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A 2023 study concluded CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service' that made us spend 819 billion hours clicking on traffic lights to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google 8 février 2025 à 23:17

A 2023 study concluded CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service' that made us spend 819 billion hours clicking on traffic lights to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google

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Par :ted.litchfield@futurenet.com (Ted Litchfield)

8 février 2025 à 23:17

Is that good?

Mature professional business man suffering from a headache while working online on computer checking emails alone at work. One male manager feeling overworked, stressed and tired due to a deadline - stock photo

Update: The PlayStation Network appears to be coming back online after nearly a day's outage, but there's still no word from Sony on what happened

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Par :ted.litchfield@futurenet.com (Ted Litchfield)

8 février 2025 à 17:02

Feels good to be a PC gamer right about now.

Court documents show not only did Meta torrent terabytes of pirated books to train AI models, employees wouldn't stop emailing each other about it: 'Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn't feel right'

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Par :ted.litchfield@futurenet.com (Ted Litchfield)

8 février 2025 à 00:37

I wouldn't put that sort of thing in writing but I'm built different.

Redhead woman using computer laptop at home stressed with hand on head, shocked with shame and surprise face, angry and frustrated. Fear and upset for mistake.

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Square Enix thanks the thirstiest fans in the world for buying Tifa figures and a $2,600 statue of Nier: Automata's 2B 7 février 2025 à 21:39

Square Enix thanks the thirstiest fans in the world for buying Tifa figures and a $2,600 statue of Nier: Automata's 2B

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7 février 2025 à 21:39

Gil-ded age.

A 2B statue from the game Nier: Automata.

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Rocksteady is looking to make a new singleplayer Batman game, but Warner's Wonder Woman game is struggling 7 février 2025 à 18:55

Rocksteady is looking to make a new singleplayer Batman game, but Warner's Wonder Woman game is struggling

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Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)

7 février 2025 à 18:55

It's been a bad year for Warner Bros. Games, and the immediate future is not looking especially rosy.

Harrison Ford points to Troy Baker's Indiana Jones for why he's not worried about AI actors: 'You don't need artificial intelligence to steal my soul'

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Par :ted.litchfield@futurenet.com (Ted Litchfield)

6 février 2025 à 23:48

"He did a brilliant job, and it didn't take AI to do it."

Indiana Jones grimacing and wearing a turban as he lifts himself up over a ledge.

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The organizers of E3 announce a new event called iicon, but it's not open to the public and you probably don't want to go anyway 6 février 2025 à 19:52

The organizers of E3 announce a new event called iicon, but it's not open to the public and you probably don't want to go anyway

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Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)

6 février 2025 à 19:52

The Entertainment Software Association's new thing will bring together executives from across the game industry for conferences, workshops, and "elite networking opportunities."

iicon - Interactive Innovation Conference logo

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Less than 4 months after revealing his studio's new game, Michael Condrey has reportedly been given the boot by 2K Games 5 février 2025 à 23:17

Less than 4 months after revealing his studio's new game, Michael Condrey has reportedly been given the boot by 2K Games

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Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)

5 février 2025 à 23:17

Project Ethos didn't make much of an early impression, and now Condrey is "transitioning his role" to an advisory position.

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Iron Galaxy lays off 66 employees in a 'last resort' effort to 'enable our long term survival' 5 février 2025 à 22:12

Iron Galaxy lays off 66 employees in a 'last resort' effort to 'enable our long term survival'

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Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)

5 février 2025 à 22:12

The studio says that after doing all it could to keep its team intact, it has "run out of room to maneuver."

Bill Gates says 'you can be cynical' about the tech bros' motivations in cosying up to Trump, but he's doing it too because the President is 'making decisions about global health and how we help poor countries'

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4 février 2025 à 19:49

"I've given over $100 billion, but I still have more to give."

Philanthropist and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates speaks to youth participants at the Global Solutions Summit

Gaming's largest lobbying group says Trump's tariffs 'would negatively impact hundreds of millions of Americans' and do serious damage to the videogame industry

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Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)

4 février 2025 à 00:47

The ESA doesn't seem to sure what to do about it, though.

