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Call of Duty and Battlefield 6 will both require Secure Boot on Windows in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] misk@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Secure boot requires OS kernel to be digitally signed so that’s just another way to prevent tampering. It’s not like those or any other games will be doing anything other than checking if it’s on because there’s not that much else it can be used for. Secure boot is annoying as hell if you use anything other than Windows though.

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‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians (www.theguardian.com)
Nintendo raises the Switch 1 price from $299 to $339 / The Switch OLED price jumped by $50 on Sunday, to $399.99. in c/nintendo@lemmy.world
[–] misk@piefed.social 1 points 3 hours ago

Please go back to reddit

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Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech (techcrunch.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/39942527

European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, which aims to be a cheaper, more privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing.

Last year, French privacy-focused search engine Qwant struck a joint venture with German non-profit search engine Ecosia, to develop a European search index. Called European Search Perspective (EUSP), the JV now aims to serve around 50% of French queries and 33% of German queries by the end of the year.

Qwant said it is using the new index to power some of its features, like AI summaries for search, and Ecosia has plans to add some AI features soon to its platform, too.

EUSP is also in talks with companies to spur the adoption of its index for enabling search within apps. Notably, it is targeting chatbots, presenting Staan as a cheaper alternative to Google and Bing.

“If you’re using ChatGPT or any other AI chatbot, they all do knowledge grounding with web search […] our index can power deep research and AI summary features. Google and Bing’s solutions are also pricey, and our index can offer power search features at a tenth of the cost,” Christian Kroll, CEO of Ecosia, told TechCrunch.

EUSP, like Proton, is pushing to develop a European tech stack that doesn’t rely on technology from the U.S. or China.

“The timing could not be more urgent. The outcome of the 2024 U.S. election has reminded European policymakers and innovators just how exposed Europe remains when it comes to core digital infrastructure. Much of Europe’s search, cloud, and AI layers are built on American Big Tech stacks, putting entire sectors – from journalism to climate tech – at the mercy of political or commercial agendas,” the companies said in a statement.

Kroll added that through this index, combined with European privacy laws, EUSP can offer a more privacy-friendly search solution as compared to its U.S. counterparts.

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Nintendo of America really did suggest giving Pikachu large feminine breasts at one point, Japanese media confirms (automaton-media.com)
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Italy gives final approval for world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily (www.bbc.com)
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Call of Duty and Battlefield 6 will both require Secure Boot on Windows (www.theverge.com)
 

Archive: https://archive.ph/2025.08.06-204234/https://www.theverge.com/news/720007/call-of-duty-pc-anti-cheat-secure-boot-windows-black-ops-7

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Apple to invest $100bn in the US after pressure from Trump (www.bbc.com)
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Apple Said Don’t—But I Upgraded My iPad Pro Screen Anyway | Snazzy Labs (www.youtube.com)
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Hominins on Sulawesi during the Early Pleistocene (www.nature.com)
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What It’s Like To Go To A Big AAA Video Game Reveal Event In 2025 (kotaku.com)
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New Method Is the Fastest Way To Find the Best Routes (www.quantamagazine.org)
 

Archive: https://archive.ph/2025.08.06-191943/https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-method-is-the-fastest-way-to-find-the-best-routes-20250806/

Nintendo raises the Switch 1 price from $299 to $339 / The Switch OLED price jumped by $50 on Sunday, to $399.99. in c/nintendo@lemmy.world
[–] misk@piefed.social 1 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Sorry, should have made it easier for you. I’ll try with the least amount of letters not to confuse you.

no u

Nintendo-owned titles excluded from Japan’s biggest speedrunning event after organizers were told they had to apply for permission for each game in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] misk@piefed.social 2 points 9 hours ago

They also go for autistic people because we love those pokémans. Can’t use children as an excuse to buy stuff but I’m the coolest uncle around.

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Amazon usuwa związkowców z komisji socjalnej tuż przed posiedzeniem (ozzip.pl)
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Galopujący Major: Spróbujcie nie odczłowieczać pana prezydenta Nawrockiego (krytykapolityczna.pl)
Nintendo raises the Switch 1 price from $299 to $339 / The Switch OLED price jumped by $50 on Sunday, to $399.99. in c/nintendo@lemmy.world
[–] misk@piefed.social 1 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

This seems to be an unmoderated community/instance so I guess anything goes.

Do you reckon it’s more of a FAS thing that makes you go around calling people paedophiles or is it head trauma from being dropped repeatedly by your drunk mother?

Would you rather stop playing a game than lower the difficulty? The First Berserker: Khazan devs reckon you would in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] misk@piefed.social 1 points 11 hours ago

Oh wow, haven’t seen that because of the adblocker. Fuck Eurogamer, that’s just illegal here. Meta has been trying to pull that repeatedly as well, they got in trouble with EU for that but I guess they feel more confident with Trump getting bribes from them now.

Nintendo raises the Switch 1 price from $299 to $339 / The Switch OLED price jumped by $50 on Sunday, to $399.99. in c/nintendo@lemmy.world
Would you rather stop playing a game than lower the difficulty? The First Berserker: Khazan devs reckon you would in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] misk@piefed.social 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

Can't read the article without accepting sending cookies to thousands of companies.

In the EU you can’t be legally opted into tracking without explicit consent ~~so it’s usually as simple as pressing „confirm choices” or similar option~~. I can’t believe people don’t use adblock and deal with this everywhere though.

Would you rather stop playing a game than lower the difficulty? The First Berserker: Khazan devs reckon you would in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] misk@piefed.social 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I don’t mean to gatekeep because boss fights in From Software games are getting ridiculous but I think wandering into dangerous areas and overcoming challenges by cheesing things and even grinding level and gear is part of the charm.

Nintendo-owned titles excluded from Japan’s biggest speedrunning event after organizers were told they had to apply for permission for each game in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] misk@piefed.social 14 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

I think the point was that there are many people here are „predicting” that Nintendo is somehow going to go bankrupt because of this. People can no longer discern between wishful thinking and reality, it shows in many areas of life to tbh. No, you won’t wish something into existence just because it’s „right”.

Nintendo-owned titles excluded from Japan’s biggest speedrunning event after organizers were told they had to apply for permission for each game in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] misk@piefed.social 8 points 17 hours ago

I’ve read that with current Nintendo finances they can afford to not make any profit for something like 10 or 20 years. I genuinely think that they’re not as much as malicious as they are stuck in very outdated thinking that’s prevalent in Japanese business. They don’t get any short term profit from things like this.

Nintendo-owned titles excluded from Japan’s biggest speedrunning event after organizers were told they had to apply for permission for each game in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] misk@piefed.social 9 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Nintendo sits on a load of hard cash and has Apple-like profit margins. They’re not going away anytime soon and I think that’s for the best. They’re one of the last AAA publishers focused on innovation in gameplay which is why I can forgive them being mildly brain damaged sometimes.

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