Game developer accuses Intel of selling ‘defective’ Raptor Lake CPUs

One game developer says it’s had enough of Intel’s 13th and 14th generation Core microprocessors, calling them “defective.” Australia-based indie developer studio Alderon Games vented its frustrations over Intel’s latest chips in an article titled “Intel Selling Faulty 13-14th Gen CPUs”, written by the studio’s founder Matthew Cassells. “My team at Alderon Games, working on … Read more

Roger Waters calls Israel ‘dirty liars’, accuses rape

By Shannon Mcguigan 00:28 03 Jul 2024, updated 00:36 03 Jul 2024 Share or comment on this article: Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters accuses Israel of telling “dirty and disgusting lies” about babies being burned and women being raped by Hamas. The 80-year-old musician claimed there was “no evidence” that victims were sexually abused during … Read more

EU accuses Microsoft of infringing competition through Teams bundling | TechCrunch

The European Union accused Microsoft on Tuesday of violating competition rules. In a formal statement of objections, the bloc said it suspects the software giant of abusing antitrust rules by bundling its real-time communications and collaboration tool Teams with popular productivity apps, including cloud-based business suites Office 365 and Microsoft 365. The EU opened an … Read more

Former Total War developer accuses Creative Assembly of ‘mismanagement’ and says strategy series AI is ‘limited by design’

A former developer at Total War studio Creative Assembly has written an extensive personal account of his time at the studio, detailing the development problems with the strategy games Total War: Rome 2 and Total War: Attila, claiming that these problems were exacerbated by a inflexible and counterproductive leadership structure and “chronic mismanagement,” sometimes resulting … Read more

Brussels accuses Apple of violating EU ‘gatekeeper’ rules

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Brussels has accused Apple of stifling competition in its App Store, marking the first time EU regulators have filed charges against a Big Tech group under new digital rules. The European Commission has been preparing … Read more