#EFF Statement on #ICE Use of #Paragon Solutions #Malware
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This statement can be attributed to EFF Senior Staff Technologist Cooper QuintinIt was recently reported by Jack Poulson on Substack that ICE has reactivated its 2 million dollar contract with Paragon Solutions, a cyber-mercenary and spyware manufact…Electronic Frontier Foundation
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – "The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has agreed that a new cooperation framework is needed," according to the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.Mehr News Agency
Grayscale Investments has launched the Grayscale Ethereum Covered Call ETF (ticker: ETCO), an actively managed fund looking to generate current income while maintaining exposure to Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.Tanzeel Akhtar (Cryptonews)
Polars Cloud and Distributed Polars now available
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How to build vector tiles from scratch
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Surpasses 3 Million Players
Ubisoft has announced that its metroidvania game, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, has achieved well over three million players. Two million players were achieved back in April 2025. Prince of Persia The Lost Crown is similar to the older Prince of Persia titles. It features the new protagonist, Sargon, and has 2.5D action, combat, puzzle solving, and platforming. ...
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Ubisoft has announced that its metroidvania game, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, has achieved well over three million players.Orpheus Joshua (Noisy Pixel)
The Hand-Drawn Hits That Hollywood Isn't Making
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U.S. federal judge sides with Harvard in lawsuit over Trump administration funding freeze-english.news.cn
Ethereum faces supply shortage as 833,141 ETH sit trapped in 14-day validator queue while Fundstrat analysts predict $9,000 ETH.Anas Hassan (Cryptonews)
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Calling your boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, UK tribunal rules
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Woman who was immediately sacked when she insulted her manager during a row wins unfair dismissal caseJamie Grierson (The Guardian)
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007: First Light Has Some Of The Biggest Levels That Hitman Dev Has Ever Built
Hitman developer IO Interactive is a master at level design, and for 007: First Light, the studio says the game will feature some of its "largest" levels to date. This week's dedicated State of Play showed off some of that interactive level design, as viewers watched IO's Bond work his way through a Slovakian hotel that was reminiscent of Hitman's ...
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IO Interactive's James Bond game is aiming to be bigger than Hitman, in more ways than one.Darryn Bonthuys (GameSpot)
If Trump thinks his comments on Israel's loss of 'control over Congress' will be a wake-up call for Netanyahu, he's mistaken. The prime minister is unfazed by Israel losing the PR battle, and the reason, ironically, is the president himselfAmir Tibon (Haaretz)
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007 First Light's Framerate Is Already Raising Some Red Flags
"How much motion blur would you like? Yes."
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The upcoming nonfarm payrolls report is expected to show an increase of 110,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate steady at 4.2%.Omkar Godbole (CoinDesk)
Ethena, Pendle, and Aave form a powerful DeFi yield engine. This article explores how they work together and how Hyperliquid could expand this system.Elisabeth Phizackerley (CoinDesk)
The securities regulator routinely posts an outline of its rulemaking agenda, and this latest one shows crypto's "new day" at the agency.Jesse Hamilton (CoinDesk)
With more than 630,000 coins, Michael Saylor's Strategy leads the pack as that milestone is hit.James Van Straten (CoinDesk)
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EA Sports Walks Away From Developing College Basketball
EA Sports has walked away from developing its own College Basketball video game. First reported by Matt Brown of Extra Points, EA’s decision to no longer move forward with a college basketball game comes from schools deciding to move forward with 2K’s competing proposal. Brown obtained a memo from EA Sports Vice President of Commercial […] The post EA Sports Walks ...
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EA Sports has walked away from developing a new college basketball game according to a leaked memo to schools and conferences.Mike Straw (Insider Gaming)
Electromechanical Reshaping Offers Safer Eye Surgery
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A new technique can reshape your vision without lasers. Learn how electricity might change future eye surgeries.Meghie Rodrigues (IEEE Spectrum)
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London (Quds News Network)- UK retail firm Lush has closed its shops across the country, along with its website and factory, for one day in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in response to the ongEditing Team (Quds News Network)
SHIB may already be a household name in meme coins, but LBRETT is showing itself as a challenger with real blockchain muscle.Maisie Morrison (Blockonomi)
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Atlassian is acquiring the Browser Company
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OpenAI and Perplexity both reportedly looked at acquiring the startup.Jordan Novet (CNBC)
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Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now on Steam - our review is on the way
Hollow Knight: Silksong has officially buzzed across the thin red line between "entirely hypothetical object of mass hysteria" and "existing videogame that you can play on your PC". Team Cherry's new metroidvania is live now on Steam. You can actually buy it with your actual money. Should you buy it? Sadly, I don't yet have a Hollow Knight: ...
