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Submission + - Facebook admits it is the masturbation epicenter of the world (torrentfreak.com)

Submitted by Mr. Dollar Ton
Mr. Dollar Ton writes: Meta is using a classic BitTorrent defense in its legal battle with adult film producer Strike 3 Holdings. In its motion to dismiss, the tech company argues that IP-address evidence is insufficient to prove who the infringer is. Meta further counters that the "sporadic" downloads on its corporate network began years before its relevant AI research started. Instead of AI training, Meta argues the activity was likely just for "private personal use"

Submission + - Am I The Last Surviving 3-Digit User ID on Slashdot? 5

Submitted by Jeremiah Cornelius
Jeremiah Cornelius writes: Some distinctions mean very little to anyone other than the singular individual holding them. Are there others remaining? Does Rob Malda ever bother checking in here? Who remembers the promising ascent and rapid zenith of VA Linux Systems? How about the decade-old sighting of the Slashdot PT Cruiser?

If you're out there we want to hear from you. Or just tell us why we don't.

Submission + - Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (reuters.com)

Submitted by fahrbot-bot
fahrbot-bot writes: Reuters and CNN are reporting that President Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in 2023.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the Biden administration’s sentencing of Zhao was too harsh — a view the president and his top advisers share after Binance’s months-long lobbying campaign for a pardon for Zhao, who goes by CZ.

Zhao stepped down as chief of Binance in 2023 after the company pleaded guilty to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program and paid a penalty of $4.3 billion. He personally paid a fine of $50 million and served nearly four months in prison last year after pleading guilty to the same charge. However, he kept his Binance stake, with one of his appointees becoming chief executive of the company.

CNN noted that Trump has his own ties to Binance. His family’s crypto firm, World Liberty Financial — on which their wealth is increasingly dependent, is hosted on Binance.

Submission + - A SiriusXM Update Sent Some Audi Screens Into A Forced-Reboot Loop For Months (thedrive.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: This week, a reader wrote to us sharing that the infotainment in their 2020 Audi A4 had been “rebooting every five minutes all year.” It looks like the problem was caused by a compatibility issue with a SiriusXM app update. Audi tells us the situation’s been rectified, but it illustrates a serious pain point in modern cars—myriad apps interacting with a diverse population of in-car software systems. Our reader was not the only Audi owner affected. “Randomly restarting” Audi infotainment screens have been discussed on Reddit, the Audiworld forum, and elsewhere, going back many months. Audi’s recall notice and related service action only went out this summer.

It looks like this particular problem was caused when the satellite radio app pushed an update that was supposed to work on the latest version of Audi’s infotainment software, but not all cars were running that. Then SiriusXM reverted, which, I guess, did not solve the problem for every owner. Audi now states that the problem has been fixed and originated with the SiriusXM app, but really, the automaker bears more than a little blame, too. [...] I dropped our own contacts at Audi a note about how and why this might have happened, and they added this clarification: "At the beginning of the year, SiriusXM did a programming update which was addressed via a software update to the MMI. However, as not all customers had their cars updated and SiriusXM then reverted back to the previous category numbering. Nonetheless, a MMI update is recommended as the two versions do seem to cause the issue."

Submission + - Dungeons & Dragons is more than a game, leisure expert says (phys.org)

Submitted by alternative_right
alternative_right writes: The game provides players with "the sense of a safe space and a place to create their own identity," Messina said.

In the 1980s, D&D was often dismissed—sometimes demonized—as an inappropriate game due to perceived but unfounded links to the occult. Today, it's widely recognized as a place for players to explore, connect and express themselves.

"Players were comfortable being themselves by engaging in the game pursuit," Messina said, "but at the same time were building personas in line with, or in contrast to, their normal personality. They described it as a way to take charge, or lead an effort in ways that their normal personality would allow for, but they wouldn't be inclined to do."

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