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It’s been a banner year for the Right to Repair movement as supportive bills are signed into law across the US and abroad. Apple shocked the world, too, as it backed California’s bill and urged for a countrywide equivalent. In the EU, regulators mandated the use of USB-C as a standard charging socket for most small devices, and are now turning their attention toward anti-repair tactics. But, while the movement’s leaders should enjoy a glass or two of the good stuff, these victories aren’t total, despite how hard-won they…

Fortnite is getting a brand new update in time for Christmas. Fortnite update 28.01 has a December 19 release date on PS5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Android and Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, however, while it's not a major new update in terms of new content, Epic is planning to hold a period of server downtime.  In a post on social media, Epic confirmed that Battle Royale, Creative, LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival will be taken offline at 9am GMT UK time. Matchmaking will be…

Image: Film Movement PlusThere’s already a niche streaming service for nearly every appetite, but indie film fans searching beyond the mainstream now have yet another new resource: Film Movement Plus, which launched on December 15 as an add-on subscription channel for Prime Video customers.Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime DayThough the new channel ($5.99 a month, with a seven-day free trial available for new subscribers) exists in addition to Film Movement’s original streaming service, which launched in 2018, it’s…

Grinding Gear Games revealed a new class that will be available in Path of Exile 2, the Mercenary. The Mercenary class features shooter-like gameplay with the ability to swap crossbows and ammo types on the fly. Alongside the class reveal, GGG also revealed that WASD movement has been added as an option to PoE2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU7mLtj7nxU The Mercenary is a brand new class that is coming to Path of Exile 2, and does not exist in the current version of PoE. Based on the gameplay video, it looks…

Omid Scobie's forthcoming book, "Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival," creates waves as its publication date approaches. The book is full of outrageous claims about the Royal Family, such as the alleged "rift" between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle's revelation to King Charles of two royal family members who have been labeled "racist." According to recent claims, the Royal family "chose to completely ignore" the Black Lives Matter movement that swept the nation.…

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A score of Jewish celebrities are criticizing TikTok following a surge of antisemitic rhetoric going viral on the social media app following Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel, which has culminated in some young people supporting 9/11 terror leader Osama bin Laden. According to The New York Times, more than 30 influential people — A score of Jewish celebrities are criticizing TikTok following a surge of antisemitic rhetoric going viral on the social media app following Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack on…

Improvement in percentage for children’s spelling performance from pre-intervention to post-intervention. A significant difference between CON and MOVE was observed from T1 to T2 (**). The stacked line indicates 0% improvement. Filled dots, individual plots. Only complete data points are illustrated. Within the violins, the filled lines indicate the mean, and the stacked lines indicate quantiles. *, p Educational Psychology Review (2023). DOI:…

Several months back, Apple refurbisher John Bumstead received a batch of about 20 MacBooks from an e-waste recycler. Bumstead, who routinely refurbishes MacBooks that are more than 10 years old, shouldn’t have had a problem salvaging these computers, the oldest of which were from 2018. But only half of them were fully restorable. Five of the MacBooks were “activation locked,” meaning the prior owner had forgotten to wipe the device and nobody else could reactivate it. Another five had broken screens that would lose True…

A screenshot of the map documenting instances of #landback return and accompanying news. Credit: Sarah Deer and Ward Lyles Returning land to original Indigenous owners has long been a personal and family interest to Sarah Deer. As the #landback movement has gained momentum on social media in recent years, Deer and a fellow University of Kansas researcher have launched a website to document cases of land return to sovereign…