Games
EU Launches Coordinated Probe Into Riot, Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard, and Seven More Over In-Game Currency Pricing
News: European consumer authorities, coordinated through the EU’s CPC Network, have opened a probe into nine game companies over in-game currency pricing, while Italy separately leads a linked investigation into Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty Mobile and Diablo Immortal.
Technology & Hardware
Microsoft’s Glass Data Storage Breakthrough Explained: How Project Silica Voxels Could Preserve Data for 10,000 Years
News: Microsoft’s Project Silica can write data inside ordinary glass for 10,000 years. Here’s how voxels work, what changed in the Nature paper, and why game preservation could benefit.
Movies & Shows
Nicolas Cage Won’t Work With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for Spider-Noir
News: Nicolas Cage says he probably won’t work with Amazon again after refusing to sign an AI waiver for Spider-Noir, calling out the streamer’s AI investments during a New York Comic Con panel.
Reviews
NCIS: New York Review: LL Cool J and Scott Caan’s Spinoff Lets New York Steal the Show
Our NCIS: New York review breaks down CBS’s LL Cool J and Scott Caan spinoff across story, cast, world, music, and originality, plus our final score.
