Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies In Plane Crash
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Claude Guillemot, co-founder of French video game company Ubisoft, died Friday at the age of 69. According to French media (via Bloomberg), Guillemot died in a plane crash in the French resort town of La Baule. He was one of two people aboard the plane, both of whom died.

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UK Official Promises Statements ‘Around VPNs’ and Further Teen Restrictions on Chatbots and Social Media
PC Gamer reports:

The UK government is considering an Australia-style ban on social media for under-16s, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer saying that the ban could take effect as soon as spring next year. As for the much nearer future, Science and Technology Secretary … ⌘ Read more

Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock’s Cameras to Stalk People
404 Media remembers how a Florida police office looked up his ex-girlfriend’s license plate in the Flock automated license plate reader system at least 69 times in 2024 — even searching for her mom’s license plate at least 24 times. The police office was charged with stalking and hacking-related offenses, serving one day in prison with five … ⌘ Read more

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SMPTE Opens Entire Standards Catalog for Free, Removing Century-Old Paywall
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has published over 800 technical standards over the years (as a professional association for the media and entertainment industry).

But this week SMPTE “announced that its complete Standards catalog, the technical backbone behind everything from SDI and timecode to IP-ba … ⌘ Read more

Meta Lobbies Congress For Protection From Child-Harm Lawsuits
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Reuters: Meta has lobbied the U.S. Congress for legal immunity from child-harm claims tied to social media products such as Instagram, as it faces thousands of lawsuits from young users and their families, according to a source familiar with the matter and proposed legislative language reviewed by R … ⌘ Read more

AMD ISP4 Driver Merged To Linux 7.2 Kernel
The media subsystem changes were merged tonight for the Linux 7.2 merge window and it includes the long-awaited AMD ISP4 driver now in the mainline kernel.. This ISP4 driver is what completes the loop for enabling the web camera on the HP ZBook Ultra G1a and other future high-end AMD Ryzen laptops… ⌘ Read more

Commodore’s Callback 8020 Is a $499 Flip Phone That Blocks Social Media and Browsers
Commodore has unveiled the Callback 8020, a $499 Sailfish OS flip phone that runs most Android apps but deliberately blocks social media, browsers, email, and workplace apps to discourage doomscrolling. The “not dumb dumbphone” still supports messaging, music, maps, ridesharing, hotspots, a removable battery … ⌘ Read more

Firefox 152 Adds JPEG XL Support, Redesigned Settings
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Linuxiac: Mozilla has released Firefox 152, the latest update to its popular open-source web browser, with updated settings, improved media controls, experimental JPEG XL support, and various platform-specific fixes for desktop and Android. A key update is the redesigned Firefox Settings page, which now features clearer groupings … ⌘ Read more

Britain Unveils Sweeping Ban On Social Media For Under-16s
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from NBC News: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a sweeping ban on social media use for those under 16, joining other countries around the world seeking to protect children online. “It’s a big step for our country,” Starmer said in a recorded video message released Monday. “Social media is maki … ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Updates Six Windows’ Apps. ‘Photos’ Gets Watermarks for Copilot Images (Off by Default)
Microsoft dropped “massive” updates for six stock Windows apps, reports the “Microsoft enthusiast” site Neowin.

Here’s some of their more interesting highlights for Clock, Media Player, Calculator, Voice Recorder, Photos, and Paint:

The Photos app (version 2026.11060.2004.0):

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UK Scientists See Little Evidence for Claims Smartphones Are Rewiring Kids’ Brains
UK’s Members of Parliament (MP) were “looking for proof that smartphones and social media are rotting children’s brains,” writes The Register — but they got “a less satisfying answer from neuroscientists on Wednesday: nobody can really prove it.”

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Tom Cruise’s Steven Spielberg Popcorn Bucket Is Better Than Disclosure Day’s Official Vessel
Tom Cruise recently checked out the latest Steven Spielberg movie, Disclosure Day. While at a screening, Cruise showed off his special Spielberg-themed popcorn bucket, an item that unironically was better than the official one from the movie. Cruise recently took to social media to share some photos of himself at a screening for the mov … ⌘ Read more

I’ve had coaches I’d run through walls for. These are the five questions Essendon, Carlton and Tassie should ask
Fans want hope. Boards want credibility. The media wants a headline. But the most important question any club looking for a new coach should ask is, what are their players looking for? ⌘ Read more

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Brad Pitt’s Dog Movie Was Just Spoiled & Fans Aren’t Mad About It
A major spoiler of Brad Pitt’s upcoming dog movie has surfaced online, but no one seems to be complaining about it. In fact, Richard Raymond, who serves as one of the producers on Heart of the Beast, himself shared the major plot point on his social media profile, confirming that the movie would differ vastly […]

