The Last of Us Online, a standalone multiplayer spun out of the first game's confrontation mode; Vinit Agarwal says many devs still call it the best multiplayer they've ever played.
According to Agarwal the project was about 80% finished, but Naughty Dog had to choose between continuing it and focusing on the next big title led by Neil Druckmann. The cancellation hit late, Agarwal learned about it a day before the public announc...
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⚡ The Last of Us Online GOT KILLED so we could get a bald huntress in Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
Former Naughty Dog director Vinit Agarwal revealed the canceled online project had been in development for 7 years and was about ~80% complete. Pandemic spending blew up the budget, and by 2023 interest in online services dropped, the studio chose to reallocate resources to the single‑player Intergalactic: The Heretic Proph...
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Robbing Africa’s Riches to Save the Climate (and Power AI)
Considered Angola’s crown jewel by many, Lobito is a colorful port city on the country’s scenic Atlantic coast where a nearly five-kilometer strip of land creates a natural harbor. Its white sand beaches, vibrant blue waters, and mild tropical climate have made Lobito a tourist destination in recent years. Yet under its shiny new facade is a history fraught with colonial violence and exploitation.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/10/11/robbing-africas-riches-to-save-the-climate-and-power-ai/
#Angola #africa #afrique #climate #Lobito #history #colonial #Portugal #US #China #EU #Benguela #Western #transition #energy #minerals #Economy #copper #cobalt #electric #batteries #turbines #Indigenous #nickel #lithium #Congo #Zambia #HRW #AI #KoBold #mine #Konkola #environment #Agarwal #pollution
Considered Angola’s crown jewel by many, Lobito is a colorful port city on the country’s scenic Atlantic coast where a nearly five-kilometer strip of land creates a natural harbor. Its white sand beaches, vibrant blue waters, and mild tropical climate have made Lobito a tourist destination in recent years. Yet under its shiny new facade is a history fraught with colonial violence and exploitation.
Heute nach den Tagesthemen gibt es im linearen Fernsehen eine wichtige neue Doku von @sveckert und anderen aus dem Team von #WDRinvestigativ:
»Die Machtmaschine - Wie Facebook und Co. Demokratien gefährden«
In der Mediathek kann man den Film jetzt schon sehen: https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/Y3JpZDovL2Rhc2Vyc3RlLmRlL3JlcG9ydGFnZSBfIGRva3VtZW50YXRpb24gaW0gZXJzdGVuL2Q5NTFlY2FmLWJmYmItNDkwNC04Y2MzLWJiOTU4ZjVlZDI0ZA
Videolink: https://pdvideosdaserste-a.akamaihd.net/int/2023/03/03/d951ecaf-bfbb-4904-8cc3-bb958f5ed24d/JOB_303307_sendeton_1920x1080-50p-5000kbit.mp4
Wir warnten vor diesen Entwicklungen schon 2011: https://bigbrotherawards.de/2011/kommunikation-facebook
#Machtmaschine #Facebook #Meta #Fernsehen #TV #noAfD #Trump #Trollfabrik #Putintroll #Prigoschin #CyberfrontZ #myanmar #QAnon #FrancesHaugen #Haugen #CambridgeAnalytica #FakeNews #Zuckerberg #SturmAufsCapitol #whistleblower #politischeWerbung #DigitalServicesAct #DSA #GAFAM #BigFive #Lobbying #Informationskrieg #Desinformation #ThierryBreton #PhrabatAgarwal #Agarwal #ChristopherWylie @woelken @anna_cavazzini /c
Die Machtmaschine - Wie Facebook und Co. Demokratien gefährden | Video | Mit tausenden Dokumenten aus dem Innern des Facebook-Konzerns erhob die Whistleblowerin Frances Haugen im Herbst 2021 schwere Vorwürfe: Mächtige Plattformen würden Menschen weltweit gefährden, und in manchen Ländern führte dies zur Verfolgung von Minderheiten oder zur Unterdrückung von Oppositionellen. Die Dokumentation zeigt, wie raffiniert soziale Medien missbraucht werden, um Demokratien anzugreifen.
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