The US squeezed Nvidia’s AI chip export deal with China into negotiations over important rare earth elements, bizarrely claiming ‘we put that in the trade deal with the magnets’

News broke earlier this week that Nvidia was filing applications to sell its H20 AI GPUs in China once more, and that the US government had assured it that a license to sell the high-powered hardware would be granted. Now we’re learning a little more about how this arrangement might work, and it turns out…

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As the Nintendo eShop fails to protect from ‘eslop’, indie devs reflect on how it affects their work and why Steam is just better: ‘Their algorithm will more or less naturally bury AI slop’

Nintendo recently rolled out a bunch of new eShop publishing guidelines for the Switch 2. While these are just applicable in Asia right now, there are some indie devs hoping that the changes will make their way over to other markets as they scramble for ways to make their games stand out from all the…

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Steam will let you reverse your last 7 days of CS2 (and soon other) trades if you accidentally swap your $10,000 AK-47 for some magic beans

Steam’s introducing a new feature it’s calling Trade Protection to Counter-Strike 2. In essence, it’s designed so that—if you find yourself victim of a con that hijacks your Steam account and trades away all your $5,000 AK and Karambit skins—you can easily reverse the last seven days of trades on your account at the touch…

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EU-commissioned study on generative AI and copyright suggests overturning the current opt-out approach that ‘effectively treats silence as consent’

The world of AI is moving incredibly fast, not only for tech companies and Wall Street investors but also, it seems, for legislatures. That’s particularly true in the realm of copyright, where it seems existing laws are being brandished like plastic cutlasses to tackle the newly surfaced breakneck leviathan of generative AI. That, at least,…

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73-year-old takes the crown in Japan’s old-folks-only Tekken 8 tournament, beating out a 93-year-old vet and a sprightly up and comer of 63 years

I’ve watched a lot of Tekken 8 tournaments this year—EVO Japan, CEO, Combo Breaker, the ones that run at my locals every other week—and none have captured my heart like this one which recently took place across a multitude of Japanese retirement homes. As reported by Dexerto, the tournament was put together by Care Esports….

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How to redeem Umamusume: Pretty Derby codes

Umamusume: Pretty Derby relies on in-game currency a lot when it comes to pulling new characters, so using things like Umamusume codes can give you a much-needed boost. After all, it’s a gacha, so you’ll need all the Carats you can get when it comes to adding characters to your stable. It’s always nice to…

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