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Better performance for pirates: Crack removes stutters from Capcom PC game

Resident Evil 8: Village‘s retail PC version, as accessed from Steam, suffers from sporadic midcombat stutters, as the top-left “performance graph” indicates. This week’s cracked version has, at least in one independently verified testing scenario, solved this issue. Lady Alcina Dimitrescu, as seen from above. Yep, she’s tall, alright. The …

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Netflix will benefit from Biden's EO as net neutrality resurfaces and competitors' mergers face scrutiny, such as the Amazon-MGM and WarnerMedia-Discovery deals (Eriq Gardner/The Hollywood Reporter)

Eriq Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter: Netflix will benefit from Biden’s EO as net neutrality resurfaces and competitors’ mergers face scrutiny, such as the Amazon-MGM and WarnerMedia-Discovery deals  —  The streaming giant should welcome — even celebrate — the White House’s efforts to promote competition.  Why?  Look closely. News Source …

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China orders takedown of 25 apps from ride service Didi

China’s regulator ordered the removal from app stores of 25 apps owned by Didi Global Inc., the country’s largest ride-hailing service, citing severe violations of rules against collecting personal data. The Cyberspace Administration of China had already taken down the main Didi app last Sunday, pending a cybersecurity review, after …

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Review: Warmly satirical Werewolves Within is comic horror with a heart

Veep‘s Sam Richardson stars as park ranger Finn Wheeler in the comedy/horror/whodunnit Werewolves Within. After so many years of zombies dominating the horror genre, it’s nice to see the classic werewolf making a comeback. Last year’s sleeper indie film The Wolf of Snow Hollow was a wry, clever take that mixed elements of …

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How Jeff Bezos' wide-ranging ambitions for Amazon, a fear of stasis, and an absence of empathy factor in his monumental but complicated legacy at the company (Brad Stone/New York Times)

Brad Stone / New York Times: How Jeff Bezos’ wide-ranging ambitions for Amazon, a fear of stasis, and an absence of empathy factor in his monumental but complicated legacy at the company  —  Mr. Stone is the author of “Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of Global Empire” and …

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