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An ingenious developer has turned an old Roomba vacuum into his dog’s personal robot assistance, using “space-grade” Raspberry Pi software. Maker Joaquim Silveira managed to salvage his cleaner by buying a $7 version for spare parts. With an extra vacuum bot lying around, it didn’t take long for him to get creative.

Palworld is still going strong after an explosive debut last January. With its year anniversary, developer Pocketpair has outlined what to expect in 2025 from the game. On X, the official Palworld account shared a brief look at what’s coming in future updates. The Pokemon-styled game will be bringing in cooperative crossplay, meaning that players on other platforms can play with each other. Crossplay’s popularity in other games has been a massive boon to players since it was adopted widely in the last few years.

Popular 3D printer manufacturer Bambu Lab has moved to allay concerns to its user base after a firmware-related policy change caused outrage in the 3D printing community and beyond, leading prominent consumer tights advocate and YouTuber Louis Rossman to weigh in on the matter over the weekend. A statement from Bambu on 16th January ignited the issue when it was announced that users would have to download a new version of firmware for the X Series printers or face the possibility of them not being able to print until they did. Now Bambu Lab has issued a press release, “Clarifying How Third-Party Integration Continues Alongside New Security Enhancements,” and not, as seemed to be, the end of third-party integration and walling users into the Bambu ecosystem.” The original announcement stated, “As part of our ongoing commitment to enhance the overall security of our products, we are introducing an authorization and authentication protection mechanism for the connection and control of Bambu Lab 3D printers.

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is reportedly looking into the Australian gambling company Stake, after it appeared that their logo had been digitally added to several viral images that feature disturbing content. The investigation kicked off after concerns surfaced that Stake might be behind some unauthorized ad campaigns, which could potentially break existing gambling regulations. why is there a stake logo on almost every video I see? — STOCKZ

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced the launch of an investigation into KPMG concerning its audit of Entain’s 2022 financial statements according to a report on Gambling Insider. The decision to initiate this inquiry was made during a meeting of the FRC’s Conduct Committee on November 21, 2024, although specific details regarding the focus of the investigation have not been disclosed. KPMG, which has served as Entain’s auditor since 2018, has faced scrutiny over the quality of its auditing practices in recent years, resulting in several fines.