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California Law Could Force Publishers to Keep Games Online
California lawmakers are putting forward new legislation that could be good news for gamers who have fallen in love with titles whose support was later dropped by their publishers. The new bill, titled AB-1921, would force publishers to give 60…
Claims that Mixtape will be delisted over music licenses are 'a lie,' says publisher
Ever since a study theorized that around 87 percent of videogames are not playable without finding a physical copy or nabbing a digital one via piracy or an archive, I stopped feigning shock when a game gets delisted. Games with licensed characters…
That Was a Lie' - Mixtape Publisher Refutes Claim That Expired Music Licenses Will Eventually Cause the Game to Be Delisted
Coming-of-age video game Mixtape is packed with licensed music from artists like Devo and The Smashing Pumpkins, but publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Beethoven and Dinosaur have told fans not to worry about the game potentially being…
PoC Code Published for Critical NGINX Vulnerability
Technical details and proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code targeting a newly patched critical-severity vulnerability in NGINX are now available. Tracked as CVE-2026-42945 (CVSS score of 9.2), the issue was patched in the widely used web server this…
Small caps are still riding high despite latest setback. But more trouble could lie ahead.
Small caps have finally started to break out, after years of lagging behind megacap stocks. But the latest surge in long-term Treasury yields is testing how durable that breakout might be. The Russell 2000 index RUT fell 2.4% on Friday to end at…
QQQI: The Income Feels Good, But The Bear Market Won't (NASDAQ:QQQI)
Sungarden Investment Publishing 11.42K Followers NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF is structurally flawed, offering high yield but exposing investors to nearly all the downside of QQQ. QQQI's covered call strategy caps upside and provides only modest…
The advertising industry knows a fifth of its impressions are fake and keeps buying anyway
Tension: Advertisers keep pouring billions into digital campaigns while accepting that a staggering share of impressions reach bots, not people. Noise: Industry benchmarks and vanity metrics create the illusion of reach, masking the reality that…
Arsenal v Burnley: Betting tips, odds and free bets (Premier League predictions)
ARSENAL welcome relegated Burnley to the Emirates tonight knowing victory would move them to the brink of Premier League glory. SunSport's betting experts have previewed the clash and picked out the best betting tips, odds and exclusive sign-up…
Predicting which jersey a fan will buy before they know the team exists
Tension: Fans believe their loyalty emerges organically, yet algorithms now map attachment before a team even plays. Noise: Hype around AI in sports obscures the specific mechanics that make predictive fan targeting work. Direct Message: The most…
Barcelona vs. Real Betis: Preview, Predictions and Lineups
After their 11-game La Liga winning run was snapped by Deportivo Aláves, Barcelona are aiming to complete a perfect season on home soil when Real Betis come to town on Sunday evening. Hansi Flick's side were confirmed as back-to-back Spanish…
Marketers spent 2014 watching consumers change and did absolutely nothing about it
Tension: Consumers had already shifted to multi-device, on-demand behavior, yet marketers kept planning for a future that already arrived. Noise: Annual prediction cycles gave marketers permission to treat urgent realities as next year's problem.
Sevilla vs. Real Madrid: Preview, Predictions and Lineups
Off-field chaos continues to engulf Real Madrid, who are seeking to salvage some pride during their penultimate La Liga match of the season away at Sevilla this Sunday. Training ground bust-ups and presidential shenanigans have dominated the recent…
Patriots Get Surprising Prediction After Schedule Release
The New England Patriots are the reigning AFC and AFC East champions, but that could be much different this season. New England was a major surprise last season, as Drake Maye had an MVP-caliber season in his sophomore season. Yet, due to the…
Iran's Book Industry Confronts War's Compounding Toll As Virtual Fair Opens
Iran's already beleaguered publishing sector is entering its seventh virtual Tehran Book Fair this week in conditions that would have been difficult to imagine even a year ago. Physical damage to bookshops from US-Israeli strikes, a state-imposed…
Michael Goodwin: The Left's turn against Israel is complete with the NY Times' latest antisemitic smear
For those who missed last week's gutter-level low for The New York Times, here's a catch-up — and the big picture meaning. The focus is Nicholas Kristof's bizarre column last Monday that repeated debunked claims that Israeli dogs had raped…
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