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  1. hello guys 🙂 

    1. Destrix

      Destrix

      Hey bro ❤️ 

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      _Happy boy

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  4. Welcome back ya h6f xd 

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      XZoro™

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  5. ¤ Nickname: Happy boy ¤ Grade: Player ¤ New Tag: Free Palestine ¤ Link of Hours Played GT link CLICK HERE!: https://www.gametracker.com/player/Happy boy/135.125.249.129:27015/
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  8. The updated and enhanced version of the 2013 roguelike platformer will be Hopoo Games final take on the series. The outstanding 2013 roguelike action-platformer Risk of Rain(opens in new tab) is coming back in a "beautifully remastered" form called Risk of Rain Returns(opens in new tab), which is set to arrive sometime in 2023 with new survivors, secrets, artifacts, expanded multiplayer services, and all sorts of other additions and improvements. "Don't think of this as just a lick of paint on an old classic," Hopoo community manager Jonathan Cheetham said in today's announcement video. "Risk of Rain Returns completely overhauls the original and introduces a ton of new content. It has an upgraded code base so we will be able to continue to update and add to the game with features that weren't previously possible." Cheetham confirmed that all the content from the original Risk of Rain will return "with glorious new HD pixel art," and the audio effects and music have also been updated and expanded. New survivors have been added, while existing survivors have been given brand new abilities to unlock; there are also new enemies, stage variants, and items, some brought from Risk of Rain 2 and others brand-new for the remaster. There's also an all-new game mode, "revamped multiplayer so there's no more messing with router settings like in Risk of Rain 1," and "countless rebalancing and gameplay tweaks." "Risk of Rain Returns is a whole new game and an upgraded experience from the original Risk of Rain," Cheetham said. Cheetham also addressed the elephant that's been in the room for the past month: Gearbox's ownership of Risk of Rain. The Borderlands studio purchased the game in November(opens in new tab), which led to immediate predictions of doom and gloom from fans. But Cheetham said the series is in good hands. "Gearbox has been the trusted publisher of Risk of Rain 2 for many years now," he said. "They have a love for Risk of Rain that matches our own and are the best fit for taking the franchise into the future." Hopoo Games will have complete creative control over Risk of Rain Returns, which Gearbox is publishing; after that, it becomes a full-time Gearbox show. "We know the IP is in excellent hands and we can't wait to see what the future brings for Risk of Rain with Gearbox at the helm," Cheetham said. Risk of Rain Return is set to come out sometime in 2023. It doesn't have a specific release date yet, but as a complete shot in the dark, I have to think that November 8—the 10th anniversary of the original Risk of Rain—might be a pretty good bet. Link : https://www.pcgamer.com/risk-of-rain-returns-is-a-whole-new-game-and-final-farewell-from-hopoo-games/
  9. Link : https://news.wfsu.org/all-npr-news/all-npr-news/2022-12-22/why-the-proposed-tiktok-ban-is-more-about-politics-than-privacy-according-to-experts TikTok has become a dominant force in pop culture in recent years, which has prompted growing concerns from government officials over its Chinese ownership. At least 14 states have recently banned the application from being used on government devices; some state-run public universities followed suit, banning or blocking the app on their campuses. Last week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Republican Senator Marco Rubio, announced legislation that would ban TikTok in the United States. Rubio, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, claimed that TikTok's Chinese parent company, Byte Dance, cannot be trusted with access to United States' user data because of the potential national security risk. This is in part because Byte Dance is required by Chinese law to assist the government, which could include sharing user data from anywhere in the world. "There is no more time to waste on meaningless negotiations with a CCP-puppet company," Rubio said in a statement. "It is time to ban Beijing-controlled TikTok for good." But experts like Georgetown University law professor Anupam Chander say there isn't any concrete evidence that American TikTok users have had their data shared – or that the Chinese government is utilizing that information for political gain. "There's no evidence of this. None of the claims here, even the insider claims that some employees make about access by people in China, that access isn't by the Chinese government, but rather others within the Byte Dance corporate structure, to [look at] data about TikTok employees and others in the United States," Chander said. Many of the lawmakers' concerns have to do with location tracking services within the app, which they fear could be used for espionage. When it comes to social media apps, location tracking is a standard feature. "It certainly makes sense, then, for U.S. soldiers to be told, 'Hey, don't use the app because it might share your location information with other entities," said Chander. "But that's also true of the weather app and then lots of other apps that are existing in your phone, whether they're owned by China or not." Ryan Calo is a professor of law and information science at the University of Washington. He says that, while data privacy in the United States still needs much improvement, the proposed legislation is more about geopolitical tensions and less about TikTok specifically. "Just in the same way that Europe is very concerned about the relationship between American companies and the American intelligence sector ... the concern that has been articulated about TikTok is that practice [of data collection], which is widespread among different kinds of digital apps, would be problematic if it turns out that there is a cozy relationship between the company TikTok and the Chinese intelligence sector," Calo said. "The truth of the matter is, if the sophisticated Chinese intelligence sector wanted to gather information on particular state employees in the United States, it wouldn't probably have to go through TikTok." Chander also warns against what he calls a "politicization of national security." "It's always easy – and this happens across the world – to say that a foreign government is a threat, and 'I'm protecting you from that foreign government,' he says. "And I think we should be a little cautious about how that can be politicized in a way that far exceeds the actual threat in order to achieve political ends." Both Chander and Calo are skeptical that an outright TikTok ban would gain much political momentum, and both argue that even if it were to move forward, banning a communication platform would raise First Amendment concerns. But Calo believes the conversation could push policy in a positive direction for Americans. "I think that we're right in the United States to be finally thinking about the consequences of having so much commercial surveillance taking place of U.S. citizens and residents," he said. "And we should do something to address it, but not in this ad hoc posturing way, but by passing comprehensive privacy rules or laws, which is something that, for example, the Federal Trade Commission seems very interested in doing." Edited by Mallory Yu
