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Valve issues warning to Steam Machine and Steam Controller customers to “expect fake messages” after its European hardware partner is hacked

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CEVA Logistics, which helps Valve distribute its hardware across the continent, suffered a breach on 7th August. The company later notified Valve, who’s now warning players. Thankfully, the compromised data doesn’t include passwords or payment details. However, they may include names, addresses, phone numbers, countries of residence, and Steam account email addresses. Crucially, the leaked […]

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LexisNexis shuts down services after suspicious activity on servers

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LexisNexis took its Diligence, Metabase API, and Newsdesk services offline as part of its response to unusual activity on servers hosted and managed by an unnamed third-party vendor. The company said it is investigating the incident with assistance from a cybersecurity forensic firm and is rebuilding affected systems in a new environment before bringing the

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Gemini is spooking Google Maps’ users by chiming in on chats uninvited

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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. It seems Google might have flipped a switch on Gemini without making much noise about it. A growing number of Android/Pixel users are reporting that Gemini on their phones has suddenly started chiming in and replying to ambient, everyday conversations completely out of

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A round Apple Watch is possible, but an Apple Ring more likely

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A Bloomberg report yesterday suggested that we could see a pretty dramatic shake-up in a future Apple Watch lineup. In particular, it suggested that the company was exploring the possibility of one or more models with a round rather than square form factor … While square-faced watches have existed for well over a century, the

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You can now pay for apps on Google Play using your Venmo account

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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Google’s introducing another way to pay for stuff on Google Pay. You’re now able to link your Venmo account to your Google Play account, letting you pay for apps and in-app purchases using either your Venmo balance or a card you’ve connected to

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Discovered Materials is playing AI whack-a-mole to hunt cooler chips

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Chips running AI workloads are too hot: That’s one reason why data centers consume so much electricity and require cooling systems. And, inevitably, entrepreneurs are turning to AI to solve the problem it created. Discovered Materials is the latest, with plans to use swarms of AI agents to find new materials that can be used

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Valve notifies Steam hardware customers of a data breach

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Video game publisher and digital distribution giant Valve is notifying Steam hardware customers in Europe that hackers stole their data after hacking its shipping partner, CEVA Logistics. CEVA Logistics (a fully-owned subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, the world’s third-largest shipping company) operates 1,000 warehouses, handled 15 million shipments last year, and reported $18.3 billion

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The Division Resurgence, the free-to-play mobile off-shoot, is now on Steam and players are confused and a little miffed

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The free-to-play loot shooter has been available on iOS and Android since March, and later made its way to PC in April – though only on Ubisoft’s Connect launcher in early access. Resurgence then arrived on Steam last week, though despite Ubisoft announcing the Steam release in June you may not have noticed given how

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Dev at id Software says Microsoft ‘burned a lot of bridges’ in the industry: ‘They fundamentally don’t understand art, they don’t understand games’

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One of the biggest tragedies of Xbox’s wide-reaching reset is id Software, which was cut by a whopping 136 roles. And while official statements from Microsoft and the studio have tried to reassure players that it’s not been gutted, whether that’s just a panicking Xbox trying to calm anxieties is up for debate. Especially given

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