The Daily Populous

Friday December 5th, 2025 night edition

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Valve's upcoming Steam Frame headset is the company's first Arm-based device, making use of the open-source FEX emulator to run Windows-native games.

As it turns out, Valve has had more of a hand in FEX's development than it initially appeared.

In an interview with The Verge, Valve engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais revealed that Valve actually initiated the FEX project, and has been largely responsible for its development.

"We worked hard on trying to convince these guys to start the project, and have been funding them ever since.".

This is backed up by FEX's Ryan Houdek, who thanked Valve in a recent anniversary post for "being here from the start" on the seven-year project.

While Valve has only just revealed its first Arm-based device, the company started thinking about developing for Arm as early as 2016.

By investing in technology like Proton and FEX, Valve aims to save developers from having to put in time and resources on ports. »

Man charged with trespassing at Travis Kelce's house was trying to serve Taylor Swift subpoena

Authored by nbcnews.com
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A man accused of trespassing on to the Kansas property of football star Travis Kelce — and seeking to serve a subpoena on his fiancée, Taylor Swift — entered a program that will most likely absolve him of the offense, court documents showed.

Hours earlier, Kelce and the Chiefs lost, 20-17, to the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles at Arrowhead.

“I was attempting to serve a subpoena [redacted],” Fisher wrote. »

The New York Times sues the Pentagon over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s media rules

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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Pentagon, attempting to overturn new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that have led to most mainstream media outlets being banished from the building.

Outlets such as the Times walked out of the Pentagon rather than agree to the rules as a condition for getting a press credential.

The Pentagon press room now includes mostly conservative outlets that agreed to the rules, and representatives from those organizations participated Tuesday in a briefing with Hegseth’s press secretary. »

Half of Europeans see Trump as enemy of Europe, survey finds

Authored by theguardian.com
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The overall picture [of the survey] portrays a Europe that is anxious, that is deeply aware of its vulnerabilities and that is struggling to project itself positively into the future.”.

Although there were significant national differences, tech and digital security was the most frequently cited threat (28%), then military security (25%).

There was strong demand for European help, with 69% of people saying the EU should play a protective role. »

Exclusive: Finnish president warns Europe that US likely talked with Russia while negotiating with Ukraine

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National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov led Ukraine's delegation in Miami, meeting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Witkoff, and Kushner.

Stubb urged leaders to attend future rounds directly, saying, "We cannot leave Ukraine and Volodymyr alone with these guys.".

Throughout the discussion, European officials voiced frustration that Washington appears to be negotiating with Moscow while sidelining EU national security advisers. »