Insiders say cutting-edge graphics are too costly for AAA games (www.tomshardware.com)
Mexico tests cellphone app allowing migrants to send alert if they are about to be detained in US (apnews.com)
Best City Builder 2024: Manor Lords [as per PCGamer] (www.pcgamer.com)
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Bench shuts down, leaving thousands of businesses without access to accounting and tax docs | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Tech In Plain Sight: Incandescent Bulbs (hackaday.com)
Humanoid robots set for widespread use in 2025 (caliber.az)
OpenAI announces plan to transform into a for-profit company (www.theverge.com)
FTC launches probe of Microsoft over bundling (arstechnica.com)
Does current AI represent a dead end? (www.bcs.org)
The Paper Passport Is Dying (www.wired.com)
The CAP Theorem of Clustering: Why Every Algorithm Must Sacrifice Something (blog.codingconfessions.com)
MiSTerFPGA With Zaparoo Floppy Drive (i.imgur.com)
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Waymo dominated U.S. robotaxi market in 2024, but Tesla and Amazon's Zoox loom (www.cnbc.com)
GhostRunner 2 is Free to Claim for 24 Hours on Epic (store.epicgames.com)
Roasted Christmas Spam from Muhu.ai (soatok.blog)
The influencer lawsuit that could change the industry (www.theverge.com)
Lenovo Legion Go S leaks suggest one model will be a budget SteamOS handheld - Liliputing (liliputing.com)
Elon Musk's xAI raises $6B to build more powerful AI supercomputers (www.tomshardware.com)
2024 Was the Year the Bottom Fell Out of the Games Industry (www.wired.com)
CRT simulator shader released for high-refresh OLED, LCD screens (www.tomshardware.com)
Milpamérica, a social network for resisting the Musk algorithm (english.elpais.com)
Against the Storm looks charming and cosy, but it's actually the best and most fiendish city builder I've played in years (www.pcgamer.com)
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The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed (www.honest-broker.com)
Surf is a "Social Browser" App From Flipboard (wedistribute.org)
Today, we dig into the nitty-gritty of Surf, a new app by Flipboard. We document what it is, how it works, and areas where the experience could be improved.