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neoRUR writes:
EA Sports FC and Battlefield publisher EA has been taken private
The move means the U.S. juggernaut is no longer a publicly-traded entity and is now majority owned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its PIF investment arm. Other investors include Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, the latter of which was established by U.S. president Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The $55 billion transaction was financed via a combination of cash from PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners as well as roll-over of PIF's existing stake in EA—constituting an equity investment of approximately $36 billion. Notably, $20 billion of debt financing was provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank.
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neoRUR writes:
There seems to be a growing number of cities exploring the use of AI cameras to spot traffic violations and issues tickets (New York, Washington, DC. and even Santa Monica, CA) One somewhat alarming idea seems to be mounting special cameras on public busses to capture cars along side the road or in bus stops and issue tickets. During the 45 day pilot in Santa Monica, the busses identified 500 potential violations. Although this might seem like a good way to keep people out of the bus lanes, it seems to me another encroachment on privacy and use of technology in ways that could harm more than help without oversight. Also what is the role of traffic police when it's all done automatically?
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neoRUR writes:
At the dawn of the computer era there were some games that borrowed from Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons to create an experience like no other. It brought you into the world and you could be one of those characters, roam around, fight monsters, level up your characters. One of the more popular ones that would add to that was Moria (As in the Mines of Moria from Lord of the Rings) You quest was to kill the Balrog at the end. Today one of the creators, Robert Alan Koeneke, who wrote Moria because he wanted a Rogue like game to play while at school at the University of Oklahoma, passed away. It has inspired many games and RPG's since. I played Moria on the Amiga for hours and hours. His contributions to computer game history will always be remembered.
