The Daily Populous

The European Commission paid €360,000 (about $428,000) for a study on how piracy impacts the sales of copyrighted music, books, video games, and movies.

But the EU never shared the report—possibly because it determined that there is no evidence that piracy is a major problem.

The Dutch firm Ecory was commissioned to research the impact of piracy for several months, eventually submitting a 304-page report to the EU in May 2015. »

That’s a big departure for both companies, as mature-rated titles haven’t been a staple of Nintendo consoles.

And since Nintendo has been making consoles for decades, I’d wager the average age of Nintendo gamers is even older.

Some games may look as good as Doom on the Switch, but I’m not sure that anything looks better. »

Now, 200 years after his death on April 17, 1790, Boston and Philadelphia are about to become beneficiaries of Franklin's 18th century wisdom.

Franklin, who was born in Boston but moved to Philadelphia at age 17, left the money in a codicil to his will.

The balance in the Boston trust is now $4.5 million, while the money in the Philadelphia account is valued at $2 million. »

Scientists have engineered an antibody that attacks 99% of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates.

It is built to attack three critical parts of the virus - making it harder for HIV to resist its effects.

These varieties of HIV - or strains - in a single patient are comparable to those of influenza during a worldwide flu season. »