iTunes transaction patent (arstechnica.com)
  Everyone wants the Zune, and now the iPhone, to be able to buy from their …
• ‹Department of Health on the hunt for data analytics panel (zdnet.com)
  The Australian Department of Health plans to extend its existing data analytics capabilities with the establishment of a health data analyt…
• Dell sued by investors over alleged Intel kickbacks (arstechnica.com)
  Remember that cozy relationship Dell used to have with Intel? It's now the …
• What to expect from the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (zdnet.com)
  The unconventional evolution of Windows 10 continues with the upcoming release of the Anniversary Update, version 1607. It's not just a ser…
• YouTube search gets its own version of Google’s AI Overviews (theverge.com)
  Some YouTube Premium members may start seeing an AI-powered search results carousel for certain types of searches.
• The CEOs aren’t safe in new trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia (theverge.com)
  Director Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia will be in in theaters starting October 31st and it looks like a dark and wild story in a new teaser tra…