Dystopika is a city builder game that focuses on creativity and simplicity, with no set goals or management, allowing players to build freely.

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Apple's clickwheel iPod games are at risk of becoming lost media due to strong DRM protection. The classic iPod community is working to preserve these games so enthusiasts can enjoy them on real hardware.

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The US Space Force chief warns that China is rapidly developing space weapons, posing a significant threat to peace in orbit.

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Starlink's home Internet service has been launched in the National Radio Quiet Zone, after a three-year engineering project to minimize interference with radio telescopes. The service is now available to 99.5% of residents in Virginia and West Virginia.

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Apple has agreed to acquire Pixelmator, a Lithuania-based company known for its Mac photo editing tools. The Pixelmator Pro, Pixelmator for iOS, and Photomator apps will remain unchanged for now, and the team will join Apple. The acquisition price is undisclosed. Users hope that Pixelmator's one-time purchase model will be preserved, avoiding a potential transition into a subscription-based Apple product.

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Hackers using a botnet of over 16,000 compromised devices, mostly TP-Link routers, to perform password spray attacks against Microsoft's Azure cloud service.

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A woman, Becky Carroll, underwent a dental implant surgery at ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers in New Jersey, agreeing to pay $31,000 for a new smile.

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Boeing remains silent on the fate of its Starliner spacecraft, which landed empty in the New Mexico desert in July. The company has not provided any updates regarding the return of its astronauts to space.

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Over 500 Amazon workers signed a letter to AWS CEO, expressing their disapproval of the company's new return-to-office policy, which requires them to work in the office five days a week starting 2025. This comes after Amazon CEO announced the move, stating it would help strengthen the company's culture.

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Experts warn that quantum computing may compromise modern cryptography in the next couple of decades, but uncertainty remains about the exact timeline.

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