The Pokémon Company criticises Trump administration’s use of its imagery in political memes, says Pokémon is apolitical, Trump spokesman uses decade-old Clinton post to accuse them of bias

The Pokémon Company International has criticised the Trump administration’s use of its characters and imagery in political meme posts. The latest example was a still image from the newly released Pokopia that has been altered to feature the slogan “Make America Great Again”, with series mascot Pikachu poking out from behind the “e” in “Make”….

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‘We see everything’: Report says Meta’s AI smart glasses footage is reviewed by human contractors who see far more than they bargained for, which has led to a new lawsuit against the company

Meta’s Ray-Ban AI smart glasses have been at the center of many privacy concerns since their release, particularly as the data the glasses are capable of capturing can be sent back to Meta for training purposes. In a joint report, Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten spoke to workers of Sama, a Kenya-based subcontractor that…

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Marvel Rivals has finally addressed ‘incentivised throwing’, the bounty system where people pay to ruin matches: ‘We maintain a strict zero-tolerance policy against any form of malicious disruption’

Just when you thought Marvel Rivals’ competitive balancing couldn’t get any worse, a new system to throw games turns up. Incentivised throwing is the name, and ruining people’s win streaks is its game. Third party websites popped up with the sole purpose of placing bounties on players’ heads. The intention being that if people find…

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Marathon’s aura-farming NPCs show just how bland and lifeless Arc Raiders’ AI-voiced characters really are

Arc Raiders is undeniably a one-of-a-kind extraction shooter, finally bringing the niche, hardcore genre to the masses. And while its retro-futuristic aesthetic, reminiscent of Fallout, is a joy to wage war pr make life-long friends in, the same can’t be said for its cast of quest givers. Try to think of any characteristic or personality…

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iOS exploit kit Coruna may have begun life as a set of iPhone hacking tools used by the US government, according to security researchers

Earlier this week, the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) published a report on an exploit kit specifically targeting older Apple iPhones. Those with an up-to-date iOS may only feel momentarily smug as it turns out the kit, called Coruna, can sink its hooks into a wide range of phones—though the malicious range of this exploit…

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‘The whole map was friendly, and we all extracted together’: Peaceful lobbies exist in Marathon after all, though I don’t feel safe putting it to the test

A lot of the discussion around Marathon has been its emphasis on PvP. It couldn’t be more polar opposite to Arc Raiders, where most matches feel like friendly walks in the park as everyone puts down their weapons and starts collecting mushrooms, toasters, and whatever else in unison. If you see another player on Tau…

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