Image: Square EnixThe legendary 1995 role-playing game Chrono Trigger is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, and as part of this, Square Enix has provided a sales update.According to an official post on its website, combined sales (across all platforms) since the game's original Super Famicom release have now surpassed over five million copies worldwide.Below is a rough translation, with Square Enix also noting how the ports and remasters over the years have improved various aspects of this classic."This game, which was released for the Super Nintendo on March 11, 1995, has since been ported and remastered for various hardware platforms, and is still loved by game fans around the world as a masterpiece with a total of over 5 million copies shipped worldwide."Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube799kWatch on YouTube As part of Chrono Trigger's 30th anniversary celebrations, Square Enix has also announced is planning "various projects" over the next year, which will go "beyond the world of the game".Chrono Trigger isn't available on the Switch, but perhaps Square Enix could change this in the future with a release on modern Nintendo platforms in some way or form. Expect more "over the next year"The Corridors of Time57 games with big birthdays this yearHave you contributed to these lifetime sales of Chrono Trigger? Would you like to see it return in some way or form on Nintendo devices? Let us know in the comments.[source jp.square-enix.com, via mynintendonews.com]Related GamesSee AlsoShare:00 Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He's been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief. Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...Related ArticlesNintendo Expands Switch Online's SNES Library With Four More TitlesArriving next weekSquare Enix Publisher Sale Brings Delightful Discounts To A Boatload Of RPGsBen Starr even has some recommendationsChrono Trigger To Celebrate 30th Anniversary With "Various Projects"Expect more "over the next year"

This text attack is made in China.Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesUpdate: Republished on March 23 with a warning into a new text attack and a twist on this surging Chinese threat, with additional advice on how to stay safe.Stop sending texts, the FBI told Americans in December, as Chinese hackers marauded through U.S. networks. But theres another text threat thats now rapidly sweeping across America from state to state," and this one is more likely to get you, stealing your money, maybe even your identity. And its also made in China.Have you received a text suggesting you may owe unpaid tolls on your vehicle? the bureau warned again this week. There is a good chance its a fraudster trying to get your personal information. Were talking the smishing texts now targeting iPhone and Android phones across America with fake toll bills. The FBI tells users to delete these texts immediately, and there are lots of them.In a new report, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) paints a bleak picture. Residents of the U.S. are being bombarded with text messages from Chinese phishers, purporting to come from U.S. toll road operators, including the multi-state EZPass. Dont dismiss this as just toll fraud. The same kits drive package delivery and other fake messages with the same concept of operations, just different text and links. This can be tuned to any lure. Its an infrastructural attack on our phones, not a single campaign.The scale of this is now so astronomical, one cyber expert suggests, that it would be alarming to know what the true cost is. Its certainly more than a scam, its an attack, says Trend Micro. And its spiralling out of control. According to Robokiller, more than 19 billion spam texts were sent in the U.S. in February alone.And dont dismiss this as a trick to steal a few dollars thats not the point at all. They dont care about the seven bucks," says Aidan Holland from Censys, they want your credit card number. The FTC says its even worse, that your identify could be stolen.The texts, says the FBI, claim the recipient owes money for unpaid tolls and contain almost identical language. The outstanding toll amount is similar. However, the link provided within the text is created to impersonate the states toll service name, and phone numbers appear to change between states.The reason those links are different is that the attackers are registering tens of thousands of domains to mimic state and city toll agencies and lure clicks. And the reason the texts all seem similar is that theyre crafted by an upgraded phishing kit sold in China, which makes it simple to send text messages and launch phishing sites that spoof toll road operators in multiple U.S. states.Thats the crux of APWGs warning, which points out that the phone numbers that the phishers send the messages to are usually random they are sometimes sent to people who do not use toll roads at all, or target users in the wrong state. Some of the text messages are sent from phone numbers in countries other than China.But the top level domains are almost always Chinese, which is one way to spot these scam messages. Look for lesser-known top-level domains such as .TOP, .CYOU, and .XIN. The .TOP domain in particular "has a notable history of being used by phishers.This is where it gets interesting. APWG says the .TOP Registry has long-running compliance problems. ICANN issued a breach letter to .TOP Registry in July 2024, citing .TOPs failures to comply with abuse reporting and mitigation requirements, and as of March 2025 the case is still listed as unresolved on ICANNs Web site.Chinese texts are surging.GuardioIt should be fairly easy to stop, right? Surely the networks or phone OS makers can block texts with these links or provide new anti-scam measures to stop them hitting phones. Wrong. SMS and now RCS are open protocols, and while anti-spam measures are supposedly in place theyre not working. This should be easyit clearly isnt.Norton has issued advice for Americans to stay safe against this deluge of Chinese texts:Unexpected notices If you dont remember missing a toll, be skeptical of any sudden violation notice. Legitimate agencies usually send invoices via official mail, not random emails or texts.Urgent or threatening language Messages that pressure you to pay immediately or threaten fines and legal action are often scams.Unusual sender email