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Heavily redacted memo: Officials do not think Cabinet can simply declare asylum “crisis”

The Cabinet cannot declare that the asylum situation in the Netherlands is a crisis so that they can unilaterally enact emergency measures to tighten asylum policy, according to top officials at th

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News Image Up close with Sony’s PS5 Pro — and the 30th Anniversary model

We took some photos to give you a better look.

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India’s Physics Wallah raises $210M at $2.8B valuation even as edtech funding remains scarce

An Indian edtech startup has secured $210 million in fresh financing amid a tough funding environment for edtech companies in the country.

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EU court says that Booking.com was wrong to put price limitations on hotels

The highest European Court issued criticism on Thursday about the price rules that Booking.com forced hotel owners to follow.

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Dutch financial regulator fines two 'finfluencers' for promoting illegal asset manager

The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) has fined two so-called 'finfluencers' 800,000 euros for working with the illegal asset manager Grinta Invest.

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Woman suspected of involvement in attempted murder of Iranian activist denies charges

A 27-year-old woman from Den Bosch who is detained on suspicion of involvement with the attempted murder of an Iranian activist and journalist who is living in Haarlem denies knowing of the plans t

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John Mulaney skewers San Francisco tech crowd at Dreamforce

Attendees of the giant, annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco love being the butt of the joke. Last year, Seth Meyers entertained them during a 40-minute set that poked fun at the tech industry’s liberal use of self-affirmations. “You are achieving, you are amplifying, you are accelerating,” Meyers said. “‘Architect?’ I saw ‘architect’ used as […]

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News Image SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Are Leaking More Radio Waves Than Ever

"This problem is becoming increasingly worse."

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Radical sovereignists accused of terrorism for plot to "arrest" mayors

The Public Prosecution Service (OM) added a terrorism charge against four men “who are part of a radical minority within the sovereign movement.” The four men discussed “arresting” mayors

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Indian filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma abandons human musicians for AI-generated music

Indian filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is ditching human musicians for artificial intelligence, saying he’ll use only AI-generated tunes in future projects, a move that underscores AI’s growing reach in creative industries. The filmmaker and screenwriter, known for popular Bollywood movies such as “Company,” “Rangeela,” “Sarkar,” and “Satya,” has launched a venture called RGV Den Music, […]

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News Image Squid Game Season 2’s First Clip Brings Bullets, Fire, and Fresh Meat

Netflix has shared a tantalizingly brief look at what to expect when the smash hit series returns in December.

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News Image Netflix adds Civilization VI and Street Fighter IV to its games lineup

Netflix’s newest games are actually a bit old. During its Geeked Week 2024 presentation, the streaming service revealed it’s adding Civilization VI and Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition as well as a host of other titles to its ever-increasing and legitimately impressive gaming lineup. For Civ 6, players will have access to all the game’s expansion packs that were a part of the Platinum Edition version of the game. Meanwhile, Netflix will host the Champion Edition of Street Fighter IV featuring all 32 fighters released over the game’s lifetime. Also, iOS and Android users will be able to compete against each other online exclusively via Netflix. Neither game has a launch date just yet, with Netflix saying both are coming soon. Street...

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News Image Arcane’s final season starts streaming on November 9th

The second and final season of Netflix’s Arcane finally has a concrete release date, but it looks like the episodes won’t all be dropping at once. This evening, during the final night of this year’s Geeked Week showcase, Netflix and Riot announced that Arcane’s final season will be a three-part event. Act One is set to premiere on November 9th, Act Two debuts on November 16th, and Act Three drops on November 23rd. Along with the the new dates, Netflix also released yet another teaser trailer showcasing how sisters Vi (Hailee Steinfeld) and Jinx (Ella Purnell) will be drawn back into battle with one another as the war for control of Piltover reaches its climax. The team behind Arcane still has plans for more animated projects set in the...

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