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Team Cherry's long-awaited metroidvania is awaited no longer.Edwin Evans-Thirlwell (Rock Paper Shotgun)
21WIRE | From a legendary prison gang to a proscribed transnational terrorist organisation.Global Affairs (21st Century Wire)
Explore how Indonesia blockchain initiatives are transforming education for over 50,000 students with verifiable credentials.Terence Zimwara (Bitcoin News)
Learn how Titobet merges technology and high-stakes gaming with its unique crypto wallet for a better online experience.Media (Bitcoin News)
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Fill your entire field of vision with this ridiculous ultrawide handheld gaming PC
It makes no sense—but it compels me.
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Bundesregierung - Kabinett billigt Strompaket und gelockertes Lieferkettengesetz
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Chinese President Xi was joined by more than two dozen world leaders, including Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim, to watch China's military parade commemorating the end of WWII and Victory over Japan...Rachel Blevins
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Herman Miller x Logitech Embody gaming chair review
Herman Miller is one of the most high-profile names in office furniture, with its Aeron chair being a favorite for fancy office fit-outs for generations. Given that pedigree, it was no surprise that a company such as Logitech would look to tap into the company's expertise to create some gaming gear. The Herman Miller x Logitech Embody is one part of that collaboration, ...
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Legendary furniture maker, Herman Miller, and Logitech have combined to make several gaming options, and we test the flagship chair.Edward Chester (PCGamesN)
Ethereum price has proven ETH’s fundamental strength, holding firm above $4,250 in early September. Yet the story of this cycle isn’t just about ETH.Maisie Morrison (Blockonomi)
Tron tests critical patterns, Hedera faces token pressures, while BlockDAG’s deployment event with Coinstore drives momentum as the best crypto to buy right now.PR Desk (Blockonomi)
InvroMining Launches AI Cloud Mining Infrastructure, Introducing Multi-Asset Modules for BTC, ETH, DOGE, and More - London, United Kingdom, September 4th, 2025, Chainwire
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The Dutch central bank (DNB) has fined cryptocurrency exchange OKX $2.6 million for providing services in the Netherlands without the required registration, adding to mounting regulatory challenges for the exchange across multiple jurisdictions.Amara Khatri (Crypto Daily)
Mega Matrix has filed a $2 billion SEC shelf registration to build a treasury centered on Ethena’s ENA governance token.Sam Bourgi (Cointelegraph)
The company behind the Dia and Arc browsers is being acquired
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It’s a big bet on AI for Atlassian, which makes tools like Jira and Confluence, and a work-focused shift for Dia.David Pierce (The Verge)
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Review
Review: For better and worse, we've got more Demon Slayer in theaters - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle.
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Calling your boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, UK tribunal rules
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Woman who was immediately sacked when she insulted her manager during a row wins unfair dismissal caseJamie Grierson (The Guardian)
An Azerbaijani Soviet-made MiG-29 multirole fighter jet has been spotted in active service with the Ukrainian Air Force (UAF). A...Anonymous1199 (South Front)
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Hledger 1.50
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Release notes Better transaction balancing, include improvements, auto posting account interpolation, csv data commands, import archiving, timeclock improvements, fixes hledger 1.50 Breaking chang...GitHub
Google was down in eastern EU and Turkey
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Users across multiple Eastern European countries reported a significant and ongoing outage affecting a suite of Google services, causing widespread disruption to both work and daily life.www.novinite.com
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METAL EDEN Benchmarks & PC Performance Analysis
Deep Silver has just released its new adrenaline-rush sci-fi FPS, METAL EDEN. Powered by Unreal Engine 5, it’s time now to benchmark it and examine its performance on PC. For our benchmarks, I used an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 32GB of DDR5 at 6000Mhz, AMD’s Radeon RX 6900XT, RX 7900XTX, RX 9070XT, as well as …
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Powered by Unreal Engine 5, it's time now to benchmark METAL EDEN and examine its performance on the PC platform.John Papadopoulos (DSOGaming)
The family of a Palestine Action activist being held in an English prison say they are concerned for her health after she marked the 22nd day of her hunger strike over her detention conditions.Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond
LBank Launches Ondo Finance’s Tokenized Stocks with $70,000 Campaign - Singapore, Singapore, September 4th, 2025, Chainwire
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NOWPayments to Participate in SiGMA Europe Rome 2025 - AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, September 3rd, 2025, Chainwire
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What is India’s levy crypto tax, and how does it apply across various types of transactions, such as trading, selling or spending your crypto?Cointelegraph
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007 First Light Pre-Order Guide: Editions, Prices, And Deluxe Upgrade Details
Everything you need to know about placing a pre-order for 007 First Light, including its legacy edition and the deluxe upgrade pre-order bonus.
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007 First Light Lets You Replay Missions With “Additional Modifiers”
Similar to Hitman World of Assassination, players can put their skills to the test by replaying missions with different conditions.
