Speculators buy up vital components as demand surges for rival to bitcoin that requires huge storage space A new cryptocurrency is being blamed for shortages of hard drives and other storage systems, as speculatorsbuy up critical components in anticipation of a price rise. Chia is the creation of Bram Cohen, the entrepreneur behind the BitTorrent …
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Battle for streaming supremacy hots up after acquisition of studio behind James Bond franchise Amazon has acquired MGM, the Hollywood studio behind the James Bond and Rocky franchises, in an $8.45bn deal as the battle for global streaming supremacy reaches new heights. The scale of the deal far exceeds the $5bn (£3.5bn) price tag mooted …
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European Commission proposes more factchecking and algorithm changes to tackle disinformation A “massive anti-vaccination campaign” has been cited by the European Commission as a reason for social media platforms to intensify their factchecking and revise the internal algorithms that can amplify disinformation. Under a revised code of practice proposed by Brussels, companies such as Facebook, …
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PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox OneA bundle of 32 retro games offers classic Street Fighter action, ghostly quests, air battles – with the added bonus of not having to stop when your pocket money runs out Retro game collections can be a dispiriting experience for fans. Poorly translated versions, badly curated and thrown on to a …
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Labor is set to question executives in an estimates hearing after data reveals employees were paid $77.5m in cash bonuses in 2020 Hundreds of NBN Co staff on $200,000 and above a year were paid an average bonus of almost $50,000 last year, according to new data. Earlier this year – while everyone was talking …
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Sony’s Freeview TV staple has a new name, with an exclamation mark to show how exciting it is! What’s the thinking behind the rebrand? And who’s watching? As of this week, the Sony Movie Channel is no more. A staple of the Freeview era of television, the SMC and its spin-offs have allowed viewers to …
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Campaign failed to say investment was complex, volatile and could expose investors to losses, says ASA An ad campaign telling the public that “it’s time to buy” bitcoin has been banned after the advertising watchdog ruled that it was irresponsible and misleading. The high-profile campaign, which has featured heavily across the London underground and the …
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Lawsuit says controversial new laws are unconstitutional and violate the right to the preservation of privacy WhatsApp has sued the Indian government over new internet laws which the company says will “severely undermine” the privacy of their users. The new IT laws, which have been called oppressive and draconian, give the Indian government greater power …
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Cumberbatch and McKellen among big names to appears in live-recorded stage shows to feature on Prime Amazon has partnered with the National Theatre to stream four high-profile live-recorded stage shows, including Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag. The shows, which include Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in 2011’s Frankenstein, will be made available to Amazon’s Prime Video …
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Ofgem to build infrastructure for 3,550 new ultra-rapid charging points on motorways and in towns Britain’s energy regulator is investing £300m to help triple the number of ultra-rapid charging points for electric vehicles across the country, as part of efforts to accelerate the UK’s shift to clean energy. Ofgem will use the cash to build …
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