or website links Look closely at email addresses and URLs. Scammers often use misspelled domain names or extra characters (e.g., Toll-Authority123.com instead of TollAuthority.com).Suspicious links or attachments Never click on links in unsolicited emails or texts. Hover over them to check the URL firstif it doesnt match the official toll agencys website, its a scam.Requests for personal information Legitimate toll agencies dont ask for sensitive details like Social Security numbers or full credit card info via email or text.Scam warningIllinois TollwayTrend Micro has a whole section on its website dedicated to toll scams. The companys Jon Clay told CNBC this week that Apple doesnt do anything about it... Android will add it to their spam list so you wont get texts from the same number, but then the scammers will just change numbers. Apple has done a wonderful job of telling everyone their phone is secure, and they are, but not from this kind of attack.Trend Micro has also just warned of a new twist to this scam. Unlike many other toll scams that target drivers in specific states, this scam is very generic, appearing to come from the vague-sounding City Department of Transportation. It threatens drivers with a court summons if they do not pay the fee by a certain date.That urgency is a typical tactic. The new text reads something like: City Department of Transportation Final warning: $6.99 owed. Must pay by 03/17 to close case or face court summons. Settle now: <URL> Thank you for your cooperation.APWG says recipients of such scam texts of which there are now likely hundreds of thousands can help update alerting/blocking mechanisms that protect billions of devices and software clients worldwide by reporting these to the FBIs IC3.gov or directly to them at apwg.org/sms.This isnt the only SMS attack warning hitting users this weekend. The Australian Federal Police the countrys FBI equivalent, has warned users of a nasty new attack that spoofs its identity to appear to come from a genuine crypto exchange, tricking users into sending their crypto to the attackers. These threats cross borders. If its happening overseas, you can be certain it will come to the U.S. sooner rather than later.Australian law enforcement, in partnership with Binance, has issued a warning about scammers impersonating Binance and targeting crypto investors, the crypto giant told users on Saturday. The fake texts appear to be sent by a Binance representative, inform victims of a breach of their accounts. To make the scam look legitimate, the scammers include fake verification codes in the messages. The victims is tricked into calling support, before transferring their funds to a trust wallet [the attackers] control.The fake SMS texts reportedly rely on sender ID spoofing, a technique that makes fraudulent messages show up in the same thread as actual Binance texts With millions lost to crypto scams, authorities are ramping up measures to prevent further fraud in the ever-evolving crypto market trends.Echoes here of the phantom hacker attacks in the U.S. that the FBI has also recently warned are ramping up once again. This involves pretending funds are at risk and need to be moved to a safe account, with an attacker impersonating a bank representative.Just as with the crypto warning, this hack relies on spoofed identities, and they may even be able to spoof that banks phone number, so the number on your caller ID or cell phone might show that its the bank," the bureau says. Scammers do not discriminate against anyone. They want money from anyone they can take it from.During an attack, the scammer requests the victim open their financial accounts to determine whether there have been any unauthorized charges a tactic to allow the scammer to determine which financial account is most lucrative for targeting. The scammer informs the victim they will receive a call from that financial institutions fraud department with further instructions.Meanwhile, as regards the surging toll threat, the FBI says check your account using the toll services legitimate website, contact the toll services customer service phone number, [and] delete any smishing texts received. If you do click the link and provide information, check your accounts and change your key passwords even if you havent made a payment. You should certainly do that for comms and finance platforms.Norton agrees, advising users who fear they may have fallen victim to one of these phishing attacks to do the following:Report it to your toll agency Contact the real toll road authority in your area and inform them of the scam. They can verify whether you owe anything and help you avoid further fraud.Dispute the charge with your bank If you entered your payment details on a fraudulent site, call your bank or credit card company to dispute the charge and request a card replacement if needed.Monitor your accounts Keep an eye on your bank statements and credit card transactions for any suspicious activity.File a complaint with authorities Report toll scams to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at reportfraud.ftc.gov or your local consumer protection agency.Strengthen your online security If you provided login credentials on a fake website, change your passwords immediately and enable two-factor authentication on your accounts.The security team also advises users to change accounts to stay protected from such threats in the future:Register for an official toll account Sign up for an official electronic toll account (e.g., E-ZPass, SunPass, FasTrak) so you can manage payments directly and avoid relying on random notices.Verify before paying If you receive a toll violation notice, visit the official website by typing the URL into your browserdont click links from emails or texts.Use credit cards instead of debit cards Credit cards offer better fraud protection if you accidentally pay a scammer.Enable scam alerts Many banks and mobile carriers offer scam text and email alerts that can help you identify fraudulent messages.Stay updated on scams Follow your states toll road agency and consumer protection agencies for alerts on new scam tactics.Again, dont just look out for toll texts, the lure could be anything, it just so happens that these Chinese attacks are mining a successful multi-state seam right now. But eventually that will shift to something else.For the time being this threat continues to surge be careful out there.

