Players aren’t the only ones facing higher price tags from Xbox. According to a report by The Verge, Microsoft has upped the cost of the Xbox Development Kit from $1,500 to $2,000. That’s a 33 percent jump in cost for these custom hardware kits, which are essential for devs to make and test games for release on the console. “The adjustment reflects macroeconomic developments,” Microsoft said in an email sent to Xbox devs and seen by The Verge. “We remain committed to providing high-quality tools and support for your development efforts.” Although the macroeconomics in question are almost certainly the…
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri and Snap CEO Evan Spiegel will have to testify in an upcoming trial that deals with social media safety and whether the executives’ platforms are addictive. A Los Angeles judge ruled that the three men will need to testify in the trial set to begin in January, according to CNBC. “The testimony of a CEO is uniquely relevant, as that officer’s knowledge of harms, and failure to take available steps to avoid such harms could establish negligence or ratification of negligent conduct,” Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl wrote. As CNBC points out, the…
by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Arizona Luminaria. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Arizona law enforcement agencies are largely rejecting a fast-growing ICE program that lets local officers act as deportation agents — citing the experience of the state’s largest sheriff’s office, which was booted from the program in 2009 after a federal judge found deputies racially profiled and violated the constitutional rights of Latinos. Even in Republican-led communities known for backing immigration measures, law enforcement leaders are steering clear of…
by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Arizona Luminaria. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Manuel Nieto Jr. and his sister had just pulled into a gas station to buy cigarettes and Gatorade when he noticed a sheriff’s deputy standing over two Latino men on the ground. Their north Phoenix neighborhood was on alert. Sheriff’s deputies had been targeting day-labor centers in the area and making traffic stops — arresting people who couldn’t prove their immigration status. They had one thing in common:…
by Avi Asher-Schapiro, Mica Rosenberg and Jeff Ernsthausen ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A Washington-based watchdog is calling for an inspector general investigation into potential conflicts of interest and ethics violations in the office of border czar Tom Homan related to government contracting. This follows reporting from ProPublica revealing a web of past business relationships involving Homan, his senior adviser Mark Hall, and consultants and firms seeking Department of Homeland Security contracts. The request by the Campaign Legal Center, a nonprofit nonpartisan government…
Putri Marino merupakan salah satu aktris muda Indonesia yang berhasil mencuri perhatian publik melalui bakat akting dan pesonanya yang alami. Sejak awal debutnya, Putri mampu menunjukkan kemampuan yang tidak hanya memukau di layar kaca, tetapi juga menginspirasi banyak orang dengan kepribadiannya yang hangat. Kehadiran Putri di dunia hiburan Indonesia wikipedia menegaskan bahwa bakat, kerja keras, dan ketekunan mampu menghadirkan kesuksesan. Awal Karier dan Perjalanan di Dunia Akting Perjalanan Putri Marino di dunia hiburan dimulai dengan peran-peran kecil yang kemudian membawanya ke kesempatan lebih besar. Ia tidak langsung menjadi terkenal, melainkan melalui proses yang panjang. Dengan ketekunan, ia berhasil mendapatkan peran-peran…
At some point, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “You are what you eat.” Said differently: To be well, you need to eat well. It may sound simple, but this truth sits at the core of overall wellness. Food has the power to energize us, balance us, and bring us back to center. And when it comes to mental health, what’s on your plate plays a bigger role than you might think. Eastern medicine has long praised food as medicine—and now Western science is catching up. Research shows that the food we eat is directly correlated to many aspects of our…
President Donald Trump in an interview on Sunday said that if the Supreme Court rules that his tariffs are unconstitutional, the U.S. will struggle economically for years. Trump appeared on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” and said Gaza could be rebuilt as a “freedom place” that would be “paid for by the wealth of the wealthiest countries,” but warned that the Supreme Court striking down his tariffs could hurt the U.S. economy over the long term. “If we win the tariff case, which hopefully we will, it’s vital to the interests of our country. We’re the wealthiest country there is. If…
An aluminum shortage is forcing a Michigan factory that produces certain Jeep vehicles, including its flagship luxury SUV, to temporarily halt production for several weeks. A United Auto Workers (UAW) source told FOX Business that a shift at the Warren Truck Assembly plant in Michigan is on temporary layoff due to an aluminum supply chain issue. The halt in production is impacting the production of Jeep’s Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, the source said. The UAW is a labor union representing the Big Three automakers – General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep. GM DOUBLES DOWN ON AMERICAN…
A major U.S. steelmaker is looking to help kickstart domestic production of rare earth minerals amid China’s move to block access amid its trade dispute with the Trump administration. Cleveland-Cliffs, a steelmaker headquartered in Ohio, announced the rare earths plan on the company’s quarterly earnings call on Monday. “Beyond steelmaking, the renewed importance of rare earths has driven us to re-focus on this potential opportunity at our upstream mining assets,” said Cleveland-Cliffs’ CEO Lourenco Goncalves on the earnings call. “It is our obligation to do so as a company with our geological footprint.” “We have looked at all of our ore bodies…