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Yoshihisa Kishimoto, the creator of legendary beat ‘em up arcade series such as River City and Double Dragon, has passed away at 64 years old. The news was announced by his son and confirmed by outlets such as Famitsu. Yoshihisa Kishimoto Kishimoto’s son, Ryūbō, posted the news on X in response to a post celebrating the 40th anniversary of Kunio-kun, known better to the West as River City. His message (translated by X) reads,“I am the son of Yoshihisa Kishimoto, director of the passionate, hardcore Kunio-kun series. I am writing to inform you that my father passed away on April…
The legal battle between Epic Games and Apple is escalating once again. For a second time, the warring factions are going straight to the top of the judicial system. Apple is asking for the Supreme Court to review when and how it can charge commissions on mobile purchases made via third-party payment systems. The business has requested a motion to stay on a lower court ruling regarding the fees Apple charges to software developers using those external financial systems rather than the App Store.The last time Apple petitioned for an appeal at the top of the judicial branch, it was…
Image: Mariia Shalabaieva/Unsplash Meta has paused work with Mercor after a security breach at the AI training startup, according to WIRED. Mercor has also confirmed it was affected by a broader supply chain attack involving the open-source project LiteLLM. Mercor sits in a sensitive part of the AI ecosystem. The startup connects major AI companies with contractors and domain experts for model training and evaluation, so a breach there raises questions about the vendor layer that supports AI development. How the breach reached Mercor Mercor told TechCrunch that it was “one of thousands of companies” affected by the LiteLLM compromise.…
NASA’s Artemis II crew just set a new distance record in miles traveled away from Earth. The team of four astronauts are in the process of circling the Moon, reaching 5,000 miles beyond the natural satellite. That brings the total distance traveled away from our home to over 250,000 miles. Gene Roddenberry would be proud.This broke the previous 1970 record set by Apollo 13’s crew by around 4,000 miles. The four astronauts – Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of NASA and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency – are the first humans to cross the lunar threshold…
Apple’s next AirPods could add AI-powered vision, gesture controls, and health tracking, turning earbuds into a smarter, context-aware assistant. The post Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 ‘High-End’ Update: Everything We Know So Far appeared first on TechRepublic.
Three YouTube channels have banded together and filed a class action lawsuit against Apple, as first spotted by MacRumors. According to the lawsuit, the creators behind h3h3 Productions, MrShortGameGolf and Golfholics have accused Apple of violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by scraping copyrighted videos on YouTube to train its AI models.While the YouTubers’ videos are available to watch on the platform, the lawsuit alleged that Apple illegally circumvented the “controlled streaming architecture” that regular users are limited to. The creators claimed that Apple’s video scraping was used to train its generative AI products, adding that the tech giant’s “massive…
Finding the right app on the Google Play Store just got a lot easier. Google is rolling out a new search function for an app’s reviews when navigating its Play Store, as first spotted by Android Authority. The new feature only currently searches for exact matches of at least two words, but it should still help users identify if certain apps and games have specific features or gameplay elements.You can find the search function after hitting the “See all reviews” button on the Play Store, and it will also offer some popular search terms next to the feature. It’s similar…
Netflix just released a free app called Playground for smartphones and tablets. This is a gaming app for kids, aged eight and under. It’s available to all Netflix members on any tier, and the company promises it doesn’t have ads or in-app purchases.It also works without a mobile or Wi-Fi connection. Netflix says this makes it the “perfect companion for long airplane rides or grocery trips.” Kids do love their screens.The company promises an “ever-growing library of games” for children. The platform launches with titles based on some massively popular franchises. There’s something called Playtime with Peppa Pig, which is…
image: envato by GoldenDayz Fortinet disclosed a critical FortiClient EMS vulnerability that is already being exploited in the wild. The flaw could allow unauthenticated attackers to bypass API protections and execute unauthorized code or commands on exposed systems. “This is a zero-day. While there is no full patch, we have to give credit where credit is due: Fortinet has rushed out a hotfix over a holiday weekend, which reflects how urgently the company is treating this,” said Benjamin Harris, CEO and founder of watchTowr, in an email to eSecurityPlanet. He added, “watchTowr’s Attacker Eye honeypot infrastructure is currently capturing active…
NASA’s Artemis II mission is about to make history. After a successful April 1 launch, and a trip of 39,000 miles through space, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen are about to travel farther from Earth than any human beings have before, and you can watch the entire thing unfold online. NASA will stream the entire flyby on YouTube and its own NASA+ website, with coverage beginning at 1PM ET. You can also watch NASA+ through Netflix.It’s going to take some time for things to get underway, so if you’re working or have plans this evening…