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The Internet Archive is losing its legal recourse. Wired reports that the nonprofit Internet cataloger of videos, games, and books has lost its appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The court rejected Archive.org’s argument in its lawsuit against several major book publishers that its virtual book library can operate legally under fair use doctrine.The lawsuit stems from the National Emergency Library (NEL), an online archive that launched in March 2020. NEL helped readers access library materials during the COVID pandemic by offering digital copies of books that users could borrow one at a time. Shortly…
More than three years after declaring that it would sell only electric cars by 2030, Volvo has scaled back its EV ambitions. The company now aims to sell 90-100% electric vehicles (including fully electric and plug-in hybrids) by the end of the decade, with the remaining 0-10% being mild hybrids. Volvo said the revised target was due to “changing market conditions and customer demand.”Volvo says it remains committed to electrification in the long term: Since setting its (now abandoned) 2030 target three years ago, the company has launched five all-electric models: the EX40, EC40, EX30, EM90 and EX90.The company cited…
Online retailers such as Temu and Shein are known for selling cheap products such as baby clothes, kitchenware, and electronics. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants to know the actual costs that overseas online retailers are cutting to sell these products at low prices.CPSC Commissioners Peter Feldman and Douglas Dziak issued a joint statement today urging staff to evaluate the operations of foreign e-commerce sites, naming Shein and Temu as two online retailers that “raise specific concerns.”Recent news reports of “deadly baby products” being sold on these platforms have raised alarm bells with the CPSC. A recent report from…
Altered Alma, which recently reached its €40,000 funding goal on Kickstarter, is now coming to Switch, with publisher Cinemax and developer 2Awesome Studios planning to release the game in Q4 2025.Altered Alma is a Metroidvania game with RPG elements where players take on the role of Jack, a former mercenary, battling his way through the cyberpunk-style streets of Neo-Barcelona, taking down ruthless gangsters and mechanical monsters.The following overview provides further details:Build relationships, gather allies and experience a thrilling story written by Antony Johnston (Resident Evil: Village, Dead Space) and Emma Beebe (Tales of Iron, F1 23) as you journey through…
The American Dream used to be about buying a home. But with corporations buying up homes and wages stagnating, the new American Dream is scrolling through Zillow and dreaming about what it would have been like if you’d been born rich. To that end, Zillow has stepped up its AI game to make it easier for you to find the dream home you can never afford.The popular real estate marketplace integrated some AI tools into its search functionality last year, but recently released a pretty big software update that gives it even more options: Users can now use natural language…
Image/Ghost Machine is pleased to present the first look at the upcoming Hyde Street from legendary writer Geoff Johns (Geiger, Rook: Exodus) and artist Ivan Reis (Avengers Icons: The Vision). The longtime collaboration between the two has produced iconic titles such as Blackest Night: Green Lantern and Aquaman prior to Ghost Machine, with colors by Brad Anderson, inks by Danny Miki and lettering by Rob Leigh. This thrilling new horror series was first announced at FanExpo Denver and will launch in October, just in time for Halloween.In any city or town, country road or off the main road, one wrong…
Phoenix Springs, the incredibly stylish point-and-click game that garnered attention during Summer Game Fest’s Day of the Devs, is arriving a bit later than planned: the neo-noir detective game will be hitting Steam on October 7th, rather than the previously announced September 16th. Calligram Studio plans to release Phoenix Springs on GOG and Itch.io later this year, and is also in talks with publishers to release console ports.Calligram said it was delaying its Steam release date by a few weeks because it “lost a bit of momentum this summer.” Phoenix Springs, which will sell for $20, is being developed by…
Momo, a cool girl, believes in spirits but not aliens. Okarun, a shy nerd, believes in aliens but not spirits. When the two go looking for secrets, they discover that aliens and spirits are real and want their “banana organs”. Momo is kidnapped, Okarun is cursed, and the two find themselves neck-deep in a whirlpool of paranormal happenings before they can say “the truth is out there”. This is the storyline of Dandadan, a new anime series based on the manga by Yukinobu Tatsu, currently serialized in Shonen Jump+. What’s interesting is how Dandadan boldly combines opposing elements. Toothy banshees…
ASUS has equipped the NUC 14 Pro Mini PC with a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) capable of achieving 48 trillion operations per second (TOPS). The new model, the ASUS NUC Pro AI, comes with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 288V processor. With a height of just 1.3 inches, this mini PC can be carried anywhere and won’t get in the way. Most of the features, including ports and internals, are similar to the previous model.To prevent overheating, ASUS has installed some advanced thermal management solutions that meet EPEAT Climate+ energy efficiency requirements. Other features include Secure Boot, a…
Recently, there have been questions on social media as to why there hasn’t been much buzz about EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN. Promotional efforts for this flagship title, which features illustrations by Carmen Carnero and writing by popular author Eve L. Ewing, have been surprisingly quiet over the past few months, especially for a promotion so conspicuous that it features the first Black woman writing a flagship X-title. But those concerns have been allayed as Marvel Comics has just released a brand new trailer for this exciting debut. As for what makes the book “special,” Ewing said: “Well, those of you who know…