Android needs to change.Getty ImagesThis is a good month for Pixel. More critically, this is a month that confirms Googles device is now all but impossible to catch, at least where critical updates are concerned. Something needs to change. This is not a good look for Android. And for Samsung its leading OEM, the stakes are getting ever higher.Pixels key market is the U.S., where its users were upgraded to Android 15 with its new security and privacy enhancements last year. While Samsungs new Galaxy S25 runs Android 15, there is new doubt as to when its other flagships will be upgraded. Things arent looking so good for Samsung at the moment, warns PhoneArena.Perhaps one reason for this is the U.S. government mandate that all Android phones be updated by March 25 or powered down. This follows Googles warning early this month that two zero-day vulnerabilities are being actively exploited in the wild. Pixels were updated days later, not Samsungs though. The Galaxy-maker did not include one of the critical fixes in its March security release, and no conformation yet when that might turn up. As things stand, the U.S. government deadline will be missed.This is a pattern and it goes to the heart of Androids biggest weakness when compared to iPhone the disparate, fragmented ecosystem. Samsung does not control its software and hardware stack. Its reliant on Google for key updates, for its OS, security fixes and the core Play Service platform that underpins Android. Its the same for all other OEMs. Not Google though. With Pixels it fully controls everything end-to-end.In that way, Google is currently the only Apple lookalike within Androids ecosystem. It can rush out fixes to everyone, everywhere all at once. It can change its OS timings as it has done with Android 16, and yet keep to schedule. It can run betas across its own devices and ensure theyre always first to every upgrade, update and new feature. And now its hardware seems to be getting closer to its rivals, the offering has changed.Time for some disruption. Theres a new fox targeting this hen house. Huawei Chinas tech champion, and the original bte noire before the U.S. fixated on TikTok and then DeepSeek. Holed seemingly below the waterline during Trump 1, the Chinese tech giant is now back and stronger than before, having replaced Android within its own OS. The company is now poised to rival Apple and Google with a third global OS if it chooses to. Theres nothing to stop this being made available to other OEMs. It will not stand still.But as I said when this started, Huawei wants to be Chinas Apple not its Google. Its now on the way having ditched Android. We are one of only two companies globally that can have this hardware and software solution for our own ecosystem, Huawei told me in 2020. Only Huawei and Apple can do this its our long-term strategy.Android 15s rollout with its One UI 7 has been a disaster for Samsung. Six months of negative headlines and delays has become the story. With $2000 devices, users want Apple-like (now Pixel-like) immediacy. Its 2025, no one wants to wait for anything.Pixels should see Android 16 in June. Samsung needs to ensure its not too far behind. Otherwise the question might be asked as to whether all this delay and lateness is sustainable long-term, or does a phone giant competing with Apple need more control. Huawei has shown its possible its OS will run Google apps, only U.S. restrictions stop that happening. Pixel changes perspectives on Googles long-term control of an open-source OS relied upon by its rivals. At some point that will become the focus.Meanwhile, U.S. Samsung users await clarity on One UI 7 and the March security fix that leaves their phones at risk. Update your phone as soon as releases are available.

