It’s coming! No fooling! Paradox Interactive finally, officially announcedVictoria 3today at its annual PDXCON event. And there was much rejoicing. Details: Well, there aren’t many. Here’s what we do know, per Paradox: Victoria 3will be available on Steam, Microsoft Game Pass and the Paradox Store. The 💜 of EU tech The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol' founder Boris, and some questionable AI art....

When the most massive stars die, they collapse to form some of the densest objects known in the Universe: black holes. They are the “darkest” objects in the cosmos, as not even light can escape their incredibly strong gravity. Because of this, it’s impossible to directly imageblack holes, making them mysterious and quite perplexing. But ournew researchhas road-tested a way to spot some of the most voracious black holes of all, making it easier to find them buried deep in the hearts of distant galaxies....

Not all developers want to be leaders — but here’s how to help the ones that do Offer support to developers who want to grow. Provide the right opportunities Start by giving any developers that have expressed an interest in leadership more responsibilities. Encourage them to give detailed feedback to peers in pull requests, present project updates to the team, or undertake a mentorship role. What you’re trying to do is put them in a scenario where they can get a taste of leadership and sample what their unique style would be....

Samsung’s reported plans to stop Apple’s soon-to-be-released iPhone 5 going on sale in South Korea could be extended to Europe, after a source close to the mattertold the Maeil Business Newspaperthat it may seek an injunction on the device, signalling its strong step in fighting back amidst allegations it had copied the design of Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices. With Apple already successful in its bid to have injunctions placed on Samsung devices in bothGermanyandAustralia, the Korean smartphone vendor has continued to reiterate its desire to strongly fight Apple and the verdicts returned against it in the courts....

YouTube hosted a live event today to help partners get the most out of their YouTube revenue. Phil Farhi of YouTube, began the event by telling partners about a few of the new initiatives that YouTube is working on, to help make partners as successful as possible. He started by bringing us through the history of advertising on YouTube. Phil mentioned that just 3 short years ago, YouTube began using in-video and overlay ads, the first step in monetizing videos....