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Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Marcia Lucas, the Oscar-winning editor of Star Wars and Taxi Driver, has died.

Marcia, 80, was married to George Lucas from 1969 to 1983 and edited many of his early films, including American Graffiti and THX 1138. She also worked with Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, earning multiple Academy Award nominations along the way.

AI grifters are creating fake Black people to sell Shein junk

Can race, guilt, and empathy get you to pay $40 for this $9 belt buckle on TikTok?

Nicole Froio
The SpaceX IPO is great for Elon Musk and terrible for you

The biggest public offering ever is financial nihilism’s final form.

Elizabeth Lopatto
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
TP Link says its first Wi-Fi 8 routers start shipping in October.

The Archer 8 will be TP-Link’s first Wi-Fi 8 router, followed by more Wi-Fi 8 devices launching in 2027. TP-Link claims the new router, coming just a year after its first Wi-Fi 8 prototype connection, will offer better reliability and lower latency compared to Wi-Fi 7.

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Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Rockstar Games developers have unionized.

Following Rockstar’s firing of more than 30 developers last year in a move accused of being “union busting”, developers at the studio have formed the Rockstar Game Workers Union. According to Game Developer:

Now, the union is preparing to take Rockstar to court over the firings. RGWU says that more and more workers are joining from every one of Rockstar’s sites across Edinburgh, London, Leeds, Lincoln, and Dundee.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Balatro’s publisher might get sold to the private equity firm that owns GameSpot.

The proposed deal, in which Playstack would be owned by a subsidiary of Integrated Media Company (IMC), was reported on by Game Developer. IMC also owns brands like Fandom, Screen Junkies, and TV Guide.

According to a statement from Harvey Elliott, Playstack’s founder and CEO, the deal is “a change in ownership rather than a change in who we are.”

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
An easier way to identify your Xbox controller.

Microsoft is testing a feature for the Xbox Accessories app that shows an image of the type of controller that you’re using in the UI.

The company is also testing a way to set a specific hex color code for your console theme and an indicator that tells you when there’s a confirmed Xbox service issue.

A screenshot of an Xbox controller in the Xbox’s menu.
Image: Microsoft
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
OpenAI’s Codex can now control your Windows computer, too.

After launching on Mac, Codex’s computer use feature is headed to Windows, which means the app can “see” your screen and perform tasks on your device. OpenAI says you can also manage and review Codex’s jobs while away from the computer using the ChatGPT app.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
UMG rejects Bill Ackman’s takeover offer.

Ackman, through his Pershing Square hedge fund, had offered in April to take over UMG in a deal valuing the music giant at around €55 billion. But UMG says that the offer “fundamentally and materially undervalues UMG and will not deliver superior value creation.”