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Valve issues scathing reply over the facts behind a Steam antitrust case

Enlarge (credit: Getty / Aurich Lawson) Valve has issued a scathing response to Wolfire’s April lawsuit alleging anticompetitive monopoly practices on the Steam storefront . In that response, Valve argues that the suit should be dismissed because it “fails to allege the most basic elements of an antitrust case. ” There’s no right to free […]

Review: Lupin updates classic French gentleman thief for the 21st century

Enlarge / Omar Sy stars as Assane Diop, looking every bit the contemporary version of Arsène Lupin, famed French fictional gentleman thief. (credit: Netflix) Netflix has kicked off 2021 with a bang, thanks to its new series, Lupin, starring French actor and comedian Omar Sy. This delightful contemporary reimagining of a classic character in French detective fiction, Arsène […]

Traffic bounces back in year two of the pandemic, minus the commuters

Enlarge / This became a more common sight in 2021 as drivers returned to the roads. (credit: Getty Images) As we head towards the end of the particular second year of a global pandemic, the effect of COVID-19 on road traffic around typically the world is clear to see. Congestion has begun to return, though […]