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Apple Raised UK Banking Costs, Lawsuit Alleges
A new UK class action lawsuit against Apple seeks billions in damages by alleging that the company unlawfully restricted competition in contactless payments on the iPhone through Apple Pay, The Guardian reports.

Apple Faces Lawsuit Over Continuity Camera Patent and Antitrust Claims
Apple this week got sued in a New Jersey Federal court by the maker of mobile video app Camo, alleging Apple stole its technology when the company integrated its Continuity Camera feature into iOS 16 in 2022.
Medium gives employees Friday off to participate in national strike protesting ICE
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Reid Hoffman urges Silicon Valley leaders to stop bending the knee to President Trump
Some Valley CEOs have condemned recent border patrol events, but Hoffman urges them to wield their influence more powerfully.

Apple Wins Third Jury Trial Against Optis, Avoiding Hundreds of Millions in Patent Damages
Apple did not infringe on any patents owned by Texas-based company Optis Wireless, a jury ruled today.

Apple Sued by West Virginia for Allegedly Allowing CSAM Distribution Through iCloud
West Virginia’s Attorney General JB McCuskey today announced a lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of knowingly allowing iCloud to be used to distribute and store child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Valve’s Loot Boxes Are Gambling And Illegal, Says New York In New Lawsuit
Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, and Dota 2 were directly referenced by New York state’s Attorney General

Gamers Pick Sides As New York Sues Valve Over Loot Boxes
Valve is facing a legal battle in New York over its use of digital loot boxes

The Zoomer Obsession With DVDs Is A Blueprint For Saving Gaming
We ask independent stores if young people are turning up for hard copies as well as the barriers they face
Indonesia outlines plan to limit under-16s’ access to social media
Indonesia has outlined new regulations that would restrict users under 16 from accessing digital platforms.

Jon Favreau Says Jeremy Allen White’s Deezed Hutt In New Star Wars Is Like Apollo Creed’s Son
Jabba’s baby Rotta is grown up and glowed up

One Person’s Unhinged Crusade To Erase An Obscure PC Game From Existence Has Finally Been Stopped
Investigative action has freed Cookie’s Bustle from harm.

Web Cartoon’s ‘No Girls Allowed’ Box Set Spoofing Warhammer Gives Fans Lead Poisoning
Edgelord animation, riffing on Warhammer Space Marines, develops exciting new ways to ruin brains

Take AI’s Job And Respond To Real Prompts In New Browser Game
Generate your own haphazard and hastily sourced advice in your ai slop bores me

Egg Adventures, Trash Bandits, And Waking Nightmares: 5 Neat Indies You Definitely Missed This Week
From a more modest cleaning simulator to a DOS-inspired monster brawl, a round up of brand new gems from the indie world

ITC Judge Rules Apple Watch Blood Oxygen Workaround Does Not Infringe Masimo Patents
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Apple Wanted to Buy Halide to Boost iPhone 18 Pro’s Camera App—Now There’s a Lawsuit
Apple’s plans to enhance the iPhone 18 Pro’s Camera app led it to consider acquiring Halide, but the talks ultimately collapsed and were followed by a fierce…

You Can Finally Watch The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episode That’s Been Lost For 37 Years
There’s a reason Mystery Science Theater 3000 instructed fans to ‘keep circulating the tapes’

Nathan Fillion Explains Why He’s Not Continuing Firefly’s Story Beyond Serenity
The animated series proposal would take place when all the characters are still alive

New Zealand Man Has Pinball Machines Confiscated After Drug Raid On Home Arcade
The owner of the “Kimzone” was suspected of using his arcade collection as a front for selling drugs

YouTuber Constructs Dedicated Warehouse To Preserve PC Gaming’s Coolest Oddities
Following Hurricane Helene, the beloved YouTuber known as Lazy Game Reviewer did something not so lazy
Meta was finally held accountable for harming teens. Now what?
Meta faces thousands more court cases while Congress has proposed numerous bills addressing children’s online safety, some heavily criticized.

Is GTA 6‘s Long Development The Result Of A Complete Engine Rebuild? It’s Probably More Complicated Than That
Also: GTA V leaving Game Pass, a cool Manhunt mod, and the wildest GTA 6 rumor ever

Fortnite’s AI-Inspired Ballerina Cappuccina Immediately Becomes Worst-Ranked Skin
Recent additions revolving around “brainrot” memes are not faring well among players