US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Trump signed an executive action he said would direct officials to create a sovereign wealth fund for the US, following through on an idea he floated during the presidential campaign. Photographer: Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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New US administration begins purging US government websites, President Trump says 'it doesn't sound like a bad idea to me' 3 février 2025 à 21:16

New US administration begins purging US government websites, President Trump says 'it doesn't sound like a bad idea to me'

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3 février 2025 à 21:16

This follows several executive orders taking aim at DEI policies and "gender ideology."

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order.

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Drone operator who damaged LA firefighting plane was Treyarch co-founder Peter Akemann, who is 'deeply sorry for the mistake' 1 février 2025 à 02:40

Drone operator who damaged LA firefighting plane was Treyarch co-founder Peter Akemann, who is 'deeply sorry for the mistake'

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Par :tyler@pcgamer.com (Tyler Wilde)

1 février 2025 à 02:40

Akemann will plead guilty to a misdemeanor offense after his drone collided with an aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in January.

A Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper makes a water drop during a demonstration Wednesday, October 26, 2022.

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YouTube's explanation for why Dr Disrespect can start making money on his channel again doesn't add up 31 janvier 2025 à 23:43

YouTube's explanation for why Dr Disrespect can start making money on his channel again doesn't add up

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Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)

31 janvier 2025 à 23:43

On the same day that Midnight Society announced its closure, Guy Beahm announced that his channel has been remonetized.

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For 20 years, WordPress existed without much drama—now it's at the center of a big fight that won't be over soon 31 janvier 2025 à 23:25

For 20 years, WordPress existed without much drama—now it's at the center of a big fight that won't be over soon

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31 janvier 2025 à 23:25

A battle over ownership and open-source software catches WordPress users in the middle.

Matt Mullenweg during TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco on Oct. 30, 2024.

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Elder Scrolls voice actor Wes Johnson shares message of thanks after waking from coma to $175K GoFundMe: 'I love you all. I'm not going anywhere' 31 janvier 2025 à 21:02

Elder Scrolls voice actor Wes Johnson shares message of thanks after waking from coma to $175K GoFundMe: 'I love you all. I'm not going anywhere'

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31 janvier 2025 à 21:02

"I found out there's a lot of love in this world that I didn't know was out there."

Videogame Voice actor Wes Johnson posed next to a studio microphone.

Truly the dumbest timeline: Mexican president formally requests Google Maps does not re-name the Gulf of Mexico, jokes about renaming North America 'América Mexicana'

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31 janvier 2025 à 19:51

Google Maps says it's just following longstanding policy.

'On a pirate ship, they'd toss the captain overboard': Larian head of publishing tears into EA after BioWare layoffs waste 'institutional knowledge'

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31 janvier 2025 à 17:43

A profit drop doesn't have to mean a closed shop.

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Banks in Japan are blocking Steam payments for sex games, leaving Japanese adult game devs cut off from income 30 janvier 2025 à 23:07

Banks in Japan are blocking Steam payments for sex games, leaving Japanese adult game devs cut off from income

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30 janvier 2025 à 23:07

Stalled Steam profits are prompting free speech concerns.

Horny Housewives Booty Call Blackmail screenshot from Steam

Midnight Society, the studio co-founded by Dr Disrespect, is closing its doors the same day the disgraced streamer says his YouTube channel is being remonetized

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Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)

30 janvier 2025 à 22:35

The studio sold a ton of NFTs when it first opened, but never managed to release a game.

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Gamer priest defrocked and the staff of his God is a Geek website quits after he imitates Elon Musk's salute 30 janvier 2025 à 20:59

Gamer priest defrocked and the staff of his God is a Geek website quits after he imitates Elon Musk's salute

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Par :tyler@pcgamer.com (Tyler Wilde)

30 janvier 2025 à 20:59

"Those who mimic the Nazi salute, even as a joke or an attempt to troll their opponents, trivialize the horror of the Holocaust," said the Anglican Catholic Church.

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