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Google is currently engaged in a six-month, $45 million agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, aimed at enhancing and disseminating propaganda for his office to manage the world's general public about Gaza.Iran Press
U.S. SEC has issued its regulatory agenda for Spring 2025, which will prioritize creating a clear and concise framework for crypto assets.Boluwatife Adeyemi (CoinGape)
Mega Matrix files $2 billion SEC registration to establish an ENA governance treasury and explore the decentralized finance markets.Paul (CoinGape)
XRP’s price predictions are starting to look weak compared to a new Ethereum meme coin that is quickly becoming popular.Maisie Morrison (Blockonomi)
XRP long-term holders show less conviction than in 2017, with sentiment now resembling a 2021-style market top.Yashu Gola (Cointelegraph)
1Money secured 34 U.S. MTLs and a Class F license from the Bermuda Monetary Authority to enable stablecoin orchestration services.Adrian Zmudzinski (Cointelegraph)
We Found the Hidden Cost of Data Centers. It's in Your Electric Bill
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Data centers are driving up utility costs. As companies like Amazon and Meta pour billions into data centers across the country, it’s raising electricity bil...YouTube
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Cronos: The New Dawn Developer Isn’t Worried About Hollow Knight: Silksong Affecting its Sales
Bloober Team CEO Piotr Babieno believes that Hollow Knight and Cronos have separate audiences that won't affect each others' sales.
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OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger will visit the CSTO Secretariat and take part in the meeting of the Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organizationen.odkb-csto.org
Get the latest on Ethereum trading, including futures, options activity, and market capitalization as Ethereum approaches $4,400.Jamie Redman (Bitcoin News)
The blockchain-based Seturion platform is designed to unify post-trade systems for tokenized assets and reduce settlement costs by up to 90%.Will Canny (CoinDesk)
Find out the reasons why the Ethereum price may surge and get to $5000 in the near term, including its strong fundamentals and technicals.crispus (CoinGape)
Say Bye with JavaScript Beacon
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Send data, say goodbye, and move on. That's JavaScript's Beacon in one line.hemath.dev
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Easily Create Customizable Bevels in Blender with This Tool
Zen BBQ v1.2.0 by 3D Artist Sergey Tyapkin allows for creating controllable bevels without changing geometry.
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Inverting the Xorshift128 random number generator
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CVE-2025-7783 is a very recent vulnerability affecting a lot of applications in the Node.js ecosystem including those which use axios or the deprecated request library. In all honesty, this vulnera…Little Man In My Head
OCCUPIED PALESTINE, Sept. 04 (YPA) - Israeli occupation authorities shut down its main international airport early Thursday after a missile was launched from Yemen, according to Hebrew media reports.Flights were temporarily grounded at Ben Gurion Airعماد (Yemen Press Agency)
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Forget Buying a New Desktop, Intel Core Ultra 7 at Its Cheapest Ever Turns Yours Into a 5.5GHz Beast
Amazon's making this killer 20-core processor an absolute steal at just $259, hundreds less than you would pay for an all-new PC tower.
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Hyperliquid eyes $100, Stellar targets $1 breakout, while BlockDAG’s $0.0013 deployment price and $396M raise spotlight it as a top performing crypto in 2025.PR Desk (Blockonomi)
Remittix jumps into the conversation first because buyers want simple products, real dates, and clear access.Maisie Morrison (Blockonomi)
Polygon and Bitcoin Cash show mixed outlooks, but BlockDAG’s $0.0013 offer and Singapore Deployment Event secure its place as the top crypto for 2025.PR Desk (Blockonomi)
RWAs are a new institutional trust layer that may bring trillions in investments onchain as institutions seek ESG-aligned assets.Zoltan Vardai (Cointelegraph)
Explore Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin treasury model vs. Peter Thiel’s Ether strategy: Who leads in the race for smarter crypto reserves?Cointelegraph
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Dying Light: The Beast Gets New Video Introducing All Of Kyle Crane’s Voice Actors
The video features all of the voice actors trying to claim the title of the real Kyle Crane, with a total of 232 F-bombs at each other.
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Helldivers 2 hotfix tackling some Into the Unjust update crashes out now, and Arrowhead are looking into PC freezing
After rapidly declaring that they were looking into action the other day, Helldivers 2 developers Arrowhead have released a hotfix aiming to rectify some of the crashing that's affected players diving Into the Unjust. Unlike the giant worms I've still seen hide nor mandible of, it didn't take the ...
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Helldivers 2 developers Arrowhead have deployed a hotfix aimed at curbing the crashes folks have reported since the Into the Unjust update arrived.Mark Warren (Rock Paper Shotgun)
The Browser Company (Arc, Dia) Has Been Acquired by Atlassian
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Atlassian has entered into an agreement to acquire The Browser Company of New York, the team behind the incredible Dia and Arc browsers.aleaf@atlassian.com (Work Life by Atlassian)
Almost anything you give sustained attention to will begin to loop on itself
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When people talk about the value of paying attention and slowing down, they often make it sound prudish and monk-like. But we shouldn’t forget how interesting and overpoweringly pleasurable sustained attention can be.Henrik Karlsson (Escaping Flatland)
Scores of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday morning and later in the afternoon, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site.The Palestinian Information Center
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