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Nintendo has filed a request for subpoena in California’s Northern District Court to compel Discord to reveal the identity of user “GameFreakOUT,” the alleged source of last year’s extensive Pokemon leak. The company is demanding the name, address, phone number, and email of the individual behind the “Teraleak,” which contained claimed source code for upcoming title Pokemon Legends: Z-A,...
Study offers rare insight into human-animal combat during Roman empire
Bite marks from a lion on a man’s skeleton, excavated from an 1,800-year-old cemetery on the outskirts of York, provide the first physical evidence of human-animal combat in the Roman empire, new research claims.
While clashes between combatants, big cats and bears are described and depicted in ancient texts and mosaics,...
The franchise’s Disney era has been defined by toothless politics, but Andor Season 2 is a vivid metaphor for America’s descent into authoritarianism.
Despite being the biggest electric vehicle market in the world, China might decide it’s had enough of Tesla. In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we break it all down.
Apple was fined 500 million euros ($570 million) on Wednesday and Meta 200 million euros, as European Union antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech. From a report: The EU fines could stoke tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump who has threatened to levy tariffs against countries that penalise U.S. companies. WSJ...
The world’s coral reefs have been pushed into “uncharted territory” by the worst global bleaching event on record that has now hit more than 80% of the planet’s reefs, scientists have warned. From a report: Reefs in at least 82 countries and territories have been exposed to enough heat to turn corals white since the global event started in January 2023, the latest data from the US government’s...
The video-streaming platform has revolutionized how we watch things. Here’s a timeline of its biggest moments.
Margaret Mitchell, an AI ethics researcher at Hugging Face, tells WIRED about a new dataset designed to test AI models for bias in multiple languages.
Home Affairs aims to rollout its live capture functionality to 1,000 bank branches by the end of the 2027/28 financial year.
Amazon’s internet-from-space venture is struggling to ramp up production, jeopardizing its ability to meet a government deadline to have more than 1,600 satellites in orbit by next summer. From a report: Project Kuiper has completed just a few dozen satellites so far, more than a year into its manufacturing program, according to three people familiar with the situation. The slow pace, combined...
Instagram promised more “built-in protections” for young people but researchers say users are still exposed to sexualised images and negative stereotypes.
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On its 20th anniversary, YouTube now says that since YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim’s video — “Me at the zoo” — was posted, more than 20 trillion videos have been uploaded. From a report: The video behemoth dropped a number of jaw-dropping stats Wednesday, along with significant updates to its TV experience, which has become a strategic priority for the platform, all connected to its...
Khudusela Pitje, a big investor in Vumatel and DFA, says regulators have hurt investor confidence in the telecoms sector.
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Researchers say mutations more often found in younger patients’ tumours caused by toxin secreted by E coli strains
Childhood exposure to a toxin produced by bacteria in the bowel may be contributing to the rise of colorectal cancer in under-50s around the world, researchers say.
Countries, including some in Europe and Oceania, have witnessed an increase in young adults with bowel cancer in...
Getting pulled over with an expired licence can be stressful. Here’s what you should know.
Analysts at UBS and Gartner have significantly reduced their growth forecasts for global PC and smartphone markets as a result of mounting pressures from trade tariffs and broader macroeconomic uncertainties that are expected to impact consumer demand through 2026. From a report: In a pair of research reports sent to their clients on Wednesday, UBS and Gartner revised down their global PC...
While Meta says the AI chatbot is a “good thing”, some users have shared their frustrations.
Here is a comprehensive list of video streaming services which are officially supported in South Africa.
Indonesian migrant fishermen working in Taiwan’s distant-water fishing fleet are trapped in brutal conditions that strip away basic human communication. Sailors spend up to 10 months at sea, working 22-hour days with no internet access, unable to contact families or report workplace hazards. A coalition of labor rights groups, 404 Media, is pushing to mandate Wi-Fi on ships, challenging an...