2025-03-23T08:21:01Z Read in app Rachel Cohen publicly resigned from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? Rachel Cohen, a Harvard grad, resigned from Skadden to protest the Trump administration.As Donald Trump targets Big Law firms, some of those same firms have "capitulated," she said.Before making headlines, Cohen spent years advocating for immigration and abortion rights.The Harvard Law grad who catapulted into the center of President Donald Trump's battle with Big Law quitting her job at a top firm in a very public fashion this week has an extensive history of advocacy.And it doesn't seem like Rachel A. Cohen, 30, plans to fade into the background since leaving Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where she'd been an associate for 2.5 years.In a TikTok on Saturday, Cohen warned about what might happen if the legal industry "rolls over" under the weight of Trump's demands, calling Paul Weiss' deal with Trump a "capitulation.""If you are wondering if I am being alarmist, look at what just happened," she said. "And what I am telling you is going to happen next is that if the industry rolls over on this, that immigration net will be cast far wider than asylum."On Reddit, an account that appears to belong to Cohen has been answering queries about the decision to join a Big Law firm in the first place, the decision to quit, and where the passion for law came from."[W]hen I was a very young kid (like 7 lmfao) as a social studies project my mom made me pick a city council candidate to support and volunteer for and I have been a vaguely unhinged Political Advocate ever since," the Redditor wrote.Business Insider could not reach Cohen for comment on Saturday and could not verify the account belonged to her. Still, many posts predate her resignation and align with her public statements. Cohen announced in a LinkedIn post on Thursday that she was quitting Skadden because she believed the firm had not responded properly to Trump's threats.She emailed her entire firm, calling for it to take action, and circulated an open letter among associatesTrump has targeted law firms he views as aligned with his political opponents by revoking their security clearances and calling for a review of their government contracts.On March 14, the president revoked the security clearance of employees at Paul Weiss, a top law firm that he accused of weaponizing the judicial process. A week later, he withdrew the executive order after the firm reached an agreement with him.Trump said Paul Weiss agreed to eliminate DEI considerations from its hiring policies. However, as BI reported, an email the firm sent to its employees said only that it "affirms its commitment to merit-based hiring, promotion, and retention" and will hire experts to do a "comprehensive audit of all of its employment practices." Trump also said the firm agreed to provide $40 million in free legal services to support his administration policies "on issues including assistance for veterans and countering antisemitism."On Friday, Trump ordered the Justice Department to flag law firms affiliated with "frivolous" lawsuits against his administration. The memo to Attorney General Pam Bondi specifically flagged "unscrupulous behavior by attorneys and law firms" in immigration law.Cohen's letter said the Trump administration is sending a message that "firms that represent those who oppose the administration's agenda will be punished."Years of activism predate her law degreeBefore she landed in the headlines on Thursday, Cohen had spent years advocating for social causes like abortion, education, and immigration rights.According to her LinkedIn, she graduated from Ohio State University in 2014, where she studied political science and strategic communication.She became a special projects manager at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbus, Ohio, a youth development organization that mentors school-age kids, and then taught English literature at Providence Public Schools in Rhode Island.During Trump's first presidency, Cohen volunteered at Planned Parenthood of Southern New England and served on committees of the Rhode Island Democratic Party and the National Organization for Women. Her social media includes smiling photos with Sen. Elizabeth Warren and President Joe Biden, who, at the time, was the former vice president.In 2019, she began her studies at Harvard Law School, where she held leadership positions at the Harvard Immigration Project and the Journal of Law & Gender. She also worked at the Prison Legal Assistance Project and the Women's Law Association, among other societies. She was an immigration intern at the Legal Aid Justice Center in Virginia before she graduated from Harvard in 2022.In the fall of the same year, she began working as a finance associate at Skadden, one of the country's top law firms, where she "maintained a robust pro bono practice focused on immigration and housing law." SheSkadden did not immediately respond to a request for comment.'Other people will make sacrifices that are tenable to them'On the Reddit account that appears to be Cohen's, she wrote that she has no plans to return to Big Law. She also said Skadden locked her out of her email when she sent her resignation but is paying out her vacation days and her notice period.She also said she had planned on leaving Skadden even before the Paul Weiss deal."I did not intend to quit yesterday, or this month, or whatever, but I was likely to leave this year anyway and always have planned to do so and take a big pay cut," the post read."As the admin started moving, it became clearer to me that timeline was going to need to accelerate, so while I was really hoping to finish the quarter and stay through an asylum hearing I was supervising next month at the very least, this is not the same degree of sacrifice as it would be for many other people."That's one of the many things I'm alluding to when I admit this isn't something everyone (or even most people) can do. I'm also white, I have the credentials, I have supportive parents who cannot pay my LOANS but can provide immediate financial assistance, have literally the tightest knit and most supportive and aligned set of friends on the planet, don't have kids, etc etc etc."She continued, "Someone (maybe many people, maybe they're mostly at PW right now) needed to do it, but everyone does not. Other people will make sacrifices that are tenable to them."

Grace HopperHopper's achievements included creating the first computer compiler and working on UNIVAC. Bettmann/Getty Images Hopper was a computer scientist and mathematician who worked on the Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC I), one of the first all-electronic digital computers.She received a degree in mathematics from Vassar College, where she also taught, and her master's and doctorate degrees in mathematics from Yale University. In 1943, she enlisted in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service and eventually rose to become a rear admiral in the Navy.Hopper invented the first computer compiler, which turned programming instructions into code computers could read, and worked on the development of COBOL, a widely used computer language.She also predicted computers would one day become compact, widely-used devices, as they are today, and used the word "bug" to describe computer malfunctions, according to the Navy.In 1973, Hopper was named a distinguished fellow of the British Computer Society, making her the first woman to hold the title. She was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.Hopper died in 1992 at the age of 85.Nvidia's Hopper chips powered much of the generative AI revolution of the ChatGPT era, costing roughly $40,000 and quickly becoming a a hot commodity among Big Tech giants and AI startups alike.

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