  10. Link : https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-64065232 A trio of pigs on the loose in a seaside town have left residents both worried for the animals' safety and wary of unexpected wild encounters. The porcine interlopers have been foraging around Silloth in Cumbria for weeks, residents said. Some people said they were frightened after being "confronted" in the dark. Adam Pearson said he saw the roaming animals near Skinburness Road and they "weren't aggressive, they were just getting on with what they were doing". But he added "any animal like that, that's provoked, obviously will and can turn". They were "big animals", he said. The pigs are believed to have escaped from farmland near Solway Holiday Park, which was recently sold. The new park owners said the farmland still belonged to the park's previous owner, Sam Hagen, and it had passed on residents' concerns. Mr Hagen has been approached for comment. Carole Blake said she bumped into the roving swine on an early morning dog walk. "I had three pigs walking towards me in the black dark," she said. "I managed to move a bit faster than the pigs and they just carried on heading into Silloth - they were just strolling along, quite happy." Ms Blake said she believed the animals were being rehomed after the holiday village was sold but they were still in pens on the farmland. "They keep breaking out of the pen and walking round Silloth," she said. She was "worried about their welfare" and had contacted Cumbria Police, she added. The fore said it had been informed on Tuesday that the animals had been contained and police were not required.
  11. KPMG’s annual survey of global auto execs sees US respondents downgrade their 2030 US EV market penetration prediction An annual survey of auto industry executives across the world conducted by audit giant KPMG has found that their US respondents’ 2030 prediction for EV share of the US vehicle market has fallen to 40% from 62% in last year’s survey. KPMG said that global electric vehicle (EV) sales predictions for 2030 were ‘becoming more realistic’. Respondents in KPMG’s 23rd Annual Global Automotive Survey are also worried about short-term growth due to issues with raw materials and parts availability and macroeconomic concerns like inflation and interest rates. The survey comprises over 900 auto executives, including over 250 in the US, across the auto industry ecosystem in 30 countries worldwide. The study looks at the global outlook, the future of powertrains, digital consumers, vulnerable supply chains, and new technologies and entrants. Auto leaders are more optimistic about growth over the next five years than last year, with 82% of US auto executives confident of long-term, profitable growth over the next five years, compared with 67% in 2021. Auto companies have made significant investments in the future of EVs. Car customers will have various choices after automakers committed to investing more than $500 billion in EVs by 2026. These investments are going towards electric-battery plants, semiconductors, autonomous systems, software, electronics, and cutting-edge developments. An essential part of the customer experience is consumer affordability. When asked when EVs reach production cost and consumer affordability would be on par with gasoline-powered vehicles, 45% said by 2030, 23% by 2025 while 10% said they already have. But this won’t be achieved without technological advancements from new and existing companies in the EV space. Gary Silberg, KPMG Global Head of Automotive, said: “Auto execs’ confidence is tempered by realism. More than half a trillion dollars have been committed to developing an amazing array of new vehicles built in advanced manufacturing facilities. To deliver on the promise, car companies will take many roads to their destination. Some will lead to great success; others could end in failure.” EV supply chain worries As the reality of EVs gets closer, automotive leaders are concerned about the continued availability of components and raw materials. About 66% of US auto executives remain very or extremely concerned about supplies of commodities and components, such as semiconductors (64%), lithium and other battery components (64%), rare earth elements (64%), specialty metals (e.g., high strength and electrical steel) (66%), and lightweight materials (67%). Automakers and their suppliers are making changes to their supply chain strategies. There was an increase over the course of 2021 in the number of respondents who say that near-shoring and reshoring are very important, as well as the direct sourcing of raw materials and investments in suppliers. Get ready for Apple KPMG said that one of the most surprising findings from the survey was that many auto executives think Apple will enter the car market and become a leader in EVs by 2030. Apple is now ranked 4th by US (and all) auto execs surveyed among those who are expected to be lead, up from 11th among US respondents in 2021. Link : https://www.just-auto.com/news/survey-shows-auto-execs-less-optimistic-about-us-ev-market-penetration-outlook/
  12. Who doesn't want those luxury cars and beautiful houses? Each one of us dreams of making our life a paradise. Only if it was as easy as falling off the log. The daily struggle and promptly passing years with the bare minimum growth make us realise that we still have a long journey ahead of us. In the process, many individuals get demotivated. And in such situations, Mehar Singh Tanwar is someone you should look up to. With his dedication and hard work, he has successfully built a life that has all the luxuries! From cars to wardrobes to a hefty heart, he has everything marvelous. What we mean is that Mehar Singh Tanwar is a huge motorhead who loves maintaining and building a grand car collection. He has Rolls-Royce Ghost & Phantom, S Class Maybach, 2 G Wagon, Hummer, 3 Land Cruiser, Lexus 570, Audi R8, Lamborghini Aventador, Range Rover Vogue & Sport, Ferrari Portofino, and Bentley Mulsanne standing in his garage. Even on his Instagram, you will often see the entrepreneur posting with his cars. Moreover, even his wardrobe is very costly as it includes brands like Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Balenciaga, Stefano Ricci, and Givenchy. Besides, he also owns a private jet. Even after possessing all these luxuries and expensive things, Mehar Singh Tanwar is very generous at heart. He is humble and helpful to other people in society. He says, "If I have the power to make changes in anyone's life. I will do it without any second thought." He is a people's man, and a person's richness is decided by looking at his heart, thoughts, and words. While many youths and others consider him an inspiration, Mehar Singh Tanwar, too, has some advice. He says, "Don't chase that luxurious lifestyle. Rather, focus on your work. Be generous and true to yourself, your people, and your work. All the good luck will follow in." On the business front, Mehar Singh Tanwar runs two hotels in Chattarpur, including the Ocean Pearl Gardenia and the H Carlton Hotel. We hope that he will continue to take this family business to new heights. To get details on his life, you can follow him on Instagram at @mehartanwar_48 or follow the link https://instagram.com/mehartanwar_48?