Lucas Siwy

Coffee. Writes thrillers.

[IT Guy @T3chFalcon]

The EU Council, the body representing EU member state governments has approved a position that would let companies train AI on Europeans’ personal data without consent.

It would make AI training a recognised “legitimate interest” under GDPR one of the legal bases companies can use to process personal data without asking for permission under the current framework, AI training on personal data generally requires consent or a clear, specific legal basis this proposal shifts that.

what “legitimate interest” means in practice: the company decides that its interest in using your data outweighs your interest in not having it used.

The draft also proposes letting companies keep sensitive personal data that ends up in training sets “accidentally” if removing it would require “disproportionate effort.” with safeguards, but still.

Who benefits: companies that already hold large amounts of European personal data which are mostly American and Chinese AI firms.

Max Schrems’s framing: “digital expropriation.” Europeans’ data being taken and handed to companies without the people it belongs to having a say.

where it stands: the EU Council approved their position. the European Parliament must still agree. this is not law yet but the Council’s backing is a significant step.

[Breanna Morello @BreannaMorello]

🚨COLD CASE🚨

DNA evidence has just linked serial killer Ted Bundy to another murder from 1974.

17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in Utah was murdered 52 years.

Smith's body was discovered by a hunter.

The long-cold case was closed using DNA matches to another Bundy victim and similarities in pattern, motive, and opportunity.

Bundy, executed in 1989, is confirmed to have killed at least 30 women and girls.

[International Cyber Digest @IntCyberDigest]

‼️ EU governments approved a GDPR change to let companies train AI on Europeans' personal data without consent.

It makes AI training a possible "legitimate interest", judged case by case. Parliament must still agree.

Max Schrems calls it a "digital expropriation" of Europeans.

[Lucas Siwy @coffee221b]

@DanticsOfficial Writing across the board.

[Lucas Siwy @coffee221b]

@wesleytypes @dragonage I thought KoTOR had a bigger plot twist but the trespasser dlc was great

[Lucas Siwy @coffee221b]

Fantastic series

[Jack Carr @JackCarrUSA]

“Do you have the shot?”

THE TERMINAL LIST Season 2 - all episodes streaming now on Prime Video.

[𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕤 @EliasToufexis]

Someone buy the Deus Ex and Mass Effect rights and let’s all go nuts.

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

Discord will soon make public server messages searchable on Google

The feature will be enabled by default for US adults, but users can opt out in their privacy settings

[Lucas Siwy @coffee221b]

@Colteastwood Heard the campaign is great

[Lucas Siwy @coffee221b]

@_Saretz I feel like old BioWare was akin to sitting down and reading a good book. I come in expecting an immersive world, tight pacing, memorable characters, exceptional dialogue, and story moments that last long after the game is done.

[Lucas Siwy @coffee221b]

@JackCarrUSA So good

[Lucas Siwy @coffee221b]

@CaseyDHudson Super stoked for this

[Casey Hudson @CaseyDHudson]

This is Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a single player narrative-driven action RPG and spiritual successor to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

Working on KOTOR was a defining experience of my career. This is a dream come true for me and our team of incredible storytellers and game makers @ArcanautStudios.

[Lucas Siwy @coffee221b]

A full remake of Dragon Origins, in the style of Capcom’s remakes, would be amazing. I would do full remakes of DA 2 and DAI, much more dark fantasy (strip out MMO grind, add handcrafted content, expand on story). A complete redo of Veilguard into a proper Dreadwolf game.

[Insider Gaming @InsiderGamingIG]

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Dragon Age Director on How He’d Bring the Series Back to Life: ‘The Brand Isn’t Broken’

https://t.co/5E7WhOvJYk

[Lucas Siwy @coffee221b]

@DanticsOfficial @EXODUSGame Maybe The Expanse too? Larian could, but they need to improve on their writing imo.

[Lucas Siwy @coffee221b]

@Colteastwood @kalaelizabeth And she was on the Dragon Age Veilguard council, correct?

[Lucas Siwy @coffee221b]

@_Saretz I think that’s what people are actually complaining about when they say “woke.” The quality of writing. There were “woke” elements, you could argue, in Dragon Age Origins. But no one complained: writing was stellar. Characters were not surface deep. It’s a far cry from Veilguard

[NEWSMAX @NEWSMAX]

The Archdiocese of New York has reached a proposed settlement exceeding $800 million with 1,300 people who accused Catholic clergy members and lay leaders of sexual abuse, potentially allowing the church to avoid bankruptcy after years of litigation. https://t.co/fdZbA7t3qq

[0HOUR1 @ZEER0HOUR]

Total of 18 Child Predators caught in Oklahoma bust.

Names were made public.

1. Aaron Wendt
2. Austin Alexander
3. Andrew Feeley
4. Brett Tucker
5. Coleman Rogers
6. Cody Bearden
7. David Perry
8. Jeffrey McKay
9. Gregory Smith
10. Joseph Hunt
11. Justin Littledave
12. Julie Arnold-Sawyer
13. Marcus Mapes
14. Philip Klonowski
15. Michael Schuster
16. Randall Mukes
17. Samuel Sanning
18. Robert Boyd