Two Tencent-appointed directors on Epic Games’ board have resigned after the DOJ expressed antitrust concerns. According to the DOJ’s press release:
Tencent owns a minority interest in Epic. The interlock was created because Tencent also is the parent company of a gaming competitor to Epic, Riot Games Inc.
[www.justice.gov]
When it launched a new lineup of Kindles this fall, Amazon also mentioned a new packaging design with more recycled fiber content, less ink, and tactile-marked QR codes for instructions instead of paper.
Amazon also points to removing more plastic from packaging and cutting weight overall to reduce emissions, which can still be a problem, especially near warehouses.
But they’re not passing anything yet, after Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blocked Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) attempt at drone investigation legislation:
“The Biden administration keeps saying, well, it’s all normal stuff,” he said. “Why don’t we actually get to the truth of the matter of what actually exists and what the threat is before we propose legislation?”
The original GBA is tough to use indoors, so I tried fixing mine with a new screen! No soldering required, just ten screws and a few snips with flush cutters.
Here, I’m installing the $59 Hispeedido V5 “drop-in” kit I bought from Hand Held Legend; easier still would be dropping my motherboard into a new “laminated ready” shell and adding a laminated screen!
Have you ever wondered who makes the tunes for Spotify’s “ghost artists?” Real musicians, including a jazz artist interviewed by Liz Pelly, in an excerpt from her upcoming book, Mood Machine. I wonder how long that gig will last...
[Harper's Magazine]
The developer beta of iOS 18.3 (and associated updates for software on iPads, Macs, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Vision Pro) just launched, and now they’re available in the public beta too.
However, you may not have much to try, as the only noticeable changes we’ve heard about include Genmoji in macOS Sequoia 15.3 and hints of robot vacuum support in Apple Home.
[Twitter]
You can access your Replay on Steam. If you want to know more about what I personally played, I just wrote about eight great Steam Deck games from this year.
The northern giant hornet, the invasive insect formerly known as the “murder hornet,” has officially been eradicated from the US, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture and US Department of Agriculture. After first sparking fears in Washington in 2019, the hornet hasn’t been spotted in three years.
[The New York Times]