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU= Disclaimer: This article is a paid publication and does not have journalistic/editorial involvement of Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times does not endorse/subscribe to the content(s) of the article/advertisement and/or view(s) expressed herein. Hindustan Times shall not in any manner, be responsible and/or liable in any manner whatsoever for all that is stated in the article and/or also with regard to the view(s), opinion(s), announcement(s), declaration(s), affirmation(s) etc., stated/featured in the same. link : https://www.hindustantimes.com/brand-stories/mehar-singh-tanwar-s-extravagant-lifestyle-is-a-motivation-for-others-101671712541272.html
  13. This is a war where Ukrainian fathers and sons serve on the same frontlines. And this was how it was for 22-year-old Eugene Gromadskyi - at least at the very beginning. On the first day of the invasion, he stood shoulder to shoulder with his father Oleg on the outskirts of Kharkiv, as column after column of Russian men and armoured vehicles sought to capture their city. In those crucial first hours he was in command of a unit, which, outnumbered and outgunned, attacked and destroyed Russian vehicle columns and captured prisoners. For this, Eugene would earn the country's highest military honour. His father would face a different fate. Eugene has been in the thick of it for almost the entire war. He started out as a lieutenant in the National Guard, now he's a senior lieutenant in the army's 92nd Mechanized Brigade, which is named after Ivan Sirko, a 17th Century Cossack military leader. The intelligence platoon Eugene commands describe themselves as Sirko's Rowdy Boys - their motto is "Revenge for all". "They are my family," he tells me It is a December morning in Kupyiansk, some 120km (75 miles) south-east of Kharkiv, and the temperature is -7C, even before the howling wind hits you and finds its way into every inch of loose clothing or exposed skin. It is mostly open ground - there is no cover from the wind, nor from the Russians who in places are within rifle range. Lines of trees, which in the summer provided camouflage, are now stark and bare. There is nowhere to hide. But Eugene glows with vitality. He explains that the early days of the war were frustrating. Ukrainian forces took back a village or two, there was little momentum. They were on the defensive and under-prepared, then a summer stalemate set in. But in September, a coordinated counter-offensive began, starting from Balakliya and going all the way down to Kupyiansk. Ukraine's growing military confidence, and Eugene's are inseparable. I first met him in early March. He had recently graduated from university and was full of courage but fresh to conflict and on the defensive. What he didn't tell me at the time was how he and his comrades under his command had captured the Russian prisoners. His bravery a matter for record, he was later awarded the country's top military honour, Hero of Ukraine, Order of the Gold Star. Eugene has countless missions under his belt, and like the landscape around him, bears the scarred lessons of conflict. War toughens the heart, and death is its companion. Eugene has lost many men close to him, so I ask, given the high casualty rate - Ukraine says 13,000 of its soldiers have been killed so far in the war - does he fear death? "Death is one of [war's] problems. Death loves brave ones. And courage must be used cleverly. There is no need to be afraid of death," he says. But he reconsiders for a moment, and continues: "The person who is not afraid is already dead… I don't think about mortality, I think only about life, about life of my comrades and the life of my unit." We ride inside one of his platoon's armoured personnel carriers (APC). The noise is deafening, even before its 30mm cannon opens fire on some farm buildings where they suspect Russians are hiding. Condensation drips from the metal roof, two dim lights emit a pale-green glow, and the vehicle's eight, sturdy wheels slip and slide through the mud, swaying us from side to side. I feel as if I'm in a submarine. Above the din, Eugene explains why the September operation was key: "It was really important for the boys that we were able to accomplish a counter-offensive. Everyone was very motivated, they were taking back their own territory, taking back homes of their own families. It was really needed." As if to underscore this point, in the front seat of the APC is Sasha. He only recently joined the platoon after his village was liberated from the Russians. A black-and-white targeting screen offers the only view of the road ahead. It is a quagmire - there are few obstacles as fiendish, or varied, as Ukrainian mud. One moment it's a deep, sucking soup, the next a thick putty clogging machinery, weighing down boots, and gumming up everything. We drive past one soldier who is hammering frozen chunks of it off his stranded truck with a mallet. Small wonder, then, that in these conditions, and in the face of stiff resistance from enemy forces, the counter-offensive is bogged down here. And so are we - the APC can go no further. It doesn't pay to be trapped out here in open ground, so we turn around. Days later another Ukrainian vehicle would become stuck at the same spot. A Russian helicopter attacked, causing significant casualties. Inside the APC, despite the din, Eugene falls into a deep sleep. He had only two hours rest the night before, and he remains sound asleep until the vehicle makes it back to base and the heavy steel handle by his ear clunks open. The unit, which has its own Instagram page, is crammed into a few rooms in an abandoned house. A huge pot filled with potatoes and pork sits atop a wood-burning stove. Eugene eats standing. Map of the Ukraine The counter-offensive has taken its toll on Ukrainian equipment and men along this front. A punishing winter lies ahead. But Eugene, as ever, is optimistic. "I think it will be very difficult, but we will manage," he says. "Our reserves of troops are growing, the ones who were getting trained abroad. They will be additional reserves, additional forces who will help us with further offensives. For now, there are difficulties especially with the weather. But it doesn't stop us because we are taking back our land step by step, corner by corner." Ukraine's defence had an improvised and precarious feel at the start. The country was underprepared. Before the invasion President Zelensky had dismissed talk of war, saying that the country should keep calm, it would celebrate Easter in April and come May, the country would be occupied with sun, holidays and BBQs, not war. A