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techopedia.com/game-leaks-dig… This is a busy time of year for video game companies, but it's been a bad week for their anti-piracy efforts. Forza Horizon 6, Subnautica 2, and Directive 8020 all saw incomplete, unofficial versions circulating before the real deal even hit the market.

techopedia.com/palantir-nhs-d… We entrust public institutions with our data and expect a certain amount of transparency in return. Yet that transparency vanishes when those institutions pass that data on to private contractors. This issue has come to a head in the UK, where questions are being asked about just how much access Palantir was given to public health records by the NHS.

techopedia.com/musk-targets-o… Elon Musk's latest courtroom tactic in his feud with OpenAI has been to take aim at the company's 2025 restructuring, which his legal team had previously indicated would only be a small part of the case. OpenAI has fired back with claims that Musk had been attempting to seize control of the charity, even suggesting his children should inherit it.

techopedia.com/ebay-rejected-… eBay has turned its nose up at a proposal to join with GameStop through a reverse acquisition. The plan, from GameStop's point of view, was to find synergies in the companies' respective online collectibles marketplaces, with eBay handling sales and GameStop providing a retail presence and logistics.

techopedia.com/department-war… At the President's request, the Department of War is releasing documents pertaining to UFOs. Most of these had already been released or are the usual fare — fuzzy photos of dots in the sky and eyewitness statements. However, a debriefing transcript from the Apollo 11 crew makes for entertaining reading as Aldrin, Armstrong, and Collins struggle to agree on what they all saw.

techopedia.com/rpcs3-ai-code-… The team responsible for a popular open-source PlayStation 3 emulator has had to put its foot down about AI-generated updates. Although contributors are trying to be helpful, a flood of poorly-tested, vibe-coded submissions has made the curation process a nightmare.

techopedia.com/fcc-proposes-t… New identity checks being considered by the FCC would make life more difficult for robocallers and scammers, but also for whistleblowers and others with legitimate reasons to use prepaid phones.

techopedia.com/thought-listen… Computer scientists have made progress on extracting language from brain scans of people who are merely thinking the words. A hopeful or terrifying thought depending on what application you're envisioning for the technology.

When Google acquired Fitbit in 2021, it promised integration with its own services, including AI upgrades. That has taken five years to materialize, but in less that two weeks, the Fitbit app is going away and a new Google Health with Gemini-powered coach will take over. techopedia.com/fitbit-app-bec…

techopedia.com/amd-shares-hit… Despite fears that AI stocks can't keep climbing forever, chipmakers continue to hit record highs. AMD, already up over 300% year-over-year, added another 19% yesterday after reporting its Q1 financials.

Seeing your product sell out is usually a good thing, but not if that comes at the expense of goodwill. Valve is scrambling to get more of its latest Steam Controller to market to address the scalping issue. techopedia.com/steam-controll…

Xbox users were skeptical of incoming CEO Asha Sharma's background in AI, but she seems to be moving in the opposite direction, canceling an unpopular proposal to integrate Microsoft's Copilot as a sort of backseat driver for difficult games. techopedia.com/new-xbox-ceo-p…

Weather doesn't only happen down here on Earth. Differences in solar activity affect how hot it is at the fringe of space, which has a dramatic impact on the rate at which space junk falls out of the sky. techopedia.com/space-weather-…

techopedia.com/ask-com-has-sh… Ask Jeeves was far ahead of its time with a vision for natural-language search that it couldn't quite deliver. The shutdown of its parent company comes at a poignant time as AI-driven search feels increasingly like what that iconic butler was trying to be.

Carbon dioxide absorbs heat leaving the Earth as infrared radiation, but other pollutants contribute to climate change by absorbing sunlight on the way in. Black carbon (smoke and soot) is the biggest contributor, but a new study shows that colored microplastics also make a small but significant contribution. techopedia.com/microplastics-…

Playstation owners surprised by the 30 day DRM check will be relieved to learn that the controversy was much ado about nothing much after all. Jacob Woodward reports. techopedia.com/playstation-dr…

Technology reporter @wlynnae brings the latest update in auto news as Gemini moves into some cars, replacing legacy Google navigation and entertainment interfaces bit.ly/4ei2I0H

When PlayStation gamers saw a new DRM countdown timer appear, they feared the worst. Fortunately, it turns out to be just a one-time license verification, after which there's no need for an internet connection for continued access to purchased games. techopedia.com/playstation-dr…

Simple question: Would you want to live in a world without altruists? Red or Blue button, exploded. Alex Weldon (@benefactumgames) reports bit.ly/3Rag7y8