Valve recently announced that Steam will stop supporting 32-bit versions of Windows as of January 1st, 2026. Right now, Windows 10 32-bit is the only 32-bit version of Windows that officially works with Steam—and according to the company’s own hardware survey, it’s used by less than 0.01 percent of Steam gamers. Meanwhile, all 64-bit versions of Windows (including Windows 10 64-bit) will continue to be supported and can keep playing 32-bit games. For users still on Windows 10 32-bit, this will mean that the installed Steam client will continue to work as-is but without any updates, security fi...

By bnl editorial staff China has once again rejected American efforts to pressure Latin American nations into reducing ties with Beijing, with a foreign ministry spokesperson asserting the region's right to choose its own development partners independently, Xinhua reported. The rebuke comes months after Beijing significantly expanded its presence in the region through a comprehensive cooperation package worth billions of dollars. Speaking at a regular briefing on September 18, foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian responded to recent media reports suggesting the Trump administration has inten...

Christian Eriksen has said that only security check at airports remind him of his cardiac arrest at the European championships four years ago. Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in the first half of Denmark's opening match of the tournament against Finland in Copenhagen in June 2021. He was resuscitated and has since been playing with a defibrillator - which would set off an alarm if he walked through an airport body scanner. "I only have to go past the scanner and undergo a separate check. That's all. There are no restrictions. Nothing," Eriksen said at his official presentation at Bundesliga clu...

The reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran drew closer on Friday after the Security Council in New York rejected a draft resolution that would have prolonged their suspension. Economic sanctions first imposed between 2006 and 2010 are now expected to take effect again on September 28, unless a last-minute agreement is reached with Tehran. Germany, France and the United Kingdom triggered the so-called "snapback" sanctions mechanism in late August, accusing Iran of serious breaches of the landmark 2015 nuclear accord. They cite, among other violations, uranium enrichment far beyond levels needed f...

International investors see growth potential in Germany as attempts are made to deal with the well-known drawbacks of red tape, expensive energy and delays in digitalization, a top German banker said in Frankfurt on Friday. Ingrid Hengster, the head of British bank Barclays in Germany, said that while there was internal criticism of Germany as a base for business, foreign investors did not see the situation in the same way. "International investors see Germany as a highly attractive market," Hengster told the International Club of Frankfurt business journalists. Investors expect issues to be a...