Lightning Husky

floofy hoosk | lvl 23 | INFJ | living in Tyrol AT 🇦🇹 | Pokémon fanatic

[Google Gemini @GeminiApp]

The moment you've been waiting 4…

Our new frontier model, Gemini 4 Argon, is rolling out now in the Gemini app to bring your most complex ideas into reality.

See how Gemini 4 Argon and our latest updates across the Gemini app help you get the most out of every prompt. 🧵

[Google @Google]

Today we’re introducing Gemini 4 Argon.

It delivers frontier performance in complex workflows across real-world software engineering, knowledge work, and cybersecurity defense with an industry-leading 1M token output limit.

[KornArt @KornArt3]

Can't let you do that Star Fox.

COMMISSION FOR @SamuelDrakeVA

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

GrapheneOS is defending its duress password feature after a user was charged in the US for allegedly activating it during a federal border search.
The GrapheneOS foundation cannot and will not help US prosecutors in any way.

A duress password is a second passcode that doesn’t unlock your phone, instead, it securely wipes the device’s encrypted data, making it inaccessible.

GrapheneOS says the feature is legal and exists to protect user privacy.
The project also says it has no ability to recover wiped data or assist investigators because the data is permanently erased.

[International Cyber Digest @IntCyberDigest]

❗️Chatbots are obliged to tell users they aren't human, deepfakes must be labelled and AI outputs must carry machine-readable marks, all starting this Sunday as the EU's AI Act becomes enforceable.

Europe can fine up to €15M or 3% of global turnover.

[NXT EU @NXT4EU]

Austria and Italy have today been connected for the first time via the new Brenner Base Tunnel, a megaproject that is set to become the longest continuous tunnel in the world.

This is European ambition! 🇪🇺

[Windows Latest @WindowsLatest]

Microsoft is preparing a major Windows 11 performance push, and the real target is WinUI.

Windows 11 is moving to WinUI, including the Start menu and Agenda view in Notification Center.

At Build 2026, Windows UI engineer Chris Anderson previously said Microsoft has invested heavily in reducing WinUI memory usage and moving it to the Windows system compositor for better performance.

Right now, you can feel the WinUI tax in places like File Explorer. Open “This PC” and then compare it with the WinUI-based Home tab. The difference is obvious, especially on low-end hardware.

Microsoft is testing memory, performance, and reliability fixes before rolling out the WinUI Start menu. The UI may not look dramatically different, but it should stutter less and use less RAM.

Microsoft is fully committed to major Windows 11 performance improvements.

[VALORANT @VALORANT]

https://t.co/5m2Oj5iG48

[VALORANT @VALORANT]

Smurfing. Stream sniping. Queue sniping. Win trading. We're cracking down on all of it.

[Justin Banusing @justinbanusing]

so apparently valorant is part of philippine middle school curriculum now

[ValorIntel @ValorINTEL]

Vanguard has been updated and can now be set to run only when Valorant is opened

However, your PC needs to meet a set of hardware and software requirements to make the change

[VALORANT Leaks & News @VALORANTLeaksEN]

Windows 11 players will be able to run Vanguard in on-demand mode.

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

Riot Games has updated its Vanguard anti-cheat to support on-demand sessions starting today.

This means the driver component will no longer launch automatically when the PC starts up.
Instead, it will only activate when a Riot game is launched, but only on systems that meet specific modern security hardware requirements, including pre-boot protection features.

The change is optional, and users do not need to take any action unless they want to enable the new mode for reduced background activity.

[Riot Games @riotgames]

Starting later today, Vanguard will be able to run in on-demand mode for players on Windows 11.

You just need to enable some optional security features for your motherboard, and your taskbar can have 256 of its pixels back. Take it away, @deteccphilippe.

[VALORANT @VALORANT]

Back to where it all started.

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

Video games providers must treat consumers fairly.

Under EU consumer law consumers must be informed about the duration and conditions of a video game’s lifespan.

If the supply is stopped earlier than the contract states, players should be reimbursed.

[Rahul 🥷 @themishra4402]

Your childhood was built with programming languages

• Minecraft → Java
• GTA V → C++
• Counter-Strike 2 → C++
• Valorant → C++
• League of Legends → C++
• Fortnite → C++

• PUBG → C++
• Roblox → Lua
• Among Us → C#
• Stardew Valley → C#
• Terraria → C#
• Hollow Knight → C#
• Pokémon GO → C#
• Genshin Impact → C# + C++
• World of Warcraft → C++

Which game from this list stole the most hours of your life?

[Nintenleaks @nintenleaks]

🇪🇺 EL PARLAMENTO EUROPEO APOYA STOP KILLING GAMES

➡️ Más de 40 eurodiputados han pedido una ley para evitar que las compañías destruyan videojuegos que los usuarios ya han comprado y acusan a varias empresas de tergiversar las peticiones del movimiento con argumentos como que la petición es mantener los servidores permanentemente abiertos.

♦️ La Comisión Europea responderá oficialmente el día 16.

[VALORANT Leaks & News @VALORANTLeaksEN]

VALORANT was released on PC 6 years ago today.