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Court blocks the FCC’s efforts to restore net neutrality… again
03 Aug

Court blocks the FCC’s efforts to restore net neutrality… again

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The Federal Communications Commission's voted to restore net neutrality protections back in April, but the process isn't as smooth-sailing as its proponents would like. According to Reuters and Fast Company, the Sixth Circuit US Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked the rules from taking effect because the broadband providers' legal case challenging their reinstatement will likely succeed. A group of cable, telecom and mobile internet providers sued the FCC shortly after its three Democrat commissioners voted to restore net neutrality protectionsUnder net neutrality rules, broadband services are classified as essential communications resources. That gives the FCC the power to regulate…
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Apple is fighting Tencent and ByteDance over in-app payments in China
03 Aug

Apple is fighting Tencent and ByteDance over in-app payments in China

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Apple has been pressuring ByteDance and Tencent to close loopholes in China that funnel customers to external payment systems for making in-app purchases, . Anyone living in the West knows the drill here. Apple wants that 30 percent commission.Reporting indicates this pressure campaign began in May. Apple allegedly warned Tencent that it would reject crucial WeChat updates if it didn’t eliminate the ability for users to make payments outside of Apple’s ecosystem. Tencent complied with the original request, issuing an update in July, but Apple went one step further.WeChat is home to thousands of third-party mini-games and experiences. Apple asked…
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Valorant is now out of beta on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S
03 Aug

Valorant is now out of beta on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S

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After a on consoles to iron out some bugs,  is now properly available on and in some regions. You can dive into the free-to-play tactical shooter on the consoles if you're in the US, Canada, Europe, Japan or Brazil. Riot plans to open up the to console players in other regions down the line.Riot says it optimized the gameplay for consoles, which included the addition of a new Focus shooting mode that's a bit like hipfire, but with lower sensitivity for greater precision. There won't be any support for crossplay between PC and consoles so as to maintain competitive integrity,…
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Watch THQ Nordic’s digital showcase at 3PM ET
03 Aug

Watch THQ Nordic’s digital showcase at 3PM ET

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THQ Nordic is holding a livestream showcase event at 3PM ET and you can watch it live via the placed below. If YouTube isn’t your bag, the event will also stream on the company’s and its .The company says the digital showcase will offer updates on a bunch of games, like Titan Quest II, Way of the Hunter, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed and the upcoming remake of Gothic 1. The press release does suggest that there will be more games spotlighted during the event, but didn’t name names. It also says there will be “new announcements.”There’s a car-shaped elephant in…
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Turkey has blocked Instagram amid a dispute over Hamas-related content
03 Aug

Turkey has blocked Instagram amid a dispute over Hamas-related content

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Instagram is blocked in Turkey amid a dispute over Hamas-related content on the platform. The app has been inaccessible in the country since Friday morning. Netblocks, an organization that tracks internet and social media outages, that Instagram had been restricted in the country.Turkish regulators didn’t specify why the block was in place but, as Bloomberg , the crackdown on Instagram appears to be related to its handling of Hamas-related posts on the platform. On Friday, Turkey’s head of communications Fahrettin Altun, said in on X that Instagram “is actively preventing people from posting messages of condolences” for Ismail Haniyeh, the…
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Game Informer magazine is shutting down after 33 years
03 Aug

Game Informer magazine is shutting down after 33 years

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Another giant name in the gaming press is shutting down its operations. Game Informer announced today that it’s been shut down by its parent company GameStop after 33 years in the business. The entire website and its archives have also been removed and now redirect to the magazine’s final statement of thanks to its readers.“After 33 thrilling years of bringing you the latest news, reviews and insights from the ever-evolving world of gaming, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of Game Informer,” the publication’s statement reads.Several social media posts confirmed the sad news about the…
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Google will no longer air an Olympics ad that showed a child using AI to write a fan letter
03 Aug

Google will no longer air an Olympics ad that showed a child using AI to write a fan letter

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Google is phasing out an Olympics ad after for its AI-powered chatbot, Gemini, after receiving widespread criticism of showing a father use AI to help his daughter write a fan letter to her favorite athlete. The 60-second commercial, which is still available on YouTube, shows a father using Gemini to write a fan letter to an idol, Olympic track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, on behalf of his young daughter.“She wants to show Sydney some love and I am pretty good with words, but this has to be just right,” the dad says in the commercial. “So Gemini, help my daughter write…
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Apple apologizes for another ad that missed the mark
02 Aug

Apple apologizes for another ad that missed the mark

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Apple pulled the latest short film in its The Underdogs: OOO (Out of Office) series set in Thailand. The tech giant scrubbed it over complaints about stereotypical portrayals of Thailand and its people in certain scenes. reports that Apple issued an apology to the people of Thailand for the fifth film in its Underdogs series. The ad series features a group of travel weary office workers navigating the world using Apple’s various products.Several viewers posted comments criticizing the film’s use of a sepia filter to make Thailand seem underdeveloped. The comments also called out the costuming and scenery decisions in…
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Hack and payback Instagram scammer gets nabbed after bragging about it on a podcast
02 Aug

Hack and payback Instagram scammer gets nabbed after bragging about it on a podcast

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A guest who appeared on the No Jumper podcast to boast about a hack and payback scheme involving his victims’ social media accounts could face federal charges. Idriss Qibaa, also known as “Dani” and “Unlocked” who authorities allege ran the social media hacking site Unlocked4Life.com, faces two criminal felony counts filed by the US Attorney's Office in Nevada for allegedly violating interstate communications laws for threats he issued in text messages to two victims and members of their families, according to documents obtained by 404 Media.Investigators filed the sealed complaint against Qibaa on July 25 and issued a warrant the…
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The Justice Department sues TikTok for breaking child privacy laws
02 Aug

The Justice Department sues TikTok for breaking child privacy laws

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The US Department of Justice TikTok for violating a child privacy law and violating a 2019 agreement with the Federal Trade Commission for previous privacy violations. The lawsuit stems from an earlier investigation into the company by the Federal Trade Commission, which its privacy case to the DoJ earlier this year.The FTC had been looking into whether TikTok had violated the terms of an earlier privacy settlement with Musical.ly, which was acquired by ByteDance prior to the launch of TikTok. According to , the investigation found that TikTok had “flagrantly” violated both the 2019 settlement and the Children's Online Privacy…
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