week into the war Kharkiv was still in turmoil. At a marshalling point on the city's eastern edge, busloads of reinforcements arrived then quickly disappeared again, pushed forward to halt the Russians who were still trying to force their way into the city. It was freezing cold, but the air was electric with a desperate, hurried energy. But the lieutenant was coolheaded, "Call me Eugene," he said, in English, with a smile. I saw a very young man - surely too young to be in command - who like his country was battling against the odds in a war with Russia. He lacked a winter uniform and army boots, instead he was wearing trainers. "I can move fast in these," he joked. We jumped into one of the few armoured vehicles around and headed to the front, a fur Russian army hat, from a captured soldier, swinging from the ceiling as we bumped along rutted, snow-covered roads. The snows thawed, spring became summer, and Ukraine held on. Eugene and I kept in touch, and he would send videos of him and his men in battle. In one, he's smiling broadly while riding atop a tank. We met again in late April on a warm afternoon in Kharkiv. There had been no holidays nor BBQs for him. He was still fighting, though now well beyond the city limits. His uniform was filthy, and he stayed only a short while, before heading back to the front. A patch on his uniform read, "Stop: no touch, no talk, no eye contact". He was in good spirits, grinning as ever. And despite the hardships of battle, he was clearly in his element. He still believed Ukraine could win. By then Russia's military inadequacies had been exposed and western military aid was beginning to make a difference, though a large-scale push against the invading Russian forces still hadn't happened. There were questions over whether it ever would. Eugene Gromadskyi needs little reminder of what Russian aggression has cost him - it's there every time he looks in the mirror. On the left side of his face a deep red scar is still healing. We had lost touch in May. It's not unusual for soldiers to go offline, but 10 days went by and still he was out of reach. Eventually, he reappeared and sent a selfie as way of an explanation. He was in hospital, his face swollen and barely recognisable. It looks like he is trying to smile, but he can't, so instead gives a defiant hand gesture. At the Kupyiansk front, he told me what had happened. "Me and my comrade were on a combat mission," he explains. "We came under fire and a shell exploded near me and shrapnel hit my face, near my lip and apparently came out at my temple. [In hospital] an operation was performed, I was put back together, they didn't need to use metal plates." He checked himself out of hospital after only 10 days and returned to the front with a broken jaw. "It wasn't nice," he says and smiles broadly. But Eugene had suffered an even greater wound on the first day of the war. In the early hours of 24 February, he had been commanding a small unit of National Guardsmen in the village of Pyatikhatky, when he was joined by his father, Oleg. Oleg had been asleep in the family apartment on the edge of Kharkiv when he was awoken by his wife Natalia, who said she could hear Russian Grads nearby. The former army officer had trained hundreds of young recruits in battlefield care, so she knew her artillery. Duty and service to their country runs through the veins and history of the family - seven generations have served in the Ukrainian and Soviet military. Ukraine was under attack, and Oleg, an army veteran who had retired at the rank of Colonel, would answer the call. He posted a message on Facebook, rallying friends and former servicemen to gather weapons and equipment to defend the city, and went to join his son. Some Russian forces had already made it into Kharkiv but were driven back. The fighting was intense - Oleg manned a machine gun, while his son gave support with an automatic grenade launcher. They were outgunned and had to retreat. Oleg stayed behind to gather weapons, and father and son planned to regroup further back. But as he left his position, Oleg's car was caught in a rocket attack. He was killed instantly. Natalia had been sheltering in a city metro station, when she was told her husband had died. During breaks in the shelling, she headed to the area where she had been told Oleg had been killed. She discovered his body on the city's outskirts. "I picked up my husband and took him to morgue. It was just me and him. I said goodbye over there. I conducted a body examination to make sure it was him." Eugene was in the midst of battle when he learned of his father's death. He would later return home and bury Oleg alone. But for the moment, he set aside grief and took charge of another combat unit of 20 men. Cut off from their command, they destroyed more Russian vehicles, killing and capturing enemy soldiers. "To this day, [my father's] friends and comrades who served with him write to me," Eugene tells me. "They say, 'We are proud we served with your father because he was a man of honour and as he said, so he did.' He always kept his officer's word." On 24 September, at a ceremony in Kyiv, President Zelensky, made Eugene a Hero of Ukraine, bestowing on him the country's highest military order for bravery in the early defence of Kharkiv. His father's close friend, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, commander in chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, looked on as he received his medals. Eugene was so nervous he forgot his own name. In this country of 44 million people, only 652 have received the medal since the honour was created in 1998. Eugene's medals now sit in a suitcase in the family apartment. Shortly after Oleg died, Natalia left Kharkiv as Russian attacks intensified. She returned in the early summer, but precious items remain packed, ready for her to leave again if necessary. Natalia's kitchen is full of home-made Christmas decorations, and an 11-year-old Pekingese Businka is at her feet. It is dark - there is no power, no water or light, because of Russia's ongoing missile attacks. She tells me how much she misses Oleg. "He was a patriot. He is a real patriot of our country. A Ukrainian. Fun, friendly, people loved him a lot," she says. The couple were about to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary when he was killed. I ask Natalia if she ever imagined she would have to sacrifice so much. "I gave my husband; my son is there. And I devoted my youth to Ukraine as well - to my country." She makes me tea and serves homemade cookies, and tells me that I should visit again. "When did you last see Eugene," I ask. She looks towards the door, remembering - perhaps expecting. "A month ago," she replies, "for two minutes at the door," and she starts to cry. The following day I am travelling back to the front, and so I ask Natalia if there is anything I could take to her son - even just a message. She wipes away a tear, and says, "My son, you should know that I'm always waiting for you. Always. In any weather, any time, day or night." She pauses, then insists she will wait, "until victory, only with victory". link : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63887570
  14. Hello all

