[ad_1] A Stadia Pro subscription will otherwise cost $9.99 per month.Google Stadia launches this November with $130 Founder’s Edition Google has revealed pricing and availability for Stadia, its highly anticipated game-streaming service. It’ll all launch in November, with a special Founder’s Edition for $129.99 sometime that month. The pack, available to pre-order now, will come […]
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Google Search won’t show more than two top results from the same site
[ad_1] This site diversity change means that you usually won’t see more than two listings from the same site in our top results. However, we may still show more than two in cases where our systems determine it’s especially relevant to do so for a particular search…. — Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) June 6, 2019 Since […]
Why isn’t YouTube held accountable for the actions of its stars?
[ad_1] Why are we talking about this? When aren’t we talking about how social media seems to amplify bad actors, and refuses to punish them when called out? Why are we talking about this right now? Oh, right. Carlos Maza is the host of Vox‘s YouTube series Strikethrough, which covers how the media operates in […]
Baltimore ransomware attack will cost the city over $18 million
[ad_1] On May 7th, the city’s government computer systems were infected with aggressive ransomware called RobbinHood which encrypted hard drive data to prevent access. Each computer affected by the attack demanded a payment of 13 bitcoin (over $75,000) for users to regain access to their files. Gizmodo reports that the FBI specifically advised the city […]
Amazon drones, live-action Excel and life after iTunes
[ad_1] The company expects to have these in use within “months.”Amazon’s new delivery drone is a helicopter-airplane hybrid The new delivery drone Amazon showed off is a “hybrid design” that can take off and land vertically like a typical hexacopter drone, but it has aerodynamics (and thus efficiency) more like that of a fixed-wing aircraft. […]
UK university will study students’ social media data to prevent suicide
[ad_1] According to a press release, the university already looks at data like grade patterns, lecture attendance and library use to flag potential mental health issues. Now, funding provided by the Office for Students will allow researchers to develop more data points. Given that most students likely use social media more than the library, the […]
Apple explains the future of iTunes on macOS Catalina
[ad_1] You’ll still be able to purchase music from the store on Mac, iOS, PC and Apple TV. Plus, you can still use your iTunes gift cards or credits with the new apps. Meanwhile, the new TV app will contain all the movies and TV shows you’ve purchased or rented from iTunes — in the […]
YouTube tries to explain its policies on harassment, again
[ad_1] Over the last few days, there has been a lot of focus on YouTube’s inaction when it came to an internet personality harassing Vox host Carlos Maza with anti-gay and racist speech that frequently incited harassment. Tonight the streaming platform released its first detailed statement about the incidents, as well as its decision not […]
This AI-powered subreddit has been simulating the real thing for years
[ad_1] The bots comment on each other’s posts, and things can quickly get heated. Topics range from politics to food to relationships to completely nonsensical memes. While many of the posts are incomprehensible or nonsensical, it’s hard to argue that much of life on social media isn’t. A great deal of the posts come off […]
Facebook’s cryptocurrency may debut this month
[ad_1] And in case you’re wondering: yes, Facebook would be fully aware of the public’s possible reluctance to trust Facebook with their finances. While the blockchain would supposedly be “far more centralized” than the likes of bitcoin with 100 or fewer nodes in its payment network, the company would tap outside firms to help run […]