Facebook Admits To Scanning & Censoring Contents Sent Through Messenger, Photos And Links
Apr 09, 2018 14:21 pm UTC| Technology
At this point, it seems clear that Facebook has a pathological habit of violating its users privacy rights even in contexts when it clearly shouldnt and has not been given permission to do so. In the latest addition to...
PUBG Sues Copycat That Went Too Far
Apr 09, 2018 14:21 pm UTC| Technology
PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds certainly cant claim to have been the progenitor of the Battle Royale format, but this doesnt mean that the developers and publisher have no rights to certain aspects of the game itself. Thats...
Spotify’s IPO Went Really Well, Stocks Trade Higher Than Expected
Apr 05, 2018 10:27 am UTC| Technology
Its always good to hear when you are doing better than you initially thought you would and this is exactly the situation that Spotify has found itself in with its IPO. The traders seem to be absolutely loving the music...
More PS5 Rumors Hit The Web, Suggest 2018 Release Date
Apr 05, 2018 10:24 am UTC| Technology
Rumors about an upcoming PlayStation 5 reveal has been circulating the web since last year, with many bringing up the idea that it could be coming as early as late 2018. Some of the murkier details even include potential...
Computer Simulation Confirm Popular Viking Navigation Myth
Apr 05, 2018 10:23 am UTC| Technology
Its no secret that the old Nordic raiding tribes or Vikings, as they are more commonly known were some of the best navigators that the world had ever seen. With limited mapping knowledge and dangerously ill-equipped...
Mark Zuckerberg Can Already Protect Facebook User Information, He Just Won’t
Apr 05, 2018 10:23 am UTC| Technology
Of the many things about the recent betrayals of user privacy that Facebook has been involved in, one of the most galling aspects of every single incident is that Mark Zuckerberg could have prevented any one of them. The...
Fortnite Now Has Vending Machines, Exchange Materials For Weapons
Apr 05, 2018 10:23 am UTC| Technology
Proving once again that it is a creative content monster of a developer, Epic Games just announced that it was adding vending machines to its hugely popular Fortnite Battle Royale game. These dispensers will basically sell...
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