    Iam back again 

    Xdd

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    2. 𝓐𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓷-

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      trouble maker hmm hope we don't get any trouble from you like before 

    3. S e u o n g

      S e u o n g

      @Dave Nah, he won't. He wontt back to the staff.

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  15. You don't even need 280 characters to deliver this momentous news: Elon Musk just bought Twitter. The Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder has been circling the po[CENSORED]r social media platform for weeks, using Twitter itself as a medium to announce both his intentions and ongoing frustrations with the platform in its current form. Now, after lining up the funds (his own and hefty support from Morgan Stanley) Musk will pay $43.4 billion -- roughly $54.20 per share -- in a tender offer that gives him control of the company. The deal now faces regulatory approval. With Twitter's earnings report just days away, it's likely the new owner will show up during the company's Q1 earnings call - at least just to say "hi," and demurely refuses to answer most analysts' questions directly. In a release on the acquisition, Musk said, "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated. "I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans. Twitter has tremendous potential – I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it." See more Bret Taylor, Twitter's Independent Board Chair noted in the release that "The proposed transaction will deliver a substantial cash premium, and we believe it is the best path forward for Twitter's stockholders." Parag Agrawal, Twitter's CEO and the person who may end up working most closely with Musk said in the release, "Twitter has a purpose and relevance that impacts the entire world. Deeply proud of our teams and inspired by the work that has never been more important." He notably did not reference Musk directly. Musk's triumph comes after a circuitous path to ownership: First he bought almost 10% of Twitter shares, giving him a seat at the table and inviting him to the board. Musk accepted and then just as quickly backed out. But he wasn't finished. Soon, he was offering $43 billion for the company, which prompted Twitter's board to adopt a poison-pill plan that would have sold cheaper shares to shareholders had Musk sought to purchase more than 15% of the company's shares. Soon after, Musk, who has been on the platform since 2009, returned to a tender offer, which meant he'd need to pull together all the money to buy the company. As of last week, Musk secured the funds, and over the weekend, Musk and Twitter's executive team met in person to hammer out the details. A bumpy road Not everyone is thrilled at the prospect of a Musk-owned Twitter. In the run-up to the announcement, #RIPTwitter was trending on the platform. As for what comes next, Musk has made clear his intentions to ensure that Twitter supports free speech from all sides (the implication being that it currently does not, though there is no empirical evidence to support this). He may revisit some user bans, including that of former President Trump. He'll likely open-source Twitter's code. A fan of blockchain and NFTs, Musk might push the platform more aggressively into the crypto space. But investors and backers will be most interested in Musk's growth plan. Twitter has done a decent job of generating more revenue from existing users, but its growth has in recent years been relatively slow and flat. It's not clear that Twitter could ever have the broad-based, global appeal of, say Facebook (which has its own growth struggles) or TikTok. It's unclear what Musk can do to reenergize some of Twitter's biggest celebrity accounts. Musk will probably fast-track the already-under-development Tweet Edits feature, since he made it clear during the acquisition effort that he's a fan. What will Elon do? What happens next depends on Elon Musk, or rather the Elon Musk who shows up to run Twitter. Will it be the brilliant, sure hand that, through SpaceX, regularly ferries astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station? The man who basically created the EV market with Tesla? Maybe. It might also be the man who impulsively tweets his inner ID and EGO. Who jokes that "The next Twitter board meet's gonna be lit," with a picture of him smoking a joint on Joe Rogan's podcast. There sometimes seems to be little middle ground for Musk, who is both extremely successful and rich and extremely impulsive and emotional. The fear that Musk will let the worst element back on Twitter -- Nazis, trolls, anti-vaxxers, Donald Trump, and so on -- is real. A free-speech absolutist might demand ALL voices be heard, even the dangerous ones. Still, Musk doesn't truly know the inner workings of Twitter's extensive (and still flawed) content moderation system. He soon will. That may inspire some different and more rational thinking about how to excite and energize Twitter for the future while protecting the most vulnerable who still use it every day. https://www.techradar.com/news/elon-musk-buys-twitter
  16. Nvidia DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is a rendering technology that uses AI-assisted upscaling techniques to boost fps with minimal impact to visual quality. It works by rendering frames at a lower resolution which reduces the stress placed on your GPU, before reconstructing the final image to your chosen output resolution. You’ll need one of best graphics cards from the GeForce RTX lineup in order to use Nvidia DLSS, as it requires team green’s Tensor Cores in order to for it to work. This is one of the key differences between DLSS and AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) and other methods of hardware-agnostic anti-aliasing. While Nvidia DLSS was originally created to make ray tracing more accessible by reducing the performance hit that comes with it, the technology has since taken on a more encompassing identity. It can help transform lower-spec gaming PCs into deceptively powerful machines, allowing you to more easily enjoy the best PC games at high refresh rates. As of March 25 2022, the latest version of Nvidia DLSS is 2.4.0. WHAT IS THE BEST DLSS MODE? Currently, there are four DLSS modes to choose from: Quality, Balanced, Performance, and Ultra Performance. These mostly do what they say on the tin, either prioritising detail or putting greater emphasis on the frame rate. Looking at them from a technical standpoint, they refer to the relationship between the rendered image and the upscaled version: NVIDIA DLSS QUALITY MODE Provides a small fps boost and has the least impact on image quality. With the render resolution of this preset being closer to the native resolution than other DLSS modes, it’s the most demanding of the bunch and offers the smallest performance improvement, but has the least impact on the overall quality. This is recommended if you’re running the best gaming PC but want to squeeze more frames without sacrificing your game’s detail, particularly if you’re using the best gaming monitor with a 4K resolution. This is also a good mode to try if other presets noticeably blur your game, as it’s sharper than the rest. NVIDIA DLSS BALANCED MODE Has a respectable fps boost with a slight impact on quality. You can think of Balanced as the average or ‘normal’ setting that acts as the middle-ground. It’s not quite as demanding as Quality, but it also doesn’t make the same visual sacrifices as Performance. By its very nature, Balanced suits almost everyone, sticking as close to your chosen frame rate as possible. 4K users will benefit the most, though, as DLSS generally works better with more pixels involved. NVIDIA DLSS PERFORMANCE MODE Offers the biggest fps boost, but carries more chance of blurring. Nvidia often uses its Performance setting when showcasing just how many frames a DLSS-enabled game can push. It has a wider super sampling range to cover than Balanced or Quality, which offers a higher frame rate but sometimes comes with a hit to its visuals, including a loss in fidelity. Performance mode is best for 1440p gamers, but it also comes in handy if you’re using a slower, aging system and want to get the most out of it. NVIDIA DLSS ULTRA PERFORMANCE MODE Gives the biggest frame rate jump, if you don’t mind blurry visuals. Joining the roster a little later than the other options, this mode offers the lowest resolution rendering image compared to the chosen native resolution. As a result, you get the biggest leap in frame rate but this often comes with a noticeable hit to the visual quality. This setting is geared more towards 8K users – not that many configurations can push such a high pixel count – but it also suits those wanting more frames at 4K by rendering at 720p instead of 1080p. HOW GOOD IS DLSS PERFORMANCE? DLSS performance varies depending on hardware configurations, the game you’re playing, and whether or not you’re running ray tracing, making it difficult to put a number on exactly what you can expect. It’s also something that will get better over time through machine learning as the neural network improves, meaning we’ll likely see these margins increase. Let’s take a look at some of Nvidia’s internal numbers to get an idea of what to expect (take these with a pinch of salt): DOOM DLSS makes ray tracing significantly more accessible, even when playing Doom Eternal at 4K resolution using max settings. Nvidia says DLSS accelerates frame rate by up to 60%, with nearly all RTX graphics cards reaching above 60fps. RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 Open world games are often a little more demanding than others, but Nvidia says any RTX graphics card can run Red Dead Redemption 2 at Full HD, above 60fps, on max settings with DLSS. It even lowers the barrier to entry at 4K resolution, boosting performance by up to 45%. Better yet, this extends to Red Dead Online, too. RAINBOW SIX SIEGE DLSS is particularly handy in competitive shooters, where each and every frame can mean the difference between a win and a loss. Quality mode is probably better if you’re running Rainbow Six Siege at 1080p or 1440p, but DLSS Performance mode lets you run 4K resolution without lowering your frame rate. You’ll see up to a 50% fps boost when running the game in UHD at max settings, and it even pushes the RTX 2060 into triple digits. LEGO BUILDER’S JOURNEY Some would consider Lego Builder’s Journey nearly unplayable at 4K resolution using max settings, as even the best graphics cards fail to achieve more than 20fps – unless you use DLSS. 60fps is still unachievable with these settings, but a potential 163% increase in frame rate gets close enough on the RTX 3080 Ti, while other GPUs firmly sit above 30fps. Those of you that prioritise frame rate will want to crank things down to 1080p with DLSS Quality on instead. CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE Frames matter in a game like Call of Duty: Warzone, and certainly delivers a performance hike. If you’re not willing to settle for 1080p, the green team’s AI tech can provide an FPS boost of up to 60%. Of course, if you’re playing with competitive settings, you could squeeze even more out of your gaming PC. That said, many gamers are still rocking older graphics cards thanks to shortages, which means DLSS could help your rig keep up while it waits for an RTX 3000 series upgrade. Remember, these are Nvidia’s internal figures and you should take them with a pinch of salt. It goes to show how DLSS can also compensate for questionable optimisation, however, as well as facilitate a smoother experience on polished games. HOW DOES DLSS WORK? You may have heard the term ‘upscaling’ before, which goes some way towards visualising DLSS’s magic in action, but it’s a tad more complicated. It all starts with the NGX supercomputer, where Nvidia trains its AI using machine learning. It feeds the neural network thousands of images, allowing the AI to compare ultra high-resolution stills, which are presumably 64x super sampling anti-aliased versions, with lower resolution source images that haven’t been tampered with. This allows it to reference the quality of the source image and chart a path to rebuild it into the larger version using inference. DLSS will vary from game to game – and even GPU to GPU – but Nvidia claims it “avoids the issues associated with TAA, such as screen-wide blurring, motion-based blur, ghosting and artefacts on transparencies.” This is partly thanks to its own temporal feedback techniques, which use motion vectors to calculate the movement of on-screen objects in advance, keeping DLSS one step ahead. The first generation of DLSS required the AI to train for each and every game. DLSS 2.3, however, uses a general approach that allows the feature to learn over and apply AI enhancements automatically to all compatible games through Game Ready drivers. From there, RTX graphics cards use their Tensor Cores to push the improvements in real-time. WHAT GRAPHICS CARDS SUPPORT DLSS? Nvidia’s RTX 2000 and 3000 series of graphics cards are kitted out with Tensor Cores that enable DLSS, so it’s as easy as looking for the ‘RTX’ prefix to know whether your GPU will work with the feature. Unfortunately, DLSS isn’t available on AMD graphics cards because of this hardware requirement, but don’t despair if you’re rocking a Radeon GPU, as AMD’s FSR seems like a great open-source alternative. GeForce RTX 2060 GeForce RTX 2060 Super GeForce RTX 2060 12GB GeForce RTX 2070 GeForce RTX 2070 Super GeForce RTX 2080 GeForce RTX 2080 Super GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Nvidia Titan RTX GeForce RTX 3060 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GeForce RTX 3070 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GeForce RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GeForce RTX 3090 Not all of Nvidia’s graphics cards provide the same performance increases, however, with the RTX 3000 series often outperforming RTX 2000 designated GPUs. This is because the newer graphics cards house second-generation Tensor Cores, offering greater per-core performance. WHAT GAMES SUPPORT DLSS? It’s up to developers to implement DLSS, meaning not all games support it, but Nvidia has made a concerted effort to make the process as straightforward as possible. Currently, there are three ways for developers to introduce DLSS into their games, including natively from within Unity, downloading the Unreal Engine plugin, or grabbing the newly available SDK. Support for DLSS is growing all the time, with new games getting the feature every month – a number we expect to grow exponentially with how accessible it now is. With 28 indie games joining the fray in September, 2021, Nvidia DLSS now appears in over 100 games. Here’s a breakdown of the biggest ones you can upscale: Alan Wake Remastered AMID EVIL Anatomy Of Fear Anthem Apocalypse: 2.0 Edition Aron’s Adventure Assetto Corsa Competizione AWAY: The Survival Series Back 4 Blood Baldur’s Gate 3 Battlefield 2042 Battlefield V Beyond Enemy Lines 2 BIOHAZARD VILLAGE Z Version Bodies of Water VR (Beta) Bright Memory Bright Memory: Infinite Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Call of Duty: Vanguard Call of Duty: Warzone Chernobylite Chivalry 2 Chorus ChronoTecture: The Eprologue Cions of Vega Control CRSED F.O.A.D Crysis Remastered Crysis 2 Remastered Crysis 3 Remastered Cyberpunk 2077 Deathloop Death Realm Death Stranding DeepStates (VR) Deliver Us The Moon Diablo II: Resurrected DiRT 5 DOOM Eternal Edge of Eternity Enlisted Escape From Naraka Everspace 2 Exit From F1 2020 F1 2021 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch Fall Balance Ball Far Cry 6 Faraday Protocol Farming Simulator 22 Final Fantasy XV Fortnite Forza Horizon 5 Frozenheim Ghostrunner Godfall Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition Gu Jian Qi Tan Online Helios Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Höll Space 5D6 Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition Hot Wheels Unleashed ICARUS INDUSTRIA Into the Radius VR Iron Conflict Jurassic World Evolution 2 Justice JX3 Online RTX version Last Hope on Earth LEGO Builder’s Journey Life Is Strange: True Colors Loverowind Marvel’s Avengers Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition Minecraft with RTX Monster Hunter World Moonlight Blade Mortal Online 2 Mortal Shell Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Myst Myth of Empires NARAKA: BLADEPOINT Necromunda: Hired Gun Nine To Five Nioh 2 The Complete Edition No Man’s Sky Observer: System Redux Outriders Poker Club Powerslide Legends Pumpkin Jack Qu Gian Qi Tan Online Quake II RTX RAZE 2070 Ready or Not Recall Red Dead Redemption 2 Redout: Space Assault REFICUL 666 Resident Evil Village Ring of Elysium Rise of the Tomb Raider Rune II Rust Scavengers Severed Steel Shadow of the Tomb Raider Soul Dossier Stay in the Light Supraland Swords of Legends Online Sword and Fairy 7 System Shock Demo The Ascent The Elder Scrolls Online The Fabled Woods The Medium The Orville Interactive Fan Experience The Persistence The Riftbreaker The Riftbreaker: Prologue To Hell With It Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Twin Stones: The Journey of Bukka Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator Unknown Woods Wakamarina Valley, New Zealand War Thunder Watch Dogs: Legion Wolfenstein: Youngblood World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Wrench Xuan-Yuan Sword VII Yag With Nvidia’s investment into ARM and rumours swirling about the Nintendo Switch Pro featuring a new SoC, we might eventually see DLSS appear outside of gaming PCs. For now, though, Nintendo is sticking with the current Tegra in the Switch OLED, meaning it’s only accessible on PCs rocking an RTX graphics card. NVIDIA DLSS VS AMD FSR: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? While Nvidia’s DLSS and AMD FSR help strike a balance between performance and resolution, both tools are fundamentally different from each other. The green team’s GPU tech relies on a neural network, supercomputer processing, and artificial intelligence, while FidelityFX uses algorithms to achieve similar results. DLSS also needs RTX GPUs with Tensor cores to work, while AMD’s FSR is compatible with a variety of graphics options. While this also limits DLSS compatibility to a specific list of games, Nvidia has a six-tap spatial upscaling alternative to FSR that’s works with any game, and it can be enabled within GeForce Experience. https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/dlss-graphics
