In a year, bitcoin uses around the same about of electricity as the entire country of Norway. The digital currency is one that allows people to bypass banks and traditional payment methods. It is the most prominent among thousands of so-called cryptocurrencies and has been repeatedly reaching new records – but is it sustainable? The Guardian’s UK …
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My wife was in hospital and couldn’t monitor her spending on Roblox in-app purchases My 11-year-old daughter made more than 300 in-app purchases over five days on Roblox, the online games platform, resulting in a £2,400 bill on my wife’s PayPal account. At the time, my wife was in ICU recovering from a 15-hour operation …
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Jeremy Fleming’s comments come as agency endeavours to placate critics of bulk surveillance activities GCHQ’s director has said artificial intelligence software could have a profound impact on the way it operates, from spotting otherwise missed clues to thwart terror plots to better identifying the sources of fake news and computer viruses. Jeremy Fleming’s remarks came …
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Communications chief defends reversed ban, saying it is unfair to force tech firms to pay for news content Facebook “erred on the side of over-enforcement” in removing links to hundreds of non-media organisations in Australia, Nick Clegg has admitted, in a blogpost defending the social media company’s short-lived news ban there. The former UK deputy …
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Online cheating has become an infestation – but the idea of bending the rules has been part of gaming culture from the start Fall Guys had only been online for two days when it started. This bright, silly multiplayer game, in which rotund Day-Glo bean people race toward a finishing line avoiding giant tumbling fruit …
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News media bargaining code passes Senate after government reaches 11th-hour agreement with Facebook If smaller and regional publishers don’t get a deal under the news media code, the government retains the “trigger” to force Google and Facebook to the negotiating table, competition tsar Rod Sims says. The code passed the Senate on Wednesday evening with …
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True scope of the breach, which affected 100 companies and several federal agencies, is still unknown Tech executives revealed that a historic cybersecurity breach that affected about 100 US companies and nine federal agencies was larger and more sophisticated than previously known. Continue reading… True scope of the breach, which affected 100 companies and several …
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Environmental concerns and tech boom have conjured ‘perfect storm’ for master’s course in fashion and gaming, says professor The seemingly sci-fi world of digital couture – in which social media users can buy virtual clothing to be worn online, while gamers can dress avatars in flamboyant “skins” – is increasingly being hailed as the next …
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The video game giant renews its commitment to VR and says launch date will be some time after 2021 Sony has announced a next-generation VR headset for its PlayStation 5 console, launching some time after 2021. The original PlayStation VR headset was released for the PlayStation 4 in October 2016. Though less powerful than the …
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The developer’s BlizzCon virtual convention announced the return of classic games including World of Warcraft – and looked ahead to future releases In a normal year, Blizzard’s annual fan convention would have involved tens of thousands of cosplayers, esports pros, players and developers meeting and mingling in Anaheim, California. But, thanks to Covid, the video …
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