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Affaire Lyhanna: la loi du talion en prime time
Après le meurtre de la collégienne, plusieurs élus d’extrême droite se sont prononcés pour un rétablissement de la peine de mort ou la tenue d’un référendum à ce sujet. Dans certains médias, la question du retour de la peine capitale est désormais posée comme si de rien n’était. ⌘ Read more

Senior Liberal warns party to stop talking about One Nation as Hanson hits back at PM
The One Nation leader posted a report about its fundraising campaign on social media after Albanese questioned its veracity, Hanson saying it proved the money was “ridgy-didge”. ⌘ Read more

Hanson scoffs at Albanese’s scepticism of One Nation fundraising, releases audit
The One Nation leader posted the report on social media and said it proved the millions raised in her Fire the Liar campaign were “ridgy didge”. ⌘ Read more

The shock-jock whisperer managing One Nation’s talent
Rookie One Nation senator Sean Bell, who was embarrassed on 2GB last week, has a talk radio veteran running his media. ⌘ Read more

Young teens risk mental health harm after one year of social media use
A study that tracked teenagers for a decade found a decline in their wellbeing from time online – but it also provides a critical window for intervention. ⌘ Read more

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Major Days of Our Lives Star Is Leaving, Says Goodbye To Fans
Elia Cantu, who plays Jada Hunter, took to social media to announce her departure from Days of Our Lives. Originally introduced in July 2022, she is the daughter of Marcus Hunter. While she didn’t disclose the reason for stepping away from the show, she did pay tribute to her character and extended thanks to the […]

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‘Busting out the dance moves’: Katter the life of the party in Melbourne
The member for Kennedy in Queensland was spotted in Melbourne – and dancing on social media – and naturally, we were curious. ⌘ Read more

Only Murders in the Building Season 6 Casts Bridgerton Star & 7 More
Hulu‘s Only Murders in the Building Season 6 adds seven new faces including a Bridgerton star. While the makers have yet to confirm whether any Season 5 guest stars will return, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who plays Detective Williams, was spotted in social media posts from the set. The upcoming installment is currently filming in the […]

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X-Men’s Sabretooth Actor Tyler Mane Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis: ‘F— Cancer’
Tyler Mane, who played Sabretooth in X-Men, recently offered a grim health update. In a social media video, the former World Championship Wrestling star revealed that he has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Tyler Mane reveals breast cancer diagnosis after wanting to keep it a secret Tyler Mane recently confirmed in a short video posted […]

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‘Disgusting’: Young & Restless Fans Reject Bizarre New Matt Twist
Fans of The Young and the Restless voiced their reactions to the strange new Matt Clark twist, calling it “disgusting.” The latest storyline shift lit up social media as longtime viewers slammed the recent plot twists. Young and Restless fans are not happy with the latest Matt twist The Young and the Restless fans are […]

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«On va se faire attraper par l’Arcom»: CNews laisse carte blanche au média d’extrême droite Frontières et crispe ses équipes
L’émission «100% Frontières» diffusée chaque jour sur CNews est si radicale qu’elle choque même en interne. Au point qu’un chroniqueur de la chaîne a discrètement saisi l’Arcom pour dénoncer la place «quasi-exclusive» accordée à «l’immigration» ou à «l’islam», «sans maîtrise de l’antenne».” “ ⌘ Read more

Mercedes‑Benz starts large‑scale production of electric axial flux motor
Article URL: https://media.mercedes-benz.com/en/article/bebac2af-acdc-465a-9538-adb0bf3d8ccf

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Israel Folau posts his support for gay footballer Kane Evans on social media
Of all the social media support Kane Evans has received since coming out as gay, the most unexpected source is controversial code-hopper Israel Folau. ⌘ Read more

Scarlett Johansson’s Star-Studded Exorcist Movie Just Got a Massive Update
Scarlett Johansson‘s star-studded Exorcist movie just took a major step forward. The director took to social media to share the latest update on the franchise reboot. Mike Flanagan gives update on The Exorcist’s filming Mike Flanagan has officially wrapped filming on his upcoming Exorcist reboot. The director shared the news on Instagram alongside Blumhouse, posting an image of […]

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Why GMA’s Robin Roberts Was Recently Replaced as Host
Robin Roberts took to social media to reveal why she has been absent from Good Morning America lately. She didn’t appear on the Friday, May 29 episode, and was also missing at the commencement of the following week. She was temporarily replaced by Rebecca Jarvis. GMA’s Robin Roberts has been on hiatus for a new […]

