Overwatch League Sexual Harassment Case Leads To Player Dismissal
Apr 11, 2018 11:50 am UTC| Technology
With the rising trend of womens empowerment movements such as #MeToo sweeping the country, the last thing that any company would want to be involved in is a sexual harassment case. Yet this is exactly what happened with...
After Failing To Beat Overwatch, LawBreakers Dev Now Targeting PUBG And Fortnite Battle Royale
Apr 11, 2018 11:47 am UTC| Technology
Cliff Bleszinski is known as the creator of the Gears of War series but has since struggled to come up with a new IP that really resonated with players. His latest attempt at making a video game ended horribly with the...
A rubbish idea: how blockchains could tackle the world's waste problem
Apr 09, 2018 14:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Digital Currency Technology
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin may fill news headlines, but attention has been shifting to the technology that underpins them: blockchains. Blockchains are virtual ledgers on which data can be permanently stored. They are a...
Devs Talk Spider-Man For PS4, Answers QTE Concerns And Playing As Peter Parker
Apr 09, 2018 14:32 pm UTC| Technology
The upcoming Spider-Man title thats exclusive to the PlayStation 4 is a highly anticipated game, but very little is known about it, even now. In an effort to clarify a few things prior to launch, the developers have been...
Old Electronics Could Be Literal Gold Mines
Apr 09, 2018 14:32 pm UTC| Technology
Mining for gold has traditionally been thought of as digging tunnels into the earth, finding the rare metal, and then bringing it up to the surface for processing. With this being the electronics age, however, this might...
YouTube To Start Handpicking Content Shown On ‘Kids’ App, More People And Fewer Algorithms
Apr 09, 2018 14:31 pm UTC| Technology
For the most part, YouTube videos being shown to users are chosen via algorithms. The same was true for the streaming services app called Kids, which is intended for younger viewers. Following the string of unfortunate...
Facebook’s Planned ‘Unsend’ Messenger Feature Is Hypocritical And Could Increase Online Bullying
Apr 09, 2018 14:30 pm UTC| Technology
It seems everything that Facebook tries to do these days sparks another fire that it has to try and put out, and every time it does so, it creates another fire. In a recent case, it was reported that Facebook Founder Mark...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects