UK politician says Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams ‘is being pushed to financial ruin’ by Meta after publishing her exposé

As reported by The Guardian, author, lawyer, and former Facebook employee Sarah Wynn-Williams is “on the verge of bankruptcy” after the publication of Careless People, her controversial memoir on her time working for Facebook. Since its publication in March, Meta has pushed back on the claims of misconduct in the book, resulting in a $50,000…

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Silksong has the most insane secret bragging rights reward I’ve ever seen: A special red or purple inventory icon for beating at least half of the game without a map

“I played for 20 hours without mapping for this,” wrote user JessieWarren09 on the Silksong subreddit. “I stole Trobbio’s edgy purple quill, cause he doesn’t deserve nice things.” Jessie, what the fuck are you talking about? It took a second for it to sink in: Silksong makes you pay for everything, including a quill to…

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Japan’s space agency officially ends decade-plus mission that carried Hatsune Miku into space one year after losing probe somewhere above Venus

Hatsune Miku’s voyage through space has finally come to an end after 15 long years. The Japanese space probe Akatsuki has officially ceased operations, as reported by Automaton. The probe was originally launched on May 21, 2010, after famously being decorated with some 13,000 Hatsune Miku drawings and messages submitted by fans. The Japan Aerospace…

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Baldur’s Gate 2 has great dungeons and epic quests, but my real love is for my fake friends: BioWare’s first truly great companions

I loved the idea of Dungeons and Dragons when I was young, but can’t claim the same about playing it. Because I didn’t play it: Circumstances—small town boy, limited circle of friends, not very outgoing—meant that while I could and did spend hours poring over rules, sourcebooks, and even a few modules, I got very…

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Internet Archive settles two-year lawsuit with record labels over music preservation program

The Internet Archive has survived another legal battle in its seemingly endless war to defend digital preservation in the face of copyright law. A settlement was filed on Monday in a lawsuit between music record labels and the Internet Archive, which the labels alleged committed copyright infringement with its “Great 78 Project” music preservation program….

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