  17. A new Apex Legends cinematic gives us a pretty good look at those Newcastle abilities, but if you’ve been paying attention to recent leaks, then… Well, please act surprised, at least. The trailer for the new season, Saviors, also immediately puts to rest a point of lore speculation: Newcastle is, indeed, Bangalore’s brother Jackson. Newcastle’s abilities leaked in a video posted to Reddit a month ago. His tactical has him toss out a movable drone that holds an energy shield. His passive allows him to downed teammates away while protecting them with a personal shield. His ultimate has him leap into the air and slam into a targeted spot on the ground, creating a large piece of cover at the landing point. If you had any doubt whether that leak was accurate, Newcastle uses all of those abilities in the new cinematic trailer. The trailer also features the crew taking down a giant crustacean that looks a whole lot like Godzilla foe Ebirah – the official site notes that a ‘downed beast’ will soon appear on Storm Point. You can also expect a reworked ranked system as part of the new season. Check out the new trailer below. Expect a larger reveal for Newcastle and Saviors on April 28. The Apex Legends Season 13 release date is likely to land on May 10. https://www.pcgamesn.com/apex-legends/newcastle-abilities
  18. ANew York judge on Monday held former US president Donald Trump in contempt of court for not producing documents subpoenaed in the state attorney general's civil probe of his business practices, and ordered him to be fined $10,000 per day until he complies. Mr Trump lost a bid to quash a subpoena from State Attorney General Letitia James, then failed to produce all the documents by a court-ordered March 3 deadline, later extended to March 31 at his lawyers' request. Justice Arthur Engoron ruled that a contempt finding was appropriate because of what the judge called “repeated failures” to hand over materials and that it was not clear Mr Trump had conducted a complete search for responsive documents. “Mr Trump … I know you take your business seriously and I take mine seriously. I hereby hold you in civil contempt,” the judge said, speaking to Mr Trump although he was not in the courtroom. Should Mr Trump fail to pay the fine, he could be jailed under a New York state provision allowing judges to imprison people who do not comply with contempt orders, said Sarah Krissoff, a partner at law firm Day Pitney. She said, however, that such a scenario was unlikely and the judge could opt for other remedies. Ms James is investigating whether the Trump Organisation, the former president's New York City-based family company, misstated the values of its real estate properties to obtain favourable loans and tax deductions. She has said her investigation had found “significant evidence” suggesting that for more than a decade, the company's financial statements “relied on misleading asset valuations and other misrepresentations to secure economic benefits". The attorney general has questioned how the Trump Organisation valued the company's brand as well as properties including golf clubs in New York and Scotland and Mr Trump's own penthouse apartment in Midtown Manhattan's Trump Tower. Alina Habba, a lawyer for Mr Trump and the company, said at the hearing that Ms James's investigation was a “fishing expedition” and that the Trump Organisation was “right on schedule” with its production of documents. “This is a political crusade,” Ms Habba said. “The attorney general's investigation has seemingly become aimless.” In arguing for the $10,000 daily fine during the hearing, Andrew Amer, special litigation counsel with the attorney general's office, said the fine was meant to coerce Mr Trump into complying with the documents, not to punish him. Mr Trump, a Republican, denies wrongdoing and has said the investigation is politically motivated. Ms James is a Democrat. https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/world/donald-trump-held-in-contempt-for-failing-to-comply-with-subpoena/ar-AAWA0Ui?ocid=EMMX&cvid=7b052dad86cb41dc9b54e83659c0cc9d
  19. Spotify is expanding its Video Podcast feature to all creators across the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. In recent years, Spotify has been experimenting and expanding its video support. The first iterations came out in 2020, around the time the company signed an exclusivity deal with The Joe Rogan Experience. Since then, the feature has been rolled out to podcasts like The WAN Show and Tap In w/ Harry Jowsey. With this rollout, creators will be able to upload to Spotify’s Anchor web platform and are given access to a collection of podcast-specific new features. Suite of features In total, there are six new features that creators can use to expand the reach of their show. Users will be able to subscribe to their favorite video podcasts thanks to the aptly named Spotify Podcast Subscriptions. That way, you can directly support creators, and in return, get access to exclusive content. There’s also a new partnership with Riverside.FM, an online recording studio for podcasts. It’s meant to make remote recording sessions easy to do, and best of all, it’s free for creators to record and publish video podcasts on Spotify. Going down the list, there’s a new embedded video player to make sharing content easier, analytics so creators know how well their show is doing, and new interactive features like Polls and Q&A sessions. That way, listeners can directly interact with the podcast hosts. And finally, there’s Bulk-replace on Anchor; a migration tool allowing creators to easily replace their audio-only episodes with the video version. Future releases Spotify did say they plan to launch Video Podcasts to other markets sometime in the future but didn’t say when or where. It also teased new monetization features coming to Anchor; new ways for creators to make money off their podcasts, but was also vague on the details. But it did mention one method. Spotify is adding automated commercials to its Ads by Anchor service, giving third-party brands access to a podcast’s audience. And as a final gift, Anchor posted a tutorial on how to make a video podcast. https://www.techradar.com/news/spotify-frees-video-podcasts-to-creators-in-the-us-uk-and-more
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