Category: Internet

Here is the Tesla crossover

[ad_1] Very quick, no weird doors.Tesla unveils its Model Y crossover According to Roberto Baldwin, “With a zero to 60 potential of 3.5 seconds, the dual-motor variant of the vehicle they drove us in was quick.” Elon Musk promised the Model Y could deliver sports-car feel in a crossover, and we’ll need more time inside […]

Facebook and YouTube rush to remove New Zealand shooting footage

[ad_1] Facebook has confirmed that local law enforcement “alerted it to a video on Facebook shortly after the livestream commenced.” It said it had removed the unverified video along with the shooter’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. “We’re also removing any praise or support for the crime and the shooter or shooters as soon as we’re […]

Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles cleared of embezzlement charges

[ad_1] When Karpeles claimed to have recovered a fourth of the 850,000 lost bitcoins, authorities questioned the accuracy of his statements. He was then indicted on a slew of charges — he’s been on trial for embezzlement since 2017 — with prosecutors calling for at least 10 years of jail time. Now, the Tokyo District […]

Steam Link Anywhere beta takes PC game streaming on the road

[ad_1] Currently in early beta, Steam Link Anywhere is available on the discontinued Steam Link hardware or through the Steam Link app. When installed, the app essentially makes your game library available to you anywhere. That means you can stream your favorite games from your primary computer to another computer, Android device, or Android TV […]

Facebook’s chief product officer and head of Whatsapp are leaving

[ad_1] In a note today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the departures of two high-ranking executives. Chris Cox was the company’s chief product officer and had been with Facebook for 13 years, while Chris Daniels took over operations of Whatsapp last May after running its Internet.org initiative. Now both are departing, at the same time […]

Slack removed 28 accounts with ties to hate groups

[ad_1] While Slack’s Acceptable Use Policy doesn’t explicitly mention hate speech, the company said in a statement, “The use of Slack by hate groups runs counter to everything we believe in at Slack and is not welcome on our platform… Using Slack to encourage or incite hatred and violence against groups or individuals because of […]

Facebook’s redesigned app gets a dedicated gaming hub

[ad_1] Within the Facebook Gaming tab, users will be able to find three primary types of gaming content. First and foremost are games you can actually play. Facebook is moving Instant Games — previously available in Groups — to Facebook Gaming, and users will be able to invite friends to play and chat with them […]

Dropbox limits free accounts to three linked devices

[ad_1] If you’re used to linking Dropbox to every device you own, you might want to reach for your credit card. Liliputing has noticed that Dropbox quietly started limiting its free Basic tier to a maximum of three linked devices as of March. If that’s too confining, you’ll have to shell out for a $10 […]

Google shutters its Spotlight Stories VR studio after six years

[ad_1] Over the past six years, the team worked on several projects helmed by Oscar-winning directors. One of them was the short film Pearl, which was directed by Patrick Osborne (Disney’s Feast) and became the first VR film to be nominated for an Academy Award. According to Variety, staff members were given a chance to […]

EA reportedly paid Ninja $1 million to stream ‘Apex Legends’

[ad_1] That’s a large amount even for Ninja. He acknowledged to CNN in December that he was making $500,000 per month (more “on a good month”), but that’s split between Twitch, YouTube and sponsorships. This was twice as much for a single Twitch stream. It’s not certain how much other streamers were paid, although the […]