Monthly Archives: April 2024

Crypto prices gain to start the week following first Bitcoin halving since 2020

The Bitcoin network late Friday completed its fourth “halving,” reducing the rewards earned by miners to 3.125 bitcoins from 6.25.

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Mood.camera is an iOS app that feels like using a retro analog camera

Phone cameras have evolved a lot, with image processing becoming increasingly important and granular controls to help users tweak their images. Despite that, many people are still fond of old-school photography styles and techniques. Developer Alex Fox wanted to focus … Continue reading

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European police chiefs target E2EE in latest demand for ‘lawful access’

In the latest iteration of the neverending (and always head-scratching) crypto wars, Graeme Biggar, the director general of the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), has called on Instagram-owner Meta to rethink its continued rollout of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) — with … Continue reading

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Snoop Dogg responds to Drake’s AI-assisted diss track featuring his voice

Snoop Dogg has hilariously responded to a diss track by Drake, who used the AI voices of the legendary rapper and Tupac Shakur against artist Kendrick Lamar. Less than a week after “Push Ups” leaked online, Drake amped up his … Continue reading

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Major US media outlets see steep decline in engagement on Meta

Recent analysis has revealed a noticeable decline in user engagement for the 25 most-cited news organizations in the United States across Meta platforms. Washington Post reported a 75% drop on Facebook and a 58% decrease on Instagram from the first … Continue reading

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Grindr sued for allegedly revealing users’ HIV status

The LGBTQ+ dating app is being sued in a class action lawsuit over allegedly misusing users’ data.

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OpenAI seeks to dismiss Musk lawsuit calling contract claims ‘revisionist’

OpenAI has stated that Elon Musk’s claim that the company violated its contractual commitments to create an open-source, nonprofit entity is “revisionist” and is an attempt to promote his own competing AI firm. The Tesla CEO, who helped to found … Continue reading

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How many companions can you have at the same time in Fallout 4?

Venturing out into the world in Fallout 4 is a seminal moment in video gaming and it is very cool that so many people are experiencing it for the first time, having come to the game wanting a little more … Continue reading

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US inches closer to a TikTok ban

The US House has voted 360-58 in support of a bill that would ban the video-sharing app TikTok if Chinese owners ByteDance fail to sell within 270 days. The bill, part of a larger foreign aid bill that includes aid … Continue reading

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Fallout 4 stuck on the mirror? Here’s how to fix that

Fallout 4 has gotten so many new players who have binge-watched the excellent TV show and thought, I want me some more Fallout. This brings the game into a rather unique position where lots of you are having problems and … Continue reading

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