The Daily Populous

Friday May 20th, 2022 evening edition

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Saber Interactive is working on the upcoming Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake, alongside Aspyr.

As part of Embracer Group’s Q4 financial report, board member Matthew Karch announced that Saber Interactive, which most recently released Evil Dead, is now working on the project.

“Aspyr has gone full in to make this the best game that they can make,” Karch said.

“When we acquired Aspyr, we knew from the start that they would require our assistance.

In 2017, some KoTOR plot elements were referenced in the Star Wars Rebels animated series, such as the Mandalorian Wars and the ancient Sith planet Malachor. A deleted scene from The Clone Wars was also reportedly set to include Darth Revan from KoTOR.

Later, an art book for movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker contained a reference to a Sith Legion named after Revan.

In 2019, Lucasfilm also announced it would launch a range of media exploring the “High Republic Era”, which officially takes place several hundred years before the Star Wars movies. »

Amazon shareholders vote on resolution to require the company to address its colossal plastic problem

Authored by apnews.com

Oceana, the world’s largest ocean advocacy organization, is calling on shareholders to vote “yes” on Item 8.

This resolution reflects growing concern about the company’s plastic footprint, increased regulatory and ESG pressure for plastic pollution, and the growing need to formally address the plastic pollution crisis.

In advance of this year’s meeting, Oceana sent a letter to Amazon shareholders outlining the five reasons to support the resolution. »

Warren Calls Out Tech Firms for Selling Abortion Clinic Patients’ Location Data

Authored by truthout.org
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Fourteen Senate Democrats sent a letter to tech firms Wednesday demanding answers to reports about the collection and sale of location data of people who have visited abortion clinics.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) led the lawmakers in writing letters to the two firms, expressing concerns about the data as Roe v. Wade faces being overturned by the Supreme Court.

The letters’ signatories asked the companies to provide details about the type of data that it sells about abortion clinic visitors and to pledge to stop selling such data altogether. »

Russian singer risks prison sentence by mocking 'our Caesar' Vladimir Putin

Authored by mirror.co.uk

A popular Russian singer has risked a possible prison sentencing by speaking out against Vladimir Putin over the war with Ukraine.

Risking a prison sentence, under Russia ’s draconian laws, he asked the crowd: “People are now killed in Ukraine, what for?.

After his on-stage blast against Putin, he sang his 1996 song ‘Love’ dedicated to reconciliation after the Chechen War. »