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Facebook is No More; Mark Zuckerberg Introduces Meta

Facebook is No More; Mark Zuckerberg Introduces Meta

During today's Facebook Connect presentation, the platform's creator Mark Zuckerberg announced a name change for his social network that clearly references the metaverse.

hardware & software

Miriam Moszczynska

October 28, 2021

Facebook is No More; Mark Zuckerberg Introduces Meta
Samsung Announces New Competitor For GeForce Now

Samsung Announces New Competitor For GeForce Now

Samsung is going to introduce a cloud gaming feature to its TVs. So far, the company is very tight-lipped when sharing details about the new service.

hardware & software

Miriam Moszczynska

October 27, 2021

Samsung Announces New Competitor For GeForce Now
Online Bullying is a Scourge; Fortnite and Call of Duty Lead the Way

Online Bullying is a Scourge; Fortnite and Call of Duty Lead the Way

The Anti-Defamation League has published a report on the bullying that young gamers experience online. The phenomenon affects at least 62% of minors in this community.

video games

Przemyslaw Dygas

October 25, 2021

Online Bullying is a Scourge; Fortnite and Call of Duty Lead the Way
Twitch Will Test New Features, Including Rewinding Streams

Twitch Will Test New Features, Including Rewinding Streams

Twitch will soon begin testing three new features, including stream rewinding. The new features will arrive in November, be available to some viewers for a month, and then disappear.

hardware & software

Miriam Moszczynska

October 21, 2021

Twitch Will Test New Features, Including Rewinding Streams
Facebook Plans to Rebrand

Facebook Plans to Rebrand

Unconfirmed information has surfaced that Facebook is looking to rebrand. If true, we should know more details soon. It may have something to do with planned expansion into a metaverse.

hardware & software

Arkadiusz Strzala

October 20, 2021

Facebook Plans to Rebrand
Equal and More Equal on Twitch; Website had a List of 'Unbannable' Streamers

Equal and More Equal on Twitch; Website had a List of 'Unbannable' Streamers

Another consequence of the Twitch data leak - we got to known the list of streamers who could avoid being banned even if they violated the rules.

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Michal Ciezadlik

October 19, 2021

Equal and More Equal on Twitch; Website had a List of 'Unbannable' Streamers
Twitter is Testing Ads in Comments

Twitter is Testing Ads in Comments

Ads as comments on posts is Twitter's new idea, which the service will be testing in the coming months.

hardware & software

Jacob Blazewicz

October 14, 2021

Twitter is Testing Ads in Comments
Human Error Crashed OVH; Many Websites Went Down

Human Error Crashed OVH; Many Websites Went Down

OVH's servers suffered a major outage this morning, causing many websites to stop working. The problem reportedly occurred during routine hardware maintenance.

hardware & software

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz

October 13, 2021

Human Error Crashed OVH; Many Websites Went Down
Twitch Leak Was a Matter of Time, Former Employees Say

Twitch Leak Was a Matter of Time, Former Employees Say

Twitch has reportedly never paid the utmost attention to security, so the leak didn't surprise its former employees.

hardware & software

Krzysztof Kaluzinski

October 11, 2021

Twitch Leak Was a Matter of Time, Former Employees Say
Type in The Witcher or Skyrim, and AI Turns the Text Into „Work of Art”

Type in The Witcher or Skyrim, and AI Turns the Text Into „Work of Art”

A trend has emerged on the Internet, which consists in generating images based on typed phrase. The NightCafe website is used for this purpose, its operation being based on artificial intelligence.

video games

Miriam Moszczynska

October 8, 2021

Type in The Witcher or Skyrim, and AI Turns the Text Into „Work of Art”
YouTube Rewind Disappears for Good - No More Cringy Recaps

YouTube Rewind Disappears for Good - No More Cringy Recaps

Hated by the community, YouTube Rewind is finally disappearing from the platform for good. The company will look for another way to recap subsequent years of business.

hardware & software

Miriam Moszczynska

October 8, 2021

YouTube Rewind Disappears for Good - No More Cringy Recaps
Twitch Hacked - Leak Reveals Streamer Earnings and Plan to Compete With Steam

Twitch Hacked - Leak Reveals Streamer Earnings and Plan to Compete With Steam

An anonymous hacker leaked the source code of Twitch. Among the 125 GB of data were also the earnings of major streamers using the service. The amounts are staggering.

other

Hubert Sledziewski

October 6, 2021

Twitch Hacked - Leak Reveals Streamer Earnings and Plan to Compete With Steam
Facebook Crash; Messenger and Instagram Not Working [UPDATED]

Facebook Crash; Messenger and Instagram Not Working [UPDATED]

Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram are down. There was a global crash around 5:30 AM PT that has not been resolved as of yet.

hardware & software

Agnes Adamus

October 4, 2021

Facebook Crash; Messenger and Instagram Not Working [UPDATED]
Hackers Steal From Hackers - Ransomware Contains Backdoors for Seizing Money

Hackers Steal From Hackers - Ransomware Contains Backdoors for Seizing Money

Cybercriminals seem to see no obstacles to stealing from the likes of themselves. Hackers who buy ransomware complain about the backdoors installed in it.

hardware & software

Arkadiusz Strzala

October 4, 2021

Hackers Steal From Hackers - Ransomware Contains Backdoors for Seizing Money
Chrome Will Get New Browsing History, What Does This Mean?

Chrome Will Get New Browsing History, What Does This Mean?

Google says it's working on experimental features for the Chrome browser. One of them will group visited pages in history to make content easier to find.

hardware & software

Arkadiusz Strzala

October 4, 2021

Chrome Will Get New Browsing History, What Does This Mean?
Changes in Chrome May Restrict Ad Blockers

Changes in Chrome May Restrict Ad Blockers

Google has announced a timetable for moving away from the Manifest V2 spec. Its abandonment may cause big problems for ad blocker developers.

hardware & software

Adrian Werner

October 2, 2021

Changes in Chrome May Restrict Ad Blockers
'Google' is the Most Popular Search Term on Bing

'Google' is the Most Popular Search Term on Bing

Freshly installed Windows, Bing website opened in Edge. What's the first thing you're typing? Mostly just 'Google'. It's still the undisputed king of search engines.

hardware & software

Arkadiusz Strzala

October 1, 2021

'Google' is the Most Popular Search Term on Bing
Jail for Advising North Korea on Cryptocurrencies

Jail for Advising North Korea on Cryptocurrencies

Cooperation with North Korea is not profitable, as one US citizen has painfully discovered. He is facing up to 7 years in prison for advising this Asian country.

hardware & software

Martin Nothing

September 29, 2021

Jail for Advising North Korea on Cryptocurrencies
New Trojan Steals Data From Steam and Epic Games Store Accounts

New Trojan Steals Data From Steam and Epic Games Store Accounts

Researchers from Kaspersky have described a serious threat to gamers. A trojan called BloodyStealer can be used to steal accounts from the most popular platforms, such as Steam and Epic Games Store.

hardware & software

Martin Nothing

September 28, 2021

New Trojan Steals Data From Steam and Epic Games Store Accounts
Discord Will Add Option to Change Avatars and Plan Events

Discord Will Add Option to Change Avatars and Plan Events

There will be a new option for subscribers on Discord. You will be able to set a different avatar on each server.

hardware & software

Miriam Moszczynska

September 28, 2021

Discord Will Add Option to Change Avatars and Plan Events