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FCC Wants To Kill Burner Phones By Forcing Telecoms To Get All Customers’ IDs
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to make it effectively impossible for people to buy what many call burner phones – a phone not explicitly linked to your identity at the point of purchase – which would impact privacy-conscious people, to domestic abuse … ⌘ Read more

Netflix’s Scooby-Doo: Origins Is Already Facing Fan Backlash
Netflix has finally unveiled its live-action iteration of Scooby-Doo, showing how the dog will look in the upcoming Origins series. However, fans have not warmly received its look, making their feelings clear on social media. Fans aren’t liking Scooby-Doo’s first look Netflix recently dropped a new teaser for Scooby-Doo: Origins, showing off its version of […]

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Microsoft Hacked To Deliver Malware To Claude and Gemini Users
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Microsoft has shut down a wave of its own repositories on GitHub, including those related to Azure and AI coding agents, as it investigates a data breach, according to research from cybersecurity researchers and a statement given to 404 Media by Microsoft. Hackers planted malware that would harvest pe … ⌘ Read more

«L’arc réactionnaire vise les fêtes dissidentes et populaires»
La droite s’attaque au free parties. Nombre de médias et de politiques s’en prennent à la jeunesse qui célèbre la victoire du PSG. Le monde de la culture, dans le viseur de l’extrême droite, est devenu une cible facile. La fête est-elle finie? Notre émission en public, enregistrée lors du Mediapart Festival. ⌘ Read more

Anzeige: Neue Bluetooth-Kopfhörer von Shokz jetzt bei Media Markt
Vor wenigen Tagen hat Shokz zwei neue Modelle von Open-Ear-Kopfhörern auf den Markt gebracht. Bei Media Markt können Interessenten jetzt zuschlagen. ( Media Markt, Audio/Video)

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Hugh Laurie Apologizes After House Dispute, Says He Was a ‘Thin-Skinned T—’
Hugh Laurie apologized to writer Janet Murray on social media. This came after the writer received backlash over his criticism of her “trenchant” analysis of House. Earlier, Laurie had slammed Murray for pointing out recurring structure in the series, backing his comment with examples of known figures from the music and art fields. Why Hugh […]

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Apple credits Australia’s teen social media ban for its new controls
Apple chief executive Tim Cook told Anthony Albanese the iPhone maker’s new child-safety tools were “in part inspired” by the world-first social media ban. ⌘ Read more

Apple credits Australia’s teen social media ban for its new controls
Apple chief executive Tim Cook told Anthony Albanese the iPhone maker’s new child-safety tools were “in part inspired” by the world-first social media ban. ⌘ Read more

General Hospital Star Kirsten Storms Breaks Silence on Maxie’s Future
Kirsten Storms, who plays Maxie on General Hospital, recently took to social media to share a personal and professional update. She openly addressed the apartment break-in situation while also revealing her brain aneurysm diagnosis. Moreover, she updated fans on her return to the show while stressing that her daughter remains her top priority. General Hospital’s Kirsten Storms on if she’d return as Ma … ⌘ Read more

ASX pares losses; banks and miners slide, oOh!media jumps on takeover bid
The Australian sharemarket opened sharply lower on Tuesday as local investors caught up with Wall Street’s sell-off on Friday and a flare-up of fighting between Israel and Iran. ⌘ Read more

Was Australia’s teen social media ban effective?
It’s been six months since Australia’s teen social media ban came into effect, but is it working? ⌘ Read more

Polymarket and Kalshi Say Influencer Partners Can’t Deny Election Results, Actually
Social media posts questioning the integrity of LA’s mayoral election were labeled “paid partnerships.” Then Kalshi and Polymarket told creators to delete them. ⌘ Read more

La députée LFI Sophia Chikirou relaxée pour escroquerie mais condamnée pour vol
L’élue est relaxée par le tribunal judiciaire de Paris pour tentative d’escroquerie alors qu’elle était accusée d’avoir tenté de virer des fonds de la webtélé Le Média vers sa société. Elle est en revanche condamnée à 8 000 euros d’amende, dont la moitié avec sursis, pour avoir volé deux chèques jamais encaissés. ⌘ Read more

Albanese pledges to keep reducing migration as third poll puts One Nation in lead
After politicians from all sides condemned billboards portraying Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan as a witch, Albanese made an impassioned request for media outlets to stop portraying politicians in a personal manner. ⌘ Read more

Anzeige: Nintendo Switch 2 nur noch Stunden zum Jahrestiefstpreis im Angebot
Amazon kontert Media Markts laufende Mehrwertsteuer-Aktion und reduziert die gefragte Nintendo-Switch-2-Konsole ebenfalls auf unter 400 Euro. ( Nintendo Switch, Nintendo)

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