Panopticon patch Tuesday: Twitch requires Peter Thiel-funded Persona ID verification for some Affiliates to get their first payouts

Ah yes, identity verification, the potential bellwether of digital ID and our future dystopia—fun stuff. If one could sum up the current digital world, it would probably be encapsulated by incessant AI content and talk about said content, 6–7 brain rot, and identity verification. One place that now seemingly houses all three of these is…

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“Farewell, Tovarisch” – Dreamcast Community Dealt A Disappointing Blow As Xenocider Dev Calls Its Quits

The news comes 8 months after its failed crowdfunding campaign for Sovietborgs. Retro Sumus, the Spanish homebrew developer behind the Sega Dreamcast rail shooter Xenocider, announced earlier today that it has officially disbanded. In a short statement on social media, the studio thanked players for their continued support and suggested it was still possible to…

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