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Mojang Studios, the creator of the globally popular video game Minecraft, is diversifying its revenue streams amid slowing growth in the gaming industry. Chief Executive Asa Bredin revealed in an interview that the company is exploring new partnerships in merchandising, education, and content streaming. The company is also venturing into film and television, with a Warner Bros. movie adaptation set to premiere in April and a Netflix series in development. From a report: Mojang's push follows repeated forays
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The United Airlines flight was traveling from Los Angeles to Denver on Monday. Read more ›
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Johns Hopkins medical students with family incomes under $300,000 will get free tuition starting in fall 2024 to help reduce student debt loads. Read more ›
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Kids may have a harder time sneaking out with Tesla's rumored update that sends notifications when the car is driven past curfew. Read more ›
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Former President Donald Trump's platform for the GOP outlines 20 principles, ranging from the economy to keeping "men out of women's sports." Read more ›
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The Bridgewater Associates founder welcomed giving people some financial "wiggle room," but said no-strings cash payments may have negative outcomes. Read more ›
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Dr. Kevin Cannard, a neurological expert, met at least once with President Joe Biden's doctor. Read more ›
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David Ellison's plans for Paramount don't just include making better TV shows and movies. They call for better tech. How's that going to work? Read more ›
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The Netflix show's creators are already working on more stories in their Karate Kid universe. Read more ›
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Director Doug Liman recently joined the star for a screening of their 2014 time looping sci-fi classic. Read more ›
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Apple is preparing to release a minor iOS 17.5.2 update for the iPhone, according to a post shared today by an anonymous leaker on X, formerly known as Twitter. The leaker has a private account, so we are not identifying it or linking to it, but they have proven to be a consistently accurate source for upcoming iOS updates. Nothing is known about iOS 17.5.2, beyond the leaker claiming that... Read more ›
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Piranha Bytes, the Embracer-owned German studio behind the Gothic, Risen and ELEX series, has reportedly shut down. The embattled publisher Embracer had been seeking a buyer for Piranha Bytes as part of its vast and brutal swathe of cost-cutting that saw multiple studios shut and more than 4500 people lose their jobs - though ultimately was unsuccessful. Job losses at Piranha Bytes were first reported at the end of last... Read more ›
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Jeff Bezos frequently said you should think about what's unlikely to change in the future when building a business strategy. Read more ›
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Microsoft employees without an Apple device will be issued a free iPhone 15, Bloomberg reported. Read more ›
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All of the United States’ most important governing institutions are failing at once. Congress, of course, has long been barely able to function. Every year, it struggles merely to fund the rest of the government, and the risk that it will trigger a debt ceiling breach that would set the global economy on fire is […] Read more ›
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer confirms she won't join the 2024 race if Biden steps down. Read more ›
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Starting today, select Walmart stores in the U.S. and Walmart.com will be selling the MacBook Air with the M1 chip at a bargain $649 price. Walmart+ members have early access to the deal as of 12 p.m. Eastern Time today, and it will be available to all Walmart customers starting at 6 p.m. Eastern Time today. Apple first released the MacBook Air with the M1 chip in November 2020, as... Read more ›
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A Redditor has conducted an interesting side-by-side test of an Apple AirTag and a Google Find My Device tracker – here's what happened. Read more ›
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HP has discontinued its cheaper e-series printers, which required an HP+ subscription and Internet connection to stay active in exchange for lower pricing. Read more ›
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"House of the Dragon" sent Rhaenys and Meleys into battle. Eve Best broke down Rhaenys' death scene, and what dragon warfare really means in Westeros. Read more ›
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David Ellison, the 41-year-old son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison, is set to become one of Hollywood's youngest moguls with his Paramount deal. Read more ›
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Digital audio broadcasting (DAB+) and internet radio have largely replaced traditional FM radio in Switzerland, with digital radio holding an 81% share of use in spring 2023. Due to the high costs of maintaining FM transmitters and declining financial resources, Switzerland plans to fully transition to digital radio by the end of 2026, phasing out FM broadcasting completely. From a report: DAB+ and the internet offer better quality and a... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shared this report from NPR: A teenage computer whiz who used the early-aughts internet to spread awareness of the Catholic faith will become the church's first millennial saint. Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia at age 15 in 2006, is already referred to as "God's influencer" and the "patron saint of the internet" for his work cataloging Eucharistic miracles around the world — and soon it will... Read more ›
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"After sixteen years since the introduction of Python 3, the Fedora project announces that Python 2.7, the last of the Python 2 series, will be retired," according to long-time Slashdot reader slack_justyb. From the announcement on the Fedora changes page: The python2.7 package will be retired without replacement from Fedora Linux 41. There will be no Python 2 in Fedora 41+ other than PyPy. Packages requiring python2.7 on runtime or... Read more ›
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a Texas law requiring age verification to access online pornography, which opponents argue violates the First Amendment by discouraging adults from viewing such material due to privacy concerns. A federal judge blocked the law citing its chilling effect on free speech, but a divided appeals court upheld it, emphasizing the government's interest in protecting minors; the case will now be... Read more ›
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As Amazon's stock hits a record high (rising 32% just this year), long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: GeekWire reports that Jeff Bezos keeps selling Amazon stock after announcing his move away from Washington state — and its 7% tax on capital gains of more than $262,000 from the sale of stocks and bonds — to Florida, which does not have a capital gains tax (like WA, FL also does not... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: Sony plans to eventually stop producing consumer-grade recordable Blu-ray discs, but commercial products such as game and film Blu-rays will still be produced. Sony Group will lay off 250 employees at a division that produces recordable media discs, and start winding down the production of specific Blu-ray products, sources have told Japanese newspaper Mainichi. However, contrary to recent reports, this decision will not affect... Read more ›
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Windows Recall was "delayed" over concerns that storing unencrypted recordings of users' activity was a security risk. But now Slashdot reader storagedude writes: The latest version of Microsoft's planned Windows Recall feature still contains data privacy and security vulnerabilities, according to a report by the Cyber Express. Security researcher Kevin Beaumont — whose work started the backlash that resulted in Recall getting delayed last month — said the most recent... Read more ›
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Half of the Netherlands' petrol stations are set to close in the next five to 10 years as electric cars start to take over the market, according to ING Research. From a report: The bank's economists say there will be insufficient earnings in future, with only some 2,000 of today's 4,131 gas stations remaining. "It is mainly the small, unmanned petrol stations that will disappear," says ING Research, as reported... Read more ›
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Netflix is following through on its plan to phase out its cheapest ad-free tier for existing subscribers. From a report: As spotted in numerous posts on Reddit, Netflix is now asking some basic plan subscribers to choose a new plan to stay subscribed to Netflix. One Reddit user received a notification on their Netflix app, saying "Your last day to watch Netflix is July 13th. Choose a new plan to... Read more ›
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Slashdot reader joshuark shared this report from Windows Central Microsoft may have opened a can of worms with recent comments made by the tech giant's CEO of AI Mustafa Suleyman. The CEO spoke with CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin at the Aspen Ideas Festival earlier this week. In his remarks, Suleyman claimed that all content shared on the web is available to be used for AI training unless a content producer... Read more ›
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