Acclaimed strategy game They Are Billions to appear on Nintendo Switch 2
French Court Orders Google DNS to Block Pirate Sites, Dismisses ‘Cloudflare-First’ Defense * TorrentFreak
X could face ban in UK over deepfakes, minister says
George Clooney Says “When I Grow Up, I Want to Be Noah Wyle” as Two Stars Unite 30 Years After ‘ER’
GameStop reportedly shuts down more than 400 US stores
Elon Musk’s X threatened with UK ban over wave of indecent AI images
Acclaimed strategy game They Are Billions to appear on Nintendo Switch 2
They Are Billions, which received a lot of acclaim from fans when it launched in 2019, is now making the jump to Nintendo Switch 2. An eShop listing shows that it’s coming on January 22, 2026. They Are Billions is…
French Court Orders Google DNS to Block Pirate Sites, Dismisses ‘Cloudflare-First’ Defense * TorrentFreak
taly’s communications regulator AGCOM imposed a record-breaking €14.2 million fine on Cloudflare after the company failed to implement the required piracy blocking measures. Cloudflare argued that filtering its global 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver would be ”impossible” without hurting overall performance. AGCOM…
X could face ban in UK over deepfakes, minister says
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall says she would back regulator Ofcom if it blocks UK access to Elon Musk’s social media site X for failing to comply with online safety laws. Ofcom says it is urgently deciding what to do about…
George Clooney Says “When I Grow Up, I Want to Be Noah Wyle” as Two Stars Unite 30 Years After ‘ER’
The Movies for Grownups Awards on Saturday night played host to anER reunion, as George Clooney and Noah Wyle reunited (twice) on the awards stage and talked about their longtime friendship. Both men were winners at the AARP awards show…
GameStop reportedly shuts down more than 400 US stores
Your neighborhood GameStop might be on the chopping block, along with more than 400 other retail locations across the US. As first reported by Polygon, the retailer is pursuing a severe cost-saving measure by closing up several hundred physical locations.…
Elon Musk’s X threatened with UK ban over wave of indecent AI images
Elon Musk’s X has been ordered by the UK government to tackle a wave of indecent AI images or face a de facto ban, as an expert said the platform was no longer a “safe space” for women. The media…
Listen to Mumford & Sons’ bittersweet new single ’The Banjo Song’
Mumford & Sons have shared a new single, ‘The Banjo Song’ – you can listen to it below. The song marks the third preview of the London band’s sixth studio album, ‘Prizefighter’, which is released on Friday February 20 via…
SpaceX can deploy 7,500 more Starlink Gen2 satellites with FCC approval
The Federal Communications Commission has approved SpaceX’s request to deploy an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites, allowing the company to launch 15,000 in all. It has also allowed SpaceX to upgrade its Gen2 satellites with “advanced form factors and cutting-edge…
Music Publishers Sued By X in Growing Licensing Battle
X has filed an antitrust lawsuit against over a dozen music publishers as well as their trade association the National Music Publishers Association, accusing them of colluding with the goal of coercing the platform into purchasing industrywide licenses. The lawsuit,…
Apple’s MacBook Pro Turns 20 Years Old
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the MacBook Pro, unveiled by Steve Jobs as a ”One More Thing” segment at the end of his Macworld San Francisco keynote on January 10, 2006. The MacBook Pro was an…
Elon Musk says UK wants to suppress free speech as X faces possible ban
Elon Musk has accused the UK government of wanting to suppress free speech after ministers threatened fines and a possible ban for his social media site X after its AI tool, Grok, was used to make sexual images of women…
Europol Arrests 34 Black Axe Members in Spain Over €5.9M Fraud and Organized Crime
Europol on Friday announced the arrest of 34 individuals in Spain who are alleged to be part of an international criminal organization called Black Axe. As part of an operation conducted by the Spanish National Police, in coordination with the…