[ad_1] This isn’t Blackpink’s first number one spot. Earlier this year, the group’s “Ddu-du Ddu-du” music video became the most viewed music video from a K-pop group ever — it has more than 700 million views. (South Korea’s Psy still has well over 3 billion views for “Gangnam Style,” though.) This month, they’ll be the […]
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Microsoft releases first test builds of its Chromium-based Edge browser
[ad_1] It’s no surprise that the overhauled Edge, as things stand, apes the design of Google Chrome — it relies on the same Chromium open source base. It’s integrated with several Microsoft services, including Windows Defender SmartScreen (to detect phishing and malware), Bing and Microsoft News. Edge also supports Chrome extensions and those from Microsoft’s […]
Tencent ‘s game store is available outside of China
[ad_1] WeGame X is currently considered an Early Access service, and it shows. There are only 17 titles at present, most of them indies and few of them recognizable to non-Chinese gamers. My Time at Portia is the best-known title of the bunch for the global audience. You might see more prominent games in the […]
Reddit’s ‘Change My View’ community becomes a dedicated site
[ad_1] The stand-alone site makes it easier to award a “delta” (a vote for a persuasive comment) and mark comments as illuminating. At the moment, Change A View is more of an extension of the subreddit than anything. It shows how even Reddit’s relatively flexible community format has its limits. However, Turnbull told Wired that […]
Netflix debuts Beyoncé Coachella show documentary on April 17th
[ad_1] You probably don’t think of Netflix as a go-to place for music documentaries beyond Taylor Swift’s tour movie, but it’s determined to burnish its image. The service has teased the April 17th debut of a previously rumored documentary on Beyoncé’s much-hyped performance at the 2018 Coachella festival — conveniently, just ahead of the 2019 […]
Twitter’s bans ahead of Israeli election include an odd religious sect
[ad_1] The exact intentions are unknown. The accounts were apparently boosting political messages for right-wing Israeli politicians, although they didn’t promote Netanyahu. This was out of the norm for them — most of their posts were religious. The Chinese government isn’t likely to be involved given that it has regularly attacked the group and forced […]
Google Assistant offers livelier search results on Android
[ad_1] Other upgraded searches include stocks (you’ll see a stock performance graph), financial calculators, color pickers and even a bubble level. Those searches that do revolve around basic web links will also show up in a mere elegant vertical format that’s better suited to your phone. You should already see the new results now. There’s […]
Twitter is streaming live commentary shows for the NCAA’s Final Four
[ad_1] Twitter is following March Madness with a frenzy of coverage for the basketball season’s end. The social network is streaming an as-it-happens NCAA Final Four commentary show through @marchmadness, Final Four Twitter Live, starting with the Auburn vs. Virginia game on April 6th (that’s right now, if you’re watching in time) and wrapping up […]
UK investigates Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony over game service practices
[ad_1] The move is the second part of the CMA’s response to a “super-complaint” on the loyalty penalty, or the tendency for some companies (not just in gaming) to punish long-serving customers by making it difficult or costly to leave. Officials emphasized that the investigation had only started, and that it might only take “enforcement […]
Former Senate IT worker pleads guilty to doxxing senators on Wikipedia
[ad_1] Cosko took advantage of another employee’s key to break into Hassan’s office at least four times, using keyloggers to help him swipe login credentials and grab sensitive data. He published the Senators’ information in September after he got “angry” at their line of questioning for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Staff caught him in […]