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Twitter's rebrand to X is causing scam alerts on Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge's Progressive Web App Icon Change (PWA) indicates Twitter's rebrand to X may be a scam.
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X placed ads from Discovery, Showtime and USA Today on a neo-Nazi account
X (formerly Twitter) placed ads from major brands on neo-Nazi accounts.
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Reddit is testing verification labels for brands
Reddit is testing its own version of a verification badge. It has started rolling out an "Official" badge for a small number of brands.
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The $10,495 Fuell Fllow electric motorcycle is available for pre-order today
Eric Buell's Fuell is announcing new details, including pre-orders for its Fllow electric motorcycle.
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X tells advertisers to spend $1,000 per month or risk losing verification status
Elon Musk says that brands will need to pay X $1,000 per months in order to keep the verification badge.
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Mastodon's decentralized social network has a major CSAM problem
A study from Stanford shows that Mastodon has a big child sexual abuse (CSAM) problem.
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‘Borderlands’ movie is set to be released next August
The Borderlands movie is officially coming out on August 9th, 2024 after it reportedly finished filming over two years ago.
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Blizzard is bringing 'Overwatch 2' to Steam on August 10th
Blizzard is bringing Overwatch 2 to Steam on August 10th.
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Twitter is working on new publishing tools for long-form articles
Twitter CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Twitter Notes is now Twitter Articles. He says that it will be a place to post long-form content, noting "You could publish a book if you want."
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Cloud gaming platform Antstream Arcade brings over 1,000 retro games to Xbox
Antstream Arcade is coming to Xbox Series X/S and Xbox.
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Proton is releasing a native encrypted file-syncing app for Windows
Proton is releasing a Windows app for its Drive cloud-based storage solution.
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New Family Center tool gives parents better insight into their teen's Discord usage
Discord is announcing Family Center, a tool that will help parents keep their teens safe on the platform. It includes a new activity dashboard and a weekly email summary.
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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is coming to Peacock on August 3rd
The Super Mario Bros Movie will be hitting a streaming service—Peacock—for the first time on August 3rd.
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Spotify stops accepting payments that were set up through Apple's App Store
Spotify is notifying users who were paying for Premium through Apple's App Store that it will no longer be supporting it as a payment method. Users will be moved to Spotify's ad-supported Free tier.
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8BitDo’s modernized Neo Geo CD controller offers 35-hour battery life and wireless connectivity
8BitDo is reviving the classic NSK Neo Geo controller with its Neo Geo CD wireless controller. It features 35 hour battery life and customizable button layouts.
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Nintendo says it'll be easy to transfer over to its next console
Nintendo's President and CEO Shuntaro recently said that the company is exploring ways to make it easier to bring your current games to its next-generation console - whenever it comes out.
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DuckDuckGo's privacy-focused browser is now available for Windows
Available on Mac in open beta since late last year, DuckDuckGo is launching a Windows version of its browser in beta today. It includes features such as Duck Player and email protection.
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Roblox now allows creators to build content for people 17 and older
Roblox is looking to amp up its experiences for ages 17 and older. These new experiences may include violence, blood, crude humor, romantic themes and alcohol.
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Google unexpectedly sells its domain-hosting business to Squarespace
Squarespace has entered an agreement to purchase Google's domain business. The company expects to acquire approximately 10 million domains. The deal is expected to close in Q3 2023.
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Intel drops ‘i’ processor branding after 15 years, introduces ‘Ultra’ for higher-end chips
Intel says it will be dropping the "i" from its processor branding after more than a decade. Instead, the company says it will be using "Core 3/5/7/9" instead. Intel will be introducing "Ultra" branding as well to denote its higher end processors.
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Google's 'Katamari Damacy' easter egg lets you roll up your search results
Google has another easter egg up its sleeve. This time, all you'll need to do is search "Katamari" and you'll have access to this classic PS2 title - right in the browser.
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Grubhub lays off 15 percent of its employees
Grubhub has announced that it will be laying off 15 percent of its corporate workforce today. It's unclear if the company will be offering any sort of compensation or severance pay.
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Amazon is reportedly planning an ad-supported tier for Prime Video
Amazon is reportedly looking to include an ad-supported tier for its Prime Video streaming service. The company is also in talks to include more ad-supported options for its Prime Video Channels service.
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Apple’s developer betas are now free to download and install
Apple has updated its developer program to allow users to install the developer beta without needing to pay the annual $99 fee.
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Passkey support for 1Password arrives in beta today
1Password's passkey feature rolls out to users in beta starting today. It lets you add passkey-compatible logins to your 1Password account, and will automatically log you in after biometric authentication.
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Twitter’s head of brand safety and ad quality has left the company
Twitter's head of brand safety and ad quality, A.J. Brown has exited the company today. It's unclear the reasoning behind it, but Brown marks the second high-level executive to leave Twitter this week.
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Nintendo officially halts all eShop sales in Russia
Nintendo has officially announced that it will be halting all sales on its eShop in Russia. Existing customers will be able to continue to download previously purchased games and DLC for the foreseeable future.
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